{"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":"Moana Live-Action Fails to Wow Critics | Birmingham News","slug":"moana-live-action-fails-to-wow-critics-birmingham-news","published_at":"2026-07-12T22:29:12+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728/moana-live-action-fails-to-wow-critics-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/5f7b9032f79f1f7a","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/4d93ac4a-4294-468a-a3e6-10b655b1328d.mp3","summary":"Moana’s live-action remake hits 1 at the box office with a solid but modest $95M global opening—far below its $250M production cost. While critics are lukewarm (34% on Rotten Tomatoes), audiences, especially parents, seem to like it. Dwayne Johnson returns as Maui, and Catherine Lagaʻaia takes on the lead role. The film’s success may be hampered by fierce competition from other family blockbusters like Minions & Monsters and Toy Story 5, and whether it can sustain momentum remains to be seen. 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/5f7b9032f79f1f7a","meta_description":"Moana’s live-action remake hits 1 at the box office with a solid but modest $95M global opening—far below its $250M production cost. While critics are luk…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":114,"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/moana-live-action-fails-to-wow-critics-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/moana-live-action-fails-to-wow-critics-birmingham-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}