{"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 NBA Draft Moment","slug":"alabama-s-nba-draft-moment","published_at":"2026-06-23T11:52:35+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728/alabama-s-nba-draft-moment","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/ad4f07b1-72bc-42d8-b6b7-5d0ad6b45e0a.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/ad4f07b1-72bc-42d8-b6b7-5d0ad6b45e0a.mp3","summary":"Alabama’s basketball legacy is about to get a major boost as Labaron Philon, a guard from the state, could be drafted Tuesday night—marking the first Alabama player selected in two years and potentially becoming the 20th first-round pick from the state. Since Carl Shaeffer’s 1949 draft, Alabama has produced 50 NBA draft picks (including Bobby Lee Hurt, drafted twice), with 28 actually playing in the league. But here’s the twist: five current NBA players in the 2025-26 season never got drafted—proving there’s more than one path to the pros. With the draft split over two nights—30 picks Tuesday, 30 Wednesday—Philon might hear his name called any minute. This deep-rooted tradition of sending talent to the NBA continues to shape the league’s history. Support the show: Get a discount at https://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/7ebbb6d6c750652b","meta_description":"Alabama’s basketball legacy is about to get a major boost as Labaron Philon, a guard from the state, could be drafted Tuesday night—marking the first Alab…","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-nba-draft-moment/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-nba-draft-moment.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}