{"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":"DEA Let Fentanyl Flood Streets","slug":"dea-let-fentanyl-flood-streets","published_at":"2026-06-22T08:49:21+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/durham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569659/dea-let-fentanyl-flood-streets","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/durham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569659","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/cb3d5167-8756-43bd-bd4f-01585748d14e.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/cb3d5167-8756-43bd-bd4f-01585748d14e.mp3","summary":"The DEA allegedly let hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills slip through in New Mexico—intentionally, say officials, to catch bigger drug kingpins. A whistleblower with 19 years at the agency, David Howell, exposed the practice after a single letter in a name helped AP track him down. Internal memos and texts show agents discussing massive pill shipments they didn’t stop, while federal attorneys defended the moves as necessary for saving lives. The DEA denies knowingly enabling the crisis, calling the claims false and misinformed. Despite a Justice Department investigation finding the decisions reasonable, critics argue the real danger was letting fentanyl flood communities unchecked. 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/a5d67c33c87785e5","meta_description":"The DEA allegedly let hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills slip through in New Mexico—intentionally, say officials, to catch bigger drug kingpins. A wh…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":128,"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/dea-let-fentanyl-flood-streets/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/dea-let-fentanyl-flood-streets.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}