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It’s All Political

San Francisco Chronicle senior political writer Joe Garofolicms.megaphone.fm
It’s All Political is now a part of the Fifth & Mission podcast. You can hear It's All Political on Fifth & Mission by subscribing to Fifth & Mission, the San Francisco Chronicle's flagship daily newscast. Joe Garofoli is the Chronicle’s senior political writer, covering national and state politics. He has worked at the Chronicle since 2000 and in Bay Area journalism since 1992, when he left the Milwaukee Journal. He has previously written about the intersection of tech and politics and about the politics of the cannabis industry.

Episodes

Fifth & Mission: Becerra's Departure is Newsom's Opportunity

On the Chronicle’s flagship Fifth & Mission podcast, It's All Political host Joe Garofoli joins Demian Bulwa to discuss President-Elect Joe Biden's pick Health and Human Services secretary — California’s Attorney General Xavier Becerra. That means the stakes are high for Gov. Gavin Newsom, who soon may need to appoint successors for both Becerra and Sen. Kamala Harris. Guest Joe Garofoli breaks down Biden's move and who's now jockeying to replace Becerra. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicl...

Dec 08, 202018 min

Who Will Replace Kamala Harris in the Senate?

Will Gov. Gavin Newsom make history by appointing California's first Latinx senator? Or will he pick a woman of color? Sacramento bureau reporter Alexei Koseff joins host Joe Garofoli to break down the candidates. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod More on Kamala Harris: Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris? sfchronicle.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 01, 202025 min

Best of IAP: Kamala Harris

The Vice President-elect joined Joe Garofoli and Tal Kopan in April, just as speculation began to build that Joe Biden would ask her to be his running mate. She talked about that, the coronavirus epidemic, cooking and more. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod 6-part miniseries reported by Joe and Tal: Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris? sfchronicle.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 25, 202037 min

It's Over: Biden Wins — What's Next?

In a combined episode of the Fifth & Mission and It’s All Political podcasts, Joe Garofoli, Tal Kopan and Demian Bulwa talk about the moment that put the Biden-Harris ticket over the top, the historic nature of their victory, and what to expect now from Donald Trump. | Latest news: sfchronicle.com/politics Podcast: Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris? sfchronicle.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 07, 202022 min

Election Night Wrap: What We Know

In a combined episode of the Fifth & Mission and It’s All Political podcasts, Joe Garofoli, Heather Knight, Alexei Koseff and Demian Bulwa sum up a tense, inconclusive presidential election day, plus state and local races. | Latest election news: sfchronicle.com/politics New podcast! Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris? sfchronicle.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 04, 202027 min

The Lincoln Project: Trump's 24/7 Nightmare

Prominent GOP strategists Steve Schmidt and Mike Madrid have seen the party's sad demise in California. Now they are determined to defeat President Trump and his Senate enablers to save the party they once served and, more important, the American democracy they cherish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 23, 202036 min

What Was Prop 13 Creator Howard Jarvis Really Like?

Jason Cohn, director of the new Jarvis documentary, “The First Angry Man,” traces his path from anti-Communist gadfly to movement leader and what Prop 13’s legacy is today. | Get unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod New Podcast! Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris? Click here to listen and subscribe: sfchronicle.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 14, 202039 min

“Mr. Vice President, I’m speaking”

Joe Garofoli is joined by Heather Knight, John Diaz and John Wildermuth to break down the historic Harris-Pence vice presidential debate, where Sen. Kamala Harris called the Trump administration's coronavirus response "the greatest failure of any presidential administration in the history of our country" — and a fly on VP Mike Pence's head became a social media star. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod New Podcast! Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris? Click here to listen and subscrib...

Oct 08, 202022 min

Cyberattacks! Pandemic! Misinformation! Calming Voter Anxiety

As voters receive their mail-in ballots, California Secretary of State Alex Padilla talks about the safeguards in place to protect voters against all the challenges of voting in 2020, both here and nationally. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 02, 202034 min

Trump Biden Debate 1: What the Hell Was That?

Chronicle editorial board editor John Diaz and — GENTLEMEN, PLEASE! — political writer John Wildermuth join — EXCUSE ME! — host Joe Garofoli to analyze the first presidential — PLEASE LET HIM FINISH! — debate. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 30, 202021 min

Adam Schiff: What a Post-Trump World Looks Like

The House Intelligence Committee chair talks about reforms that would prevent many things that Donald Trump has done as president and explains how the Russians are planning to disrupt the 2020 election. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod See also: Adam Schiff On What Happens Next to President Trump (March 22, 2019) "Liddle" Adam Schiff standing tall against Trump (Feb. 21, 2018) Congressman Adam Schiff (May 25, 2017) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 24, 202034 min

"Stars and Strife": Can America Overcome Hate?

A new documentary says America’s "epidemic of hate" is preventing leaders from finding compromise and solving problems. Filmmaker David Smick and Black Lives Matter leader Hawk Newsome join Joe Garofoli to talk about the movie and the issues it raises. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 17, 202036 min

Bob Woodward's Trump Book Won't Change the Race

Chronicle editorial page editor John Diaz joins Joe Garofoli to talk about the revelations in "Fear," why climate change isn't an issue in the campaign despite California's wildfires, and how the endorsement process has changed during the Zoom era. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 11, 202028 min

A'shanti Gholar: Trump Is "Dog-Hollering" on Race

Forget "dog-whistling," says the president of Emerge — which recruits and trains Democratic women to run for office. She joins Joe Garofoli to say President Trump has gone way beyond that as he inflames the racial divide in America. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 02, 202040 min

Fifth & Mission: Terror at the RNC!

On the Chronicle's flagship Fifth & Mission podcast, It's All Political host Joe Garofoli joins Heather Knight to talk about the GOP's strategy at the Republican National Convention: Scare the base with a bleak picture of America, and win President Trump a few voters of color. Plus: What happened to Kimberly Guilfoyle? | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 26, 202021 min

Weirdest Democratic National Convention Ever: A Preview

Joe Biden is facing an enthusiasm gap. How will Dems rally excitement for him with a virtual convention? Can it be done with no roaring crowd? No balloon drop? Political writers John Wildermuth and Tal Kopan join Joe Garofoli to explain what challenges Democrats are up against. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 17, 202019 min

Katie Hill: Sex Scandal Won't Stop My Comeback

The former California congresswoman was a rising Democratic star — a future Speaker, some mused — until a conservative website published nude photos of her. She joins Joe Garofoli to talk about her rise, fall and future, the double standards and exploitation of "revenge porn," and her new book, “She Will Rise.” | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 13, 202029 min

Fifth & Mission: Why Kamala Harris is Joe Biden’s Pick

On The Chronicle's flagship news podcast, Washington reporter Tal Kopan and It's All Political host Joe Garofoli break down why Biden wants the former San Francisco DA and California attorney general as his running mate and how her past will factor into the campaign. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 11, 202021 min

Can Joe Biden’s shift on immigration excite Latino voters?

Many Latino voters still associate Joe Biden with former President Barack Obama, known to some progressive critics as “the deporter in chief.” Marielena Hincapié, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center’s Immigrant Justice Fund, discusses Biden's changes in approach to immigration in 2020. | Get unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 06, 202031 min

Black Lives Matter's Alicia Garza on the future — and Joe Biden

Alicia Garza, the co-creator of Black Lives Matter, talks about the next steps for the movement, what Joe Biden should do to get young Black people to vote, and the difference between allies and co-conspirators. | Get unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 31, 202027 min

Stacey Abrams: VP Search, Voter Suppression and Black Lives Matter

Stacey Abrams talks about what it was like being mentioned as a possible Biden running mate, her concerns about voter suppression and the census, and what should be done with Confederate monuments and tributes to John Muir. | Get unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Listen to Abrams' previous IAP appearances: 2018 | 2017 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 23, 202039 min

Women, Declare Your Independence From Men!

Jennifer Palmieri, a former adviser to Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, talks about her new book, “She Proclaims” — which explains how women should stop trying to fit into a man’s world and create their own. Plus, insights on Joe Biden’s campaign. | Get unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 16, 202035 min

Potential Biden VP Pick Karen Bass

The Southern California congresswoman, who is on the shortlist to be Joe Biden's running mate, talks about her leadership of police reform efforts in Congress as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and her role on the Biden-Bernie Sanders unity committee. | Get unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 10, 202029 min

What Joe Biden Has to Do to Win Young Voters

NextGen America is spending $45 million on one of the largest youth voter turnout campaigns in history — and it has a big challenge because many young voters aren’t excited about Joe Biden. NextGen leader Ben Wessel explains how Biden can appeal to the younger generation. | Get unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 08, 202032 min

How to Defund the Police

Alex Vitale, author of “The End of Policing,” has been a leader in the police reform movement for years. He tells Joe Garofoli, "The police are violence workers who have been told to wage these wars on poor people" and talks about what works, what doesn’t and how long true reform will take. | Get full Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 02, 202037 min

Eric Swalwell’s Insider View of Impeachment

Rep. Eric Swalwell talks with Chronicle editorial page editor John Diaz about his new book, “Endgame: Inside the Impeachment of Donald J. Trump,” which gives a backstage look at the historic moment. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 12, 202031 min

Molly Ball on the Real Nancy Pelosi

The journalist and author of the new biography "Pelosi" explains what shaped the first female Speaker of the House, how she's dealt with sexism throughout her career and how she's been able to keep Democrats in line. | Get full Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 09, 202041 min

How Silicon Valley Will Look Different After the Pandemic

Carl Guardino, president and CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, talks about how America's tech capital will transform now that many companies have told their workers they can work from home in the coronavirus crisis. | Full Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 08, 202038 min

Barbara Lee Wants a Racial Healing and Truth Commission

The Oakland congresswoman talks to Joe Garofoli and Tal Kopan about how white people can be better allies, plus who she thinks Joe Biden's pick for vice president should be. | Live protest updates | Full Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 04, 202024 min