{"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":1972,"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":"2026-06-17T20:18:53.946113+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/entertainment-celebrity-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7442868"},"episode":{"title":"Crowe Defends Gladiator's Moral Core","slug":"crowe-defends-gladiator-s-moral-core","published_at":"2026-06-15T05:55:33+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/entertainment-celebrity-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7442868/crowe-defends-gladiator-s-moral-core","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/entertainment-celebrity-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7442868","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/a0879667-f9c3-4dd5-8b85-d93ed9960708.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/a0879667-f9c3-4dd5-8b85-d93ed9960708.mp3","summary":"Russell Crowe reveals how he fiercely resisted studio pressure to add steamy scenes to Gladiator, insisting they’d ruin Maximus’s singular mission of revenge — a stance Ridley Scott ultimately supported, cementing the film’s emotional power. Now, Crowe criticizes the sequel for losing that moral core, calling its box office underperformance proof it failed to honor what made the original so resonant: a character driven by unshakable purpose. 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/6f504cbf81f533a5","meta_description":"Russell Crowe reveals how he fiercely resisted studio pressure to add steamy scenes to Gladiator, insisting they’d ruin Maximus’s singular mission of reve…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":91,"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/crowe-defends-gladiator-s-moral-core/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/crowe-defends-gladiator-s-moral-core.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}