{"podcast":{"title":"The Daily Aus","slug":"the-daily-aus-2137001","podcast_index_feed_id":2137001,"rss_url":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/3beb6a7f-7830-4fcc-9c67-b3fa00934bca/1511e96c-a349-4f26-8c74-b40801842a46/4e2f91e5-8b34-49d6-98c3-b40801842a5b/podcast.rss","website_url":"https://www.thedailyaus.com.au/","image_url":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/3beb6a7f-7830-4fcc-9c67-b3fa00934bca/1511e96c-a349-4f26-8c74-b40801842a46/4e2f91e5-8b34-49d6-98c3-b40801842a5b/image.jpg?t=1773099202&size=Large","author":"The Daily Aus","episode_count":1899,"summary":"This is a daily news podcast for young people in Australia. Join The Daily Aus team every weekday morning as we cover the news in your language. We’re a newsroom of young journalists, delivering news for young people. TDA is completely independent. We are not owned by any larger media company.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T16:17:47.391625+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-aus-2137001"},"episode":{"title":"Australia's worst diphtheria outbreak, explained","slug":"australia-s-worst-diphtheria-outbreak-explained","published_at":"2026-05-24T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-aus-2137001/australia-s-worst-diphtheria-outbreak-explained","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-aus-2137001","url":"https://omny.fm/shows/the-daily-aus-1/diphtheria-pod","audio_url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/3beb6a7f-7830-4fcc-9c67-b3fa00934bca/1511e96c-a349-4f26-8c74-b40801842a46/ac180294-888b-47ce-8506-b4530069d2c3/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=4e2f91e5-8b34-49d6-98c3-b40801842a5b","summary":"Australia is experiencing its worst outbreak of diphtheria since records began in the 1990s.  So far this year, the majority of cases are currently in the Northern Territory, but it has started spreading to other states. So what is it, and how concerned should we be? We’ll tell you what you need to know in today’s podcast. Hosts: Zara Seidler and Billi FitzSimons Producer: Rosa Bowden Want to support The Daily Aus? That's so kind! The best way to do that is to click ‘follow’ on Spotify or Apple and to leave us a five-star review. We would be so grateful. The Daily Aus is a media company focused on delivering accessible and digestible news to young people. We are completely independent. Want more from TDA? Subscribe to The Daily Aus newsletter Subscribe to The Daily Aus’ YouTube Channel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","meta_description":"Australia is experiencing its worst outbreak of diphtheria since records began in the 1990s. So far this year, the majority of cases are currently i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":952,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-daily-aus-2137001/episodes/australia-s-worst-diphtheria-outbreak-explained/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-aus-2137001/australia-s-worst-diphtheria-outbreak-explained.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}