{"podcast":{"title":"Boston News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"boston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7485239","podcast_index_feed_id":7485239,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-boston-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/the-boston-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":985,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Boston News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Boston—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. Boston News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T22:23:27.965646+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/boston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7485239"},"episode":{"title":"Annie Dillard’s Legacy in Nature and Thought | Boston News","slug":"annie-dillard-s-legacy-in-nature-and-thought-boston-news","published_at":"2026-09-17T09:47:04+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/boston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7485239/annie-dillard-s-legacy-in-nature-and-thought-boston-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/boston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7485239","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/0cea91b9cd246f77","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/0cc29c80-a7c7-493f-9d2e-08091915d272.mp3","summary":"Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Annie Dillard, whose hauntingly vivid prose turned nature into philosophy and the ordinary into the profound, has died at 81. Best known for her landmark book “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek” — where she chronicled a frog’s death by a water bug with poetic precision — Dillard carved out a singular voice in American literature, blending naturalist observation, spiritual inquiry, and lyrical poetry. From her Cape Cod dunes to her quiet Massachusetts home, she transformed everyday moments into meditations on existence, earning acclaim from critics and comparisons to Thoreau — though always unmistakably her own. A National Humanities Medal recipient, she leaves behind a legacy that invites readers to pause, look closer, and feel deeper. 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.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/16/metro/annie-dillard-pulitzer-winner-whose-evocative-books-ranged-tinker-creek-cape-dies-81/ More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/0cea91b9cd246f77 Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Annie Dillard, whose hauntingly vivid prose turned nature into philosophy and the ordinary into the profound, has died at 81…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":113,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/boston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7485239/episodes/annie-dillard-s-legacy-in-nature-and-thought-boston-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/boston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7485239/annie-dillard-s-legacy-in-nature-and-thought-boston-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}