Episodios

  • Kamala Harris Breaks Her Silence

    Kamala Harris Breaks Her Silence
    May 2 2025
    After months of laying low, former Vice President Kamala Harris steps out with a speech in San Francisco, taking aim at President Trump and warning of a constitutional crisis. Plus, the Trump administration is taking aim at sanctuary city laws limiting local law enforcement's cooperation with federal immigration agents. Scott, Marisa and Guy discuss all that on this Friday roundtable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 m
  • Her Parents Couldn’t Vote in the South. Now She’s California’s Top Election Official

    Her Parents Couldn’t Vote in the South. Now She’s California’s Top Election Official
    May 2 2025
    California’s Secretary of State Shirley Weber is speaking out against federal Republican policies and proposed laws she says will disenfranchise voters. Weber is the daughter of southern sharecroppers and knows what voter suppression looks like. Her grandfather was never given the opportunity to vote and her father didn’t cast a ballot until his 30s, after fleeing a lynch mob in Arkansas and moving to California when Weber was a toddler. She joins Marisa and Scott to discuss threats to voting rights in the U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 m
  • Check out KQED's New Show Hyphenación

    Check out KQED's New Show Hyphenación
    Apr 30 2025
    Join host Xorje Andrés Olivares and guests to explore what it means to live within a hyphenation. Each week we bring together a couple of hyphenated Latinos to have easy conversations about hard things: family, careers, relationships, belonging … everything is on the table. Hyphenación—where conversation and cultura meet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    3 m
  • Rep. Eric Swalwell on Trump’s First 100 Days

    Rep. Eric Swalwell on Trump’s First 100 Days
    Apr 29 2025
    One hundred days into President Donald Trump's second term, East Bay Representative Eric Swalwell joins Marisa to discuss how his party should be responding. In 2012, Swalwell was elected to represent Hayward, Livermore and Pleasanton in Congress and helped lead both impeachments of Trump. He's become a frequent critic and target of the president and his allies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 m
  • Do Democrats Have an Age Problem?

    Do Democrats Have an Age Problem?
    Apr 25 2025
    In San Francisco, the county Democratic Party this week adopted resolutions aimed at repositioning themselves on issues like public safety, education and, most controversially, possible age limits for elected officials. Meanwhile in Los Angeles, Mayor Karen Bass is trying to overcome the damage from being out of the country when the devastating fires struck her city while also dealing with a huge budget deficit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 m
  • Controversial New Oceanfront Park Could Cost This SF Supervisor His Job

    Controversial New Oceanfront Park Could Cost This SF Supervisor His Job
    Apr 25 2025
    Joel Engardio built his political profile by backing the successful recalls of members of San Francisco's Board of Education and its progressive district attorney. Now he may be facing a recall of his own. Engardio, who represents the city's Sunset District on the Board of Supervisors, is being targeted for backing a voter-approved ballot measure that permanently closed most of the Great Highway to car traffic. In its place: Sunset Dunes, a newly opened park that's drawn both praise and protest. Scott talks with Engardio about the new park, the recall effort against him and his career in San Francisco politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 m
  • Is This What a Constitutional Crisis Looks Like?

    Is This What a Constitutional Crisis Looks Like?
    Apr 22 2025
    President Donald Trump faces lawsuits over his actions on immigration, mass firings, funding threats and tariffs. But are his administration’s showdowns with the courts are heading to a constitutional crisis? Scott and Marisa are joined by Ilya Somin, who teaches law at George Mason University and is the chair of constitutional studies at the Libertarian Cato think tank in Washington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    31 m
  • California Takes Trump to Court Over Tariffs

    California Takes Trump to Court Over Tariffs
    Apr 18 2025
    After weeks of trying to make nice with the president, Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta head to court, saying Trump’s unilateral tariffs are messing up California’s trade-dependent economy. Scott, Marisa and Guy discuss California’s latest federal lawsuit against the Trump administration. Plus, KQED's Alex Hall joins to discuss the results so far in the Oakland mayoral election, which is still too close to call. The first batch of votes favor former City Councilmember Loren Taylor over former Congresswoman Barbara Lee, but there are still tens of thousands more ballots to be counted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    23 m
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