# 5 Good Things: A New Search for Amelia Earhart’s Plane is Taking Flight Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/cnn-5-things-716851/5-good-things-a-new-search-for-amelia-earhart-s-plane-is-taking-flight Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/cnn-5-things-716851/5-good-things-a-new-search-for-amelia-earhart-s-plane-is-taking-flight.md Podcast: [CNN 5 Things](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cnn-5-things-716851) Published: 2026-08-01T08:30:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY5462482087.mp3 Audio file: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY5462482087.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cnn-5-things-716851/episodes/5-good-things-a-new-search-for-amelia-earhart-s-plane-is-taking-flight Duration seconds: 1037 ## Resource A paraplegic man and his best friend set off on a trip that could redefine what accessibility means. Meet the CNN Hero protecting mountain gorillas by empowering their human neighbors. Researchers are heading to a remote Pacific island hoping to solve the decades-old mystery of what happened to Amelia Earhart. Women's professional baseball begins a historic new chapter in front of a sold-out crowd. Plus, we'll tell you why thousands gather in Tuscany for one of Italy's most charming races.  Host/Producer: Krista Bo Polanco  Producer: Eryn Mathewson   Senior Producer: Zach Goldbaum, Felicia Patinkin  Editorial Support: Laura Sharman, Kathleen Toner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cnn-5-things-716851/episodes/5-good-things-a-new-search-for-amelia-earhart-s-plane-is-taking-flight/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/cnn-5-things-716851/5-good-things-a-new-search-for-amelia-earhart-s-plane-is-taking-flight.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.