# 5 Good Things: The Woman Who Conquered the Pacific in Record Time Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/cnn-5-things-716851/5-good-things-the-woman-who-conquered-the-pacific-in-record-time Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/cnn-5-things-716851/5-good-things-the-woman-who-conquered-the-pacific-in-record-time.md Podcast: [CNN 5 Things](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cnn-5-things-716851) Published: 2026-07-11T08:30:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY2670675209.mp3 Audio file: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY2670675209.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cnn-5-things-716851/episodes/5-good-things-the-woman-who-conquered-the-pacific-in-record-time Duration seconds: 862 ## Resource No one has carried their partner to more world championship wins than this Finnish man. Meet one of this year’s CNN Heroes who offers more than a roof over the heads of people experiencing homelessness in Syracuse, New York. Kelsey Pfendler completed a record-breaking row from California to Hawaii. These furry airport employees in West Virginia have helped solve a costly problem that's plagued aviation for decades. Plus, the next time you’re feeling overwhelmed, take this neuroscientist’s advice.  Sign up for the CNN 5 Good Things newsletter here.  Host/Producer: Krista Bo Polanco  Producer: Eryn Mathewson   Senior Producer: Felicia Patinkin  Editorial Support: Bryce Urbany, Christie O'Reilly, Meg Dunn, Kareem El Damanhoury  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-the-woman-who-conquered-the-pacific-in-record-time/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-the-woman-who-conquered-the-pacific-in-record-time.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.