{"podcast":{"title":"California News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"california-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7610473","podcast_index_feed_id":7610473,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/california-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/california-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":590,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, California News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping California—from statewide politics and business to culture, sports, and major local 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 and regional news to every market in the world and keeping communities connected. California News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the state. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-06-17T22:20:05.463017+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/california-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7610473"},"episode":{"title":"Lakers Hire Analytics Guru Rohan Ramadas","slug":"lakers-hire-analytics-guru-rohan-ramadas","published_at":"2026-05-27T07:20:38+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/california-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7610473/lakers-hire-analytics-guru-rohan-ramadas","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/california-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7610473","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/7ce4a43b-0142-43d9-a298-a8e1a17942a3.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/7ce4a43b-0142-43d9-a298-a8e1a17942a3.mp3","summary":"The Lakers just pulled off a major front office upgrade by hiring Rohan Ramadas as assistant GM for strategy and data — a former Pelicans exec with a wild aerospace background and USC ties. Under new owner Mark Walter, this move signals a serious push to rebuild the basketball ops department, with Ramadas set to amplify analytics and cap work. The Lakers, who’ve made the playoffs four straight years, are also eyeing another assistant GM for scouting and player dev — all part of a bigger plan to transform the franchise. 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/29d2638f797dd2f3","meta_description":"The Lakers just pulled off a major front office upgrade by hiring Rohan Ramadas as assistant GM for strategy and data — a former Pelicans exec with a wild…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":103,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/california-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7610473/episodes/lakers-hire-analytics-guru-rohan-ramadas/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/california-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7610473/lakers-hire-analytics-guru-rohan-ramadas.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}