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The Drain

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…

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Latest episodes

  1. State workers on STRIKE, with Bobby Roy20 Oct 2026
  2. The Audacity of Grope: on the fall of Manny Yekutiel16 Oct 2026
  3. UNLOCKED: Ruby Rippey's tell-all on affair with Gavin Newsom3 Oct 2026
  4. The rapid decline of McClatchy's daily papers29 Sep 2026
  5. Mai Vang (DEM) eviscerates octogenarian Rep. Doris Matsui (AIPAC) in congressional debate11 Sep 2026
  6. Aisha Wahab crushes moderate in race to replace Eric Swalwell4 Sep 2026
  7. *Preview* Ruby Rippey's tell-all on affair with Gavin Newsom21 Aug 2026
  8. Watch yo profamity4 Aug 2026
  9. QAnon pursues shuttered women's prison, for the children...28 Jul 2026
  10. Unionizing California's legislative staffers22 Jul 2026