{"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":"Reuben Waithaka: Missing Grandfather","slug":"reuben-waithaka-missing-grandfather","published_at":"2026-05-13T12:42:52+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728/reuben-waithaka-missing-grandfather","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/d490d2ac-d325-4de3-aad0-b1a239df10fb.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/d490d2ac-d325-4de3-aad0-b1a239df10fb.mp3","summary":"One year ago, Reuben Waithaka, a 72-year-old grandfather, vanished from a Calera, Alabama airport after attending his grandsons graduation. Despite extensive searches, including helicopters, drones, and tracking dogs, no trace of him has been found. The family remains hopeful, but the case remains open with no leads. If you have any information, contact Calera police at 205-668-3505. 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/c7db188ad68f51a5","meta_description":"One year ago, Reuben Waithaka, a 72-year-old grandfather, vanished from a Calera, Alabama airport after attending his grandsons graduation. Despite extens…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":89,"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/reuben-waithaka-missing-grandfather/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/reuben-waithaka-missing-grandfather.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}