{"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":"Cyclosporiasis Outbreak on the Rise | Birmingham News","slug":"cyclosporiasis-outbreak-on-the-rise-birmingham-news","published_at":"2026-07-07T12:21:10+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728/cyclosporiasis-outbreak-on-the-rise-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/c41b87d5-c78a-4f63-b0b2-e1d4b24c0269.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/c41b87d5-c78a-4f63-b0b2-e1d4b24c0269.mp3","summary":"Cyclosporiasis is surging across the Midwest and Texas, causing explosive diarrhea and other nasty symptoms — cases in Michigan jumped from 170 to over 570 in days, with southeast Michigan hardest hit. This foodborne parasite, typically seasonal, takes about a week to become infectious and doesn’t spread person-to-person. Symptoms appear 2–14 days after exposure and can last weeks, though it’s rarely life-threatening. Most healthy people recover on their own, but antibiotics like trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole help if needed. Prevention? Stick to clean food and water, wash hands, and stay alert — especially if you’re in affected areas. 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/11c447f49738129f","meta_description":"Cyclosporiasis is surging across the Midwest and Texas, causing explosive diarrhea and other nasty symptoms — cases in Michigan jumped from 170 to over 57…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":106,"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/cyclosporiasis-outbreak-on-the-rise-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/cyclosporiasis-outbreak-on-the-rise-birmingham-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}