{"podcast":{"title":"Edinburgh News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"edinburgh-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7612011","podcast_index_feed_id":7612011,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/edinburgh-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/edinburgh-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":91,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Edinburgh News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Edinburgh—from local news and business to culture, politics, 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. Edinburgh News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T06:18:32.028851+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/edinburgh-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7612011"},"episode":{"title":"Honouring Heroes Who Changed Lives","slug":"honouring-heroes-who-changed-lives","published_at":"2026-06-12T22:40:54+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/edinburgh-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7612011/honouring-heroes-who-changed-lives","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/edinburgh-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7612011","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/7f420463-1b9f-41fc-ac97-7506a4724d67.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/7f420463-1b9f-41fc-ac97-7506a4724d67.mp3","summary":"Lou Macari, Scotland legend and Manchester United icon, scoops an MBE for his football legacy and tireless work helping the homeless through The Macari Foundation. Radio star George Bowie gets the same honour for turning “Bits and Pieces” into a football anthem and raising over a million pounds for charity. Meanwhile, forensic anthropology pioneer Professor Lucina Hackman becomes a Dame for revolutionising UK mass fatality investigations. Also honoured: medical scientist Sir Andrew Morris, rugby star Ian Robertson, and dozens more from charities and community groups — a powerful salute to everyday heroes making real change across sport, science, media, and beyond. 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/23f46389081a6573","meta_description":"Lou Macari, Scotland legend and Manchester United icon, scoops an MBE for his football legacy and tireless work helping the homeless through The Macari Fo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":93,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/edinburgh-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7612011/episodes/honouring-heroes-who-changed-lives/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/edinburgh-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7612011/honouring-heroes-who-changed-lives.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}