{"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":"Three Friends Lost in Grand Canyon Floods | Austin News","slug":"three-friends-lost-in-grand-canyon-floods-austin-news","published_at":"2026-09-18T07:01:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304/three-friends-lost-in-grand-canyon-floods-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/c90dba632f71aa5a","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/62138868-87a3-423b-878d-d15273bf985c.mp3","summary":"Three friends—Timothy Allen Smith, John Giusti, and Brent Rosenkranz—perished in flash floods while hiking the Grand Canyon. Smith’s body was found after two weeks; Giusti and Rosenkranz were recovered shortly after. All were en route to Bright Angel Campground for a multi-day adventure. Their families, devastated and grieving, credit their faith and community for strength amid unimaginable loss. Smith, a Wyoming pilot and father of three, and his friends—both from Granbury—were remembered as deeply devoted, impactful men whose lives were cut tragically short by nature’s fury. 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.kvue.com/article/news/local/texas/timothy-allen-smith-grand-canyon-missing-hiker-found-granbury/287-8257f464-19b6-4535-ba00-a7648a732775 More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/c90dba632f71aa5a Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"Three friends—Timothy Allen Smith, John Giusti, and Brent Rosenkranz—perished in flash floods while hiking the Grand Canyon. Smith’s body was found after…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":82,"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/three-friends-lost-in-grand-canyon-floods-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/three-friends-lost-in-grand-canyon-floods-austin-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}