{"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":"Sara Miller McCune Fellows Launch","slug":"sara-miller-mccune-fellows-launch","published_at":"2026-05-25T06:33:14+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/california-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7610473/sara-miller-mccune-fellows-launch","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/california-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7610473","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/7105f380-113c-4173-98af-75651d656aac.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/7105f380-113c-4173-98af-75651d656aac.mp3","summary":"Six local journalism hopefuls are diving headfirst into the newsroom this summer thanks to a brand-new paid fellowship from the Santa Barbara News-Press — now officially named the Sara Miller McCune News-Press Summer Fellows, thanks to a generous grant honoring the late co-founder of Sage Publishing. Selected from over 100 applicants, these talented interns — many with roots at local high schools and now attending top universities — bring fresh voices and real-world experience to the team, having already published in student media and even freelanced for the News-Press. Over the next 12 weeks, they’ll gain hands-on training and contribute to the community’s most vital stories. 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/f2e814719ddbbf85","meta_description":"Six local journalism hopefuls are diving headfirst into the newsroom this summer thanks to a brand-new paid fellowship from the Santa Barbara News-Press —…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":83,"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/sara-miller-mccune-fellows-launch/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/sara-miller-mccune-fellows-launch.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}