{"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":"Inside the Investigation That Ended Swalwell's Career","slug":"inside-the-investigation-that-ended-swalwell-s-career","published_at":"2026-04-14T23:47:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/political-breakdown-683875/inside-the-investigation-that-ended-swalwell-s-career","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/political-breakdown-683875","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/KQINC9756976558.mp3?updated=1776210860","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/KQINC9756976558.mp3?updated=1776210860","summary":"When the San Francisco Chronicle published the story of a woman accusing Rep. Eric Swalwell of rape, his surging gubernatorial campaign collapsed within days. Swalwell still denies the most serious allegations but he has since resigned his House seat. Scott and Marisa talk to the San Francisco Chronicle's Sophia Bollag, who broke the story alongside her colleague Alexei Koseff. She describes how the story came together and what it took to bring to light a secret that political insiders have since admitted has circulated around Swalwell for years. Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠Political Breakdown’s weekly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠, delivered straight to your inbox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"When the San Francisco Chronicle published the story of a woman accusing Rep. Eric Swalwell of rape, his surging gubernatorial campaign collapsed within d…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1964,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/political-breakdown-683875/episodes/inside-the-investigation-that-ended-swalwell-s-career/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/inside-the-investigation-that-ended-swalwell-s-career.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}