{"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":"Texas Gold Scam Targets Seniors | Houston News","slug":"texas-gold-scam-targets-seniors-houston-news","published_at":"2026-09-16T05:01:40+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112/texas-gold-scam-targets-seniors-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/9cde43b95b2e95cb","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/46b5039d-b345-434f-8453-cb6ba18b4ec5.mp3","summary":"Three Texas and California suspects arrested in a brazen gold scam targeting elderly victims, posing as federal agents and police to steal over $300K — one man nabbed in Pearland, two others in California with bonds up to $10M — exposing a dangerous trend where scammers exploit seniors with fake threats and gold conversions, prompting cross-state police collaboration and urgent public warnings. 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.fox26houston.com/news/friendswood-police-arrest-3-organized-gold-scam-targeting-elderly-resident More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/9cde43b95b2e95cb Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"Three Texas and California suspects arrested in a brazen gold scam targeting elderly victims, posing as federal agents and police to steal over $300K — on…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":122,"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/texas-gold-scam-targets-seniors-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/texas-gold-scam-targets-seniors-houston-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}