- 1,735
- Episodes
- 727
- Transcribed
- 537
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About KQED's The California Report
KQED's statewide radio news program, providing daily coverage of issues, trends, and public policy decisions affecting California and its diverse population.
- Publisher
- KQED
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 16 Mar 2020
- Latest episode
- 6 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
727 of 1,735 episodes have a transcript.
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Governor Newsom Says He'll Commute All Death Sentences
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Randy Villegas Flips Highly Contested Central Valley Congressional Seat
4 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Xavier Becerra Wins Governor's Race
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Governor Newsom Says He'll Commute All Death Sentences
Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Minsker says the state's death penalty has given crime victims and their families a false promise that will never be fulfilled. We need to end this limbo that we're living in for everyone. It does no service or justice to the survivors and the victims' families to pretend that we have a death penalty when we do not. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on KQED's The California Report
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Guy Marzorati
- Marisa Lagos
- Mikhail Zinshteyn
- Sarah Wright
- Danielle Venton
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 403 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 134 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 78 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 98
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 97
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