Political Breakdown
Join hosts Scott Shafer and Marisa Lagos as they unpack the day in politics with a California perspective. Featuring interviews with reporters and other insiders involved in the craft of politics—including elected officials, candidates, pollsters, campaign managers, fundraisers, and other political players—Political Breakdown pulls back the curtain to offer an insider’s glimpse at how politics works today.
Latest Episode
Gov. Gavin Newsom: How Trump is Threatening the 2026 Elections (25.10.2025)
Previous Episodes
- How Alameda County’s DA Would Handle Federal Troops in Oakland
- Behind Benioff’s Call for National Guard Troops
- Katie Porter Answers Questions About Viral Videos
- Will the Supreme Court Gut the Voting Rights Act?
- How California is Preparing for a Health Insurance Crisis
- Did Katie Porter Just Crash Out?
- Retired General Slams Trump’s Troop Deployment
- What Gerry's Salamander Has to Do With Redistricting
- Is Portland the “War Zone” Trump Claims It Is?
- This Republican Assemblymember Wants to Split California in Two
- The $100,000 Visa Scheme
- AOC and Schwarzenegger: The Prop. 50 Ad War Celebrities
- Gubernatorial Candidate Katie Porter on Kimmel, ICE and Prop. 50
- Are YIMBYs Winning the Housing Debate?
- SF’s Sunset District Recalled Engardio. Now What?
- Trump Comes for the UC System
- Charlie Kirk and the Rise of Political Violence
- What’s in the Last Minute Climate and Energy Package
- The Impact of RFK Jr. 'Going Wild' on Health Policy
- Democrats Celebrate the Life of Liberal Powerhouse John Burton
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