

Fifth & Mission
San Francisco Chronicle
The flagship news podcast of the San Francisco Chronicle. Producer/host Cecilia Lei and co-host Laura Wenus discuss the biggest stories of the day with Chronicle journalists and newsmakers from around the Bay Area. | Get full digital access to the Chronicle: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Jan 11, 2021 • 29min
Sick for the Long Haul With COVID-19
Charlie McCone, 31, contracted the coronavirus 10 months ago. It's wrecked his life. The "long-hauler," as doctors call people like him, still has brutal symptoms that make him feel like he's carrying a 50-pound backpack and a chest weight at all times. He can barely work and can only walk for 10 minutes on a good day. He wants to warn other young healthy people not to be cavalier about the disease. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/podHave you listened? Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris?: podfollow.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 8, 2021 • 25min
Should the President be Removed?
On a joint episode of Fifth & Mission and It’s all Political, Demian Bulwa and Joe Garofoli talk about attempts to remove President Trump after he incited Wednesday’s violence. Plus: Reporter Chase DiFeliciantonio talks about why Facebook, Twitter and others are finally cracking down on Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 7, 2021 • 22min
President Trump's Mob
Encouraged by a president trying to hijack the election he lost, a mob of extremists stormed the U.S. Capitol. How did the chaos unfold? How did we get here? And what happens now? Making sense of the last throes of the Trump presidency are Washington correspondent Tal Kopan, It's All Political host Joe Garofoli, and Editorial Page Editor John Diaz. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/podHave you listened? Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris?: podfollow.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 6, 2021 • 12min
What Georgia's Senate Runoff Results Mean
With Raphael Warnock declared the winner over Kelly Loeffler and Jon Ossoff close to victory over David Perdue, Washington correspondent Tal Kopan talks about how the result will affect the Biden administration — and California. Plus: Today's GOP "challenge" to the Electoral College results. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/podHave you listened? Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris?: podfollow.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 6, 2021 • 22min
The State of the COVID-19 Surge
Hospitals are filling up just as a more contagious variant of coronavirus invades California. Reporters Erin Allday and Jill Tucker talk about vaccine distribution, patients waiting hours for treatment, and what's happening with schools. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/podHave you listened? Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris?: podfollow.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 5, 2021 • 20min
Why Georgia's Senate Races Matter to California
The results in Tuesday's runoffs — Perdue vs. Ossoff and Loeffler vs. Warnock — will have major ramifications for the power of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and new Sen. Alex Padilla. It's All Political host Joe Garofoli joins Fifth & Mission host Heather Knight in this joint episode. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/podHave you listened? Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris?: podfollow.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 4, 2021 • 18min
COVID-19 in 2021: What to Expect
2020 is behind us, but the coronavirus pandemic that's upended our lives and defined the past year is far from over. Health reporter Erin Allday discusses what’s in store in the first weeks and months of the new year. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/podHave you listened? Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris?: podfollow.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 31, 2020 • 26min
2020: Listening Back on a Trying Year
Demian Bulwa hosts a review of the year that was, focusing on the four big stories of 2020: The coronavirus pandemic, the Black Lives Matter movement, the election and California's wildfires. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/podHave you listened? Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris?: podfollow.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 30, 2020 • 29min
Bruce Bochy on His Past and Future
The former San Francisco Giants manager talks to John Shea about his life in the year since his retirement, which has included jumping out of a helicopter and managing the French team before the shutdown. He also names his All-Bochy Giants team in this episode of The Chronicle's Giants Splash podcast. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/podListen and subscribe to Giants Splash: podfollow.com/giants-splash Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 29, 2020 • 17min
Hospital Crisis Eases, but Tough Times Ahead
California’s coronavirus numbers are showing signs that the worst of the post-Thanksgiving surge is behind us. Erin Allday talks about how soon is too soon to start getting our hopes up, and reflects on nearly a year’s worth of COVID-19 coverage. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/podHave you listened? Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris?: podfollow.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


