{"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 Oyster Reefs Face Another Tough Season | Birmingham News","slug":"alabama-oyster-reefs-face-another-tough-season-birmingham-news","published_at":"2026-09-10T11:13:58+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728/alabama-oyster-reefs-face-another-tough-season-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/4a391d49b565abb4","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/a77a6156-e0e1-4606-b503-e525269973bc.mp3","summary":"Alabama’s oyster reefs are in crisis, with harvest seasons pushed back to November due to stubbornly low populations—blamed on spring floods and possibly dredging that smothers larvae. After a decade of minimal recovery, conservationists and harvesters are frustrated by stalled restoration efforts, while agencies push for collaboration to turn things around before the next season. 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. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/4a391d49b565abb4","meta_description":"Alabama’s oyster reefs are in crisis, with harvest seasons pushed back to November due to stubbornly low populations—blamed on spring floods and possibly…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":95,"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-oyster-reefs-face-another-tough-season-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-oyster-reefs-face-another-tough-season-birmingham-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}