{"podcast":{"title":"The Bay","slug":"the-bay-504645","podcast_index_feed_id":504645,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/KQINC8259786327","website_url":"https://www.kqed.org/podcasts/thebay/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/55805ad4-88bd-11ea-91c9-3b939e86e535/image/KQED_Podcast_tiles_-_NPR_network_The_Bay.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"KQED","episode_count":1215,"summary":"Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra talks with local journalists about what’s happening in the greatest region in the country. It’s the context and analysis you need to make sense of the news, with help from the people who know it best. New episodes drop Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T20:20:00.238766+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bay-504645"},"episode":{"title":"Why California Takes Forever to Count Ballots","slug":"why-california-takes-forever-to-count-ballots","published_at":"2026-06-10T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bay-504645/why-california-takes-forever-to-count-ballots","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bay-504645","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/KQINC3430716356.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/KQINC3430716356.mp3","summary":"California still has lots of ballots left to count, more than one week after the primary. Republicans, including President Donald Trump, have seized on the slow count to spread conspiracy theories of election fraud. But what’s actually behind the holdup? KQED’s Marisa Lagos explains why California counts ballots so slowly, and what could help speed up the count. Links: Ballots Are All In, but California Election Results Could Take Weeks to Settle. Why? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"California still has lots of ballots left to count, more than one week after the primary. Republicans, including President Donald Trump, have seized on th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1118,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bay-504645/episodes/why-california-takes-forever-to-count-ballots/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bay-504645/why-california-takes-forever-to-count-ballots.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}