{"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":"Houston Food Festivals This Fall | Houston News","slug":"houston-food-festivals-this-fall-houston-news","published_at":"2026-09-17T18:29:23+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112/houston-food-festivals-this-fall-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/f57cc17728f1b48d","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/2daff1bf-a604-4f1a-a826-f0d6fdb1126d.mp3","summary":"Burger Bodega’s National Cheeseburger Day drops $15 Wagyu smash burgers (first come, first served) and celebrates its Katy grand opening with dessert and coffee. Houston’s BBQ scene ignites at the 10th annual BBQ Throwdown with unlimited samples and beer for $75—or VIP perks for $130. Peruvian-Chinese fusion pop-up Pepitas debuts in Agnes & Sherman, serving Chifa classics like arroz chaufa and lomo saltado. Texas Cocktail Week hits bars statewide with $9 drinks and guest bartenders from Sept 20–26. And Tokyo X takes over Reliant Center with 40+ Asian vendors, ramen contests, and food demos Sept 26–27. 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.houstonpress.com/restaurants/upcoming-new-peruvian-pop-up-pepitas-makes-its-debut/ More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/f57cc17728f1b48d Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"Burger Bodega’s National Cheeseburger Day drops $15 Wagyu smash burgers (first come, first served) and celebrates its Katy grand opening with dessert and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":120,"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/houston-food-festivals-this-fall-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/houston-food-festivals-this-fall-houston-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}