{"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":207,"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":"2026-06-15T12:20:31.413084+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/durham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569659"},"episode":{"title":"Lightning Strikes Flight Midair","slug":"lightning-strikes-flight-midair","published_at":"2026-06-13T13:37:18+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/durham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569659/lightning-strikes-flight-midair","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/durham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569659","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/06e097cb-7659-4e40-96ef-af1c18a1190e.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/06e097cb-7659-4e40-96ef-af1c18a1190e.mp3","summary":"An American Airlines flight from London to Charlotte turned back mid-air after being struck by lightning over Manchester—prompting a full emergency landing at Heathrow. But don’t panic: lightning hits commercial planes about once or twice a year, and modern aircraft are engineered to safely handle it. In fact, planes can sometimes cause lightning strikes by altering electric fields in storms—a built-in safety feature. Post-strike inspections are mandatory, and thankfully, no commercial crashes have occurred due to lightning in decades. Passengers were safely rebooked after the flight landed back in London. 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/9d8f15390055bd97","meta_description":"An American Airlines flight from London to Charlotte turned back mid-air after being struck by lightning over Manchester—prompting a full emergency landin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":78,"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/lightning-strikes-flight-midair/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/lightning-strikes-flight-midair.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}