{"podcast":{"title":"Durham News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"durham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569659","podcast_index_feed_id":7569659,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-durham-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/the-durham-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":1202,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Durham News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Durham—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. Durham News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T06:22:15.765227+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/durham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569659"},"episode":{"title":"Affordable Housing Fails the Poorest | Durham News","slug":"affordable-housing-fails-the-poorest-durham-news","published_at":"2026-09-07T13:37:23+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/durham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569659/affordable-housing-fails-the-poorest-durham-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/durham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569659","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/260e2521139ab2d6","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/ff71d528-aa13-44b6-bcea-a2c65bfa8e9d.mp3","summary":"It’s wild out here—empty affordable apartments sit vacant while people like Mathew Davis in Austin, earning just a few hundred bucks a month, sleep in shelters dreaming of their own place. The problem? Most “affordable” housing is priced for those making 50% of median income—still way out of reach for the poorest. Developers can’t break even without heavy subsidies, and the system leaves a massive gap for the truly low-income. Worse, some units are becoming unaffordable themselves as rents creep toward market rates, pushing out even those who could barely afford them. It’s not just one person’s struggle—it’s a systemic mismatch that demands real solutions for those at the very bottom. 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/260e2521139ab2d6","meta_description":"It’s wild out here—empty affordable apartments sit vacant while people like Mathew Davis in Austin, earning just a few hundred bucks a month, sleep in she…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":127,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/durham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569659/episodes/affordable-housing-fails-the-poorest-durham-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/durham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569659/affordable-housing-fails-the-poorest-durham-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}