{"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 Need Offense vs Royals | Houston News","slug":"astros-need-offense-vs-royals-houston-news","published_at":"2026-09-16T03:15:35+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112/astros-need-offense-vs-royals-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/ad10178bf6247a7d","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/d04b2b19-8bd2-494b-9d4d-9b44e735c989.mp3","summary":"The Astros are desperate for offense as they host the Royals in a pivotal three-game series, coming off a brutal sweep and sitting at 75-75 with their bats ice cold since mid-August. Yordan Alvarez is struggling, and the whole lineup needs to ignite — especially Jeremy Peña, Cam Smith, and Daulton Varsho — or risk falling further behind in the playoff race. Facing Michael Wacha, who’s been lights out lately, Houston’s hopes rest on hitters like Alvarez and Paredes who’ve had success against him. Starter Hunter Brown is working through rough patches but showing signs of improvement, making this a must-win series for a team fighting to stay alive. 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. Sources: https://www.si.com/mlb/astros/onsi/astros-face-dangerous-royals-test-offensive-problems-continue-mount More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/ad10178bf6247a7d Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"The Astros are desperate for offense as they host the Royals in a pivotal three-game series, coming off a brutal sweep and sitting at 75-75 with their bat…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":105,"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-need-offense-vs-royals-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-need-offense-vs-royals-houston-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}