{"podcast":{"title":"Houston News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112","podcast_index_feed_id":7458112,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-houston-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/the-houston-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":362,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Houston News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Houston—from local news and business to 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. Houston News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T08:20:26.086082+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112"},"episode":{"title":"Astros' Bottom Order Struggles | Houston News","slug":"astros-bottom-order-struggles-houston-news","published_at":"2026-07-25T00:44:57+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112/astros-bottom-order-struggles-houston-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/db15d50f9f21001d","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/8ec6fb75-caa2-4a5a-8edc-e3d21b3f214e.mp3","summary":"The Astros’ offense is built on stars like Alvarez and Pena, but their bottom-of-the-order hitters are in freefall—struggling to get on base and drive in runs at a league-worst rate. Young prospects and even veteran Jake Meyers are failing to deliver, while catcher Vazquez has cratered since May. With the trade deadline looming, the team can’t afford to rely on just the top of the lineup—and no ready-made solution exists in their system. A trade is likely their only path forward to salvage their playoff push. 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/db15d50f9f21001d","meta_description":"The Astros’ offense is built on stars like Alvarez and Pena, but their bottom-of-the-order hitters are in freefall—struggling to get on base and drive in…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":114,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112/episodes/astros-bottom-order-struggles-houston-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112/astros-bottom-order-struggles-houston-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}