{"podcast":{"title":"CNN 5 Things","slug":"cnn-5-things-716851","podcast_index_feed_id":716851,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/WMHY2007701094","website_url":"https://cnn.com/audio/podcasts/5-things","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/0db83e9e-4758-11ee-9491-57121f88514e/image/1ff583f9440cb17434b6dcbadaf8a075.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"CNN","episode_count":3820,"summary":"Monday through Friday get up to speed on the biggest headlines of the day with 5 Things. On Saturdays, get a break for your ears with good news from 5 Good Things. And at noon and Sundays, we take you beyond the headlines to help make sense of what everyone is talking about in politics and beyond with One Thing.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-23T20:21:50.403513+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cnn-5-things-716851"},"episode":{"title":"What’s Happening with Mail-In Ballots?","slug":"what-s-happening-with-mail-in-ballots","published_at":"2026-09-14T15:57:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cnn-5-things-716851/what-s-happening-with-mail-in-ballots","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cnn-5-things-716851","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY5485088636.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY5485088636.mp3","summary":"As the Trump administration pushes ahead with an investigation into alleged voter fraud, some election officials are warning their proposed rules around mail-in-ballots would be unworkable and critics fear scores of voters could be disenfranchised in the process. Today, we look at how President Trump may be trying to put his thumb on the election scale through government agencies like the USPS and the Commerce Department.  For more: Trump’s Commerce Secretary under pressure to use his powers to block voting machines ---  Guest: Gabe Cohen, CNN Correspondent Host: David Rind  Producer: Paola Ortiz  Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"As the Trump administration pushes ahead with an investigation into alleged voter fraud, some election officials are warning their proposed rules around m…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1070,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cnn-5-things-716851/episodes/what-s-happening-with-mail-in-ballots/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cnn-5-things-716851/what-s-happening-with-mail-in-ballots.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}