13 Best Capital Public Radio Podcasts

1. Intelligence Squared

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Intelligence Squared is the home of lively debate and deep-dive discussion. Follow Intelligence Squared wherever you get your podcasts and enjoy four regular episodes per week taking you to the heart of the issues that matter in the company of the world's great minds. We'd love to hear your feedback and what you think we should talk about next, who we should have on and what our future debates should be. Send us an email or voice note with your thoughts to ****@intelligencesquared.com or Tweet us @intelligence2. And if you'd like to support our mission to foster honest debate and compe..MORE Producer/Network Intelligence Squared
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 1.7K Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Open Source with Christopher Lydon

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Open Source is the world's longest-running podcast. Christopher Lydon circles the big ideas in culture, the arts and politics with the smartest people in the world. It's the kind of curious, critical, high-energy conversation we're all missing nowadays. Be part of the action: leave a voice message to be played on the air; get in touch over Facebook or Twitter; or email us ****@radioopensource.org with show ideas, advice, requests and high-quality criticism.MORE Host Christopher Lydon
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 1.1K Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

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Award-winning journalist Vicki Gonzalez hosts daily interviews with community leaders, advocates, experts, artists and more to provide background and understanding on breaking news, big events, politics and culture in the Sacramento region and beyond.MORE Host Vicki Gonzalez
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4. Invisibilia

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Unseeable forces control human behavior and shape our ideas, beliefs, and assumptions. Invisibilia—Latin for invisible things—fuses narrative storytelling with science that will make you see your own life differently.MORE Hosts Yowei Shaw, Kia Miakka Natisse
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 28.5K Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. Making: Stories Without End

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Making: Stories Without End takes you on a journey to learn about daytime soap operas and their broad reach on television.
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 4.3K Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. California State Of Mind

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A weekly show helping you make sense of the biggest health, jobs, politics, and more critical events in the world's fifth-largest economy. Because no matter where you live, California is truly a state of mind.MORE Producer/Network CapRadio & CalMatters
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 54 Get Email Contact

7. Live from Here Highlights

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Highlights from Live from Here, the public radio variety show hosted by mandolinist Chris Thile. Each week, download Chris's brand-new Song of the Week and Tom Papa's report from Out in America. Unfortunately we can't offer the entire show as a podcast due to music downloading rights, but you can stream any full episode from our website, livefromhere.org, or listen live on the radio Saturdays from 6-8 pm ET. Find us on social media @livefromhereapm. Produced by American Public Media. Support the show at livefromhere.org/giveMORE Producer/Network American Public Media
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Apple Rating 3.7/5Apple Reviews 367 Avg Length 6 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

8. Capitol Chat

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A weekly round-up of what's happening (or not happening) in California politics and state government with Insight host Beth Ruyak.
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9. Hey Listen

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Weekly playlists and interviews featuring cutting edge bands and their influential roots. Whether you're looking to start your record collection or touch up the fringes, Nick Brunner leads you through two hours of CapRadio's curated new music mix.MORE Email ****@capradio.org
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10. PolitiFact California

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PolitiFact California Reporter Chris Nichols discusses his latest fact-checks. PolitiFact California examines claims by elected officials, candidates, groups and individuals who speak on matters of public importance.MORE Email ****@capradio.org
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11. CapRadio Reads

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Feed your curiosity and explore fresh perspectives with CapRadio Reads our online, on-air and on demand resource for discovering your next great read.
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12. The Drive

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Who are the people driving change in our communities? What can be learned from their experiences? The Drive is a podcast about personal stories on the road to leadership.
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13. Political Junkie Goes West Podcast

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The Political Junkie is turning his analytical gaze west. Ken Rudin, known to NPR listeners from his many years talking all things politics with Neal Conan on 'Talk of the Nation,' joins Insight host Beth Ruyak for our signature segment.MORE Email ****@capradio.org
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