{"podcast":{"title":"Birmingham AL News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728","podcast_index_feed_id":7604728,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/birmingham-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/birmingham-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":1187,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Birmingham News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Birmingham, Alabama—from local news and business to culture, sports, 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. Birmingham News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T12:21:20.655032+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728"},"episode":{"title":"Alabama Execution Set for Thursday | Birmingham News","slug":"alabama-execution-set-for-thursday-birmingham-news","published_at":"2026-09-14T22:21:07+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728/alabama-execution-set-for-thursday-birmingham-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/195cf0e2fbd1da45","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/2e99826a-0d61-4ef3-b87d-774552c3b2b0.mp3","summary":"Alabama prepares for a high-stakes execution this Thursday as Jeffery Lee, convicted of a 1998 pawnshop massacre that killed two and wounded a third, faces the death penalty via lethal injection — a method reinstated after federal courts blocked his planned nitrogen hypoxia execution. Despite a jury’s life sentence recommendation, the judge sentenced him to death, and his legal battle over execution methods has now reached its climax, with the state poised to carry out the punishment unless halted by last-minute judicial intervention. 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://1819news.com/news/item/lethal-injection-for-double-murderer-set-for-thursday-after-court-blocked-nitrogen-hypoxia-execution-in-june More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/195cf0e2fbd1da45 Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"Alabama prepares for a high-stakes execution this Thursday as Jeffery Lee, convicted of a 1998 pawnshop massacre that killed two and wounded a third, face…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":81,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728/episodes/alabama-execution-set-for-thursday-birmingham-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728/alabama-execution-set-for-thursday-birmingham-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}