{"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":"California Sheriff Seized 650,000 Ballots for Hand-Recount, but Forced to Pause After AG Legal Challenges","slug":"california-sheriff-seized-650-000-ballots-for-hand-recount-but-forced-to-pause-after-ag-legal-challenges","published_at":"2026-04-08T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-matter-4835545/california-sheriff-seized-650-000-ballots-for-hand-recount-but-forced-to-pause-after-ag-legal-challenges","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-matter-4835545","url":"https://www.theepochtimes.com/podcasts","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/5f7be2ea-f7f3-4dd7-bfb4-1ec6713a31bb.mp3","summary":"A sheriff in Riverside County, California, seized over 600,000 ballots that were cast in a 2025 special election, after ballot irregularities were reported to his office. Let's discuss what that election was about, what the reported irregularities were, how the hand-count was going, and what the response has been from the California State government.","meta_description":"A sheriff in Riverside County, California, seized over 600,000 ballots that were cast in a 2025 special election, after ballot irregularities were reporte…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":566,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/facts-matter-4835545/episodes/california-sheriff-seized-650-000-ballots-for-hand-recount-but-forced-to-pause-after-ag-legal-challenges/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/california-sheriff-seized-650-000-ballots-for-hand-recount-but-forced-to-pause-after-ag-legal-challenges.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}