{"podcast":{"title":"The Jill Bennett Show","slug":"the-jill-bennett-show-1119871","podcast_index_feed_id":1119871,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/CORU9933575837","website_url":"http://www.cknw.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/df9e240e-06e6-11ed-9efe-0791f257bf60/image/1c29003aa39e3d7f4cb08bd5bb0b5337.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Curiouscast","episode_count":4353,"summary":"Jill Bennett’s twenty years of experience covering B.C.’s biggest stories as a reporter has developed her insatiable curiosity and keen sense for exposing what is really going on with a story. Jill digs deep, goes behind the headlines and finds out the real impact stories will have on the Lower Mainland. She talks with real people about the issues that matter most to them while keeping us informed, connected and entertained. If you want new information, new angles, and to know what’s happening right now, make time to listen to The Jill Bennett Show, Monday – Friday: 12 – 3pm.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T10:18:18.126140+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jill-bennett-show-1119871"},"episode":{"title":"Why can't we have pedestrian-friendly events year-round?","slug":"why-can-t-we-have-pedestrian-friendly-events-year-round","published_at":"2026-06-15T21:34:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jill-bennett-show-1119871/why-can-t-we-have-pedestrian-friendly-events-year-round","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jill-bennett-show-1119871","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU7064835604.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU7064835604.mp3","summary":"After days of uncertainty in the Middle East, the United States and Iran say they've reached a peace framework that could bring an end to the latest conflict and ease concerns about global energy supplies. Some urban planners say the temporary FIFA changes raise a bigger question: if cities can create safe, walkable, people-friendly streets for major events, why can't they do the same year-round for residents? After more than a year of declining travel to the United States, there are signs Canadians are beginning to head south again... but the recovery is modest and the overall number of trips remains well below pre-boycott levels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"After days of uncertainty in the Middle East, the United States and Iran say they've reached a peace framework that could bring an end to the latest confl…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2017,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-jill-bennett-show-1119871/episodes/why-can-t-we-have-pedestrian-friendly-events-year-round/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jill-bennett-show-1119871/why-can-t-we-have-pedestrian-friendly-events-year-round.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}