{"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":1756,"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":"2026-07-18T18:20:03.143342+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728"},"episode":{"title":"Alabama’s International Student Decline | Birmingham News","slug":"alabama-s-international-student-decline-birmingham-news","published_at":"2026-07-05T20:58:21+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728/alabama-s-international-student-decline-birmingham-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/12b8d52f-3ec7-4d70-a684-198188c91988.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/12b8d52f-3ec7-4d70-a684-198188c91988.mp3","summary":"Alabama’s foreign student enrollment hit a new low this year, dropping 544 from last year’s 7,700 to 7,175 — a trend mirroring global declines. While undergrad numbers rose, graduate enrollment fell, with India, Bangladesh, China, and Nigeria still dominating the student flow. Experts warn the drop could cost Alabama over $8 million and nationwide more than $1 billion, threatening jobs and cultural diversity. Top schools Auburn and UAB still lead, but both saw declines — signaling a complex, unfolding challenge for higher education and the economy. 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/ac48304edf5c5098","meta_description":"Alabama’s foreign student enrollment hit a new low this year, dropping 544 from last year’s 7,700 to 7,175 — a trend mirroring global declines. While unde…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":87,"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-s-international-student-decline-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-s-international-student-decline-birmingham-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}