{"podcast":{"title":"Facts Matter","slug":"facts-matter-4835545","podcast_index_feed_id":4835545,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/facts-matter/","website_url":"https://www.theepochtimes.com/podcasts","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/64e50301-fb6f-4e79-9f9f-f0692dde09d0/zwXsjF3CyrApvBmRkam2Jkmj.jpg","author":"The Epoch Times","episode_count":249,"summary":"\"Facts Matter\" investigates complex issues based on the principles of traditional journalism: no spin, no favorites. We give you the facts—you decide the rest.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T10:22:01.469462+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-matter-4835545"},"episode":{"title":"After Virginia Bill Passes, Compact to Eliminate Electoral College is Now 82 Percent Complete","slug":"after-virginia-bill-passes-compact-to-eliminate-electoral-college-is-now-82-percent-complete","published_at":"2026-04-22T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-matter-4835545/after-virginia-bill-passes-compact-to-eliminate-electoral-college-is-now-82-percent-complete","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-matter-4835545","url":"https://www.theepochtimes.com/podcasts","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/82167aaa-8f6e-4cc6-8d14-e41ff7622e9e.mp3","summary":"Last week, Virginia became the 18th state to pass a bill that will effectively eliminate the Electoral College. Unbeknownst to most people, there is a serious effort in this country to make the presidential election a simple popular vote. Even though most people have never heard about this effort, it’s actually already 82 percent complete. Meaning the Electoral College is truly at risk of getting completely scrapped in the near future. The ironic thing about this is that it may not necessarily be unconstitutional. Instead, this method is using a loophole in the way that the constitution set up our federalist system. This effort is officially called the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (otherwise known as the NPVIC)—it’s an agreement between the states that join to give their electoral votes to whichever candidate wins the popular vote at the national level.","meta_description":"Last week, Virginia became the 18th state to pass a bill that will effectively eliminate the Electoral College. Unbeknownst to most people, there is a ser…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":585,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/facts-matter-4835545/episodes/after-virginia-bill-passes-compact-to-eliminate-electoral-college-is-now-82-percent-complete/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-matter-4835545/after-virginia-bill-passes-compact-to-eliminate-electoral-college-is-now-82-percent-complete.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}