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The Drain is a podcast covering California news and culture. Hosted by Kempa (founding editor of VOICES: River City) and Max (a.k.a. Sweet Palma, cofounder of Seeking Derangements), we discuss the liberal California hegemony through a leftist lens, just steps from the state Capitol.
Free episodes (The Drain) every Wednesday. Premium episodes (The Plug) every Saturday at: patreon.com/thedrain
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every 9 days
אורך אודיו ממוצע:
46 minutes
ראיונות אורחים
אנגלית
ארצות הברית
97 פרקים
מאז 12 במרץ 2025
episodic
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Today we've got a reading series on the Vanity Fair piece written by Ruby Rippey (free link), who had an affair with Governor Gavin Newsom during …
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Today we're discussing the massive layoffs throughout the country of McClatchy publishing's daily newspapers, including multiple Bees in California, as well as the Miami Herald.
I know it's been a while since our last episode, but we've got a number of published ones in the pipeline, as well as L…
Today we're taking a deep dive into the congressional debate between Sacramento City Council member Mai Vang and U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui, as the DSA-backed progressive seeks to wrest California's 7th congressional district from the out-of-touch octogenarian.
Spoiler: this was a one-sided bloodbath…
Hey guys, Kempa here. Sorry for the delay in episodes--Kempa has been dealing with the passing of his sweet baby pit bull, and Max is settling into life down in southern California. The good news is that we have a whole backlog of episodes coming your way in the next few days!
Today we're looking…
**This is a preview of our premium show, The Plug. To listen to the full episode, go to patreon.com/thedrain.**
Today we've got a reading series on the Vanity Fair piece written by Ruby Rippey (free link), who had an affair with Governor Gavin Newsom during his tenure as mayor of San Francisco.
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Sacramento made national news last week after a hot mic moment captured discussion between the mayor and a council member over how to remove people they deemed disruptive from council chambers.
You may have heard about it from Fox News, or maybe in the California Post: City council member Karina …
Today we're looking at a phenomenal piece written by Will Sommer at The Bulwark, examining how QAnon conspirators are planning to take over a defunct California women's prison and turn it into a haven for trafficked children.
Listeners in northern California may remember the Leo Chesney Female Co…
As of July 1, California is the country's first full-time Legislature to allow Capitol staffers to form a union (free link). And they're already starting to organize.
Today we're taking a look at what a unionized legislature means not just for the Senate and Assembly, but also for workers through…
**This is a preview of our premium show, The Plug. To listen to the full episode, go to patreon.com/thedrain.**
Today Max and Kempa dive deep into Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's husband's penchant for driving while hammered, including a recent alleged hit-and-run in Napa County. We also discuss tha…
Today we're discussing the story out of San Francisco that's been hitting national headlines and opinion columns for well over a week:
Congressional candidate Scott Wiener was chased out of a trans rights march at the tail end of Pride Month over his longtime support of Zionism and his too-little…
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