CNN 5 Things

CNN 5 Things

by CNN Podcasts

Last updated Oct 27, 2026Is this your podcast?

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.

David Rind · CNN Podcasts · Krista Bo Polanco
Activenewsdaily1,000 episodes
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Insights from recent episode analysis

On the show

Hosts: David Rind, CNN Podcasts
Recent guests
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  • Hadas Gold1 ep
  • Priscilla Alvarez1 ep
  • American doctor1 ep

Also: Barack Obama, Pete Hegseth, Benjamin Hovland, Zachary Wolf, Allison Gordon, Steve Contorno, Jennifer Agiesta, David Chalian

Audience Interest

Estimated Reach: 910K to 4.8M
Listeners across platforms
  • current events
  • daily news updates

Podcast Focus

Categories: news · daily
  • five news stories daily
  • weekday updates

Publishing Consistency

Frequency: Daily
1,000+ episodes since 2025
  • active for one year
  • weekly or more updates

Insights are generated by CastFox AI using publicly available data, episode content, and proprietary models.

Most discussed topics

politics
15
us-iran relations
8
redistricting
5
midterm elections
5
king charles
4
us military
4

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Medium Confidence

Total monthly reach

910K to 4.8M

Based on 1 signal.

Built from

Charts in 49 marketsHome market: United States

By chart position

  • 🇺🇸
    United States · Daily NewsHOME
    #22
    190K to 1.0M
  • 🇰🇷
    South Korea · Daily News
    #7
    17K to 89K
  • 🇮🇳
    India · Daily News
    #20
    11K to 58K
  • 🇯🇵
    Japan · Daily News
    #15
    8.1K to 43K
  • 🇨🇦
    Canada · Daily News
    #34
    4.7K to 25K
  • Per-Episode Audience

    Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days

    273K to 1.4M
    🎙 Daily cadence·1,000 episodes·Last published yesterday
  • Monthly Reach

    Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)

    910K to 4.8M
    🇺🇸70%🇰🇷6%🇮🇳4%+12 more
  • Active Followers

    Loyal subscribers who consistently listen

    501K to 2.6M

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Distribution & Reach

About the show, platforms, and key insights.

Key insights

What the show covers

  • five news stories daily
  • weekday updates
  • weekend good news
  • brief news summaries

Audience interests

  • current events
  • daily news updates
  • positive stories
  • quick information

Platform reach

  • available on major platforms
  • no specific platforms detected
  • potential for broad distribution
  • unknown follower count

Publishing consistency

  • active for one year
  • weekly or more updates
  • consistent weekday releases
  • reliable evening updates

Chart history for CNN 5 Things

Peaked at #7 in South Korea, top 10 in 1 of 50 tracked markets, currently #7 in South Korea.

MarketGenrePeakCurrentTrend
South Korea—#7#7—
TW—#11#11—
VN—#12#12—
NG—#13#13—
KE—#14#14—
Japan—#15#15—
South Korea—#15#15—
PH—#16#16—
PE—#18#18—
India—#20#20—
RO—#21#21—
United States—#22#22—
MY—#23#23—
VN—#24#24—
SA—#25#25—
ID—#26#26—
South Africa—#27#27—
HK—#28#28—
TR—#32#32—
Canada—#34#34—

Chart Positions

50 placements across 41 markets.