{"podcast":{"title":"Calgary News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267","podcast_index_feed_id":7599267,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/northwestern-wildcats-football-today-2-min-news.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/northwestern-wildcats-football-today-2-min-news.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":121,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Calgary News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Calgary—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. Calgary News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-06-17T12:20:24.240552+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267"},"episode":{"title":"Why Kids Can't Roam Free Here","slug":"why-kids-can-t-roam-free-here","published_at":"2026-05-29T07:18:26+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267/why-kids-can-t-roam-free-here","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/c31ea4a1-2dba-47c4-9653-f2f0211ba53b.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/c31ea4a1-2dba-47c4-9653-f2f0211ba53b.mp3","summary":"New survey data reveals shocking levels of parental overprotection: one in five 12-year-olds still can’t leave the house alone, and even at 17, 8% aren’t allowed out without an adult. The host, a parent advocating for childhood independence, shares firsthand observations—like watching just 7 out of 93 cars stop for pedestrians—highlighting the real danger on American streets. The solution isn’t to blame fearful parents, but to redesign infrastructure with traffic calming measures like raised crosswalks and speed tables, which are already standard in countries where kids roam freely. With 75% of Canadian parents keeping kids off school routes due to traffic fears, the real fix lies in building streets that make freedom safe—not in telling parents to “relax.” Support the show: Get a discount at https://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/30ec8f0ebcaeb6cd","meta_description":"New survey data reveals shocking levels of parental overprotection: one in five 12-year-olds still can’t leave the house alone, and even at 17, 8% aren’t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":110,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267/episodes/why-kids-can-t-roam-free-here/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267/why-kids-can-t-roam-free-here.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}