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October 9, 2026
The Strange World of Politics — Episode 49: California Says Build More Housing. But Who Helps Small Property Owners Actually Build It?
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October 6, 2026
THE STRANGE WORLD OF POLITICS Episode 47: The Public Finance Authority: Government Without the Voters?
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October 4, 2026
THE STRANGE WORLD OF POLITICS — Episode 46: The Left-Left, the Right-Left—and Me in the Middle
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October 4, 2026
THE STRANGE WORLD OF POLITICS — Episode 45: A Voter Asked Me a Very Good Question: What Would You Actually Do?
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September 30, 2026
THE STRANGE WORLD OF POLITICS — Episode 43: Legal, But Is It Transparent? The $103 Million Sony Property and Culver City's Closed Sessions
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September 30, 2026
THE STRANGE WORLD OF POLITICS — Episode 42: Who Is Culver City Neighbors United — and Why Does It Matter in the 2026 Election?
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September 7, 2026
The Strange World of Politics — Episode 23: The Culver City Political Machine: Why Independent Democrat Candidates Struggle to Be Heard
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August 18, 2026