{"podcast":{"title":"Austin News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304","podcast_index_feed_id":7463304,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-austin-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/the-austin-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":169,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Austin News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Austin—from local news and business to tech, culture, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Austin News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T12:18:28.753877+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304"},"episode":{"title":"French's Racial Comments Spark Outcry | Austin News","slug":"french-s-racial-comments-spark-outcry-austin-news","published_at":"2026-09-15T05:49:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304/french-s-racial-comments-spark-outcry-austin-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/ab583f2f41306ee8","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/5688e89c-1398-4104-9c5a-6978adc04561.mp3","summary":"Railroad Commission candidate Bo French is under fire from his own party after a viral social media post comparing South Asian students at a UT football game to an entire graduation class—and declaring that social media reveals America being “replaced” by foreigners. The comments ignited swift condemnation from GOP leaders including Senator John Cornyn and House Speaker Dustin Burrows, who urged him to delete the post and called out the racism. Governor Abbott’s campaign avoided directly criticizing French, focusing instead on unity and immigration enforcement, while Attorney General Paxton condemned racism broadly but didn’t address French’s remarks. French doubled down on radio, pushing for prioritizing Texans in admissions, but UT freshman Sumit Kalaimani—who was in the photo—pushed back, calling the moment unifying and accusing French of misrepresenting diversity and disrespecting students. This isn’t French’s first controversy—he’s previously advocated Islamophobia and faced calls to resign over inflammatory polls questioning Jewish or Muslim threats. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Sources: https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-politics/bo-french-doubles-down-after-texas-republicans-condemn-ut-austin-student-posts/ More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/ab583f2f41306ee8 Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"Railroad Commission candidate Bo French is under fire from his own party after a viral social media post comparing South Asian students at a UT football g…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":110,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304/episodes/french-s-racial-comments-spark-outcry-austin-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304/french-s-racial-comments-spark-outcry-austin-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}