{"podcast":{"title":"Hartford News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670","podcast_index_feed_id":7569670,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/hartford-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/hartford-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":1807,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Hartford News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Hartford—from local news and business to culture, politics, 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. Hartford News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T12:20:23.209299+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670"},"episode":{"title":"Drones as First Responders in Middletown | Hartford News","slug":"drones-as-first-responders-in-middletown-hartford-news","published_at":"2026-07-25T09:36:14+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670/drones-as-first-responders-in-middletown-hartford-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/78356258b8bb5359","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/a490c772-0acd-4186-a18c-b3c7282ddf19.mp3","summary":"Middletown is rolling out a $50K-a-year drone program to slash emergency response times, funded by seized criminal assets and jointly run by police and fire — designed to save lives, not spy. Drones will zip to scenes in under a minute, helping rescuers avoid dangerous missteps like diving into rivers when victims are actually on land. Critics worry about privacy, echoing backlash against license plate readers in nearby towns, but officials say the contract is tightly written to limit use to life-or-death emergencies only. 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/78356258b8bb5359","meta_description":"Middletown is rolling out a $50K-a-year drone program to slash emergency response times, funded by seized criminal assets and jointly run by police and fi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":127,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670/episodes/drones-as-first-responders-in-middletown-hartford-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670/drones-as-first-responders-in-middletown-hartford-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}