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October 22, 2026
The Strange World of Politics - Episode 53: A Fraud Hotline That Leaves Residents Asking What Happened
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October 17, 2026
The Strange World of Politics — Episode 52: Protect Culver City: Its Republican Founder, Political History, Trump Question, and Support for Griffin and Wisnosky Stehlin
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October 15, 2026
The Strange World of Politics — Episode 51: How Do You Put a 99-Year Commitment of Public Land on the Consent Agenda?
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October 13, 2026
THE STRANGE WORLD OF POLITICS — Episode 50: Culver City Coalition: The Irony of Supporting “Middle-of-the-Road” Politics While Overlooking the Middle Candidate
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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