Show overview
Political Breakdown has been publishing since 2018, and across the 8 years since has built a catalogue of 784 episodes. That works out to roughly 390 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 28 min and 31 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 days ago, with 80 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2024, with 252 episodes published. Published by KQED.
From the publisher
Join hosts Scott Shafer and Marisa Lagos as they unpack the day in politics with a California perspective. Featuring interviews with reporters and other insiders involved in the craft of politics—including elected officials, candidates, pollsters, campaign managers, fundraisers, and other political players—Political Breakdown pulls back the curtain to offer an insider’s glimpse at how politics works today.