{"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 Win Division With .500 Record | Houston News","slug":"astros-win-division-with-500-record-houston-news","published_at":"2026-09-15T22:42:06+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112/astros-win-division-with-500-record-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/bf5f7340203bea8c","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/c3a09f01-26ce-4022-85a4-7b6bddbfc459.mp3","summary":"Houston Astros survive a brutal sweep by the Rays and still lead the AL West with a .500 record—thanks to a 10-year Silver Boot tiebreaker. They’re in a playoff race that’s tighter than ever, holding a slim one-game edge over the Rangers with a 77% chance to make the postseason and a 74% shot at winning the division. While their remaining schedule isn’t ideal—struggling against the A’s and Mariners—they’ve got a manageable strength of schedule. The Rangers? Slightly tougher road ahead. With both teams projected to finish around .500, this could be the wildest division title race in recent memory. 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/where-astros-playoff-odds-stand-heading-final-two-weeks-season More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/bf5f7340203bea8c Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"Houston Astros survive a brutal sweep by the Rays and still lead the AL West with a .500 record—thanks to a 10-year Silver Boot tiebreaker. They’re in a p…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":106,"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-win-division-with-500-record-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-win-division-with-500-record-houston-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}