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CNN Podcasts
We bring you 5 stories that will get you up to speed and on with your day. Updates every weekday morning, midday and evening. Plus, 5 Good Things and One Thing on the weekends.
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Mar 3, 2024 • 19min
One Thing: Inside a Fentanyl State of Emergency
Exploring the fentanyl crisis in Portland and the state of emergency declared. The impact of fentanyl on drug users and the efforts to combat it. Insights on the challenges of tackling fentanyl distribution and the tragic consequences of overdoses. Oregon's struggles with redosing and accessing assistance, along with law enforcement and treatment efforts in Portland.

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Mar 2, 2024 • 10min
5 Good Things: Proud calls, free tuition, woman beats cancer & more
Elementary school students make proud calls home; medical students receive debt-free education. Woman beats cancer with game-changing treatment. 8-year-old chess prodigy makes history. Debate over which state has the best pizza.

Mar 1, 2024 • 6min
6 PM ET: US airdrops Gaza aid, government shutdown avoided, GA disqualification hearing & more
Topics discussed include US airdropping aid in Gaza, avoiding government shutdown, GA disqualification hearing, global carbon pollution record, and CVS/Walgreens dispensing abortion pill.

Mar 1, 2024 • 6min
3 PM ET: Classified documents hearing, Navalny funeral detentions, CDC’s isolation guidelines & more
Hearings on Trump's classified documents, Russian detentions for Navalny tributes, Texas wildfire intensifying, fatal shooting sentencing, CDC's new Covid-19 isolation guidelines

Mar 1, 2024 • 6min
12 PM ET: Trump trial date limbo, Navalny mourners, Caitlin Clark’s next move & more
Trump's trial date may be delayed, mourners gather for Navalny's funeral, calls for investigation into Gaza food aid tragedy, Congress postpones government shutdown deadline, NCAA basketball star Caitlin Clark's next move

Mar 1, 2024 • 5min
9 AM: Crowds for Navalny, CA 12 feet of snow, Gaza investigation reax & more
Mourners gather for Navalny's funeral in Moscow amidst risks. Texas and California face severe weather conditions, wildfires, and snowstorms. EU responds to CNN's investigation on Israeli fire in Gaza. Journalist held in contempt poses First Amendment implications. A children's mouthwash brand recalled over poisoning concerns.

Mar 1, 2024 • 6min
6 AM ET: Navalny's funeral, extreme weather, 1 billion obese & more
Topics discussed include Navalny's funeral in Moscow, Trump's classified documents case, California snow storm, Texas wildfires, violence in Haiti, and the alarming global rise in obesity rates reaching 1 billion people.

Feb 29, 2024 • 6min
6 PM ET: Dueling border visits, AL IVF bills, stock market records & more
Topics include contrasting border visits by Biden and Trump, Gaza aid tragedy, IVF legislation in Alabama, severe weather updates in California, and stock market hitting record highs.

Feb 29, 2024 • 6min
3 PM ET: Biden on Gaza, inflation indicator, investigation into Boeing & more
President Biden's response to Gaza incident, House passing funding measure, Fed's inflation indicators, federal judge blocks TX immigration law. New investigation into Boeing raises concerns over criminal liability.

Feb 29, 2024 • 7min
12 PM ET: Gaza aid attack, Illinois ballot decision, leap day pay & more
Gaza aid attack leaves over 100 dead. Biden and Trump visit US southern border. Illinois bars Trump from primary ballot. Texas and Oklahoma wildfires burn 1 million acres. Leap day raises questions about paychecks.


