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The Stakes breaks down the 2026 political landscape. Hosted by Teresa Wierzbianska and Scott Baba, this KPFA News show delivers analysis of national, state, and local races and policy battles. Thursdays at 10 a.m.
The Stakes breaks down the 2026 political landscape. Hosted by Teresa Wierzbianska and Scott Baba, this KPFA News show delivers analysis of national, state, and local races and policy battles. Thursdays at 10 a.m.
The Stakes breaks down the 2026 political landscape. Hosted by Teresa Wierzbianska and Scott Baba, this KPFA News show delivers analysis of national, state, and local races and policy battles. Thursdays at 10 a.m. On today’s show, we’ll speak with John Davisson, Deputy Director at the Electronic Privacy Information Center, or EPIC, about a federal … Continued
This week, voters went to the polls in Oklahoma, Alabama, Georgia and DC. Also, President Trump intensified his claims of widespread election fraud in California as federal prosecutors announced election-related investigations in the state. We’ll hear from political consultant Dan Schnur later in the hour speaking about Newsom’s response. As well as Omar Noureldin, Vice … Continued
On today’s show: Maine, South Carolina, Nevada, and North Dakota all held primaries this week. And in California, PLOT TWISTS in the Los Angeles mayor’s race. We speak with online disinformation expert Dr. Renée DiResta about the “red mirage” and how election narratives spread online. And we’ll talk with political scientist Todd Shaw about the … Continued
The June Primary results are in, and The Stakes breaks down what they mean for California and the country. Host Scott Baba is joined by Gustavo Arellano of the Los Angeles Times on the California races, Tim Redmond of 48 Hills on the national picture, and John Nichols of The Nation with broader election analysis. … Continued
With the California June 2nd primary election just days away, it’s GO time for local get-out-the-vote activists hoping to affect change this year. On this episode, we speak with Chaney Turner from Oakland Rising, Jason Negron-Gonzales from Seed the Vote and finally with Aditya Bhumbla, co-chair of the San Francisco chapter of the Democratic Socialists … Continued
On today’s show, we’ll do a California statewide ballot rundown with voter specialist and political analyst Paul Mitchell from Political Data Inc. Later we’ll hear from Tom Moore from the Center for American Progress. Moore is the legal strategist behind Hawaii and Montana’s Citizens United legislation. The Stakes breaks down the 2026 political landscape. … Continued
The Stakes breaks down the 2026 political landscape. Hosted by Teresa Wierzbianska and Scott Baba, this KPFA News show delivers analysis of national, state, and local races and policy battles. Thursdays at 10 a.m.
