{"podcast":{"title":"Birmingham 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":2000,"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":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728"},"episode":{"title":"Alabama's Weather: Cooldown Then Heatwave","slug":"alabama-s-weather-cooldown-then-heatwave","published_at":"2026-05-13T11:30:56+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728/alabama-s-weather-cooldown-then-heatwave","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/dad42cb1-ac8a-408f-9586-30492b39be2a.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/dad42cb1-ac8a-408f-9586-30492b39be2a.mp3","summary":"Alabama braces for a heatwave as a cold front brings scattered showers today, followed by a brief cooldown. Highs in the low eighties today, but temperatures drop to the upper forties in North Alabama tonight. Tomorrow, expect sunny skies and less humidity, with highs between seventy-five and eighty degrees. The heat returns this weekend, with temperatures reaching eighty-four to eighty-eight on Saturday and some spots nudging ninety by Sunday. Stay hydrated as the summer sizzle returns strong, with highs at or just over ninety degrees across most of the state next week. Showers and thunderstorms are possible Wednesday through Friday as the ridge weakens. 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/c28dec237e589dbf","meta_description":"Alabama braces for a heatwave as a cold front brings scattered showers today, followed by a brief cooldown. Highs in the low eighties today, but temperatu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":67,"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-weather-cooldown-then-heatwave/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-weather-cooldown-then-heatwave.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}