{"podcast":{"title":"Global News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"global-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7448525","podcast_index_feed_id":7448525,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/global-news-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/global-news-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":212,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Global News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping the world—from international politics and business to culture, technology, and global events. 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—the first global local news network bringing updates from every city and region and keeping the world connected. Global News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening around the world. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T12:18:48.313730+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7448525"},"episode":{"title":"Walletpain: Inflation and Spending Cutbacks","slug":"walletpain-inflation-and-spending-cutbacks","published_at":"2026-05-26T17:07:38+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7448525/walletpain-inflation-and-spending-cutbacks","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7448525","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/44e47b21-7d16-4c7a-863c-cfea842d7008.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/44e47b21-7d16-4c7a-863c-cfea842d7008.mp3","summary":"Consumer confidence dips to 93.1 as high gas prices and stubborn inflation squeeze wallets, even as stocks soar. Two-thirds of Americans are cutting back—delaying big buys, skipping clothes and hobbies. April inflation hit 3.8%, food and beef prices climbing, while inflation-adjusted wages fell for the first time in three years. Paychecks aren’t stretching as far as they used to. 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/7b6c3227e3023e8b","meta_description":"Consumer confidence dips to 93.1 as high gas prices and stubborn inflation squeeze wallets, even as stocks soar. Two-thirds of Americans are cutting back—…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":68,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/global-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7448525/episodes/walletpain-inflation-and-spending-cutbacks/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7448525/walletpain-inflation-and-spending-cutbacks.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}