{"podcast":{"title":"Johannesburg News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176","podcast_index_feed_id":7622176,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":1469,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Johannesburg News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Johannesburg—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. Johannesburg News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-19T00:21:08.748621+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176"},"episode":{"title":"Funeral Director Sentenced for Horrific Crimes | Johannesburg News","slug":"funeral-director-sentenced-for-horrific-crimes-johannesburg-news","published_at":"2026-07-31T13:10:30+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176/funeral-director-sentenced-for-horrific-crimes-johannesburg-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/3b0bbfc4acd4ffe8","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/a2246673-e827-40e6-b2b3-0ae1a6f80126.mp3","summary":"A British funeral director just got a 20-year sentence for turning his business into a nightmare—storing bodies in horrific, neglected conditions for months, even years, and delivering the wrong ashes to grieving families. Police found 31 bodies, including a stillborn baby left for nearly two years, and over 100 sets of ashes—46 families received the wrong ones, some with nothing but an empty bag. The judge called it “industrial scale” cruelty, blaming greed, not financial hardship, as Bush’s excuse. With no licensing requirement in England and Wales, the scandal has ignited calls for urgent industry reform—and the Prime Minister is now backing tighter regulations to prevent this from ever happening again. 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/3b0bbfc4acd4ffe8","meta_description":"A British funeral director just got a 20-year sentence for turning his business into a nightmare—storing bodies in horrific, neglected conditions for mont…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":97,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176/episodes/funeral-director-sentenced-for-horrific-crimes-johannesburg-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176/funeral-director-sentenced-for-horrific-crimes-johannesburg-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}