{"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 Man Extradited From Thailand | Birmingham News","slug":"alabama-man-extradited-from-thailand-birmingham-news","published_at":"2026-09-18T07:38:26+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728/alabama-man-extradited-from-thailand-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/171326073239c498","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/3ace53c8-e280-4dee-b79b-2033834953a8.mp3","summary":"A chilling case unfolds as 43-year-old Lance Michael Beck, arrested in Thailand’s Phuket after a federal warrant, faces grave charges including rape, sodomy, sexual torture, and trafficking of a child under 12—all Class-A felonies carrying decades behind bars. Caught within hours of the warrant, he was extradited back to Alabama in under three weeks, now held without bond in St. Clair County. This swift international takedown underscores law enforcement’s relentless pursuit of justice for the most heinous crimes, no matter where the suspect flees. 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.wvtm13.com/article/alabama-thailand-child-abuse-trafficking-arrest-fbi/73778433 More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/171326073239c498 Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"A chilling case unfolds as 43-year-old Lance Michael Beck, arrested in Thailand’s Phuket after a federal warrant, faces grave charges including rape, sodo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":79,"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-man-extradited-from-thailand-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-man-extradited-from-thailand-birmingham-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}