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An Oakland news podcast from the journalists at Oaklandside, Oakland’s independent nonprofit newsroom. Each week we’ll catch you up on the biggest news in Oakland, go behind the scenes with Oaklandside reporters for context and analysis you won’t find anywhere else, and tell you about cool events around the Town.
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Signup to Generate a PitchAn Oakland news podcast from the journalists at Oaklandside, Oakland’s independent nonprofit newsroom. Each week we’ll catch you up on the biggest news in Oakland, go behind the scenes with Oaklandside reporters for context and analysis you won’t find anywhere else, and tell you about cool events around the Town.
Oaklandside 510 is hosted by The Oaklandside. The show has published 64 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "A strike deadline, a 911 blackout and a long-awaited bikeway" (30 October 2026, 12 minutes), "Didn’t vote yet? Oakland, this one’s for you" (23 October 2026, 26 minutes), and "Sheng Thao in the courtroom" (16 October 2026, 25 minutes).
Oaklandside 510 publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 23 minutes across 64 episodes.
Booking probability for Oaklandside 510 is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Oaklandside 510 requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Oaklandside 510's contact route on record: verified email.
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The Oaklandside hosts Oaklandside 510, a news podcast with 64 episodes published.
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This week, we’re providing you with a round-up of recent reporting from our newsroom. Oakland city workers set a Nov. 5 strike deadline as firefighters reach a tentative deal. Plus: wire theft takes down 911, airport...
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If you haven't turned in your ballot yet, this one's for you. We're going to take a quick tour of almost everything that's on an Oakland ballot, from the mayor's race to the state propositions, then zoom in on the big...
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The federal corruption trial of former Mayor Sheng Thao is now underway. Oaklandside reporters Eli Wolfe and Natalie Orenstein join us to talk about who’s involved, what’s alleged, and what to watch for. Stories we...
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City Hall reporter Eli Wolfe joins us to talk about a scary accident that happened at Temescal Pool earlier this month, and why the city has no pool technicians on staff even though it has the money to hire them. It's...
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Twenty years ago, hyphy broke out of Oakland and the Bay Area and onto the national stage with its own slang, fashion, dance and car culture. This week, we revisit that moment with Eric K. Arnold, who has covered Bay...
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Data centers have gone from a quiet real estate story to one of the most contentious issues in Oakland. We talk with The Oaklandside’s news editor, Darwin BondGraham, about a downtown developer's proposal, two tech...
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This week, we’re providing you with a round-up of recent reporting from our newsroom. A group of counties in Utah is stepping forward to help build Oakland's long-fought coal export terminal. AI-generated ads are...
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If you've ever seen a tense situation start to escalate on the street and wondered whether to step in, we're here to help. We talk with our public safety reporter, Roselyn Romero, and Ana-Marie Jones of Oakland Speaks...
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It's that time again: election season. Oakland's got a mayor's race, three city council seats, three competitive school board seats, and three city or regional ballot measures on the table. To help you make sense of it...
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Turns out those little green compostable bags many of us use to line our kitchen compost bins aren't actually being composted — at least not in Oakland. Oaklandside’s housing and City Hall reporter Natalie Orenstein...
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If you've driven on I-880 near downtown Oakland recently, you may have noticed a new billboard. It’s a black and white photo of a guy in a tank top, flexing, with a dramatic skyline behind him. The text says, "Son of...
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We talk with our road safety reporter Jose Fermoso about a gap in Oakland's BART map — a stretch of East Oakland that the trains fly right over, with no station in sight. For years, a group in the San Antonio...
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Today, we're talking about places that make Oakland Oakland . From historic homes and neighborhoods to landmarks and parks to cultural spaces, these places hold the stories of our city. As Oakland grapples with tight...
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For the first four months of this year, twelve Oakland public high schoolers were embedded in our newsroom. Today, we sit down with one of them to talk about two stories they reported on: one on Oakland's glitchy free...
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Mayor Barbara Lee has named James Beere, a nearly 30-year veteran of the Oakland Police Department, as the city's permanent police chief. Public safety reporter Roselyn Romero joins host Tasneem Raja for a deep dive...
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This week's episode is Nosh-centric: Nosh editor Tovin Lapan and reporter Skylla Mumana join Tasneem to talk through three recent Oakland restaurant openings — a "Luka's remix" on Grand Avenue, Gwyneth Paltrow's goop...
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We spend a lot of time on this podcast covering Oakland's hardest problems. Today, we did something different — we asked our reporters to bring us something good. Not feel-good fluff, but real progress and real people...
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Fiscal cliff. Structural deficit. Unanticipated emergency. If you've lived in Oakland for any length of time, you've heard the warnings — firehouses closing, academies canceled, the biggest deficit ever — and then...
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For 20 years, Oakland First Fridays has turned a stretch of Telegraph Avenue into a monthly street festival. Now organizers say a false media narrative, one that ties off-site, late-night violence to the event, has...
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The Australian men's national soccer team — the Socceroos — are calling Oakland home for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, training at the Oakland Roots and Soul facility in Alameda. Oaklandside freelance sports reporter Anne...
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