{"podcast":{"title":"Bristol News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"bristol-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7574695","podcast_index_feed_id":7574695,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/greenville-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/greenville-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":730,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Bristol News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Bristol—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. Bristol News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-13T06:17:13.665799+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bristol-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7574695"},"episode":{"title":"Ghost Junction: Why It Still Can't Open | Bristol News","slug":"ghost-junction-why-it-still-can-t-open-bristol-news","published_at":"2026-09-03T22:41:54+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bristol-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7574695/ghost-junction-why-it-still-can-t-open-bristol-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bristol-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7574695","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/178b6b11ac1f1dbd","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/1ba65564-9ed8-4afa-8ef6-78450895e2de.mp3","summary":"A $40 million motorway junction near Bristol—finished since 2020—is stuck as a “ghost junction,” unusable and abandoned despite being built to relieve years of truck traffic chaos. Originally meant to connect the M49 to an industrial estate, the project stalled when a private developer walked away, leaving National Highways to pick up the pieces. Now, cracks have appeared on an unused surface, forcing costly repairs and investigations. With no clear opening date and government funding already spent, locals are furious—six years of waiting for a promise that’s still broken. 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/178b6b11ac1f1dbd","meta_description":"A $40 million motorway junction near Bristol—finished since 2020—is stuck as a “ghost junction,” unusable and abandoned despite being built to relieve yea…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":98,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bristol-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7574695/episodes/ghost-junction-why-it-still-can-t-open-bristol-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bristol-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7574695/ghost-junction-why-it-still-can-t-open-bristol-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}