{"podcast":{"title":"Irvine News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"irvine-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7571856","podcast_index_feed_id":7571856,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-irvine-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/cover/763f7e20-0d7e-455b-8be8-9b7bbb28e1a9.jpeg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":2000,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Irvine News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Irvine—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. Irvine News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-16T22:17:37.449945+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/irvine-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7571856"},"episode":{"title":"Taco Truck Scammer Pleads No Contest | Irvine News","slug":"taco-truck-scammer-pleads-no-contest-irvine-news","published_at":"2026-09-02T22:52:30+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/irvine-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7571856/taco-truck-scammer-pleads-no-contest-irvine-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/irvine-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7571856","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/2a168124a8db87a4","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/f8534958-54a7-495e-a49b-6f9d68f92db8.mp3","summary":"A Modesto scam artist known as “the taco truck guy” just took a plea deal after swindling over a million dollars from dozens of victims—mostly undocumented immigrants—who trusted him to build food trucks that never materialized. He’s now facing up to 20 years in prison for fraud and intimidating witnesses, with victims across California still reeling from the betrayal. 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/2a168124a8db87a4 Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews","meta_description":"A Modesto scam artist known as “the taco truck guy” just took a plea deal after swindling over a million dollars from dozens of victims—mostly undocumente…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":115,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/irvine-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7571856/episodes/taco-truck-scammer-pleads-no-contest-irvine-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/irvine-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7571856/taco-truck-scammer-pleads-no-contest-irvine-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}