The Bay
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The Bay

by KQED

Insights from recent episode analysis

Audience Interest

Estimated Reach: 250,001+
Listeners across platforms

Podcast Focus

Categories: news

Publishing Consistency

Frequency: Irregular
1,000+ episodes since 2019

Platform Reach

Insights are generated by CastFox AI using publicly available data, episode content, and proprietary models.

Most discussed topics

democratic candidatesbay areapoliticsnuclear powercalifornia energyclimate changediablo canyonenergy policymedi-calhealth insurancemedicaid cutscalifornia

Brands & references

KQED10
Civic Joy Fund1
COYOTE Media Collective1
Medi-Cal1
Medicaid1
KRON41
San Francisco Chronicle1
CalMatters1
Generic platforms filtered out.
High Confidence

Est. Listeners

250,001+

Based on iTunes & Spotify (publisher stats).

  • Per-Episode Audience

    Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days

    25,001 - 50,000
  • Monthly Reach

    Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)

    150,001 - 300,000
  • Active Followers

    Loyal subscribers who consistently listen

    40,001 - 100,000

Market Insights

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Platform Distribution

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* Data sourced directly from platform APIs and aggregated hourly across all major podcast directories.

On the show

From 12 eps

Hosts

K
KQED
1 ep
SS
Scott Shafer
1 ep
SJ
Sydney Johnson
1 ep
E
Ericka
1 ep
A
Alan
1 ep

Recent guests

10 across last 12 eps
SP
Sejal Parekh
1 ep
T
teacher
1 ep
AD
Ana De Almeida Amaral
1 ep
DN
Daisy Nguyen
1 ep
VD
Victoria Duran
1 ep
CC
Connie Chan
1 ep
SC
Saikat Chakrabarti
1 ep
SW
Scott Wiener
1 ep
SW
Sarah Wright
1 ep
ES
Emma Silvers
1 ep

Recent episodes

The Civic Joy Fund Promises to Help ‘Revitalize’ SF. Some Artists Want No Part in It

May 1, 2026

21m 03s

Oakland Makes It Easier to Sweep Encampments, California Billionaire Tax, and SF Library Weddings

Apr 29, 2026

22m 49s

Inside California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant

Apr 27, 2026

22m 46s

Medi-Cal Cuts Are Coming. Contra Costa County Is Bracing for Impact

Apr 24, 2026

19m 48s

The Governor’s Race Changes Shape — Again

Apr 22, 2026

18m 12s

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Chart Positions

2 placements across 2 markets.