
Inside Golden State Politics
Hosted by John Doe · Bill Boyarsky & Sherry Jeffe
4.6from 21 ratings
- 288
- Episodes
- 21
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About Inside Golden State Politics
Bill Boyarsky and Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, two experienced California political experts, argue about politics from Los Angeles to Sacramento to Washington. Bill Boyarsky is former city editor of the Los Angeles Times and was also a columnist, bureau chief and political reporter for the newspaper. Previously, he reported on politics for the Associated Press in Sacramento. He is the winner of three Pulitzer Prizes for team reporting. Bill is the author of two biographies of Ronald Reagan, a biography of Jesse M. Unruh; Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times, and, with co-author Nancy Boyarsky, Backroom Politics. Sherry Bebitch Jeffe is a retired professor of the practice of public policy communication at the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California. Sherry has been political analyst for KCAL-TV, NBC4 Los Angeles NBC's "Today" show and the BBC, where she was an analyst on American politics for programs in London, Scotland and Wales. In 2006, she was a nominee for the Los Angeles Area Emmy Award for NBC4’s news feature, “Decision 2005: A Voter’s Guide. She has also appeared on MSNBC, CNN, Spectrum News 1 and Al Jazeera English and on radio shows in the United States and internationally. Sherry has a Ph.D in government from Claremont Graduate University and a master's in political science from Rutgers, where she was a fellow at the Eagleton Institute of Politics.
- Publisher
- Bill Boyarsky & Sherry Jeffe
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 10 Mar 2020
- Latest episode
- 8 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
288 episodes in the feed.

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18 Sept 2026
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Who has been a guest on Inside Golden State Politics
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Jane Smith
- Sherry
- Bill Schneider
- Fernando Guerra
- John Smith
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 18 ratings
- Spotify
- 3.7 / 5
- 3 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 53 / 100
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- Quality
- 72
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 84
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