{"podcast":{"title":"Birmingham 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":2000,"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":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728"},"episode":{"title":"Overtime Spending vs Violence in Montgomery","slug":"overtime-spending-vs-violence-in-montgomery","published_at":"2026-05-31T19:26:35+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728/overtime-spending-vs-violence-in-montgomery","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/3f9b58b9-ae5f-4d40-8a31-b73ede6a39e6.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/3f9b58b9-ae5f-4d40-8a31-b73ede6a39e6.mp3","summary":"Montgomery’s Office of Violence Prevention, launched in late 2021 with a data-driven, collaborative mission to curb community violence, has spent over $220,000 in overtime since 2022 — including $41,000 for former director Keith Moore. Despite its high-profile setup and direct reporting to the mayor’s chief of staff, the city continues to struggle with violent crime, raising questions about effectiveness and priorities — especially as a bill to boost police staffing failed last session, with city leaders opposing it. Support the show: Get a discount at https://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/e17c7ad77f9b378f","meta_description":"Montgomery’s Office of Violence Prevention, launched in late 2021 with a data-driven, collaborative mission to curb community violence, has spent over $22…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":103,"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/overtime-spending-vs-violence-in-montgomery/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/overtime-spending-vs-violence-in-montgomery.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}