{"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":"The Scientist Behind the Gardenia | Charleston News","slug":"the-scientist-behind-the-gardenia-charleston-news","published_at":"2026-07-04T09:05:47+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charleston-news-today-2-min-the-daily-news-now-7463313/the-scientist-behind-the-gardenia-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/7a65c6b0-200e-4566-9e55-e79c5b907d2e.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/7a65c6b0-200e-4566-9e55-e79c5b907d2e.mp3","summary":"Every spring, the Lowcountry blooms with fragrant gardenias—flowers named after Alexander Garden, a Scottish physician and passionate naturalist who once called Charleston home. Loyal to the British crown during the American Revolution, Garden was banished after the war, losing his plantation, his collections, and his scientific passion. Though he never saw the gardenia bloom again in his beloved South, his legacy endures: Carl Linnaeus honored him by naming the flower in 1760, and today, his former plantation grounds are a neighborhood where those sweet-scented blooms still remind us of a man who sought to capture nature’s perfection—through meticulous science, even when the world turned against him. 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/7a4488bc181f9b24","meta_description":"Every spring, the Lowcountry blooms with fragrant gardenias—flowers named after Alexander Garden, a Scottish physician and passionate naturalist who once…","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/the-scientist-behind-the-gardenia-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/the-scientist-behind-the-gardenia-charleston-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}