{"podcast":{"title":"Burlington News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"burlington-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606141","podcast_index_feed_id":7606141,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/burlington-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/burlington-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":565,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Burlington News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Burlington—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. Burlington News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T12:19:54.214438+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/burlington-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606141"},"episode":{"title":"Vermont’s Hidden Booze History | Burlington News","slug":"vermont-s-hidden-booze-history-burlington-news","published_at":"2026-07-04T00:38:04+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/burlington-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606141/vermont-s-hidden-booze-history-burlington-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/burlington-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606141","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/a09d6d41-d2ab-4d19-9b4a-237de6206454.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/a09d6d41-d2ab-4d19-9b4a-237de6206454.mp3","summary":"While the nation braces for the big two-fifty, Vermont and Northern New York are keeping it real with a thriving local bar scene—breweries, distilleries, and wineries that’ve been brewing culture since before Prohibition. Vermont actually banned alcohol statewide back in 1853, so much so that the governor lost reelection over it. Towns voted on booze, creating chaos until the 1900s. When federal Prohibition hit, smuggling exploded—booze flowed through Smugglers Notch caves and Lake Champlain boats, prompting the creation of the Lake Champlain Boat Patrol in 1924 to stop the flow. 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/1c0dd00557927209","meta_description":"While the nation braces for the big two-fifty, Vermont and Northern New York are keeping it real with a thriving local bar scene—breweries, distilleries,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":81,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/burlington-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606141/episodes/vermont-s-hidden-booze-history-burlington-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/burlington-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606141/vermont-s-hidden-booze-history-burlington-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}