Politics Episodes
Oct. 15, 2024
Terre Haute Takedown: Cracking a 20th Century Election Conspiracy. Talking with author Sasha Issenberg.
A landmark case of corruption that influenced the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
Oct. 14, 2024
In conversation with Ben Kaplan, candidate for SF Community College Board of Trustees.
Candidate for the SF Community College Board.
Aug. 19, 2024
The San Francisco Mayor Race. Talking with Candidate Daniel Lurie.
Candidate for Mayor Daniel Lurie brings private sector experience to the race for Mayor.
Aug. 6, 2024
San Francisco's Mayor Race: Speaking with Candidate Mark Farrell
Mark Farrell served as interim Mayor of San Francisco in 2018 after the death of Ed Lee. He served as a City Supervisor for over seven years.
May 16, 2024
Day of Reckoning: How the Right declared War on Democracy. Talking with author Mike Wendling of the BBC.
MAGA which has been sidelined for the last four years, will be back in the national spotlight as Donald Trump becomes the official Republican candidate for President and the campaign gets underway.
June 24, 2023
The Struggle for the people's King: How politics transforms the memory of the Civil Rights Movement. Talking with Dr. Hajar Yazdiha
Over the last 40 years political movements have appropriated the Legitimacy of the Civil Right Movement for their own ends. What effect does it have on our collective memory ?
March 24, 2023
Money in Politics needs a watchdog: The Federal Election Commission. Talking with former Chair Ann Ravel.
Committed to the democratic process as a Commissioner and international election observer.
Feb. 7, 2023
The US Supreme Court and the issue of Capital Punishment. In conversation with Professor Bernard Harcourt, Columbia University.
The Supreme Court has a 6 vote super majority in favor of capital punishment. They are increasingly active in green lighting executions
Nov. 2, 2022
The Midterm Elections: What to Watch for. Talking with Professor Dan Schnur.
The last days of Campaign 2022 reveal that the Republicans are poised for significant gains, though polls remain close.
June 8, 2022
The Chesa Boudin Recall and the Los Angeles Mayor's Race: Talking with Professor David McCuan, Chair of Political Science at Sonoma State University.
Political analysis of the June 7th California Primary by Professor David McCuan, Chair of Political Science at Sonoma State University.
May 26, 2022
Chesa Boudin Recall Campaign: the Closing Arguments. Talking with Brooke Jenkins.
With the historic campaign to recall San Francisco's District Attorney drawing to a close as election day - June 7th - looms before us, the two campaigns are in high gear. Brooke Jenkins with the recall campaign makes the clo...
April 22, 2022
Chesa Boudin Recall Election: Talking with former Assistant District Attorney Brooke Jenkins.
Former Assistant DA Brooke Jenkins and now working on the Recall Boudin campaign. 7 weeks to go in the race with polls showing a 68% margin to recall.
April 15, 2022
The Right: The 100 Year War for American Conservatism. Talking with author Matthew Continetti.
How the American Conservative movement has come full circle from 1920s populism, through the Goldwater and Reagan eras, to the 2022 populism of Donald Trump.
Feb. 4, 2022
Chesa Boudin: Recalling San Francisco's District Attorney. Talking with Public Affairs Consultant Sam Singer
San Francisco’s 29 th DA faces an historic recall election because of deteriorating public safety and rampant crime in the City.
Jan. 26, 2022
Kamala Harris one year: Where did it go wrong for her ? Talking with BBC North America Correspondent Anthony Zurcher.
Vice President Kamal Harris' first year in office has been very rock. The two issues the White House assigned to her - Immigration and Voting Rights - proved to be too challenging for her and her staff. A recent poll shows th...
Jan. 18, 2022
Chesa Boudin: Recalling San Francisco's District Attorney. In conversation with former Assistant DA Brooke Jenkins.
Chesa Boudin, San Francisco's 29th District Attorney is facing an unprecedented recall election on June 7, 2022, the first time in the 166 year history of the office. 83,000 San Franciscan voters signed a petition to put the ...
Jan. 17, 2022
The Oath Keepers: Talking with journalists Phil Barber, Andrew Graham and Emily Wilder of The Press Democrat
Phil, Andrew and Emily authored a wide ranging profile of Oath Keeper members in the San Francisco North Bay Region on January 9th. Many readers were surprised that the right wing, extremist organization had a membership base...
Dec. 30, 2021
California 2021 Wrap-up and 2022 Outlook: Talking with Professor David McCuan, Chair of the Political Science Department, Sonoma State University.
California politics were especially tumultuous in 2021. And 2022 with the mid-term elections likely to swing control of Congress from Democrat to Republican, will no doubt prove equally seismic in political terms for the Gold...
Dec. 17, 2021
California's Plan to provide Healthcare for All: Talking with Carmen Comisti of the California Nurses' Association
California Assembly Bill 1400 comes up for Committee consideration in January. The Legislation would provide universal health care insurance for 40 million Californians on a single payer basis. The single payer would be the S...
Oct. 9, 2021
Minneapolis votes to ditch its' Police Department and Chief.
Measure 2 is on the Minneapolis ballot November 2. It would remove the Police Department and Chief from the city charter. A new Department of Public Safety would be set up driven by public health considerations. Would police ...
Sept. 17, 2021
Newsom Recall Post Mortem: Talking with Dan Walters of CalMatters.org
The second Gubernatorial recall in California's 171 years history as a state failed. Governor Gavin Newsom handily saw off the challenge to oust him, 64% to 36%. Does his victory mean a renewed mandate to solve the state's bi...
Sept. 14, 2021
The Eve of the California Recall Election: In conversation with Professor David McCuan
The second recall election of a California Governor in 171 years of statehood takes place tomorrow, Tuesday September 14. The polls are predicting a landslide victory for Gavin Newsom. But the seasoned political scientist Pro...
Sept. 9, 2021
Gavin Newsom's handling of Covid is both an advantage and a liability in the Recall. Talking with Kaiser Health News journalist Angela Hart.
While the Governor's management of California's response to the Covid pandemic has been an issue in the Recall, he has earned praise and criticism. Angela Hart frames the issues around his handling of Covid and further previe...
Aug. 26, 2021
Newsom Recall Election: In conversation with Laurel Rosenhall, political reporter with CalMatters
The special recall election of Governor Gavin Newsom is scheduled for September 14, less than three weeks away. The polls are close and the campaigns are moving into high gear. Lauren Rosenhall gives us her perspective on the...