{"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":"Why This Sheriff (Reluctantly) Took Down His Flock Cameras","slug":"why-this-sheriff-reluctantly-took-down-his-flock-cameras","published_at":"2026-09-06T08:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cnn-5-things-716851/why-this-sheriff-reluctantly-took-down-his-flock-cameras","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/WMHY2728999937.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY2728999937.mp3","summary":"Multiple counties and cities in Florida have opted to remove license plate readers, including Flock cameras, following an order from the state's Department of Transportation banning them from state roadways. It comes amid nationwide, bipartisan backlash to the technology, which has resulted in some cases of vandalism. We hear from a sheriff about why he thinks criminals are cheering his move to remove license plate readers in his Florida county.   For more: Inside the growing police use and misuse of Flock’s license-plate reader cameras  ---  Guest: Michael Chitwood, Volusia County (FL) Sheriff  Host: David Rind  Producer: Paola Ortiz  Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin  Editorial Support: Clare Duffy, Eric Levenson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Multiple counties and cities in Florida have opted to remove license plate readers, including Flock cameras, following an order from the state's Departmen…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1505,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cnn-5-things-716851/episodes/why-this-sheriff-reluctantly-took-down-his-flock-cameras/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/why-this-sheriff-reluctantly-took-down-his-flock-cameras.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}