{"podcast":{"title":"Charleston West Virginia News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"charleston-west-virginia-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606770","podcast_index_feed_id":7606770,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/charleston-new-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/charleston-new-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":282,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Charleston West Virginia News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Charleston and the surrounding region—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 West Virginia News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the region. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-06-13T12:17:35.898182+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charleston-west-virginia-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606770"},"episode":{"title":"Faculty Politics and Campus Accountability","slug":"faculty-politics-and-campus-accountability","published_at":"2026-06-06T02:31:09+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charleston-west-virginia-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606770/faculty-politics-and-campus-accountability","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charleston-west-virginia-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606770","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/86454834-83c7-41db-aba1-2b02329245ba.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/86454834-83c7-41db-aba1-2b02329245ba.mp3","summary":"A new study reveals a glaring political imbalance among university faculty, with West Coast and Ivy League schools like UC Berkeley and Columbia ranking worst for diversity — while Southern institutions show more balance. Analyzing over 100,000 faculty members, researchers found the median leans left, even more than Bernie Sanders. The timing is critical: as the Justice Department intensifies scrutiny over antisemitism on campuses, schools flagged for political homogeneity are also under federal investigation — including Columbia, which lost federal grants in 2025, and Brown, which agreed to reforms to regain funding. With the Civil Rights Assistant Attorney General pledging stronger protections for Jewish Americans, campus accountability is now front and center. 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/e1d4f84430321400","meta_description":"A new study reveals a glaring political imbalance among university faculty, with West Coast and Ivy League schools like UC Berkeley and Columbia ranking w…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":98,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/charleston-west-virginia-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606770/episodes/faculty-politics-and-campus-accountability/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charleston-west-virginia-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606770/faculty-politics-and-campus-accountability.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}