{"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":1656,"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":"2026-07-21T06:17:18.075312+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kqed-s-the-california-report-45411"},"episode":{"title":"Old Timers and Newbies Look to Cash in by Panning in Gold Country","slug":"old-timers-and-newbies-look-to-cash-in-by-panning-in-gold-country","published_at":"2026-07-13T14:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kqed-s-the-california-report-45411/old-timers-and-newbies-look-to-cash-in-by-panning-in-gold-country","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kqed-s-the-california-report-45411","url":"https://next.kqed.org/news/12090660","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/KQINC1644393331.mp3","summary":"Close to two hundred years ago, people from all over the world flocked to California's rivers in search of gold. This year, they're back at it, hoping that with the price of gold trending upward in the last year or so, they might just get lucky. But is it really that easy? Reporter: Katherine Monahan, KQED A bill advancing in the state Legislature would let insurance companies track how you drive, in exchange for a possible discount on your premium. Reporter: Levi Sumagaysay, CalMatters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Close to two hundred years ago, people from all over the world flocked to California's rivers in search of gold. This year, they're back at it, hoping tha…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":563,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/kqed-s-the-california-report-45411/episodes/old-timers-and-newbies-look-to-cash-in-by-panning-in-gold-country/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/old-timers-and-newbies-look-to-cash-in-by-panning-in-gold-country.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}