{"podcast":{"title":"Madison News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"madison-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7577991","podcast_index_feed_id":7577991,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-madison-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/the-madison-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":1278,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Madison News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Madison—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. Madison News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening in your city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T14:22:56.410863+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/madison-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7577991"},"episode":{"title":"Rodriguez Drops Out Amid Financial Fallout | Madison News","slug":"rodriguez-drops-out-amid-financial-fallout-madison-news","published_at":"2026-07-17T17:59:27+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/madison-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7577991/rodriguez-drops-out-amid-financial-fallout-madison-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/madison-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7577991","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/b583dbaf01b83a0a","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/a17c7a37-8eb0-440d-8118-5762294ec7bc.mp3","summary":"Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez has dropped out of the Wisconsin governor’s race, citing a damaging financial scandal that forced her to fire her campaign manager and left her with less than $35,000 in cash and over $150,000 in unpaid bills. Despite recent momentum and endorsements from fellow dropouts, Rodriguez said the financial turmoil would distract from the primary and hurt Wisconsin’s chances — so she chose to step aside to do what’s right. Her exit leaves four Democrats in the race, and one former dropout who backed her is now reportedly eyeing a comeback, potentially reshaping the field. 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/b583dbaf01b83a0a","meta_description":"Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez has dropped out of the Wisconsin governor’s race, citing a damaging financial scandal that forced her to fire her campa…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":102,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/madison-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7577991/episodes/rodriguez-drops-out-amid-financial-fallout-madison-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/madison-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7577991/rodriguez-drops-out-amid-financial-fallout-madison-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}