East Bay Insiders
By Steven Tavares
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Episodes: 150
Description
All politics is local. East Bay Insiders reporter Steve Tavares, co-host Trishala Vinnakota, and a rotating cast of Alameda County insiders break down the latest in local, state, and national politics—with plenty of scoops and a few hijinks along the way.
| Episode | Date |
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Oakland Voters Send a Message: What Measure E's Defeat Means Countywide
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Jun 06, 2026 |
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Mailers, Millions & Measure E: The East Bay Primary Preview
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May 30, 2026 |
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Seeing the Forest for the Trees
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May 10, 2026 |
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Two Castro Valley Boys Sitting on the Boulevard
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Eric Swalwell's past is prologue
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Apr 19, 2026 |
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The precipitous and predictable fall of Eric Swalwell
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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Mike Hutchinson Gives Everyone a Failing Grade
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Apr 05, 2026 |
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Teflon Eric Swalwell
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Mar 28, 2026 |
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Power, Gender, and Retaliation
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Feb 21, 2026 |
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Courtrooms, Campaigns, and Accountability
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Feb 08, 2026 |
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Alameda island vibes with Malia Vella
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Jan 25, 2026 |
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2025: Year in Review
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Dec 25, 2025 |
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3rd Annual Insidey Awards
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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Bonta vs Swalwell
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Dec 13, 2025 |
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The Letter
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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San Leandro is in turmoil
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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From Protégé to Pariah
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Hopelessness, homelessness, greediness
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Sep 13, 2025 |
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State of politics and journalism with legendary reporter Carla Marinucci
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Aug 30, 2025 |
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Fear factor
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Aug 16, 2025 |
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You chill, we grill 'em
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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There's a new girl in town
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Trump, chumps, and ambulance lumps
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Curious incident of a target letter in a poor city striving to be average but where city employees work in the office
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Jun 07, 2025 |
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Viva East Bay Insiders
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May 17, 2025 |
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Barbara Lee is Oakland's mayor-elect. Now what?
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Apr 19, 2025 |
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Don't call it a comeback
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Mar 29, 2025 |
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Ask Kevin Jenkins anything
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Live from Buffalo Bill's Brewery with State Sen. Aisha Wahab
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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East Bay Insiders Unfiltered
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Judgment Day
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Live from Castro Valley
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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2nd Annual Insidey Awards
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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The Aftermath
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Dec 14, 2024 |
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East Bay Insiders Centenary with Loren Taylor and Supervisor Nate Miley
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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How 'bout them recalls?!!
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Election 2024 Preview Show
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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Scam Alert
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Welcome to the Shawn Wilson podcast
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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Call me incompetent all day long
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Sep 07, 2024 |
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Carson asks Bauters to the couch
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Pamela Price's worst nightmare
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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Breaking Bad Polling
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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High-stakes hot takes
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Life of Thao
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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Handicapping the recalls
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Jun 08, 2024 |
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Really?!!
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May 20, 2024 |
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Our comms expert Justin Berton is back!
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Aisha Knowles and The Apology
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Back to basics
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Mar 23, 2024 |
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Primary Answers
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Loren Taylor: Live in front of a studio audience
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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He's just Ken
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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Newsom's coup
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Has the entire county gone nuts?
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Jan 28, 2024 |
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What's up with that, Dems?
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Insidey Awards
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Shawn is back!
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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Seneca Scott vs. Oakland Progressives
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Dec 09, 2023 |
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East Bay poster child for how the GOP has lost suburban voters
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Last of the East Bay Republicans
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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State of Alameda County's safety net hospitals
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Sheng Show
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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March Primary Reset
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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More Oakland woes: 'You're starting to see all kinds of cracks in this administration'
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Sep 17, 2023 |
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Labor Strife
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Sep 02, 2023 |
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Assemblykid gets timeout
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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You don't have to lie to kick it with East Bay Insiders
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Dan the Man is the Man for Dublin, Man and lsland Boy
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Send your impact fee checks to Oakland City Hall
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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This title was created by A.I.
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May 26, 2023 |
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Dinner rolls, pizza, and steak
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May 09, 2023 |
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It's all about Pam
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Eve of Destruction
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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March Madness in Alameda County
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Mar 19, 2023 |
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Authority Song
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Jockeying for position
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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2022 Wrap-up: Post-gender era in East Bay politics and the Modern American man
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Dec 31, 2022 |
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The election that went up in smoke
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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East Bay Election Preview Show
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Nov 05, 2022 |
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Loren Taylor: Oakland mayoral multitasker
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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It's the Power of IEs
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Oakland according to Seneca Scott
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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The Worst
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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June Primary Autopsy
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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East Bay Insiders Live - Ballot Cheat Sheet
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May 30, 2022 |
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East Bay June Primary Preview, Part 2
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May 19, 2022 |
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East Bay June Primary Preview, Part 1
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May 17, 2022 |
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Livermore Whine Tasting
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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Libby Schaaf and special guest Casey Pratt
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Mar 19, 2022 |
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Masks off, pay your rent
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Sore Loser
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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1-877-KARS-4KOPS. Donate to Ahern Today.
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Bryan vs. the Tsunami
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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Company Christmas Party
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Dec 24, 2021 |
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Redistricting Border Wars
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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Remembering Wilma Chan and what comes next
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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Vet appointment with Fremont Councilmember Raj Salwan
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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Chilling and Grilling with Lee Thomas
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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Assessing the situation with Alameda County Assessor Phong La
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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Ignacio De La Fuente, Part 2: 'F--king blow this sh-t up'
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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Ignacio De La Fuente on Oakland city leaders: 'They have no f-----g clue'; Bottom of the 9th for the A's, Part 1
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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'I came here to end my political career'
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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Post-Covid Reunion; AD18 preview; Howard Terminal; Ahern; O'Malley
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Jun 29, 2021 |
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Retirement and the Legend of Cracker McCracker
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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2020 wrap-up, 2021 crystal ball
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Jan 01, 2021 |
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Swalwell and the Fang Gang Christmas special
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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Election recap: Trash talk and infighting begins
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Nov 14, 2020 |
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Election recap: Trash talk and infighting begins
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Nov 14, 2020 |
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Election Night Extravaganza
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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Remembering Charlie
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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Raise your glass to freedom
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Jul 16, 2020 |
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Season 2 - Time travelers
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Jul 04, 2020 |
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Liberate the podcast
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May 26, 2020 |
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Steve's girlfriend busts his chops; Fantasy City Council League update
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May 05, 2020 |
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You down with PPE? Yeah, you know me!
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Apr 19, 2020 |
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Covid-15 minimum wage delay
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Apr 12, 2020 |
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Shelter in place
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Apr 04, 2020 |
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Love songs and election returns after dark
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Mar 07, 2020 |
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Election Day special with Assemblymember Rob Bonta
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Mar 04, 2020 |
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This election is a pain in the butt
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Mar 01, 2020 |
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The Winners, Part 2 - Cliffhanger revealed
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Feb 20, 2020 |
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The Winners, Part 1
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Feb 14, 2020 |
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The Big Man joined the band
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Jan 28, 2020 |
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The Original KD
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Jan 21, 2020 |
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East Bay bubbles
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Jan 11, 2020 |
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End of a decade
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Dec 31, 2019 |
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Ding Dong nuts
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Dec 31, 2019 |
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Rain Delay
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Dec 20, 2019 |
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Let's play Hardball
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Dec 11, 2019 |
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Thanksgiving Leftovers
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Nov 27, 2019 |
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Fantasy City Council League Draft
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Nov 15, 2019 |
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Release the tape! It's not a physical tape! It's a digital recording!
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Nov 08, 2019 |
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McPartland, condos for squirrels, and free stuff
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Oct 25, 2019 |
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Tale of the Tape
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Oct 18, 2019 |
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Pilot Episode
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Oct 10, 2019 |
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Get rid of the Police Officer Bill of Rights
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Jun 20, 2019 |
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Dublin is blinded by rainbows; Castro Valley rebels
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May 29, 2019 |
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Republican consultant Jason Scalese, bipartisanship, Swalwell, CAGOP, and Italian accents
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May 16, 2019 |
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Tribute to former San Leandro Mayor Tony Santos
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May 02, 2019 |
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Swalwell's campaign is a joke; Bad people in Alameda
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Apr 27, 2019 |
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Alameda special election preview; rental housing with Alameda Vice Mayor John Knox White
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Apr 04, 2019 |
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Post No-Collusion Swalwell; Making sense of the Census
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Mar 30, 2019 |
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Requiem for a bad mayor; Farewell to Lee Thomas
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Dec 21, 2018 |
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Former San Leandro chief in hot water; Dem clubs; Latinos in 'Dro politics
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Dec 18, 2018 |
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Oakland stadium issues and politics with Bauce Man
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Dec 14, 2018 |
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Miracle in AD16; Interview with Hayward Councilmember-elect Aisha Wahab
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Nov 20, 2018 |
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East Bay election wrap-up; Winners and Losers
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Nov 09, 2018 |
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Election Day Special - Assemblyman Rob Bonta and Alameda school board candidate Mia Bonta; East Bay Election Night preview
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Nov 06, 2018 |
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Skulduggery; She Comes First; Interview with CA17 candidate Ron Cohen
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Nov 02, 2018 |