{"podcast":{"title":"Fresno News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"fresno-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7574747","podcast_index_feed_id":7574747,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-fresno-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/the-fresno-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":1382,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Fresno News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Fresno—from local news and business to agriculture, 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. Fresno News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T14:20:24.117506+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fresno-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7574747"},"episode":{"title":"The Chowchilla Bus Kidnapping Survivors | Fresno News","slug":"the-chowchilla-bus-kidnapping-survivors-fresno-news","published_at":"2026-07-16T07:04:33+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fresno-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7574747/the-chowchilla-bus-kidnapping-survivors-fresno-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fresno-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7574747","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/de153dcfef86249a","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/e3a265c1-d9ee-439f-ad3c-97ccdd0af826.mp3","summary":"In 1976, 26 kids and their bus driver vanished in Chowchilla, California, when three men—two Schoenfeld brothers and a friend—kidnapped them for $5 million. After hours of driving, they buried the bus alive in a quarry. Miraculously, the children dug themselves out after 16 hours, surviving suffocating darkness and terror. The kidnappers were initially sentenced to life without parole, but appeals later freed them: Richard Schoenfeld served 36 years, James 39, and Frederick Wood 46. The case raises tough questions about justice and sentencing, especially as victims like Lynda Carrejo Labendeira, then just 10, still carry the trauma decades later. 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. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/de153dcfef86249a","meta_description":"In 1976, 26 kids and their bus driver vanished in Chowchilla, California, when three men—two Schoenfeld brothers and a friend—kidnapped them for $5 millio…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":102,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fresno-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7574747/episodes/the-chowchilla-bus-kidnapping-survivors-fresno-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fresno-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7574747/the-chowchilla-bus-kidnapping-survivors-fresno-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}