{"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":"Lake Martin Fireworks Barge Fire | Birmingham News","slug":"lake-martin-fireworks-barge-fire-birmingham-news","published_at":"2026-07-05T19:51:05+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728/lake-martin-fireworks-barge-fire-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/e3d09447-5b2c-4fad-975e-a62a3f2482d6.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/e3d09447-5b2c-4fad-975e-a62a3f2482d6.mp3","summary":"A fireworks barge caught fire on Lake Martin just before midnight on July 4th, sparking a dramatic rescue and reigniting safety concerns after last year’s deadly explosion that injured six. Firefighters and marine patrols doused the flames and recovered the vessel—no injuries this time. Investigators are now hunting down the barge’s owners to uncover how the fire started during a Fourth of July display. 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/97996cccad836f03","meta_description":"A fireworks barge caught fire on Lake Martin just before midnight on July 4th, sparking a dramatic rescue and reigniting safety concerns after last year’s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":61,"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/lake-martin-fireworks-barge-fire-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/lake-martin-fireworks-barge-fire-birmingham-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}