{"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":"Toxic Empathy in the Death Penalty | Birmingham News","slug":"toxic-empathy-in-the-death-penalty-birmingham-news","published_at":"2026-09-12T01:43:29+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728/toxic-empathy-in-the-death-penalty-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/9dddf1db0fc9f2a7","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/2761474e-26ff-433f-b6ca-4dafd9913b15.mp3","summary":"Toxic empathy is hijacking our justice system—families of murder victims are waiting decades for closure while anti-death penalty groups rally to save killers like Jeffery Lee, who confessed to murdering two people in 1998. With endless appeals, legal loopholes, and Supreme Court rulings that prioritize a defendant’s background over their crimes, true justice slips away. It’s time to stop letting sympathy override accountability and demand laws that honor the victims—not the perpetrators. 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/9dddf1db0fc9f2a7","meta_description":"Toxic empathy is hijacking our justice system—families of murder victims are waiting decades for closure while anti-death penalty groups rally to save kil…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":110,"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/toxic-empathy-in-the-death-penalty-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/toxic-empathy-in-the-death-penalty-birmingham-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}