{"podcast":{"title":"Manchester News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"manchester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7574135","podcast_index_feed_id":7574135,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/connecticut-sun-the-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/connecticut-sun-the-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":528,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Manchester News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Manchester—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. Manchester News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening in your city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-17T20:20:38.803972+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/manchester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7574135"},"episode":{"title":"Oldham Council in Legal Limbo | Manchester News","slug":"oldham-council-in-legal-limbo-manchester-news","published_at":"2026-09-13T16:25:37+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/manchester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7574135/oldham-council-in-legal-limbo-manchester-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/manchester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7574135","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/19f35ad848a4acd5","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/3a638270-d5e2-48b1-8b09-97ec9e40cd05.mp3","summary":"Oldham council is in legal and operational chaos after months without a leader or cabinet, forcing officers to use emergency powers to keep services running — a situation so unprecedented that even experts are stunned, with the government now stepping in to prevent total 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. Sources: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/law-being-broken-oldham-could-34593770 More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/19f35ad848a4acd5 Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"Oldham council is in legal and operational chaos after months without a leader or cabinet, forcing officers to use emergency powers to keep services runni…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":110,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/manchester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7574135/episodes/oldham-council-in-legal-limbo-manchester-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/manchester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7574135/oldham-council-in-legal-limbo-manchester-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}