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East Bay Insiders — 153 episodes

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The DonCast: East Bay political legend Don Perata

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Oakland Voters Send a Message: What Measure E's Defeat Means Countywide

3

Mailers, Millions & Measure E: The East Bay Primary Preview

4

Seeing the Forest for the Trees

5

Two Castro Valley Boys Sitting on the Boulevard

6

Eric Swalwell's past is prologue

7

The precipitous and predictable fall of Eric Swalwell

8

Mike Hutchinson Gives Everyone a Failing Grade

9

Teflon Eric Swalwell

10

Power, Gender, and Retaliation

11

Courtrooms, Campaigns, and Accountability

12

Alameda island vibes with Malia Vella

13

2025: Year in Review

14

3rd Annual Insidey Awards

15

Bonta vs Swalwell

16

The Letter

17

San Leandro is in turmoil

18

From Protégé to Pariah

19

Hopelessness, homelessness, greediness

20

State of politics and journalism with legendary reporter Carla Marinucci

21

Fear factor

22

You chill, we grill 'em

23

There's a new girl in town

24

Trump, chumps, and ambulance lumps

25

Curious incident of a target letter in a poor city striving to be average but where city employees work in the office

26

Viva East Bay Insiders

27

Barbara Lee is Oakland's mayor-elect. Now what?

28

Don't call it a comeback

29

Ask Kevin Jenkins anything

30

Live from Buffalo Bill's Brewery with State Sen. Aisha Wahab

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East Bay Insiders Unfiltered

32

Judgment Day

33

Live from Castro Valley

34

2nd Annual Insidey Awards

35

The Aftermath

36

East Bay Insiders Centenary with Loren Taylor and Supervisor Nate Miley

37

How 'bout them recalls?!!

38

Election 2024 Preview Show

39

Scam Alert

40

Welcome to the Shawn Wilson podcast

41

Call me incompetent all day long

42

Carson asks Bauters to the couch

43

Pamela Price's worst nightmare

44

Breaking Bad Polling

45

High-stakes hot takes

46

Life of Thao

47

Handicapping the recalls

48

Really?!!

49

Our comms expert Justin Berton is back!

50

Aisha Knowles and The Apology

51

Back to basics

52

Primary Answers

53

Loren Taylor: Live in front of a studio audience

54

He's just Ken

55

Newsom's coup

56

Has the entire county gone nuts?

57

What's up with that, Dems?

58

Insidey Awards

59

Shawn is back!

60

Seneca Scott vs. Oakland Progressives

61

East Bay poster child for how the GOP has lost suburban voters

62

Last of the East Bay Republicans

63

State of Alameda County's safety net hospitals

64

Sheng Show

65

March Primary Reset

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More Oakland woes: 'You're starting to see all kinds of cracks in this administration'

67

Labor Strife

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Assemblykid gets timeout

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You don't have to lie to kick it with East Bay Insiders

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Dan the Man is the Man for Dublin, Man and lsland Boy

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Send your impact fee checks to Oakland City Hall

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Dinner rolls, pizza, and steak

74

It's all about Pam

75

Eve of Destruction

76

March Madness in Alameda County

77

Authority Song

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Jockeying for position

79

2022 Wrap-up: Post-gender era in East Bay politics and the Modern American man

80

The election that went up in smoke

81

East Bay Election Preview Show

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Loren Taylor: Oakland mayoral multitasker

83

It's the Power of IEs

84

Oakland according to Seneca Scott

85

The Worst

86

June Primary Autopsy

87

East Bay Insiders Live - Ballot Cheat Sheet

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East Bay June Primary Preview, Part 2

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East Bay June Primary Preview, Part 1

90

Livermore Whine Tasting

91

Libby Schaaf and special guest Casey Pratt

92

Masks off, pay your rent

93

Sore Loser

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1-877-KARS-4KOPS. Donate to Ahern Today.

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Bryan vs. the Tsunami

96

Company Christmas Party

97

Redistricting Border Wars

98

Remembering Wilma Chan and what comes next

99

Vet appointment with Fremont Councilmember Raj Salwan

100

Chilling and Grilling with Lee Thomas

101

Assessing the situation with Alameda County Assessor Phong La

102

Ignacio De La Fuente, Part 2: 'F--king blow this sh-t up'

103

Ignacio De La Fuente on Oakland city leaders: 'They have no f-----g clue'; Bottom of the 9th for the A's, Part 1

104

'I came here to end my political career'

105

Post-Covid Reunion; AD18 preview; Howard Terminal; Ahern; O'Malley

106

Retirement and the Legend of Cracker McCracker

107

2020 wrap-up, 2021 crystal ball

108

Swalwell and the Fang Gang Christmas special

109

Election recap: Trash talk and infighting begins

110

Election recap: Trash talk and infighting begins

111

Election Night Extravaganza

112

Remembering Charlie

113

Raise your glass to freedom

114

Season 2 - Time travelers

115

Liberate the podcast

116

Steve's girlfriend busts his chops; Fantasy City Council League update

117

You down with PPE? Yeah, you know me!

118

Covid-15 minimum wage delay

119

Shelter in place

120

Love songs and election returns after dark

121

Election Day special with Assemblymember Rob Bonta

122

This election is a pain in the butt

123

The Winners, Part 2 - Cliffhanger revealed

124

The Winners, Part 1

125

The Big Man joined the band

126

The Original KD

127

East Bay bubbles

128

End of a decade

129

Ding Dong nuts

130

Rain Delay

131

Let's play Hardball

132

Thanksgiving Leftovers

133

Fantasy City Council League Draft

134

Release the tape! It's not a physical tape! It's a digital recording!

135

McPartland, condos for squirrels, and free stuff

136

Tale of the Tape

137

Pilot Episode

138

Get rid of the Police Officer Bill of Rights

139

Dublin is blinded by rainbows; Castro Valley rebels

140

Republican consultant Jason Scalese, bipartisanship, Swalwell, CAGOP, and Italian accents

141

Tribute to former San Leandro Mayor Tony Santos

142

Swalwell's campaign is a joke; Bad people in Alameda

143

Alameda special election preview; rental housing with Alameda Vice Mayor John Knox White

144

Post No-Collusion Swalwell; Making sense of the Census

145

Requiem for a bad mayor; Farewell to Lee Thomas

146

Former San Leandro chief in hot water; Dem clubs; Latinos in 'Dro politics

147

Oakland stadium issues and politics with Bauce Man

148

Miracle in AD16; Interview with Hayward Councilmember-elect Aisha Wahab

149

East Bay election wrap-up; Winners and Losers

150

Election Day Special - Assemblyman Rob Bonta and Alameda school board candidate Mia Bonta; East Bay Election Night preview

151

Skulduggery; She Comes First; Interview with CA17 candidate Ron Cohen

152

War! in San Leandro; Desley! Alameda is weird! Buffy Bunch; Interview with Union City Council candidate Jaime Patiño

153

Chronicle's incorrect assembly takes; Interview with San Leandro Mayor Pauline Russo Cutter