Voice of San Diego Podcast

Scott Lewis, Jakob McWhinney

Booking Overview

A weekly local-news and investigative-reporting roundup focused on San Diego and regional politics, education, the environment, and border issues, it primarily features newsroom reporters with occasional lawmakers and other special guests. Credible pitches include San Diego-area elected officials, public-policy experts, educators, environmental leaders, and border-policy specialists with direct local relevance; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need strong local expertise or direct involvement in a timely issue.

Metrics

Episodes: 100

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 1.7k subscribers

Instagram: 43.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

vosdinfo@gmail.com

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Host

Scott Lewis - Scott Lewis is the chief executive officer and editor in chief of Voice of San Diego, where he leads the nonprofit newsroom's coverage of local and regional issues.

Jakob McWhinney - Jakob McWhinney is an education reporter at Voice of San Diego, covering schools and education policy in the San Diego region.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

San Diego-area lawmakers, public officials, investigative journalists, policy experts, educators, environmental specialists, and other professionals with direct knowledge of significant local or regional issues.

Required Achievements:

Original investigative reporting, Direct responsibility for or involvement in local policy and public affairs, Subject-matter expertise on San Diego regional issues

Recent Guest Discussions

Tigist Layne - The Federal Government's Potential Role In Restoring Sand To Oceanside Beaches And The History Of Federally Built Jetties Affecting The Coastline.

Jim Hinch - The Abrupt Departure Of Chula Vista Police Chief Roxana Kennedy And The Related Legal And Workplace Issues.

Recent Topics

Local Politics, Education, Environment, Border Policy, Investigations

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Voice of San Diego Podcast

It's Silly Season

September 18, 2026

It's officially the start of San Diego’s silly season. Your mailboxes will start to fill up with mailers and candidates for public office will try their hardest to earn your vote. We’re here to help you make sense of their messaging and the races. This week's episode kicked off with the strangest kind of controversy: an AI-generated graphic that took shots at co-hosts Jakob McWhinney and Scott Lewis for something we never said on the showOur hosts walked through the wh...

'I Don't Recall, Saying That'

September 11, 2026

This week, the Voice of San Diego crew was joined by Joey Safchik, host of NBC San Diego's "Politically Speaking," and there was a lot to get through! First, a bittersweet news update. Reporter Jakob McWhinney broke a story last week about an organization embedded in San Diego's law enforcement community that hired a controversial figure. After the outrage, the hire got rescinded. But it didn't stop there – the whole organization has since dissolved entirely. No one says you can&rs...

We Got a Border Sewage Plan

September 04, 2026

On this week's podcast episode, our hosts explain how two county supervisors are proposing the region address the Tijuana River sewage crisis. As our MacKenzie Elmer reported, San Diego County Supervisors Paloma Aguirre and Terra-Lawson Remer think the county, and the county taxpayer, should treat the river. We unpack their proposal on the show. We also have updates: First up, two bills we were following related to the Midway Rising project are sitting on the governor's desk. Next, a scandal ...

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