{"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":"Finding Cosmic Seeds in Galaxy Spirals","slug":"finding-cosmic-seeds-in-galaxy-spirals","published_at":"2026-06-26T11:32:18+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/durham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569659/finding-cosmic-seeds-in-galaxy-spirals","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/durham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569659","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/2d8bd277-f078-4266-aeae-26ee4c6f4c0d.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/2d8bd277-f078-4266-aeae-26ee4c6f4c0d.mp3","summary":"Scientists are on a cosmic hunt for intermediate-mass black holes—the elusive middle ground between stellar-mass black holes and supermassive ones at galaxy centers. Led by astrophysicist Patrick Treuthardt, the SpiralGraph project taps thousands of citizen scientists to trace galaxy spiral arms, revealing clues about hidden black holes. Now, with AI stepping in to analyze the data, a new project called ClusterBuster invites volunteers to train the machine by verifying its classifications. Together, humans and algorithms are racing to solve how supermassive black holes grow—whether from gradual buildup or sudden leaps—uncovering the universe’s deepest mysteries one galaxy at a time. 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/746d14d8e4f8907a","meta_description":"Scientists are on a cosmic hunt for intermediate-mass black holes—the elusive middle ground between stellar-mass black holes and supermassive ones at gala…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":112,"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/finding-cosmic-seeds-in-galaxy-spirals/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/finding-cosmic-seeds-in-galaxy-spirals.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}