{"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":"Life Sentence for Self-Defense Claim | Charleston News","slug":"life-sentence-for-self-defense-claim-charleston-news","published_at":"2026-07-18T04:56:06+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charleston-news-today-2-min-the-daily-news-now-7463313/life-sentence-for-self-defense-claim-charleston-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charleston-news-today-2-min-the-daily-news-now-7463313","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/213b63ba2c6b2348","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/b34836be-62ac-464d-bb59-ac22fd30dfb1.mp3","summary":"A five-foot-three-inch man convicted of killing two of his own cousins in a brutal 2021 double homicide, Rashiean Washington Sr., received life without parole after a judge rejected his self-defense claims. Prosecutors revealed he shot Grant, who had a gun, then Champagne as he fled into a pantry — and later set fire to the apartment, dragging bodies into the living room. Despite Washington’s insistence he was a trained gun owner who fired to “neutralize the threat,” ballistic evidence and witness accounts contradicted his story. The victims’ family grieved the loss of two young men, one who never finished high school. Washington, who had been on the run for months, was finally caught in October 2022. The court’s verdict underscores the chilling reality of violence and the legal system’s response to it. 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/213b63ba2c6b2348","meta_description":"A five-foot-three-inch man convicted of killing two of his own cousins in a brutal 2021 double homicide, Rashiean Washington Sr., received life without pa…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":104,"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/life-sentence-for-self-defense-claim-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/life-sentence-for-self-defense-claim-charleston-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}