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How Michael Tubbs Plans to End Poverty in California from 2021-12-06T09:00
As mayor of Stockton, Michael Tubbs started a national trend when he launched a universal basic income (UBI) pilot program in which 130 families received $500 a month, no strings attached. Now he's...
ListenSan Francisco's Archbishop on Abortion and Not Being Vaccinated from 2021-12-01T09:00
Conservative Catholic bishop Salvatore Cordileone talks about the Supreme Court hearing a Mississippi case that could overturn Roe vs. Wade. And he breaks some news on his vaccination status. Get u...
ListenJackie Speier on Her Retirement Announcement from 2021-11-16T20:36
The Democrat, who first ran for office after she was wounded in the Jonestown massacre in 1978, has represented San Mateo County and part of San Francisco for decades and has been in Congress since...
ListenSan Francisco Housing Politics Go Statewide from 2021-11-11T09:00
In this episode of the Fifth&Mission podcast, It's All Political host Joe Garofoli joins Heather Knight and Cecilia Lei to talk about the Board of Supervisors' rejection of a housing project, and w...
ListenYoungkin's Virginia Win: Could It Happen in California? from 2021-11-03T17:21
The Republican's upset victory over Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the governor's race shocked many. Could something like it happen in super-blue California? Tal Kopan and Joe Garofoli talk about Youn...
ListenCongressional Underdogs’ Uphill Fight Against Incumbents from 2021-11-01T08:00
Joseph Rocha and Tamika Hamilton have overcome long odds their whole lives. Now Rocha, a Democrat from the San Diego area, is challenging one of the richest members of the House, Darrell Issa. Hami...
ListenAdam Schiff on the Crisis in Democracy from 2021-10-21T08:00
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Burbank, returns to talk to Joe Garofoli about his new book, “Midnight in Washington,” and share insider stories on Donald Trump, Robert Mueller, Reps. Kevin McCarthy and Devin ...
ListenA $32M Progressive Campaign to Win Texas from 2021-09-30T07:01
NextGen America, the nation’s largest youth voter organization, is launching a major campaign across eight states. Executive director Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez joins Joe Garofoli to explain why the...
ListenWhat's Next for California GOP After Recall Drubbing? from 2021-09-28T08:00
Jessica Millan Patterson, chairwoman of the California Republican Party, joins Joe Garofoli to talk about the future of the state Republican Party after its failed attempt to recall Gov. Gavin News...
ListenHakeem Jeffries on Pelosi, Trump, Biggie and Tupac from 2021-09-20T08:00
Rising Democratic Party star Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York chats with Joe Garofoli about possible new taxes in the infrastructure bill, what he's learned from Speaker Nancy Pelosi and more. Famo...
ListenFifth&Mission: Now What for Gavin Newsom? from 2021-09-15T08:00
"We said yes to pluralism," the governor said after Californians voted overwhelmingly to let him finish his term. With the recall attempt behind him, does Newsom have the wind at his back? Joe Garo...
ListenGavin Newsom on French Laundry and Other Errors from 2021-09-13T16:34:25
Alexei Koseff, the reporter who broke the story of that ill-advised dinner during lockdown, talks to the governor about it on the eve of the recall election. Newsom also discusses his achievements ...
ListenCNN’s Dana Bash on California’s Two Recalls from 2021-09-09T08:00
The longtime political correspondent talks to Joe Garofoli about Total Recall: California’s Political Circus, her new podcast series on the 2003 recall that made Arnold Schwarzenegger governor, and...
ListenCrime in California: Is Proposition 47 a Success? from 2021-09-07T08:00
Joe Garofoli talks criminal justice reform with Lenore Anderson, co-author of the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act and co-founder of Californians for Safety and Justice, one of the leading crimin...
ListenGood News for Newsom while Elder Dominates GOP Rivals from 2021-09-02T08:00
In this Total Recall edition of the podcast, Sacramento reporters Alexei Koseff and Dustin Gardiner join host Joe Garofoli to break down a new poll and explore what Republican Larry Elder would do ...
ListenTotal Recall Podcast: Can Larry Elder Really Be Governor? from 2021-08-25T07:00
State Capitol reporters Alexei Koseff and Dustin Gardiner break down the Republican front-runner's chances, preview The Chronicle’s candidate debate Wednesday, and endure host Joe Garofoli's hacky ...
ListenBehind the Scenes of the Barbara Lee Documentary from 2021-08-17T08:00
East Bay director Abby Ginzberg talks to Joe Garofoli about “Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power,” her new film about the longtime Oakland progressive icon, and about how she convinced a reluctant...
ListenRep. Barbara Lee Gets Personal to Explain Her Politics from 2021-08-16T08:00
The Oakland Democrat and progressive icon rarely discusses her private life, especially its most painful chapters. But she does so here as she chats with Joe Garofoli about a new documentary about ...
ListenHow Gavin Newsom Could Get Recalled from 2021-07-29T08:00
California Gov. Gavin Newsom seemed to be on a gilded path to surviving a recall attempt against him. But new polling shows that likely voters are now split on whether to boot Newsom out of office ...
ListenCan a Tough on Crime ex-Republican Be California's A.G.? from 2021-07-26T08:00
Sacramento District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert is running like a traditional Republican. But she's running as an independent candidate after leaving the GOP. Among Joe Garofoli's questions: Can s...
ListenCan Media Star/Policy Wonk Lanhee Chen Make the Jump to Politics? from 2021-07-06T11:00
Californian Lanhee Chen is the GOP policy wonk who regularly turns up on Sunday political chat shows. On today’s podcast, the former policy director for Mitt Romney and Marco Rubio announces his pl...
ListenCan This Republican Be California’s Next Attorney General? from 2021-07-04T07:00
Nathan Hochman has never run for elective office, but the ex-George W. Bush-era Justice Department attorney and federal prosecutor promises to be tougher on crime than Democrat Attorney General Rob...
ListenRob Bonta Says He’s "The People’s Attorney" Not the "Top Cop" from 2021-07-01T07:00
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is the most progressive person to hold the position in a long time. He will soon find out if California voters agree with his stances on how to discipline bad ...
ListenAre Republicans Softening on LGBTQ Issues? from 2021-06-20T11:00
A new Gallup poll says that for the first time, a majority of Republicans support same sex marriage -- just four years after only 40% supported it. What’s changed? Log Cabin Republicans managing di...
ListenDianne Feinstein "Needs to Resign" from 2021-06-17T08:00
Yvette Simpson, CEO of the group Democracy for America, brings the heat to Democrats who are moving too slowly for progressives — from President Biden's insistence on pursuing bipartisanship to Sen...
ListenHow Democrats Are Blowing Their Messaging from 2021-06-09T08:00
A study of the TV ads run during 2020 House races shows Dems are misspending millions of dollars on the wrong messages to the wrong voters. Jenifer Fernandez Ancona of Way To Win, the progressive d...
ListenHow to Make Redistricting Sexy from 2021-05-28T08:00
California Redistricting Commission member Sara Sadhwani explains how redistricting works, how to get involved and what challenges the panel faces — particularly in how to make it intersting enough...
ListenWealthy Donors: California Isn’t Progressive Enough from 2021-05-24T08:00
A small group called the California Donor Table is ready to spend $10 million on progressive Legislature and House candidates over the next year — even if they’re going up against fellow Democrats....
ListenHow Gavin Newsom Wants to Spend Billions from 2021-05-21T08:00
Sacramento correspondents Alexei Koseff and Dustin Gardiner break down the governor's revised budget in the wake of a huge tax revenue surplus. Plus: What bills got suddenly killed in the Legislatu...
ListenJaime Harrison on Wokeness and the "Joke" of Kevin McCarthy from 2021-05-19T08:00
The New Democratic National Committee chairman talks about how Democrats will try to hold the House and Senate, what he thinks of the House Minority Leader and whether he agrees with James Carville...
ListenJennifer Carroll Foy Could Be America’s First Black Female Governor from 2021-05-11T08:00
Jennifer Carroll Foy faces an uphill battle in her race to be Virginia’s governor. But unlike many politicians, she’s faced more than her share of challenges, from being one of the first women to g...
ListenHawaii Sen. Maize Hirono’s Immigrant Story from 2021-05-05T08:00
Many Americans first learned about Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono during her tough questioning of Brett Kavanaugh during his Supreme Court hearings. She shares her long journey from growing up poor in Ha...
ListenChronicled: A Message from Tal and Joe from 2021-05-05T00:40:22
SF Chronicle podcast Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris? was nominated for a Webby award for best documentary podcast. And we need your help: Vote for our project before May 6 here: bit.ly/joevote.
Is This Nancy Pelosi’s Last Term? from 2021-04-30T08:00
Susan Page, author of the new biography, “Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power” talks about what shaped Pelosi, her relationship with AOC and when she might retire. Learn more about...
ListenPramila Jayapal Grades Biden’s 100 Days from 2021-04-28T08:00
The progressive caucus leader supported Sen. Bernie Sanders in 2020. But the Washington congresswoman says that — so far — he’s not just listening to progressives, he’s incorporating their ideas. |...
ListenGetting Cops Out of the 911 Business from 2021-04-26T08:00
California state Sen. Sydney Kamlager wants to change how police respond to nonviolent emergency calls. Her legislation is based, in part, on her experience when she called 911 after an ex-boyfrien...
ListenHow Can Politics Be More Inclusive? from 2021-04-20T08:00
Swati Mylavarapu, who went from Silicon Valley VC to top Pete Buttigieg fundraiser, talks about her journey as the child of immigrants in Florida — and her efforts to get "non-political" people to ...
ListenHow Rich People Hurt the Rest of Us from 2021-04-13T08:00
Journalist Michael Mechanic talks about his new book, "Jackpot: How the Super-rich Really Live — and How Their Wealth Harms Us All." Wealthy Americans have rigged the system. What can be done to ch...
ListenFifth&Mission: Polling on Recall is Good News for Newsom from 2021-03-31T08:00
Joe Garofoli joins Demian Bulwa on the Chronicle’s flagship podast discussing a new poll that shows that opponents of California Gov Gavin Newsom have a lot of work to do. A strong 56% of likely vo...
ListenA Bay Area Congressman's Near-death Experience from 2021-03-25T08:00
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord, who was on a ventilator last year, talks with Joe Garofoli and Tal Kopan about where Washington may land on a $15 minimum wage, his friendship with AOC and his form...
ListenMedicare for All: The Politics Are Changing from 2021-03-24T08:00
Top Bernie Sanders advisor Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, author of the new book “Medicare for All: A Citizen’s Guide,” talks to Joe Garofoli about how the drive for a single-payer health plan is growing — bu...
ListenExit Interview: John Diaz from 2021-03-19T08:00
John Diaz is retiring after 25 years as The Chronicle’s editorial page editor. He talks about the national leaders he’s watched from the beginning -- like Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom -- and what...
ListenGavin Newsom Recall: Everything You Need to Know from 2021-03-17T08:00
Joshua Spivak of The Recall Elections Blog explains the challenges faced by those who want to oust the governor, as well as how long the process could take — and how the whole thing might end up be...
ListenIntroducing The Doodler Podcast from 2021-03-16T08:00
It's All Political producer King Kaufman joins Joe Garofoli to talk about The Chronicle's new podcast miniseries, The Doodler, about a serial killer who preyed on San Francisco's gay community just...
ListenCalifornia Dreaming: Gavin Newsom’s Overly Sunny State of the State Speech from 2021-03-10T09:00
Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered his State of the State speech as California battles the coronavirus pandemic and he likely faces a recall. Sacramento reporters Alexei Koseff and Dustin Gardiner join ho...
ListenBest of IAP: "Stars and Strife": Can America Overcome Hate? from 2021-02-25T09:00
Filmmaker David Smick and Black Lives Matter leader Hawk Newsome join Joe Garofoli to talk about a new documentary that says America’s "epidemic of hate" is preventing leaders from finding compromi...
ListenShirley Weber, California's First Black Secretary of State from 2021-02-22T09:00
From daughter of an Arkansas sharecropper to top election official in California, Shirley Weber traces her path and and talks about the challenges the state could face in running a recall election ...
ListenPhil Matier's Exit Interview from 2021-02-05T17:15:03
A Bay Area media institution, Matier covered Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris and Nancy Pelosi before they were in politics. As he leaves his Chronicle column, he sits down in Joe Garofoli's back yard t...
ListenKevin Faulconer: Moderate Enough to Challenge Newsom? from 2021-02-02T09:00
The former mayor of San Diego is pro-choice, pro-same sex marriage and pro-immigrant rights, and he believes in the science behind climate change. But can even a moderate Republican get elected sta...
ListenSenator Alex Padilla Gets Emotional from 2021-01-25T09:00
California's newly minted senator, Alex Padilla, the first Latino to represent California and the child of Mexican immigrants, talks to Joe Garofoli about how his background will shape his Senate c...
ListenThe Most Powerful Part of Joe Biden's Speech was the Silence from 2021-01-21T01:15
Joseph R. Biden, Jr., was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, speaking to a bitterly divided country and calling for Americans to come together. George Mason Universit...
ListenCan Joe Biden Make "Normal" Work Again? from 2021-01-20T09:00
After four years of Trump chaos, the new president promises to bring normalcy back to the White House. Presidential scholar and author Elaine Kamarck talks about what "normal" means and what it sho...
ListenHouse Impeaches Trump Again from 2021-01-14T09:00
What’s next after the House makes the president the first ever to be impeached twice? In this joint episode of It's All Political and Fifth&Mission, Heather Knight and Joe Garofoli talk about what ...
ListenPelosi and the House Move to Impeach from 2021-01-12T09:00
Democrats are moving swiftly to try to remove President Trump from office, or at least make him ineligible to run again in 2024. Introducing an article of impeachment, they accuse Trump of “incitin...
ListenShould the President be Removed? from 2021-01-08T09:00
On a joint episode of Fifth&Mission and It’s all Political, Joe Garofoli and Demian Bulwa talk about attempts to remove President Trump after he incited Wednesday’s violence. Plus: Reporter Chase D...
ListenWhy Georgia's Senate Races Matter to California from 2021-01-05T09:00
The results in Tuesday's runoffs — Perdue vs. Ossoff and Loeffler vs. Warnock — will have major ramifications for the power of Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and new...
ListenBest of IAP: The Real Nancy Pelosi from 2020-12-30T09:00
Journalist Molly Ball, author of the biography "Pelosi," explains what shaped the first female Speaker of the House, how she's dealt with sexism throughout her career and how she's been able to kee...
ListenNow What? Life After @realDonaldTrump from 2020-12-23T20:41:02
Steve Kettmann, editor of a new book of essays called "Now What: The Voters Have Spoken. Essays on Life After Trump," talks about how — and whether — the United States can heal after the last four ...
ListenNew Senator Alex Padilla from 2020-12-22T18:36
Gov. Gavin Newsom has named California's secretary of state to replace Kamala Harris in the Senate. In this episode published Oct. 3, 2020, Padilla talks to Joe Garofoli about the work he was doing...
ListenAlicia Garza says Gov. Newsom should appoint a Black Woman to the Senate from 2020-12-11T09:00
Alicia Garza, the co-creator of Black Lives Matter, talks about diversity in the Biden Administration, the defund the police movement and how to build Black political power. | Unlimited Chronicle a...
ListenRo Khanna on What Progressives Want From a Biden Administration from 2020-12-08T22:10
Silicon Valley Rep. Ro Khanna on what he thinks of Biden’s Cabinet picks, how social media companies should be regulated and what Speaker Nancy Pelosi will do next. Learn more about your ad choices...
ListenFifth&Mission: Becerra's Departure is Newsom's Opportunity from 2020-12-08T09:00
On the Chronicle’s flagship Fifth&Mission podcast, It's All Political host Joe Garofoli joins Demian Bulwa to discuss President-Elect Joe Biden's pick Health and Human Services secretary — Californ...
ListenWho Will Replace Kamala Harris in the Senate? from 2020-12-01T18:23:26
Will Gov. Gavin Newsom make history by appointing California's first Latinx senator? Or will he pick a woman of color? Sacramento bureau reporter Alexei Koseff joins host Joe Garofoli to break down...
ListenBest of IAP: Kamala Harris from 2020-11-25T09:00
The Vice President-elect joined Joe Garofoli and Tal Kopan in April, just as speculation began to build that Joe Biden would ask her to be his running mate. She talked about that, the coronavirus e...
ListenIt's Over: Biden Wins — What's Next? from 2020-11-07T19:26
In a combined episode of the Fifth&Mission and It’s All Political podcasts, Joe Garofoli, Tal Kopan and Demian Bulwa talk about the moment that put the Biden-Harris ticket over the top, the histori...
ListenElection Night Wrap: What We Know from 2020-11-04T08:43
In a combined episode of the Fifth&Mission and It’s All Political podcasts, Joe Garofoli, Heather Knight, Alexei Koseff and Demian Bulwa sum up a tense, inconclusive presidential election day, plus...
ListenThe Lincoln Project: Trump's 24/7 Nightmare from 2020-10-23T08:00
Prominent GOP strategists Steve Schmidt and Mike Madrid have seen the party's sad demise in California. Now they are determined to defeat President Trump and his Senate enablers to save the party t...
ListenWhat Was Prop 13 Creator Howard Jarvis Really Like? from 2020-10-14T08:00
Jason Cohn, director of the new Jarvis documentary, “The First Angry Man,” traces his path from anti-Communist gadfly to movement leader and what Prop 13’s legacy is today. | Get unlimited Chronicl...
Listen“Mr. Vice President, I’m speaking” from 2020-10-08T05:49
Joe Garofoli is joined by Heather Knight, John Diaz and John Wildermuth to break down the historic Harris-Pence vice presidential debate, where Sen. Kamala Harris called the Trump administration's ...
ListenCyberattacks! Pandemic! Misinformation! Calming Voter Anxiety from 2020-10-02T08:00
As voters receive their mail-in ballots, California Secretary of State Alex Padilla talks about the safeguards in place to protect voters against all the challenges of voting in 2020, both here and...
ListenTrump Biden Debate 1: What the Hell Was That? from 2020-09-30T03:43
Chronicle editorial board editor John Diaz and — GENTLEMEN, PLEASE! — political writer John Wildermuth join — EXCUSE ME! — host Joe Garofoli to analyze the first presidential — PLEASE LET HIM FINIS...
ListenAdam Schiff: What a Post-Trump World Looks Like from 2020-09-24T10:00
The House Intelligence Committee chair talks about reforms that would prevent many things that Donald Trump has done as president and explains how the Russians are planning to disrupt the 2020 elec...
Listen"Stars and Strife": Can America Overcome Hate? from 2020-09-17T08:00
A new documentary says America’s "epidemic of hate" is preventing leaders from finding compromise and solving problems. Filmmaker David Smick and Black Lives Matter leader Hawk Newsome join Joe Gar...
ListenBob Woodward's Trump Book Won't Change the Race from 2020-09-11T18:24:03
Chronicle editorial page editor John Diaz joins Joe Garofoli to talk about the revelations in "Fear," why climate change isn't an issue in the campaign despite California's wildfires, and how the e...
ListenA'shanti Gholar: Trump Is "Dog-Hollering" on Race from 2020-09-02T08:00
Forget "dog-whistling," says the president of Emerge — which recruits and trains Democratic women to run for office. She joins Joe Garofoli to say President Trump has gone way beyond that as he inf...
ListenFifth&Mission: Terror at the RNC! from 2020-08-26T08:00
On the Chronicle's flagship Fifth&Mission podcast, It's All Political host Joe Garofoli joins Heather Knight to talk about the GOP's strategy at the Republican National Convention: Scare the base w...
ListenWeirdest Democratic National Convention Ever: A Preview from 2020-08-17T08:00
Joe Biden is facing an enthusiasm gap. How will Dems rally excitement for him with a virtual convention? Can it be done with no roaring crowd? No balloon drop? Political writers John Wildermuth and...
ListenKatie Hill: Sex Scandal Won't Stop My Comeback from 2020-08-13T08:00
The former California congresswoman was a rising Democratic star — a future Speaker, some mused — until a conservative website published nude photos of her. She joins Joe Garofoli to talk about her...
ListenFifth&Mission: Why Kamala Harris is Joe Biden’s Pick from 2020-08-11T23:12
On The Chronicle's flagship news podcast, Washington reporter Tal Kopan and It's All Political host Joe Garofoli break down why Biden wants the former San Francisco DA and California attorney gener...
ListenCan Joe Biden’s shift on immigration excite Latino voters? from 2020-08-06T10:30
Many Latino voters still associate Joe Biden with former President Barack Obama, known to some progressive critics as “the deporter in chief.” Marielena Hincapié, executive director of the National...
ListenBlack Lives Matter's Alicia Garza on the future — and Joe Biden from 2020-07-31T08:00
Alicia Garza, the co-creator of Black Lives Matter, talks about the next steps for the movement, what Joe Biden should do to get young Black people to vote, and the difference between allies and co...
ListenStacey Abrams: VP Search, Voter Suppression and Black Lives Matter from 2020-07-23T22:19
Stacey Abrams talks about what it was like being mentioned as a possible Biden running mate, her concerns about voter suppression and the census, and what should be done with Confederate monuments ...
ListenWomen, Declare Your Independence From Men! from 2020-07-16T10:30
Jennifer Palmieri, a former adviser to Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, talks about her new book, “She Proclaims” — which explains how women should stop trying to fit into a man’s world and create...
ListenPotential Biden VP Pick Karen Bass from 2020-07-10T10:30
The Southern California congresswoman, who is on the shortlist to be Joe Biden's running mate, talks about her leadership of police reform efforts in Congress as chair of the Congressional Black Ca...
ListenWhat Joe Biden Has to Do to Win Young Voters from 2020-07-08T22:04:43
NextGen America is spending $45 million on one of the largest youth voter turnout campaigns in history — and it has a big challenge because many young voters aren’t excited about Joe Biden. NextGen...
ListenHow to Defund the Police from 2020-07-02T10:30
Alex Vitale, author of “The End of Policing,” has been a leader in the police reform movement for years. He tells Joe Garofoli, "The police are violence workers who have been told to wage these war...
ListenEric Swalwell’s Insider View of Impeachment from 2020-06-12T23:54:55
Rep. Eric Swalwell talks with Chronicle editorial page editor John Diaz about his new book, “Endgame: Inside the Impeachment of Donald J. Trump,” which gives a backstage look at the historic moment...
ListenMolly Ball on the Real Nancy Pelosi from 2020-06-09T08:00
The journalist and author of the new biography "Pelosi" explains what shaped the first female Speaker of the House, how she's dealt with sexism throughout her career and how she's been able to keep...
ListenHow Silicon Valley Will Look Different After the Pandemic from 2020-06-08T08:00
Carl Guardino, president and CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, talks about how America's tech capital will transform now that many companies have told their workers they can work from hom...
ListenBarbara Lee Wants a Racial Healing and Truth Commission from 2020-06-04T15:11
The Oakland congresswoman talks to Joe Garofoli and Tal Kopan about how white people can be better allies, plus who she thinks Joe Biden's pick for vice president should be. | Live protest updates ...
ListenThe Digital Divide Is Getting Worse from 2020-05-22T08:00
FCC commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel talks about how the coronavirus is widening the gap between information haves and have-nots, hurting people like high school junior Jessica Ramos, who shares he...
ListenMichael Franti: Positivity in Politics and Life from 2020-05-18T08:00
The Bay Area native’s new album, “Work Hard and Be Nice,” is less concerned with social consciousness than his previous work. But it’s a reflection of his belief in staying positive through politic...
ListenShahid Buttar Is Challenging Nancy Pelosi From Her Left from 2020-05-14T08:00
While the speaker is known as the epitome of a San Francisco liberal and an antidote to President Trump, Shahid Buttar, her challenger for reelection, says she hasn't done enough for working people...
ListenPramila Jayapal on PPP, Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden from 2020-05-12T08:00
The co-chair of the House Progressive Caucus talks to Joe Garofoli about her new Paycheck Guarantee Act to get money directly to the unemployed. She also explains how she thinks Bernie Sanders will...
ListenElection Day Nightmare? Dirty Tricks, Suppression, No concessions from 2020-05-07T18:08:43
UC Irvine professor Richard Hasen — one of the nation’s leading election experts and the author of "Election Meltdown: Dirty Tricks, Distrust, and the Threat to American Democracy" — warns about al...
ListenFrom the Tea Party to "Open the States" from 2020-04-30T08:00
Mark Meckler, an early leader of the Tea Party movement a decade ago, is now at the forefront of the drive to convince states to reopen for business during the coronavirus pandemic. He tells Joe Ga...
ListenWill a Presidential Transition Work? from 2020-04-29T19:13:11
The teams are forming now and David Marchick, director of the Center for Presidential Transition and host of the Transition Lab podcast, explains how this will be the most important transition sinc...
ListenKamala Harris "Would Be Honored" to Be VP from 2020-04-17T21:55:51
California Sen. Kamala Harris reveals what she'd say if Joe Biden asked her to be his running mate. In an interview with Joe Garofoli and Tal Kopan, she says she's "very concerned" about being able...
ListenKatie Porter: We Need Real Time Stimulus Oversight from 2020-04-16T23:02:25
Orange County Democratic Rep. Katie Porter has become a rising star, largely for her oversight role. That is needed now with Washington spending $2 trillion to fight fallout from the coronavirus pa...
ListenWill Coronavirus Boost Support for Medicare for All? from 2020-04-13T20:53:06
Medicare for All didn’t die when Sen. Bernie Sanders suspended his presidential campaign. Its advocates predict support will grow because of a force more powerful and unpredictable than politics — ...
ListenWho's Showing Leadership in the Pandemic? from 2020-04-02T20:45:38
As the coronavirus crisis grows, Chronicle editorial page editor John Diaz joins Joe to talk about the leadership performances of Donald Trump, Gavin Newsom, London Breed, Joe Biden and Bernie Sand...
ListenElizabeth Warren Out: Revisiting "Electability" from 2020-03-05T21:02:46
In this episode from Aug. 14, 2019, Brenda Choresi Carter of the Reflective Democracy Campaign tells Joe Garofoli about her research, which shows that claims of candidate electability are more dama...
ListenFifth&Mission: What Did We Learn? from 2020-03-04T11:00
Super Tuesday is over and we're down to a two-man race. It's All Political host Joe Garofoli and John Wildermuth join Audrey Cooper on the Chronicle's flagship podcast to break down the results. | ...
ListenFifth&Mission: Super Tuesday Troubles from 2020-03-03T09:00
It's All Political host Joe Garofoli joins Audrey Cooper and John Wildermuth on the Chronicle's flagship news podcast to break down what's likely to happen as Californians head to the polls. Learn ...
ListenCan Bernie Sanders win? from 2020-02-25T09:00
Addisu Demissie, the Oaklander who managed Cory Booker’s presidential campaign and Gavin Newsom’s gubernatorial run, stops by to untangle the Nevada caucuses and look ahead to the California primar...
ListenWhat Nevada Voters Are Saying from 2020-02-21T09:00
Joe Garofoli spent several days in Las Vegas ahead of the Nevada caucuses. He talked to organizers and voters about what they're thinking. Somehow, soccer, crying and Harry Potter are involved. | G...
ListenWhat's a Never-Trumper To Do? from 2020-02-20T09:00
Top GOP consultants and longtime friends Rob Stutzman and Mike Madrid disagree on how to oppose Trump. Oppose any Republican who supports the president, or vote against Trump, but for the party? | ...
ListenDan Pfeiffer: Who Can Beat Trump? from 2020-02-17T09:00
The Obama White House director of communications, now a co-star of Pod Save America and author of the new book “UnTrumping America,” talks about which Democrat would be Trump’s best and worst oppon...
ListenCalifornia Lt. Governor Endorses Buttigieg from 2020-02-13T08:59
In an exclusive, Eleni Kounalakis tells Joe Garofoli why she's backing Mayor Pete and what it will take to win the California primary. | Get unlimited Chronicle access. Learn more about your ad cho...
ListenDemocrats Explain How They Will Win California from 2020-02-13T06:00
The California state directors of four top Democratic presidential campaigns explain how they will win in California. Recorded live at a panel discussion Joe Garofoli hosted at the Sacramento Press...
ListenFifth&Mission Live: Primaries 2020 from 2020-02-06T07:11:51
In this episode of the Chronicle's flagship news podcast, Fifth&Mission, Editor in Chief Audrey Cooper, politics writer Joe Garofoli and columnists Heather Knight and Phil Matier talk about Iowa, t...
ListenCan Trump Win Again In Battleground States? from 2020-02-04T09:00
Justin Myers, CEO of For the Future, a progressive, labor-funded super PAC that’s planning to spend $80 million in seven battleground states, talks about lessons from 2016, how impeachment will aff...
ListenThe Most Political Super Bowl Ever from 2020-01-29T17:27:57
Howard Bryant of ESPN and NPR, author of “Full Dissidence,” talks about how the NFL is duplicitous around police misconduct protests, and the impact of its embrace of the military and law enforceme...
ListenBill Weld: The GOP Alternative to Trump from 2020-01-21T20:29:37
The former Massachusetts governor tells Joe Garofoli he thinks the president should be impeached and will likely vote for a Democrat if he doesn’t win the nomination. Yet he still thinks he has a p...
ListenMike Bloomberg on Apologies, Facebook and Biden from 2020-01-18T00:04
At a campaign stop in Oakland, the former New York City mayor talks to Joe Garofoli about stop-and-frisk, how Facebook should be regulated and why he is a better candidate than Joe Biden. Learn mor...
ListenOrange County: Still a Political Hotbed from 2020-01-17T09:00
Democrats shocked the world in 2018 when they flipped four seats in the GOP stronghold as they retook Congress. Can they hold those seats? The chair of the OC Democratic Party, Ada Briceño, tells J...
ListenDiving Into the Mind of Jerry Brown from 2020-01-13T09:00
Jerry Brown is a California original, and the KQED's The Political Mind of Jerry Brown captures the state’s only four-term governor in all his glory — and in some of his defeats. KQED’s Scott Shafe...
ListenCan Barbara Lee Stop the War in Iran? from 2020-01-09T09:00
The Oakland congresswoman talks about what Congress can do to prevent President Trump from going to war with Iran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenCould This Democrat Win Texas? from 2019-12-30T09:00
Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez is running for JohnCornyn’s Senate seat in Texas. Beto O’Rourke didn’t want to do it. Julian Castro didn’t want to do it. Why does Ramirez stand a better chance? And could...
ListenHow Trump’s Inner Circle Profited From the Housing Crisis from 2019-12-23T09:00
Award-winning journalist Aaron Glantz talks about his new book, “Housewreckers,” which explains how Wall Street titans, including President Trump’s treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin, profited off ...
ListenDebate Recap: In Vino (Cave) Veritas? from 2019-12-20T20:27
Chronicle editorial page editor John Diaz joins senior political writer Joe Garofoli to talk about Thursday's Democratic debate. It was a big night for Amy Klobuchar, a gaffe-free night for Joe Bid...
ListenHow Latinos Will Decide the Presidency from 2019-12-18T09:00
Jacqueline Martinez Garcel, CEO of the Latino Community Foundation, talks about the nearly all-white Democratic debate; Latinos and the presidential race; her concerns about the 2020 census; and wh...
ListenTom Steyer: I'm ‘Completely Different’ Than Mike Bloomberg from 2019-12-13T09:00
The former hedge fund manager and billionaire who’s running for president talks about why he’s running instead of spending his money elsewhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...
ListenThe Impeachment Veteran from 2019-12-09T09:00
Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose, is the only lawmaker who’s played a role in all three modern impeachments. Now, Lofgren is center stage again as the House Judiciary Committee hurtles toward ...
ListenCan Orange County Remain Blue? from 2019-12-02T09:00
Jason Berlin spent two decades working on reality TV shows. Now he's become a force in registering voters through his Field Team 6 organization. He talks about how Democrats can hold four House sea...
ListenHow Old is Too Old to Be President? from 2019-11-27T09:00
Louise Aronson, a geriatrician at UCSF and author of the new book “Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life,” talks about whether the top three Democratic candidates and...
ListenScandalous Stanford from 2019-11-21T09:00
Just in time for the Big Game, Oakland author and journalist Roland De Wolk, author of “American Disruptor: The Scandalous Life of Leland Stanford,” talks about the robber baron’s dark side. Learn...
ListenTrump, Impeachment and the California GOP from 2019-11-14T00:54:06
Jessica Patterson is in her first year as chair of the California Republican Party. There’s no place to go but up for the state’s GOP, and Patterson explains what she’s done so far to try to revive...
ListenWhat’s Next for Indivisible? from 2019-11-12T09:00
Ezra Levin and Leah Greenberg, the co-executive directors of Indivisible, the nationwide grassroots organization that led the anti-Trump resistance shortly after he was elected, talk about their ne...
ListenCould Voter Suppression Wreck the 2020 Election? from 2019-11-07T09:00
Robert Greenwald, the longtime liberal filmmaker, talks about his latest film: “Suppressed: The Fight to Vote.” It’s about voter suppression in Georgia in 2018, and how it could happen again there ...
Listen“How the Rich Dodge Taxes” from 2019-11-05T22:46:29
Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman are the UC Berkeley economists behind Bernie Sanders' and Elizabeth Warren’s tax-the-rich tax plans and the authors of the new book “The Triumph of Injustice: How t...
ListenHow Close Are Joe Biden and Barack Obama — Really? from 2019-10-24T08:00
Steven Levingston, author of the new book “Barack and Joe,” joins Joe Garofoli to talk about how close the former president and vice president really are. Can Biden count on his former boss to endo...
ListenTom McClintock: Impeachment Is a Terrible Idea from 2019-10-22T08:00
One of California’s few Republican congressmen talks about why he thinks impeaching Trump is a bad idea, plus why he thinks thinks concerns about climate change are overblown and what he thinks is ...
ListenBernie or Warren: Who Should Progressives Pick? from 2019-10-17T17:26:14
Maurice Mitchell, national director of the Working Families Party, talks about why the organization endorsed Elizabeth Warren. And he explains why his party sees a lot of Americans not being served...
ListenA Master Class in Shade: Dem Debate Review from 2019-10-16T20:24:30
Chronicle Washington correspondent Tal Kopan and Deputy Opinion Editor Caille Millner join Joe to break down the fourth Democratic primary debate. Who gave that master class? Learn more about your ...
ListenRo Khanna on Impeachment and Bernie Sanders from 2019-10-02T21:37:31
Silicon Valley Rep. Ro Khanna breaks down the latest on the battle to investigate President Trump from his perch on the House Oversight Committee. He also talks about how the recent health problems...
ListenHow Trump's Impeachment Could Help ... Julian Castro? from 2019-09-27T21:15
Castro sees a glimmer of hope in the impeachment inquiry for low-polling candidates like himself. If voters start to see Trump as a wounded candidate, then ex-Vice President Joe Biden’s “electabili...
ListenFifth&Mission: Pelosi Pulls the Impeachment Trigger from 2019-09-25T00:57
On The Chronicle's flagship news podcast, Joe Garofoli and John Diaz join Demian Bulwa to talk about Speaker Nancy Pelosi's announcement that the House of Representatives will open an impeachment i...
ListenTommy Vietor: The Ball Has Moved on Impeachment from 2019-09-24T08:00
The Pod Save America co-host — and President Obama’s former national security spokesman — talks about Trump and Ukraine, impeachment, Iran on the brink, and whether Joe Biden has lost a step. Lear...
ListenIs Getting Picked on Good for Joe Biden? from 2019-09-13T21:39
Will fellow Democrats' attacks on Biden make him tougher if he has to face President Trump, or will they cripple his candidacy? Joe breaks down the third Democratic debate with The Chronicle’s Cail...
ListenThe Gig Worker War: Live Event from 2019-09-12T21:01
With California’s landmark AB5 bill pending about who should be classified as an employee, Joe moderates a conversation at an event hosted by TheBridge between labor leader Jim Araby and Postmates ...
ListenThe California GOP’s Great Hope from 2019-09-05T08:00
Kevin Faulconer is the pro-choice, pro-same sex marriage, climate-change acknowledging, Spanish-speaking mayor of San Diego who didn’t vote for President Trump. He explains the way forward for the ...
ListenMichael Bennet: The Backup Joe Biden? from 2019-09-04T16:33:20
Could the Colorado senator be the moderate Democrats turn to if front-runner Joe Biden falters? He's spent the campaign dishing tough love to progressives about Medicare for All, the Green New Deal...
ListenKirsten Gillibrand on Gender Equality, Al Franken and Redemption from 2019-08-27T17:00
The presidential candidate talks about electability, her drive to get on the debate stage, and what she would do differently in the Franken case. Plus: Can Joe bait her into swearing on the campaig...
ListenDemocrats’ Health Care Plans in Plain English from 2019-08-21T08:00
Candidates have debated their plans but many Americans have no idea what they're talking about. Larry Levitt, a health policy expert from the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation, explains — and s...
Listen"The Democratic Party Is Like Eeyore” from 2019-08-19T08:00
Emily’s List president Stephanie Schriock tells Democrats to “stop wringing your hands” and worrying about losing to President Trump. She also has concerns about how female presidential candidates ...
ListenMarianne Williamson Comes Down to Earth from 2019-08-15T21:25
Her reputation is as the woo-woo candidate who talks about "dark psychic forces." But she connects to voters by addressing the nation's "low-level emotional civil war." She talks about that, her vi...
Listen“Electability” Is A Myth from 2019-08-14T05:00
Brenda Choresi Carter of the Reflective Democracy Campaign talks about her research, which shows that claims of candidate “electability” are more damaging than they are realistic, especially for wo...
ListenTerry McAuliffe Takes on White Supremacy from 2019-08-09T08:00
The former governor of Virginia and DNC chair sits down with Editorial Page Editor John Diaz to discuss his new book, "Beyond Charlottesville: Taking a Stand Against White Nationalism," and Preside...
ListenBig Finish for the California Legislature from 2019-08-08T08:00
Sacramento reporters Dustin Gardiner and Alexei Koseff join Joe Garofoli to talk about the last month of Gov. Gavin Newsom first "semester," with the Legislature considering bills on guns, rents, c...
ListenRep. Josh Harder on Guns, Pelosi and the Death Penalty from 2019-08-07T08:00
First-term Central Valley Rep. Josh Harder makes Joe eat crow for predicting he'd lose last November, then talks about gun laws, what it's like to buck Nancy Pelosi, and where he's at on the death ...
ListenBreaking Down the Second Democratic Debate from 2019-08-01T20:39:29
We analyze the second Democratic debate, from the candidates’ stark divisions over health care to round two of the Biden-Harris battle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenWashington Governor Jay Inslee from 2019-07-23T19:26:19
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, one of the many Democratic candidates for president, is basing his campaign on a call for dramatic changes in the nation’s environmental policy. He believes that without...
ListenTrump is Following Obama's Re-Election Playbook from 2019-07-11T21:57
Former top Obama aide Ben LaBolt explains how President Trump is following President Obama's 2012 re-election playbook and Democrats aren't doing enough to counter him. LaBolt talks about which can...
ListenBest Of: Will Pete Buttigieg Be America’s First Gay, Millennial, Veteran President? from 2019-07-05T08:00
In February, we chatted with South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg. HIs resume is impressive: Harvard, Rhodes Scholar, combat veteran, mayor. But how can you leap from being the mayor of a city ...
ListenBest Of: What's Kamala Harris Really Saying? from 2019-07-04T08:00
From March: In many ways, Sen. Kamala Harris sounds like a typical presidential candidate. But other times, she talks about inspirational/aspirational themes that are unusual for a political campai...
ListenWhat To Know from the First Democratic Debates from 2019-06-28T18:43:19
We watched four hours of Democratic presidential candidates debating so you didn't have to. Tal Kopan, Alexei Koseff and Joe break down how the debates reshaped the race and who might be dropping o...
ListenEverything to Know About First Dem Presidential Debates from 2019-06-25T08:00
Subplots and intrigue abound in the back-to-back Democratic debates this week. Will everyone attack Joe Biden? Will Elizabeth Warren thrive being the lone top contender on stage the first night? Wi...
ListenGov. Gavin Newsom on His Conversations with Trump; PG&E, Weed and Immigration from 2019-06-21T22:27:55
Gov. Gavin Newsom talks about his proposed new wildfire deal with PG&E, what California would do if federal immigration raids started, what can be done to improve the recreational cannabis market a...
ListenMayor Michael Tubbs on Why Stockton Is Giving Residents $500 a Month from 2019-06-20T08:00
While presidential candidates like Andrew Yang muse about giving all citizens a universal basic income, Stockton is actually trying it. Since February, a pilot program there has been giving 130 Sto...
ListenPioneering Native American Rep. Deb Haaland on Impeachment and Identity from 2019-06-11T16:12:32
New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland, the first Native American woman elected to the House, isn’t quite ready to call for impeachment yet. The Democrat also talks about her heritage, the racism she’s felt ...
ListenIs Steve Bullock Too Much of a Red State Democrat? from 2019-06-07T08:00
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock says he can beat President Trump because he won in a red state where Trump is very popular. But is Bullock’s brand of pragmatic progressivism too conservative -- on the e...
ListenBeto O’Rourke Tries to Jumpstart His Campaign from 2019-06-06T18:07:09
Beto O’Rourke was hailed as the next big Democratic thing after his narrow loss to Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz last year. But his presidential campaign has yet to catch fire after its strong launch. We...
ListenCory Booker Won’t Go Low To Battle Trump from 2019-06-05T22:44:52
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker’s presidential campaign has two early challenges. Can the man known as “Senator from Silicon Valley” convince Democrats he will be tough on tech companies. And can he ke...
ListenJulian Castro takes on Police Brutality from 2019-06-04T04:00
Presidential candidate Julian Castro explains his new proposal to take on police brutality. And he explains why he, the only Latino candidate, is polling low among Latino voters in the early going....
ListenWhich Presidential Candidates Stood Out at the California Democratic Party State Convention from 2019-06-03T17:39:04
The Chronicle's political team dives into Elizabeth Warren's strong showing at the state's Democratic Party convention, Juul's sponsorship of the event, John Hickenlooper's booing moment, Joe Biden...
ListenWhen 14 Presidential Candidates Invaded San Francisco from 2019-05-31T16:37:24
Why are 14 Democratic presidential candidates coming to The California Democratic Party convention in San Francisco? Isn't Sen. Kamala Harris supposed to have California all wrapped up? Chronicle W...
ListenHow Donald Trump Will Be Re-Elected from 2019-05-23T10:00
Matt Morrison has spent a lot of time over the last two years talking to working class voters in Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania and he’s got a message for those living in the blue bubble: Presiden...
ListenWhy Jackie Speier Has Been a Vanguard of the Me Too Movement Since Before It Had a Name from 2019-05-23T08:00
Rep. Jackie Speier has made a career of fighting harassment and abuse of women. She spoke with It’s All Political about why it’s a personal fight for the San Mateo Democrat, and what she hopes to a...
ListenCan Dan Baer Be the First Out Gay Man in the Senate? from 2019-05-21T08:00
The former ambassador is running in Colorado, once the LGBTQ "Hate State," where it wasn't easy for him growing up. He talks about how the Russians had problems with his sexuality — and with his di...
ListenSeth Moulton Wants to Be the Dems Military/Foreign Policy Candidate from 2019-05-17T23:19:36
Seth Moulton is the 2020 candidate who doesn’t support single payer health care -- in part because he’s the only one who receives it through the VA. The Massachusetts Congressman talks about his co...
ListenHow Ted Lieu Became Trump’s Twitter Gadfly from 2019-05-07T09:00
The California Democrat talks with Tal Kopan about how he’s made a name for himself as one of the president’s top critics in Congress — and on social media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
ListenThe Wine Caucus: They Don’t Just Drink! from 2019-05-03T08:00
The Congressional Wine Caucus has been a force in Washington for 20 years. Founded by Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, the caucus just welcomed its first co-chair from outside California, Rep. Dan...
ListenMeet John Hickenlooper, Dark Horse From the Rockies from 2019-04-26T22:57:54
The former Colorado governor makes his pitch for the Democratic presidential nomination in an interview with Editorial Page Editor John Diaz. Topics include impeachment, Medicare for All, the Green...
ListenDo “Aspirational” Politics Work in the Age of Donald Trump? from 2019-04-19T18:13
Political consultant (Al Gore and Hillary Clinton presidential campaigns) and messaging guru Doug Hattaway just spoke to House Democrats about how to talk about politics in more aspirational ways. ...
ListenJohn Delaney? For president? from 2019-04-11T11:00
The former Maryland representative hasn’t gotten much traction in the Democratic campaign, though he’s been running the longest and has visited 99 Iowa counties. Joe Garofoli asks him about his pat...
ListenHow She the People, the First Women of Color Presidential Forum, Happened from 2019-04-10T16:57
Oakland resident Aimee Allison is the mastermind of the first presidential forum focused on issues specific to women of color. We talk to her about the forum, which will be held at Texas Southern U...
ListenTom Perez on Joe Biden and Too Many Candidates from 2019-04-09T12:00
Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez explains what should be done about Joe Biden, why the DCCC is banning consultants who work for candidates who challenge incumbents and whether the DNC ...
ListenWhat Shaped Robert Mueller from 2019-04-03T13:00
As the world awaits special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on the Trump Administration/campaign’s involvement with Russian interference in the U.S. elections, we talk with writer Garrett Graff abo...
ListenRep. Adam Schiff On What Happens Next to President Trump from 2019-03-22T18:55:31
Rep. Adam Schiff previews what happens next for President Trump depending on what the Mueller report says -- and what the likelihood is of impeachment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...
ListenCan Midwesterner Amy Klobuchar Win Votes in California? from 2019-03-20T21:32:14
Sen. Amy Klobuchar positions herself as the centrist in the presidential field. So how can a centrist Midwesterner win votes in left-leaning California? We talk with Klobuchar after an appearance i...
ListenWhy Andrew Yang Wants to Give Every American $1,000 a Month from 2019-03-19T17:11:46
Andrew Yang is the candidate you’ve never heard of, but soon will. The New York technology investor has raised enough grassroots donations to make it onto the first debate. Plus, he’s got a lot of ...
ListenZoe Lofgren, ‘Mayor of Capitol Hill’ from 2019-03-18T03:53:46
Longtime San Jose Rep. Zoe Lofgren, chair of the California Democratic delegation and an immigration subcommittee, is settling in as the head of the often under-the-radar House Administration Commi...
ListenKamala Harris: What's She Really Saying? from 2019-03-14T08:00
In many ways, Sen. Kamala Harris sounds like a typical presidential candidate. But other times, she talks about inspirational/aspirational themes that are unusual for a political campaign. San Fran...
ListenSen. Kirsten Gillibrand Isn’t Afraid of Fox News from 2019-03-12T17:21:12
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand explains why she would be OK debating on Fox News -- unlike the DNC, which has banned the network from hosting its debates -- and why the Green New Deal is a good thing.Lear...
ListenBurn the Boats: Why Rep. Eric Swalwell Wants to Run for President from 2019-02-26T12:00
Rep. Eric Swalwell is a rising star in the Democratic Party with key seats on the House Intelligence and Judiciary committees. But he is ready to leave his safe Congressional seat for a longshot ru...
ListenWill Pete Buttigieg Be America’s First Gay, Millennial, Veteran President? from 2019-02-26T01:34
We chat with South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg. HIs resume is impressive: Harvard, Rhodes Scholar, combat veteran, mayor. But how can you leap from being the mayor of a city that’s smaller t...
ListenWho Can Rescue the California Republican Party? from 2019-02-21T12:00
We talk with Steve Frank, Travis Allen, and Jessica Millan Patterson, the three people running to be the next chair of the California Republican Party. What are they going to do to revive a party t...
ListenCan California Afford Everything Gavin Newsom Wants? from 2019-02-14T12:00
We talk with San Francisco Assemblyman Phil Ting, chair of the powerful Budget Committee, about California Gov. Gavin Newsom's ambitious agenda. Sure the state is flush -- until the next recession ...
ListenIs the Democratic Party Getting Too Liberal? from 2019-02-07T12:00
Rep. Pramila Jayapal is a rising star in the Democratic Party and one of the nation’s leading progressive voices. The Washington state House member is on on Judiciary Committee and a co-chair of th...
ListenCan Any Republican Get Elected in California? from 2019-02-01T23:58:37
Former East Bay Assemblymember Catherine Baker was the only Republican to represent the Bay Area in the Legislature or Congress until she lost last November. But if she can’t win -- she pro-choice,...
ListenNancy Pelosi on Trump, 2020 and Nuclear Weapons from 2019-02-01T22:08
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi talks to Joe Garofoli about the fight with President Donald Trump over the border wall, the 2020 presidential field — and how we might be on the brink of a new nuclear ar...
ListenRep. Barbara Lee Thinks Cannabis Reform Is No Laughing Matter from 2019-01-21T18:30
Oakland Rep. Barbara Lee was recently named co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus. She joined “It’s All Political” to talk about making sure people of color have a seat at the table as poli...
ListenDoes the Women’s March Still Matter This Year? from 2019-01-17T18:59
We talk with Sophia Andary, co-chair of Women's March San Francisco about how Saturday’s Women’s March is still important. It’s not about Trump — even though he will be invoked by all the speakers ...
ListenDoes Kamala Harris Have a Path to the White House? from 2019-01-15T19:00
Kamala Harris is about to announce her candidacy for president, but what has she accomplished as San Francisco district attorney, California attorney general and now U.S. Senator? We talk with Chro...
ListenRichard Ojeda: The 2020 Candidate Democrats Fear from 2019-01-03T22:30
West Virginia State Sen. Richard Ojeda ran for Congress in 2018 and lost. And now he's running for president. Why would a Democrat who voted for Donald Trump in 2016 and couldn't win a House race d...
ListenBest of It’s All Political: Gavin Newsom from 2019-01-02T12:00
The rest of the state and the country will get to know San Francisco’s former supervisor and mayor a lot better after he’s inaugurated as California’s governor, but the Bay Area’s been familiar wit...
ListenMiriam Pawel on the Legacy of Jerry Brown from 2018-12-26T12:00
Miriam Pawel, author of "The Browns of California: The Family Dynasty that Transformed a State and Shaped a Nation," joins Joe Garofoli to talk about Gov. Jerry Brown's legacy — a word he hates. Br...
ListenBest of It's All Political: Dianne Feinstein from 2018-12-21T12:00
Sen. Dianne Feinstein offers a rare look at how tragedy, death and illness shaped her. In this episode from April 3, 2018, the longtime senator talks with Joe Garofoli about growing up in San Franc...
ListenBest of It's All Political: Julian Castro from 2018-12-14T22:45:29
Julian Castro, the former Housing and Urban Development Secretary and mayor of San Antonio, has just announced—via his twin brother Joaquin on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert"—that he's running...
ListenThe real legacy of George H.W. Bush from 2018-12-04T12:00
Rita Beamish covered the first President Bush for the Associated Press from the 1988 campaign through his years in the White House and his unsuccessful run for re-election in 1992. As the media pai...
ListenStacey Abrams on fighting voter suppression from 2018-12-01T23:22
Stacey Abrams may have lost her historic run to be the first African-American female governor in the U.S., but she did not concede her race to be Georgia’s governor. That is because she is starting...
ListenWhat Nancy Pelosi must do to be Speaker of the House again from 2018-11-29T01:09
Nancy Pelosi is on her way to becoming Speaker of the House — but she’s not quite there yet. Thirty-two Democrats voted against her and three handed in blank ballots during Wednesday’s closed-door,...
ListenElection 2018: Analysis from The Chronicle's political team from 2018-11-07T09:46
An all-star cast of Chronicle political experts breaks down the biggest races and issues on election night 2018. San Francisco Chronicle senior political writer Joe Garofoli hosts this episode with...
ListenOn the midterms: Live from the Grand Theater from 2018-11-01T19:01:31
San Francisco Chronicle editor in chief Audrey Cooper moderates a panel at the Grand Theater in San Francisco on the midterm elections with columnist Heather Knight, columnist Phil Matier and senio...
ListenWill Michael Avenatti run for President? from 2018-11-01T18:52:41
Michael Avenatti says he will decide “in the next 60 days” whether he will run for president. It’s a remarkable rise for the Los Angeles lawyer who zoomed into the national consciousness for his ba...
ListenThe Dems will flip two GOP House seats in California from 2018-10-26T20:04
The Democrats need to flip 23 Republican-held seats to retake the House. To reach that goal, they’re targeting seven GOP seats in California that Hillary Clinton won in 2016. But after visiting sev...
ListenANALYSIS: Sen. Dianne Feinstein and state Sen. Kevin de León debate from 2018-10-18T17:30
The U.S. Senate debate in the nation’s largest state wasn't broadcast on statewide TV but it was livestreamed. San Francisco Chronicle Senior Political Writer Joe Garofoli and Editorial Page Editor...
ListenJulian Castro on Running for President from 2018-10-15T22:45:17
It sure looks like Julian Castro is running for president in 2020. He’s got a new memoir out and he’s spending a lot of time in Iowa. We talk about his life growing up in a working class neighborho...
ListenWashington: "Epically Dysfunctional" from 2018-10-12T12:00
Meet Tal Kopan, The San Francisco Chronicle’s new Washington, D.C., correspondent. Tal and Joe Garofoli preview what will happen if Democrats win the House. Would Nancy Pelosi become speaker? Would...
ListenBreaking down the California gubernatorial debate from 2018-10-08T22:22
Joe Garofoli and San Francisco Chronicle Editorial Page Editor John Diaz break down the KQED California gubernatorial debate between Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and Republican John Cox. Learn more about ...
ListenCalifornia Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom from 2018-10-06T01:49:40
San Francisco Chronicle senior political writer Joe Garofoli interviews California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom about his childhood and time as San Francisco mayor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
ListenRock the Vote? Is that still something? from 2018-10-03T16:35:13
We talk with Carolyn DeWitt, the President and Executive Director of Rock the Vote. Rock the Vote? Is that still something? We find out and ask the question on everybody’s mind: Are young people go...
ListenJohn Cox, Republican candidate for CA governor from 2018-10-03T16:17:59
We sit down with John Cox, the Republican businessman running for governor. Cox is running for office for the fifth time and he’s never won anything. Why does the wealthy businessman keep running -...
ListenDo you believe Kavanaugh or Ford? from 2018-09-28T00:41:25
San Francisco Chronicle Senior Political writer Joe Garofoli sits down with lifestyle writer Tara Duggan, political writer John Wildermuth and The Chronicle's Editor in Chief Audrey Cooper to asses...
ListenUC Berkeley Professor John Yoo from 2018-08-30T14:45:51
Liberals loathe John Yoo. Some still want him tried as a war criminal for co-authoring the legal memo that the George W. Bush Administration used to justify authorizing “enhanced interrogation” af...
ListenGina Ortiz Jones, Stephanie Schriock from 2018-08-23T21:32:15
Gina Ortiz Jones is a first-time candidate running for Congress in what may be the most expensive House race ever in Texas. She’s 37, a Filipina American daughter of a single mother immigrant, and ...
ListenCan Democrats win back statehouses? from 2018-08-03T18:36:51
Democrats blew off organizing in many states during the Obama presidency and lost more than 1,000 legislative seats over the past decade. That’s led to GOP control in two-thirds of statehouses — an...
ListenDan Pfeiffer on how to win the media war from 2018-07-31T01:06:19
“Pod Save America” co-host Dan Pfeiffer talks about how the next presidential campaign will be fought on Facebook, and right now Democrats are losing that battle. In conversation with Joe at the Sa...
ListenWhen techies and scientists run for office from 2018-07-26T22:12:28
Joe talks with Shaughnessy Naughton, founder of 314 Action, an organization that recruits and funds scientists, technologists and doctors to run for office. Tons have expressed interest, but so far...
ListenWashington Gov. Jay Inslee from 2018-06-21T20:45:16
Joe talks with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee about Trump, wine, weed, homelessness — and whether Inslee plans to run for president in 2020. Theme music: "Cattle Call" by Randy Clark’s Crowsong. Learn ...
ListenChelsea Handler from 2018-06-15T22:00:43
Joe talks with talk show host turned activist Chelsea Handler at the Swedish American Hall in San Francisco. Handler, who has put her entertainment career on hold to concentrate on activism, appear...
ListenSan Francisco has a new mayor: London Breed from 2018-06-13T20:32:18
The S.F. mayor's race has finally come to an end, and London Breed will be the first African American woman to be elected to the city's highest office. Former state Sen. Mark Leno conceded defeat a...
ListenVirginia Delegate Danica Roem from 2018-06-01T03:22:41
San Francisco Chronicle senior political writer Joe Garofoli talks with Danica Roem, who made history as the first transgender person to be elected to a U.S. state legislature (in Virginia). But th...
ListenCongressional candidate Shahid Buttar from 2018-05-30T08:17
San Francisco Chronicle Senior Political Reporter Joe Garofoli talks with Congressional candidate Shahid Buttar, a Nancy Pelosi challenger who is a Muslim immigrant, a Stanford lawyer, a street act...
ListenChuck Todd from Meet the Press from 2018-05-01T16:51:38
Chuck Todd, moderator of “Meet the Press” – and of the May 8 California gubernatorial debate in San Jose – chats with us. He explains East Coast media bias, dishes on the White House Correspondents...
ListenWhat can we learn from James Comey? from 2018-04-20T21:43:01
John Diaz, John McMurtrie and Joe Garofoli discuss the political ramifications of “A Higher Loyalty,” the book by former FBI Director James Comey, that takes aim at President Trump. Learn more abou...
ListenLeon Panetta offers clarity on Washington chaos from 2018-04-13T07:37:56
Even for unusually chaotic times, there’s been an unusual amount of chaos lately in the Trump administration. In this episode, Joe Garofoli speaks with White House veteran Leon Panetta, who has dea...
ListenSen. Dianne Feinstein offers a rare look at how tragedy, death and illness shaped her from 2018-04-03T23:06:08
Sen. Dianne Feinstein makes her debut appearance on "It's All Political" - for a slightly different kind of chat. We sit in The San Francisco Chronicle archive for a look back at several photos tha...
ListenGod and politics with Rep. Jared Huffman from 2018-03-19T08:00
We talk God and politics in a very personal, very revealing chat with Rep. Jared Huffman, the only member of Congress to say that he does not believe in God. The Marin County Democrats explains why...
ListenRo Khanna on legal marijuana and SOTU from 2018-02-26T12:00
Joe talks with “Silicon Valley’s Congressman” Ro Khanna. First he dishes on how star-struck his fellow House members get during the State of the Union. Then he discusses all the issues in which he’...
ListenCalifornia state Sen. Kevin de Leon and the #MeToo movement from 2018-02-24T06:35:54
Longtime politicos thought California state Sen. Kevin de Leon was crazy to take on incumbent Sen. Dianne Feinstein. He's got a fraction of her money, most voters don't know who he is -- and 96 per...
Listen'Liddle' Adam Schiff standing tall against Trump from 2018-02-22T01:02:41
Rep. Adam Schiff -- the thorn in the Trump Administration's heel for his dogged pursuit of the Russian meddling investigation -- joins the pod to talk about the probe, why talking about impeachment...
ListenGeorge Lakoff on the art of political rhetoric from 2018-02-20T12:18:32
We get super wonky with George Lakoff, the message-framing guru who Democrats and progressive nonprofits turn to how to shape their ideas. He talks about the immigration battle, breaks down how pro...
ListenGovernor debates breakdown and Doug Ose interview from 2018-02-07T20:40:14
It's a two-part "It's All Political." First, host Joe Garofoli and Chronicle editorial page editor John Diaz break down the Republican and Democratic gubernatorial candidate debates. Then, Joe inte...
ListenRetired Sen. Barbara Boxer discusses the women's march, sexual harassment in D.C and California politics from 2018-01-21T22:17:16
Though she’s only been out of office for about a year, retired California Senator Barbara Boxer says she’s more active than ever. It's All Political host and San Francisco Chronicle senior politica...
ListenCandidate for California governor Delaine Eastin from 2018-01-19T15:05:17
In this episode of It’s All Political, we host former state superintendent of public instruction Delaine Eastin, the only woman running for California governor against six men. Theme music is "Ca...
ListenHeather Knight on the S.F. mayoral race from 2018-01-12T09:00
Chronicle columnist Heather Knight joins It's All Political to talk about the 2018 S.F. mayoral race, between London Breed, Angela Alioto, Mark Leno and Jane Kim. Hosted by Joe Garofoli and produce...
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In episode 10 of It's All Political, (recorded Dec. 12, 2017), San Francisco Chronicle columnist Heather Knight talks about Ed Lee's life and legacy after the mayor's sudden death. Podcast host Joe...
ListenPolitical activist, TV host and author Van Jones from 2017-12-01T01:19:01
In episode 9 of It’s All Political (recorded in October 2017), CNN star Van Jones comes to the Chronicle archive podcast studio to talk about his new book “Beyond the Messy Truth,” his early years ...
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In episode 10 of It's All Political (recorded in October 2017), we host California gubernatorial candidate, Orange County Assemblyman Travis Allen, to discuss his gas tax repeal proposal and where ...
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In episode 8 of It's All Political (recorded in July 2017), we host political organizer Buffy Wicks to discuss her candidacy for Assembly for District 15, why she originally got involved in politic...
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In episode 7 of It's All Political (recorded in May 2017), we host EMILY's List President Stephanie Schriock to talk about how more than 13,000 women have considered running for office since Donald...
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In episode 6 of It's All Political (recorded in May 2017), we host Crowdpac CEO Steve Hilton to discuss the current state of American politics, his new Fox News show, The Next Revolution with Steve...
ListenFormer Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa from 2017-11-30T18:28:03
In episode 5 of It's All Political (recorded in May 2017), we host former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa at the Democratic Convention to talk L.A. versus San Francisco, his rivalry with Lt....
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In episode 4 of It's All Political (recorded in May 2017), we host State Treasurer John Chiang to chat about Joe's vest, Chiang's childhood in suburban Chicago and his race for California governor....
ListenGeorgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams from 2017-11-30T18:18:29
In episode 3 of It's All Political (recorded in September 2017), we host Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams to discuss her potential to be the first African-American female governor in U...
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In episode 2 of It's All Political (recorded in May 2017), we host Congressman Adam Schiff to cover navigating the Trump presidency, John Burton's creative vocabulary and whether or not he will run...
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In episode 1 of It's All Political (recorded in July 2017), we host Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to discuss the 2028 Summer Olympics, his potential candidacy for president and his loyalty to the...
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In episode 1 of It's All Political (recorded in July 2017), we host Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to discuss the 2028 Summer Olympics, his potential candidacy for president and his loyalty to the...
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In episode 1 of It's All Political (recorded in July 2017), we host Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to discuss the 2028 Summer Olympics, his potential candidacy for president and his loyalty to the...
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