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The Latest from KQED
Trusted local news in real time. With updates all day long, The Latest brings you the Bay Area and California stories you need to know as they happen. Hosted by KQED’s Bianca Taylor and featuring reporting from the award-winning KQED newsroom. Hear breaking news on your schedule, in 20 minutes or less.
- Daily News chart
- #183
- Episodes
- 43
- Releases
- Daily
- Typical length
- 20 min
- On air since
- 2026
- Latest episode
- 1 hour ago
Episodes
43 episodes, newest first
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25 min
Live Election Results: Bay Area Voters Cast Their Ballots
Show notes
This evening’s top news from the KQED newsroom with host Dana Cronin. The Latest updates continuously — up to 19 times a day — to deliver you the freshest local news, whenever you’re ready to listen. Find us on the NPR app or Spotify for the best listening experience. If you’re on Apple Podcasts, please turn off automatic downloads.
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20 min
Election Day: How to Vote Last-Minute, and When to Expect Results
Show notes
The day's top news from the KQED newsroom with host Dana Cronin. The Latest updates continuously — up to 19 times a day — to deliver you the freshest local news, whenever you’re ready to listen. Find us on the NPR app or Spotify for the best listening experience. If you’re on Apple Podcasts, please turn off automatic downloads.
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8 min
Tuesday Morning News Fix
Show notes
This morning’s top headlines from the KQED newsroom with host Dana Cronin. The Latest updates continuously — up to 19 times a day — to deliver you the freshest local news, whenever you’re ready to listen. Find us on the NPR app or Spotify for the best listening experience. If you’re on Apple Podcasts, please turn off automatic downloads.
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22 min
How Do Election Polls Even Work?, and the Death Penalty Weighs Heavy on Newsom
Show notes
This evening’s top news from the KQED newsroom with host Dana Cronin. The Latest updates continuously — up to 19 times a day — to deliver you the freshest local news, whenever you’re ready to listen. Find us on the NPR app or Spotify for the best listening experience. If you’re on Apple Podcasts, please turn off automatic downloads.
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20 min
Need Help Filling Out Your Ballot? Attend a ‘Prop Party’, and Prop 38’s Hidden Beneficiary
Show notes
The day's top news from the KQED newsroom with host Dana Cronin. The Latest updates continuously — up to 19 times a day — to deliver you the freshest local news, whenever you’re ready to listen. Find us on the NPR app or Spotify for the best listening experience. If you’re on Apple Podcasts, please turn off automatic downloads.
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24 min
Meet the ‘AmBATssadors’ of Spooky Season, and Bottom of the Hill Gets a New Owner
Show notes
This evening’s top news from the KQED newsroom with host Dana Cronin. The Latest updates continuously — up to 19 times a day — to deliver you the freshest local news, whenever you’re ready to listen. Find us on the NPR app or Spotify for the best listening experience. If you’re on Apple Podcasts, please turn off automatic downloads.
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20 min
Berkeley Wants You to Drink Less Soda, and a New Psychiatric Care Center for Youth
Show notes
The day's top news from the KQED newsroom with host Dana Cronin. The Latest updates continuously — up to 19 times a day — to deliver you the freshest local news, whenever you’re ready to listen. Find us on the NPR app or Spotify for the best listening experience. If you’re on Apple Podcasts, please turn off automatic downloads.
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8 min
Friday Morning News Fix
Show notes
This morning’s top headlines from the KQED newsroom with host Dana Cronin. The Latest updates continuously — up to 19 times a day — to deliver you the freshest local news, whenever you’re ready to listen. Find us on the NPR app or Spotify for the best listening experience. If you’re on Apple Podcasts, please turn off automatic downloads.
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18 min
Dolores Huerta’s California Legacy, and Valkyries Head to ‘Boohalla’ for Game 7
Show notes
This evening’s top news from the KQED newsroom with host Dana Cronin. The Latest updates continuously — up to 19 times a day — to deliver you the freshest local news, whenever you’re ready to listen. Find us on the NPR app or Spotify for the best listening experience. If you’re on Apple Podcasts, please turn off automatic downloads.
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17 min
Head of High Speed Rail Resigns, and Valkyries Head Into Game 6
Show notes
The day's top news from the KQED newsroom with host Dana Cronin. The Latest updates continuously — up to 19 times a day — to deliver you the freshest local news, whenever you’re ready to listen. Find us on the NPR app or Spotify for the best listening experience. If you’re on Apple Podcasts, please turn off automatic downloads.
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8 min
Thursday Morning News Fix
Show notes
This morning’s top headlines from the KQED newsroom with host Dana Cronin. The Latest updates continuously — up to 19 times a day — to deliver you the freshest local news, whenever you’re ready to listen. Find us on the NPR app or Spotify for the best listening experience. If you’re on Apple Podcasts, please turn off automatic downloads.
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23 min
Local Leaders Mourn Dolores Huerta, and What an Anthropic IPO Could Mean for the Bay Area
Show notes
This evening’s top news from the KQED newsroom with host Dana Cronin. The Latest updates continuously — up to 19 times a day — to deliver you the freshest local news, whenever you’re ready to listen. Find us on the NPR app or Spotify for the best listening experience. If you’re on Apple Podcasts, please turn off automatic downloads.
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20 min
California Farmers Reconsider Trump, and Will Marin Vote to Fund Childcare?
Show notes
The day's top news from the KQED newsroom with host Dana Cronin. The Latest updates continuously — up to 19 times a day — to deliver you the freshest local news, whenever you’re ready to listen. Find us on the NPR app or Spotify for the best listening experience. If you’re on Apple Podcasts, please turn off automatic downloads.
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8 min
Wednesday Morning News Fix
Show notes
This morning’s top headlines from the KQED newsroom with host Dana Cronin. The Latest updates continuously — up to 19 times a day — to deliver you the freshest local news, whenever you’re ready to listen. Find us on the NPR app or Spotify for the best listening experience. If you’re on Apple Podcasts, please turn off automatic downloads.
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27 min
Decoding Your Ballot: Key House and School Board Races
Show notes
This evening’s top news from the KQED newsroom with host Dana Cronin. The Latest updates continuously — up to 19 times a day — to deliver you the freshest local news, whenever you’re ready to listen. Find us on the NPR app or Spotify for the best listening experience. If you’re on Apple Podcasts, please turn off automatic downloads.
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25 min
Valkyries One Win Away From WNBA Title, and Potential Political Fallout From Prop 40
Show notes
The day's top news from the KQED newsroom with host Dana Cronin. The Latest updates continuously — up to 19 times a day — to deliver you the freshest local news, whenever you’re ready to listen. Find us on the NPR app or Spotify for the best listening experience. If you’re on Apple Podcasts, please turn off automatic downloads.
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7 min
Tuesday Morning News Fix
Show notes
This morning’s top headlines from the KQED newsroom with host Dana Cronin. The Latest updates continuously — up to 19 times a day — to deliver you the freshest local news, whenever you’re ready to listen. Find us on the NPR app or Spotify for the best listening experience. If you’re on Apple Podcasts, please turn off automatic downloads.
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22 min
Santa Clara Rejects Trump Administration Voter Probe, and How Should Schools Adapt to AI?
Show notes
This evening’s top news from the KQED newsroom with host Dana Cronin. The Latest updates continuously — up to 19 times a day — to deliver you the freshest local news, whenever you’re ready to listen. Find us on the NPR app or Spotify for the best listening experience. If you’re on Apple Podcasts, please turn off automatic downloads.
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17 min
California Forever Looms Large in Suisun City Election, and Helping Former ICE Detainees
Show notes
The day's top news from the KQED newsroom with host Dana Cronin. The Latest updates continuously — up to 19 times a day — to deliver you the freshest local news, whenever you’re ready to listen. Find us on the NPR app or Spotify for the best listening experience. If you’re on Apple Podcasts, please turn off automatic downloads.
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22 min
Benicia Teacher Found Guilty of Sexual Abuse, and Tony-Winning ‘Liberation’ Lands at Berkeley Rep
Show notes
This evening’s top news from the KQED newsroom with host Dana Cronin. The Latest updates continuously — up to 19 times a day — to deliver you the freshest local news, whenever you’re ready to listen. Find us on the NPR app or Spotify for the best listening experience. If you’re on Apple Podcasts, please turn off automatic downloads.
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