This election season, the Slice of Orange North Orange County Podcast partners with the Fullerton Observer on candidate interviews! Also, you are invited to a Meet the Candidates event at Fullerton College Room 224 on October 7 from 5 to 7 pm. At this event, you can meet candidates face to face and ask questions. Everyone is welcome.

Slice of Orange is a podcast about politics in North Orange County. Created and hosted by Professor of Political Science at Fullerton College, Jodi Balma, the podcast introduces journalist and historian Urooj Naveed as a co-host this election season. Hosts Balma and Naveed interview candidates on NOC’s ballot, explain propositions and ballot measures, and discuss general election trends. Our goal is to increase civic knowledge in the public and introduce them to ways of getting involved.

List of episodes released:

SEASON 5

Episode #1: November 5, 2024 Presidential Election (click here to listen)

Episode #2: What’s on your Ballot? (click here to listen) (click here to read it)

Episode #3: How to Get Involved in Local Politics and Community Work (click here to listen)

Episode #4: Interview with Hilda Sugarman (Incumbent & Candidate for Fullerton School District) (click here to listen)

Episode #5: Interview with James Cho (Candidate for Fullerton School District) (click here to listen)

Episode #6: Interview with Leonel Talavera (Incumbent & Candidate for Fullerton School District) (click here to listen)

Episode #7: Interview with Matt Truxaw (Candidate for Fullerton City Council) (click here to listen)

Episode #8: Interview with Fred Jung (Candidate for Fullerton City Council) (click here to listen)

Coming up:

Interviews with Nick Dunlap, Jan Flory, and Kitty Jaramillo

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Note: episode links will be updated here as they are released. Please check back often. All interviews will be released before the end of October. 

Urooj’s Note: ALL candidates for Fullerton City Council and Fullerton School District races were contacted multiple times for these interviews. Some declined, and others did not respond, so you will not see their episodes listed here. Candidates can contact Urooj at contact@FullertonObserver.com for an interview.