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About this podcast
KCBS Radio's "Bay Current" is a bi-weekly news and information podcast keeping you current on Bay Area stories. New episodes are out on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Hosted by Mallory Somera and KCBS Radio staff.
Episodes
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- BONUS: Midterms 2026: El-Sayed vs Rogers, Talarico, Paxton, Abbott and the battle for America's future · 1 h 3 minWe gathered top experts from around the country to dive into key races, read the vibe among America's voters, outline the stakes and more in this 2026 midterms election special.
- BONUS: Early voting is breaking records and new Gallup poll shows deep dissatisfaction with status quo · 11 minReading the tea leaves before an election is fraught with peril, but there are some interesting signs worth paying attention to. Plus, teens dress in KKK costumes and an activist…
- BONUS: Battle for and against the billionaire's tax heats up California · 31 minGet the latest on the billionaire's tax effort in California. Find out why Trump declared anyone who uses the term artificial intelligence is an enemy of the U.S. Find out why…
- BONUS: Expectations and tensions are high as Anthropic launches IPO alongside a stern warning · 11 minAnthropic is going public with its AI model, alongside warning that its product has gone rogue four times
- BONUS: Government websites go dark as critical security flaw revealed + no more carriage horses? And how not to get fired for your Halloween costume · 11 minCarriages horses in Central Park could become a thing of the past. We learn more about that, plus a security vulnerability that affects 70% of websites around the world…
- BONUS: Amazon is hiring 300K and 1 in 5 bedside nurses quit last year: what's going on with our job market? · 17 minGood news, and bad news about jobs, plus who should protect us from tech scams?
- BONUS: New evidence that O.J. Simpson had an accomplice? New York Times shocker · 11 minDid O.J. Simpson act alone? The New York Times details evidence that seems to indicate otherwise. We delve into that, then take a look at a charming stop on Route 66, and wind up…
- Nearly 20% of Americans lose health care coverage year-over-year as measles cases skyrocket: the state of health · 11 minWe dive into the explosion of measles cases, the drop in people with health insurance, and a big question: Are there planets more hospitable to life than earth?
- TRUE CRIME ROUNDUP: Children die in violent crimes across the nation · 1 h 5 minThis week, we’re going to hear about the deadly shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Oregon, where a five-year-old was murdered this week, along with an eight-year-old…
- BONUS: President Trump calls off live execution, here's why · 11 minWe dive into why President Donald Trump called off plans to livestream the execution of the Fort Hood shooter. We also give an overview of the Medicare open enrollment and what…
- BONUS: As roller coaster deaths pile up, should someone intervene in park safety? · 15 minA man died at Six Flags and we look at it from several perspectives -- including who's in charge of safety. And then we dive into why we like to be afraid. And we check out…
- BONUS: Guilfoyle is gone, a new press secretary makes an inauspicious debut, and how safe is the White House, really? · 28 minThe new press secretary stumbled through an announcement that the U.S. ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, is gone after reports she was trying to shake down a donor for…
- BONUS: Raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar's house raises questions, plus San Francisco Mayor says progressive values 'trapped' his city · 26 minWe go to Minneapolis to discuss the raid of Rep Ilhan Omar's house in a quest for immigration paperwork, plus the mayor of San Francisco raises questions about progressivism, and…
- BONUS: Holiday shopping trends for 2026, and more · 11 minWhat do you expect this holiday season? A CNet editor breaks it down, Plus, we dive into AI therapy and what happens when an AI agent buys something on our behalf but you don't…
- BONUS: Mall of America targeted for terror, and how Chinese EVs could destroy Detroit · 26 minGet the latest on the terror attack foiled at the Mall of America, dive into the effect Chinese EVs could have on the U.S., and learn about jumping worms and why we need to pay…
- BONUS: Mind twist: AI leaders ask for regulation, 'which should give us pause,' and should Exxon pay for climate change? · 26 minAI leaders are asking the Trump Administration to regulate them -- but, why? Is it to save costs, because they don't trust each other? We also discuss the latest tricks hackers…
- BONUS: US moves from trying to execute Christa Pike to keeping her alive: what should we do next? · 26 minWe start with the story of Christa Pike, the woman who was supposed to be executed and is now being kept alive on a ventilator. And while that's expensive, so is everything else…
- TRUE CRIME ROUNDUP: A botched execution and the crime that led to it, plus updates to the Lindsay Clancy case · 1 h 10 minThis week, we’ll listen to the latest developments in the case of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her three young children to death. Last month, her…
- BONUS: Have we already reached the tipping point with AI? · 11 minIs it time to cordon off AI? We discuss that, how working from home has changed, and we discuss a study on life outside our solar system.
- BONUS: What went wrong in Tennessee's attempted first execution of a woman in 200 years? Plus Hegseth's plans, and get ready for bears · 11 minWe begin with a look at what happened when Tennessee tried to execute a woman for the first time in 200 years, and then what happened when Pete Hegseth revealed his…
