{"podcast":{"title":"Charleston News Today | 2 Min | The Daily News Now!","slug":"charleston-news-today-2-min-the-daily-news-now-7463313","podcast_index_feed_id":7463313,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/charleston-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/charleston-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":521,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Charleston News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Charleston, South Carolina—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. Charleston News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T10:21:59.888563+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charleston-news-today-2-min-the-daily-news-now-7463313"},"episode":{"title":"Dating Living Giants Without Cutting Them Down | Charleston News","slug":"dating-living-giants-without-cutting-them-down-charleston-news","published_at":"2026-07-04T09:05:54+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charleston-news-today-2-min-the-daily-news-now-7463313/dating-living-giants-without-cutting-them-down-charleston-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charleston-news-today-2-min-the-daily-news-now-7463313","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/5c8a61e9-89a0-49ad-a739-f4dd0b4ee9bb.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/5c8a61e9-89a0-49ad-a739-f4dd0b4ee9bb.mp3","summary":"How old is that majestic Angel Oak? Turns out, guessing its age without cutting it down is a whole lot harder than it sounds. Arborists use tricks like measuring trunk diameter and multiplying by species-specific growth rates—but even that’s messy, since live oaks can be hybrids and environments wildly affect growth speed. Core sampling lets you count rings without felling the tree, but it still causes damage and decay can throw off counts. And local history? Storms or development might have replaced older trees with younger ones. So, while you can get a ballpark, the real answer? It’s mostly educated guesswork. 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/f736e1161ae8c543","meta_description":"How old is that majestic Angel Oak? Turns out, guessing its age without cutting it down is a whole lot harder than it sounds. Arborists use tricks like me…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":95,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/charleston-news-today-2-min-the-daily-news-now-7463313/episodes/dating-living-giants-without-cutting-them-down-charleston-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charleston-news-today-2-min-the-daily-news-now-7463313/dating-living-giants-without-cutting-them-down-charleston-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}