# The Standout 7 - Local Elections see Reform surge, Hantavirus outbreak sparks alarm, tributes to CNN founder Ted Turner RIP Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smart-7-1227360/the-standout-7-local-elections-see-reform-surge-hantavirus-outbreak-sparks-alarm-tributes-to-cnn-founder-ted-turner-rip Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smart-7-1227360/the-standout-7-local-elections-see-reform-surge-hantavirus-outbreak-sparks-alarm-tributes-to-cnn-founder-ted-turner-rip.md Podcast: [The Smart 7](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smart-7-1227360) Published: 2026-05-09T04:01:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/thesmart7/episodes/the-standout-7-local-elections-see-reform-surge-hantavirus-o Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/thesmart7/e/69fdea03c117aa79bf9ad1c9/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-smart-7-1227360/episodes/the-standout-7-local-elections-see-reform-surge-hantavirus-outbreak-sparks-alarm-tributes-to-cnn-founder-ted-turner-rip Duration seconds: 1134 ## Resource The Smart 7 is an award winning daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7am, 7 days a week… With over 20 million downloads and consistently charting, including as No. 1 News Podcast on Spotify, we're a trusted source for people every day and we’ve won Gold at the Signal International Podcast awards If you're enjoying it, please follow, share, or even post a review, it all helps...  Today's episode includes the following: https://x.com/i/status/2050851162631372819   https://x.com/i/status/2051644132821450963 https://x.com/i/status/2051953561722908769 https://x.com/i/status/2051655655400813043   https://x.com/i/status/2052052014666842403   https://x.com/i/status/2052418841666281606   https://x.com/i/status/2052269021563597255   https://x.com/i/status/2051293929803256152   https://x.com/i/status/2051284616263205204   https://x.com/i/status/2051682295275520116 https://x.com/i/status/2051635826497298691   https://x.com/i/status/2051990792156176690   https://x.com/i/status/2051934574289063950    https://x.com/i/status/2052550075704803563   https://x.com/i/status/2050885677571596348   https://x.com/i/status/2050883936381706352   https://x.com/i/status/2051630837414650339   https://x.com/i/status/2051600830801891642   https://x.com/i/status/2052299898301624774   https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3pww9g0p5o   https://x.com/i/status/2052031870519419233   Contact us over @TheSmart7pod or visit www.thesmart7.com Voiced by Ciara Revins, written by Liam Thompson , researched by Lucie Lewis and produced by Daft Doris . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-smart-7-1227360/episodes/the-standout-7-local-elections-see-reform-surge-hantavirus-outbreak-sparks-alarm-tributes-to-cnn-founder-ted-turner-rip/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smart-7-1227360/the-standout-7-local-elections-see-reform-surge-hantavirus-outbreak-sparks-alarm-tributes-to-cnn-founder-ted-turner-rip.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.