{"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":1187,"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":"2026-09-18T12:21:20.655032+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728"},"episode":{"title":"Nine-Year-Old Khoda Leads Alopecia Awareness | Birmingham News","slug":"nine-year-old-khoda-leads-alopecia-awareness-birmingham-news","published_at":"2026-09-18T11:51:18+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728/nine-year-old-khoda-leads-alopecia-awareness-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/5376b37ee115a01b","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/4949b5cf-be5b-4f22-9bfa-ad029e4b81b7.mp3","summary":"Nine-year-old Khoda Carter is turning heads—and hearts—by bravely sharing her alopecia areata journey with her classmates, defying the odds and proving that courage starts young. Diagnosed at just one year old, she’s spent more of her life bald than with hair, but now she’s not hiding it. With a heartfelt speech and unwavering confidence, she’s educating her friends, earning their love and support, and showing that true strength comes from embracing who you are—even when the world doesn’t understand. 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. Sources: https://www.birminghamtimes.com/2026/09/how-third-grader-khoda-carter-is-helping-raise-awareness-about-alopecia/ More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/5376b37ee115a01b Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"Nine-year-old Khoda Carter is turning heads—and hearts—by bravely sharing her alopecia areata journey with her classmates, defying the odds and proving th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":91,"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/nine-year-old-khoda-leads-alopecia-awareness-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/nine-year-old-khoda-leads-alopecia-awareness-birmingham-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}