{"podcast":{"title":"Political Breakdown","slug":"political-breakdown-683875","podcast_index_feed_id":683875,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/KQINC9796326111","website_url":"https://www.kqed.org/podcasts/politicalbreakdown","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/3684f0fc-a1ec-11ea-a4d4-c3a2c1e05d46/image/cc7063c12f3b91030d4dc7da579b5d49.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"KQED","episode_count":792,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T22:21:15.189762+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/political-breakdown-683875"},"episode":{"title":"California Races to Watch as Election Results Roll In","slug":"california-races-to-watch-as-election-results-roll-in","published_at":"2026-06-03T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/political-breakdown-683875/california-races-to-watch-as-election-results-roll-in","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/political-breakdown-683875","url":"https://next.kqed.org/news/12085962","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/KQINC3821229478.mp3","summary":"California’s primary election results are trickling in, but many races remain too early to call. KQED’s politics team digs into the early numbers in the governor’s race, where Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra lead with Democrat Tom Steyer in third place. Plus: competitive congressional races, the insurance commissioner’s contest and the Los Angeles mayor’s race. Track the latest election results here. For more information on the races and ballot measures in California’s June 2 primary election, check out ⁠KQED’s Voter Guide⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"California’s primary election results are trickling in, but many races remain too early to call. KQED’s politics team digs into the early numbers in the g…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1698,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/political-breakdown-683875/episodes/california-races-to-watch-as-election-results-roll-in/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/political-breakdown-683875/california-races-to-watch-as-election-results-roll-in.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}