{"podcast":{"title":"Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"entertainment-celebrity-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7442868","podcast_index_feed_id":7442868,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/entertainment-news-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/entertainment-news-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":2000,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Entertainment & Celebrity News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping entertainment—from celebrity news and film to music, pop culture, and viral moments. 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 global coverage across every category and keeping audiences connected. Entertainment & Celebrity News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s trending in entertainment. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-19T10:19:30.423742+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/entertainment-celebrity-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7442868"},"episode":{"title":"Afghans Return as Iran’s Economy Collapses | Entertainment and Celebrity News","slug":"afghans-return-as-iran-s-economy-collapses-entertainment-and-celebrity-news","published_at":"2026-09-17T12:33:51+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/entertainment-celebrity-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7442868/afghans-return-as-iran-s-economy-collapses-entertainment-and-celebrity-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/entertainment-celebrity-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7442868","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/c79c4eb2702cc6a4","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/397da896-c034-4306-9d5e-a3f938411bc9.mp3","summary":"Afghans fleeing Taliban rule are now returning to Afghanistan—not because conditions there have improved, but because Iran’s collapsing economy has left them destitute. With inflation soaring nearly 90% and basic goods unaffordable, many—including women and girls—are abandoning Iran’s once-promising refuge for survival back home, even facing Taliban restrictions on education and work. Once hopeful about building new lives, thousands now find themselves unemployed and broke, with over two million having left Iran in the past two years. Some are rebuilding from scratch, like a family restarting a cheese business, while others grapple with impossible choices between poverty and oppression. 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.aol.com/articles/impoverished-war-iran-afghan-migrants-020438000.html More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/c79c4eb2702cc6a4 Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"Afghans fleeing Taliban rule are now returning to Afghanistan—not because conditions there have improved, but because Iran’s collapsing economy has left t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":113,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/entertainment-celebrity-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7442868/episodes/afghans-return-as-iran-s-economy-collapses-entertainment-and-celebrity-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/entertainment-celebrity-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7442868/afghans-return-as-iran-s-economy-collapses-entertainment-and-celebrity-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}