- 303
- Episodes
- 112
- Transcribed
- 26
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About KPBS Roundtable
KPBS Roundtable offers perspectives from those who tell San Diego’s stories. Join host Andrew Bracken for a weekly discussion with reporters, adding depth and context to the headlines driving the news in the San Diego region. KPBS Roundtable airs each Friday at 12 p.m. and again Sunday at 6 a.m. across San Diego on 89.5 FM and Imperial County on 97.7 FM. You can also catch the show on all podcast apps. New episodes drop every Friday afternoon.
- Publisher
- KPBS
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 7 Feb 2020
- Latest episode
- 2 Oct 2026
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Plug-in solar bill; Julian center expands care for wolves; Padres advance to the NLDS
Published 2 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And they really focus on breeding these critically endangered subspecies of the gray wolf that are in captivity. And they sort of build. So one thing that we saw when I was there is Durango, this wolf, it's a Mexican gray wolf. He was separated from his brother and they were going to bring in a potential mate. And the hope really is that they have been. And essentially, you know, I'm really simplifying the process here, right? But the hope is for these wolves to hit it off, half cubs, and those babies to be put out in the wild and be essentially taken up by wild parents in parts of Arizona or New Mexico where their natural habitat is. […]
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- Laura Klivans
- Mackenzie Elmer
- Tammy Murga
- Karthik Venkataraman
- David Garrick
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.4 / 5
- 19 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 7 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 62 / 100
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- Quality
- 89
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 84
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