{"podcast":{"title":"Kansas City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"kansas-city-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559400","podcast_index_feed_id":7559400,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-kansas-city-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/the-kansas-city-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":619,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Kansas City News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Kansas City—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. Kansas City News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-19T10:18:30.640483+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kansas-city-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559400"},"episode":{"title":"The Betrayal of a Whistleblower | Kansas City News","slug":"the-betrayal-of-a-whistleblower-kansas-city-news","published_at":"2026-07-26T18:17:17+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kansas-city-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559400/the-betrayal-of-a-whistleblower-kansas-city-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kansas-city-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559400","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/aa916f7bc6c4759f","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/9a8eb094-27dd-47cb-9f29-7dcd19b45e99.mp3","summary":"A former confidential informant for the U.S. government, Pedro Binaggia, who helped dismantle a massive Venezuela-linked money-laundering scheme, is now in crisis — his visa expired, his family forced to flee to Europe, and the Justice Department failing to honor promises of compensation and green cards. Despite being cleared of any investigation in 2018, prosecutors later offered him only limited immunity in 2023 — a deal he rejected. His lawyer warns: without fair rewards, the U.S. will lose vital insiders needed to crack complex international corruption cases — and the system’s credibility will collapse. 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/aa916f7bc6c4759f","meta_description":"A former confidential informant for the U.S. government, Pedro Binaggia, who helped dismantle a massive Venezuela-linked money-laundering scheme, is now i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":91,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/kansas-city-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559400/episodes/the-betrayal-of-a-whistleblower-kansas-city-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kansas-city-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559400/the-betrayal-of-a-whistleblower-kansas-city-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}