{"podcast":{"title":"Purdue Boilermakers Basketball News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"purdue-boilermakers-basketball-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7680054","podcast_index_feed_id":7680054,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/purdue-boilermakers-basketball-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/cover/6549e203-723e-44b1-9b04-ad4f079bbb16.png","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":66,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Purdue Boilermakers Basketball News Today delivers daily coverage of the Purdue Boilermakers basketball program with fast, focused updates on game results, player performances, injuries, recruiting, and key storylines. From Big Ten competition to March Madness implications, the show keeps fans locked in on everything happening in West Lafayette. Each short episode highlights what matters most—including standout performances, season trends, and postseason implications—produced by AI for speed, consistency, and clarity. Part of The Daily News Now network, Purdue Boilermakers Basketball News Today is built for fans who want reliable Boilermakers coverage every single day. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T04:19:22.388421+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/purdue-boilermakers-basketball-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7680054"},"episode":{"title":"Polar, Smith Named Purdue's Top Athletes","slug":"polar-smith-named-purdue-s-top-athletes","published_at":"2026-04-29T04:38:58+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/purdue-boilermakers-basketball-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7680054/polar-smith-named-purdue-s-top-athletes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/purdue-boilermakers-basketball-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7680054","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/2bc51953-1557-43cb-bc05-20364569d179.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/2bc51953-1557-43cb-bc05-20364569d179.mp3","summary":"Purdue Athletics has honored Mariah Poller and Braden Smith as the Ricks Family Female and Male Athletes of the Year for the 2025-2026 season. The announcement highlights record-breaking individual performances in both softball and men's basketball.","meta_description":"Purdue Athletics names Mariah Poller and Braden Smith as Ricks Family Athletes of the Year following historic seasons in softball and basketball.","key_points":["Main idea: Mariah Poller and Braden Smith have been named Purdue's top male and female athletes for the 2025-2026 season","Statistical feat: Poller leads national college softball with 92 hits and a .5 .54 batting average","Historical context: Braden Smith becomes the 13th person in school history to win this honor","Individual achievement: Smith earned the Cousy Award and achieved first-team All-American status twice","Legacy impact: Smith concluded his career with the all-time NCAA record for assists at 1,103"],"chapters":[{"start_ms":0,"title":"Athletes of the Year Announcement","summary":"Purdue Athletics names Mariah Poller and Braden Smith as the Ricks Family Female and Male Athletes of the Year."},{"start_ms":60000,"title":"Braden Smith's Historic Season","summary":"A look at Smith's All-American honors, Big Ten Tournament MVP, and record-breaking assist numbers."}],"topics":["Purdue Athletics","Mariah Poller","Braden Smith","College Softball","NCAA Basketball","Big Ten Conference","All-American","Boilermaker Sports"],"duration_seconds":91,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/purdue-boilermakers-basketball-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7680054/episodes/polar-smith-named-purdue-s-top-athletes/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/purdue-boilermakers-basketball-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7680054/polar-smith-named-purdue-s-top-athletes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}