{"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":"New COVID Variant Emerges in 25 States; FDA Launches New Side-Effect Reporting System","slug":"new-covid-variant-emerges-in-25-states-fda-launches-new-side-effect-reporting-system","published_at":"2026-04-03T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-matter-4835545/new-covid-variant-emerges-in-25-states-fda-launches-new-side-effect-reporting-system","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-matter-4835545","url":"https://www.theepochtimes.com/podcasts","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/f0d15fd1-5bfa-4489-b407-87e96981ef2b.mp3","summary":"The Food and Drug Administration is combining seven of its side-effect reporting systems into one to save money and provide transparency to the public. Meanwhile, a new virus is spreading throughout the United States, masquerading as the flu. Lastly, a new strain of COVID has been detected in the United States, this time with many more mutations on the spike protein. Let's go through it all together.","meta_description":"The Food and Drug Administration is combining seven of its side-effect reporting systems into one to save money and provide transparency to the public. Me…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":534,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/facts-matter-4835545/episodes/new-covid-variant-emerges-in-25-states-fda-launches-new-side-effect-reporting-system/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/new-covid-variant-emerges-in-25-states-fda-launches-new-side-effect-reporting-system.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}