{"podcast":{"title":"The Daily Article","slug":"the-daily-article-1140136","podcast_index_feed_id":1140136,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/47911d2b-5ba3-45e0-8979-8338d0bc4f7a","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/the-daily-article","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2024/5/2/15/52a2ee46-42ea-49e8-9852-2a6e5ee04690_3-4b69-a1f9-bee52ee44eed_thedailyarticle-final.jpg","author":"The Denison Forum","episode_count":2288,"summary":"The Daily Article Podcast offers news discerned differently every Monday through Friday morning. With biblical insight into the day’s latest news and current events, this narrated edition of Dr. Jim Denison’s email newsletter presents a nonpartisan perspective on what’s happening now and how Christians can respond biblically to the culture at large.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T22:19:37.673332+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-article-1140136"},"episode":{"title":"Why are these the “dog days of summer”?","slug":"why-are-these-the-dog-days-of-summer","published_at":"2026-07-23T11:40:41+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-article-1140136/why-are-these-the-dog-days-of-summer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-article-1140136","url":"https://denisonforum.org","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audio3.redcircle.com/episodes/092cf9db-0d2c-4d8e-a98e-2d1db8ccb8d1/stream.mp3","summary":"As sweltering “dog days” stretch through the longest possible unofficial summer, we may wish Earth’s seasons worked differently. Yet our planet’s tilt, orbit, magnetic field, and even the way ice floats are all precisely suited to sustain life. While some attribute this remarkable balance to cosmic chance, Scripture begins with a different explanation: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” Today, we consider how genuinely believing Genesis 1:1 should transform the way we trust, worship, obey, and seek our Creator. About Denison Forum and The Daily Article Today's Daily Article was written by Dr. Jim Denison. You can read this article on our website . You may also receive it in your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter . NOTE: Denison Forum is a fully donor-funded nonprofit ministry. To support our calling, please donate today .","meta_description":"As sweltering “dog days” stretch through the longest possible unofficial summer, we may wish Earth’s seasons worked differently. Yet our planet’s tilt, or…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":386,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-daily-article-1140136/episodes/why-are-these-the-dog-days-of-summer/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-article-1140136/why-are-these-the-dog-days-of-summer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}