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California Politics Podcast
Hosted by Emmy Award-winning journalist Beth Ruyak, California Politics Podcast is a weekly show examining the latest news, trends and policies shaping the Golden State. Each week during the legislative session, Ruyak sits down with lawmakers, academics and journalists from the Los Angeles Times Sacramento bureau and across the state to break down Capitol decisions and their impact on Californians. The series unpacks complex policy shifts through reporting and analysis, spotlighting critical…
Episodes
- California Politics Podcast
Are we ready? L.A. Times writer Ron Lin on why CA is failing at natural disasters
California’s beauty comes with risk. This week, host Beth Ruyak is in conversation with L.A. Times reporter Rong-Gong Lin II, who covers extreme weather…
- California Politics Podcast
It started as a bluff: The story behind CA's midterm election congressional map
It started as a ploy to scare Texas out of redrawing its congressional map and ended with California voters approving a new map of their own, one that could…
- California Politics Podcast
Bracing for a record El Niño: Climate scientist Dr. Daniel Swain
Climate scientist Dr. Daniel Swain joins host Beth Ruyak to explain why this winter’s El Niño sharply raises California’s risk of heavy rain, flooding and…
- California Politics Podcast
Becerra vs. Hilton: What did the one and only California’s governor’s debate tell us about the candidates?
After the only debate so far in California’s governor’s race, LA Times reporter Nicole Nixon and CalMatters reporter Jeanne Kuang join host Beth Ruyak. They…
- California Politics Podcast
What kind of governor does California want? L.A. Times columnist George Skelton has covered 9
Legendary journalist George Skelton has covered nine California governors. In our first episode, the L.A. Times columnist sizes up the governors he's known…