{"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":"Is California's Election System 'Crooked'? An Election Integrity Expert Weighs In","slug":"is-california-s-election-system-crooked-an-election-integrity-expert-weighs-in","published_at":"2026-06-10T00:04:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/political-breakdown-683875/is-california-s-election-system-crooked-an-election-integrity-expert-weighs-in","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/political-breakdown-683875","url":"https://next.kqed.org/news/12086764","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/KQINC9180787844.mp3","summary":"California county election workers are still counting votes from last week’s primary, and President Donald Trump is once again alleging, without evidence, that the state’s election system is rigged. Scott and Marisa talk to David Becker, executive director and founder of the nonpartisan, non-profit Center for Election Innovation & Research. Track the latest election results here. Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠Political Breakdown’s weekly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠, delivered straight to your inbox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"California county election workers are still counting votes from last week’s primary, and President Donald Trump is once again alleging, without evidence,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2238,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/political-breakdown-683875/episodes/is-california-s-election-system-crooked-an-election-integrity-expert-weighs-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/is-california-s-election-system-crooked-an-election-integrity-expert-weighs-in.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}