{"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":"Hoover Slugger Adams Drafted by Tigers | Birmingham News","slug":"hoover-slugger-adams-drafted-by-tigers-birmingham-news","published_at":"2026-07-12T21:15:25+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728/hoover-slugger-adams-drafted-by-tigers-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/5f85b34238acbcb8","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/97344869-349f-49e4-a777-ba2314605359.mp3","summary":"Will Adams, Hoover High’s phenom slugger and Mr. Baseball award winner, is headed to the Detroit Tigers in the 11th round—336th overall—after smashing stats: .489 batting average, 13 homers, 52 RBIs, and 37 runs scored, plus a 2.33 ERA on the mound. He’s the third Alabama high schooler drafted this year, joining Rocco Maniscalco (Cardinals) and Grant Hill (Brewers), proving the state’s baseball pipeline is firing on all cylinders. 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/5f85b34238acbcb8","meta_description":"Will Adams, Hoover High’s phenom slugger and Mr. Baseball award winner, is headed to the Detroit Tigers in the 11th round—336th overall—after smashing sta…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":102,"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/hoover-slugger-adams-drafted-by-tigers-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/hoover-slugger-adams-drafted-by-tigers-birmingham-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}