{"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":1320,"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":"2026-07-18T16:21:46.789701+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/boston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7485239"},"episode":{"title":"Nurses Strike Over Pay and Insurance | Boston News","slug":"nurses-strike-over-pay-and-insurance-boston-news","published_at":"2026-07-04T00:37:20+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/boston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7485239/nurses-strike-over-pay-and-insurance-boston-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/boston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7485239","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/832f0b54-aac9-4d14-a040-1ef05587763c.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/832f0b54-aac9-4d14-a040-1ef05587763c.mp3","summary":"Over 4,000 nurses at Brigham and Women’s Hospital are preparing to strike on July 8th after contract talks collapsed, with key disputes over pay and health insurance contributions. Nurses demand 3% in year one and 4% in year two, while the hospital argues existing step increases are sufficient and refuses any across-the-board raises — a shift from past agreements. Frustration mounts as nurses feel forced to sacrifice while executives at Mass General Brigham earn over $1 million annually. The hospital estimates union demands would cost $90 million yearly and push healthcare costs beyond state limits, responding by bringing in 1,200 traveling nurses — who must work five days minimum — delaying returning striking nurses until July 13th. The walkout isn’t isolated: 450 clinicians at Mass General’s home care program plan a seven-day strike, and UMass Memorial nurses have authorized a potential 14-day strike, though no date is set. 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/525d14f90372c559","meta_description":"Over 4,000 nurses at Brigham and Women’s Hospital are preparing to strike on July 8th after contract talks collapsed, with key disputes over pay and healt…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":106,"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/nurses-strike-over-pay-and-insurance-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/nurses-strike-over-pay-and-insurance-boston-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}