{"podcast":{"title":"Edmonton News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"edmonton-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7596100","podcast_index_feed_id":7596100,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-stockton-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/the-stockton-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":209,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Edmonton News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Edmonton—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. Edmonton News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T14:17:48.916034+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/edmonton-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7596100"},"episode":{"title":"Rain, Not Heat, Threatens Chocolate | Edmonton News","slug":"rain-not-heat-threatens-chocolate-edmonton-news","published_at":"2026-09-15T11:24:15+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/edmonton-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7596100/rain-not-heat-threatens-chocolate-edmonton-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/edmonton-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7596100","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/c3d2542061659c39","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/5d3dc206-16dc-4e15-926f-a649eb590317.mp3","summary":"New research from Harvard reveals that extreme rainfall—not drought or heat—is a major threat to global cocoa production, damaging delicate flowers and young pods and slashing yields. As cocoa prices soar—jumping from $3,000 to over $12,000 per tonne due to flooding in West Africa—farmers face impossible harvests, aging trees, and shrinking land. Climate change is intensifying these downpours, while companies explore “cocoa-free” alternatives like sunflower seed chocolate, risking the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers who’ve long kept chocolate affordable. 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. Sources: https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/chocolate-cocoa-extreme-rainfall-ghana-9.7343603 More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/c3d2542061659c39 Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"New research from Harvard reveals that extreme rainfall—not drought or heat—is a major threat to global cocoa production, damaging delicate flowers and yo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":121,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/edmonton-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7596100/episodes/rain-not-heat-threatens-chocolate-edmonton-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/edmonton-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7596100/rain-not-heat-threatens-chocolate-edmonton-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}