{"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":"Katie Porter's Run for Governor Centers Tax Cuts, Corporate Accountability","slug":"katie-porter-s-run-for-governor-centers-tax-cuts-corporate-accountability","published_at":"2026-04-02T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/political-breakdown-683875/katie-porter-s-run-for-governor-centers-tax-cuts-corporate-accountability","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/political-breakdown-683875","url":"https://next.kqed.org/news/12078450","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/KQINC3953811847.mp3?updated=1775171167","summary":"Democrat Katie Porter was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018, flipping an Orange County seat that had long been held by Republicans. She made waves in Congress with her incisive grilling of CEOs and corporate leaders, often using a whiteboard to make her point. Now, Porter is running for governor following an unsuccessful Senate campaign in 2024. She joins Marisa and Scott in studio to discuss her gubernatorial agenda, including a proposal to eliminate state income taxes for families making under $100,000 a year. They also discuss her upbringing in Iowa, what she learned watching the 1980s farm crisis wreak havoc on her community, how she became a protégé of Sen. Elizabeth Warren and what it’s like working in politics as a single mom of three kids. This interview is part of a series of conversations with the 2026 gubernatorial candidates for California. The primary election is June 2. Check out ⁠⁠⁠Political Breakdown’s weekly newsletter⁠⁠⁠, delivered straight to your inbox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Democrat Katie Porter was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018, flipping an Orange County seat that had long been held by Republicans. She…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1889,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/political-breakdown-683875/episodes/katie-porter-s-run-for-governor-centers-tax-cuts-corporate-accountability/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/katie-porter-s-run-for-governor-centers-tax-cuts-corporate-accountability.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}