{"podcast":{"title":"The Decibel","slug":"the-decibel-3326560","podcast_index_feed_id":3326560,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/TGclX98p","website_url":"https://www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the-decibel/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/5829159f-6973-4aae-be8c-2e4a6cf3b1a8/0d94ae70-0b05-4b0d-b3fe-e6466dd76d2f/3000x3000/show-cover-show-the-decibel.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"The Globe and Mail","episode_count":1333,"summary":"Context is everything. Join us Monday to Friday for a Canadian daily news podcast from The Globe and Mail. Explore a story shaping our world, in conversation with reporters, experts, and the people at the centre of the news.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T18:18:10.233623+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-decibel-3326560"},"episode":{"title":"A reality check on Alberta separatism","slug":"a-reality-check-on-alberta-separatism","published_at":"2026-05-26T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-decibel-3326560/a-reality-check-on-alberta-separatism","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-decibel-3326560","url":"https://www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the-decibel/","audio_url":"https://afp-119681-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/8b638145-9d42-4003-985c-054905c039a5/episodes/5d6a742e-fdd1-44ce-8b70-5694bde21592/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=8b638145-9d42-4003-985c-054905c039a5&awEpisodeId=5d6a742e-fdd1-44ce-8b70-5694bde21592&feed=TGclX98p","summary":"Political tensions are rising in Alberta. Last week, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced the province will hold a referendum on whether to hold a subsequent referendum on secession from Canada. Division and debate has been stirred up between federalists and separatists. And those who want to leave argue that Alberta will be better off, more economically successful and have full control over its natural resources. The Globe’s editorial board did a reality check on some of the arguments for separatism.. Oliver Moore, a member of The Globe’s editorial board, is on the show to talk about why separatists want to leave Canada and to help us sift through the legal myths and realities around Alberta separatism.. Questions? Comments? Ideas? Email us at thedecibel@globeandmail.com","meta_description":"Political tensions are rising in Alberta. Last week, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced the province will hold a referendum on whether to hold a sub…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1447,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-decibel-3326560/episodes/a-reality-check-on-alberta-separatism/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-decibel-3326560/a-reality-check-on-alberta-separatism.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}