{"podcast":{"title":"Western Standard Shows","slug":"western-standard-shows-1311157","podcast_index_feed_id":1311157,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/11367d540/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://wspodcasts.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/46105392/65479bb533224396.jpg","author":"Western Standard","episode_count":128,"summary":"The official podcast for the Western Standard The Western Standard is an independent source of news and commentary fighting for a strong and free Western Canada, committed to the truth even when it hurts, and forever pledged to refuse government funding. Hosted by Cory Morgan covering news of the week along with analysis from guests.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T22:19:05.991803+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/western-standard-shows-1311157"},"episode":{"title":"MARTY UP NORTH: Alberta independence: Does $400 billion in startup cost pass the smell test?","slug":"marty-up-north-alberta-independence-does-400-billion-in-startup-cost-pass-the-smell-test","published_at":"2026-06-07T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/western-standard-shows-1311157/marty-up-north-alberta-independence-does-400-billion-in-startup-cost-pass-the-smell-test","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/western-standard-shows-1311157","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/western-standard1/episodes/MARTY-UP-NORTH-Alberta-independence-Does-400-billion-in-startup-cost-pass-the-smell-test-e3kcslu","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/11367d540/podcast/play/121057406/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-5%2F425579075-44100-2-ebc0333692037.mp3","summary":"On this episode of the Marty Up North Show, Marty weighs in on the supposed $400-billion startup cost for Alberta Independence. He breaks down the new referendum question, Premier Danielle Smith’s visit to Quebec, oil and gas returning to the national conversation, new Alberta IDs, Canada’s “technical” recession, Carney’s reversal on online streaming rules, changes to Bill C-9, Canada Post’s strike resolution, and Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s win as BC Conservative leader.","meta_description":"On this episode of the Marty Up North Show, Marty weighs in on the supposed $400-billion startup cost for Alberta Independence. He breaks down the new ref…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3721,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/western-standard-shows-1311157/episodes/marty-up-north-alberta-independence-does-400-billion-in-startup-cost-pass-the-smell-test/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/western-standard-shows-1311157/marty-up-north-alberta-independence-does-400-billion-in-startup-cost-pass-the-smell-test.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}