{"podcast":{"title":"Los Angeles News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"los-angeles-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458113","podcast_index_feed_id":7458113,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-los-angeles-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/cover/dce2f6a7-6295-42f0-9d04-21dbdce5a096.jpeg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":833,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Los Angeles News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Los Angeles—from local news and business to entertainment, sports, and culture. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes in one of the world’s most influential cities. 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. Los Angeles News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across LA. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-19T10:19:37.607204+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/los-angeles-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458113"},"episode":{"title":"Brains React When Beliefs Are Challenged | Los Angeles News","slug":"brains-react-when-beliefs-are-challenged-los-angeles-news","published_at":"2026-09-14T01:16:06+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/los-angeles-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458113/brains-react-when-beliefs-are-challenged-los-angeles-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/los-angeles-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458113","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/bc783ae4054ae923","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/59edade1-17e9-4c2e-a023-425ba3e78195.mp3","summary":"New research reveals how our brains react to surprising or conflicting information—lighting up key regions as they work to either adjust, reject, or integrate new data. Far from simple stubbornness, this is a deep neurological process that protects our mental frameworks, explaining why belief change is so hard—even with solid evidence. The study uses brain imaging to map these pathways and now explores whether we can train ourselves to be more open-minded, with big implications for health, politics, and critical thinking in an age of overload. 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.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/trump-ai-development-china-global-competition/3941517/ More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/bc783ae4054ae923 Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. 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 Los Angeles News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews","meta_description":"New research reveals how our brains react to surprising or conflicting information—lighting up key regions as they work to either adjust, reject, or integ…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":120,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/los-angeles-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458113/episodes/brains-react-when-beliefs-are-challenged-los-angeles-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/los-angeles-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458113/brains-react-when-beliefs-are-challenged-los-angeles-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}