Left Coast Podcast

The idea of a guaranteed income is simple, but the impacts are profound. What would it mean for our country and California’s working families? First, host Jane Kim talks with San Diego organizer Ben Mendoza about why San Diegans are done with the status quo and how a high-profile ICE raid jolted even affluent neighborhoods into paying attention, shifting local politics in real time. Then, Jane sit...

Across California and the country,a new generation of organizers and working class people are stepping up to lead. Host Jane Kim and comedian and organizer Nato Green unpack recent headlines and why voters are hungry for authenticity, not poll-tested slogans. They talk about retirements in Congress, the limits of consultant-driven politics, and how real movement energy translates into wins. Then J...

Health care premiums are about to skyrocket — and the political dysfunction behind it shows a deeply broken system. In this episode, host Jane Kim sits down with registered nurse and organizer Syd Simpson (California Nurses Association, Harvey Milk Club) for a clear look inside the system: networks, surprise billing, procedure fees that patients skip to save money, and why insured families still w...

Redistricting shapes the rules of the game before anyone even votes. The way maps are drawn decides whose voices are loudest and whether our communities have real power or get divided by district lines to keep the status quo in charge. In this episode, host Jane Kim sits down with redistricting expert Sam Sukaton for a breakdown of what redistricting is, how gerrymandering works, and why communiti...