{"podcast":{"title":"KQED's The California Report","slug":"kqed-s-the-california-report-45411","podcast_index_feed_id":45411,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/KQINC5002818583","website_url":"https://www.kqed.org/californiareport","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/0b75ded0-d35b-11ea-a240-735512c66de6/image/KQED_Podcast_tiles_-_NPR_network_TCR.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"KQED","episode_count":1704,"summary":"KQED's statewide radio news program, providing daily coverage of issues, trends, and public policy decisions affecting California and its diverse population.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-25T04:18:02.573280+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kqed-s-the-california-report-45411"},"episode":{"title":"Meta Faces Another Trial Over Alleged Harms of Social Media","slug":"meta-faces-another-trial-over-alleged-harms-of-social-media","published_at":"2026-08-10T14:36:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kqed-s-the-california-report-45411/meta-faces-another-trial-over-alleged-harms-of-social-media","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kqed-s-the-california-report-45411","url":"https://next.kqed.org/news/12094501","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/KQINC5697246706.mp3","summary":"Jury selection begins Wednesday in Oakland in a federal trial pitting four state attorneys general, including California's, against Meta. The AGs argue the company deliberately engineered addiction into Facebook and Instagram, aimed them at children, and lied to the public about the risks. Guest: Rachael Myrow, KQED Cases of the foodborne cyclospora parasite have risen sharply in California. But officials say the rise is still not linked to the major national outbreak. The parasite has not been detected on produce grown in California. But local farmers here are still feeling the effects of the outbreak. Reporter: Erin Malsbury, KAZU A Shasta County judge has blocked a number of controversial changes to the elections system that voters approved earlier this year. Reporter: Roman Battaglia, Jefferson Public Radio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Jury selection begins Wednesday in Oakland in a federal trial pitting four state attorneys general, including California's, against Meta. The AGs argue th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":574,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/kqed-s-the-california-report-45411/episodes/meta-faces-another-trial-over-alleged-harms-of-social-media/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kqed-s-the-california-report-45411/meta-faces-another-trial-over-alleged-harms-of-social-media.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}