{"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":1045,"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":"2026-07-20T02:18:43.228083+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kansas-city-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559400"},"episode":{"title":"Whir App Helps Local Businesses Thrive | Kansas City News","slug":"whir-app-helps-local-businesses-thrive-kansas-city-news","published_at":"2026-07-14T10:08:03+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kansas-city-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559400/whir-app-helps-local-businesses-thrive-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/c88fc8f78e63f5b1","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/3666291c-3fa9-40eb-87b8-7506c4e5224a.mp3","summary":"Two Kansas City entrepreneurs, Blake Coffee and Lucas Kern, launched Whir — a free, map-based app helping local businesses share deals and events without ads or social media pressure. Designed to revive neighborhood commerce, Whir lets users find nearby spots fast, with features like user-submitted deals and business claimability. Since its 2024 launch, it’s surged in popularity — especially during World Cup season — connecting over 180 local businesses and 500+ downloads, all while staying laser-focused on community, not chains. 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/c88fc8f78e63f5b1","meta_description":"Two Kansas City entrepreneurs, Blake Coffee and Lucas Kern, launched Whir — a free, map-based app helping local businesses share deals and events without…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":97,"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/whir-app-helps-local-businesses-thrive-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/whir-app-helps-local-businesses-thrive-kansas-city-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}