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Welcome to the revival of the long-running cable TV show, The Game. Mark Simon and Bob Marks bring you exclusive interviews with local leaders and talk widely about politics, business and sports from the San Mateo County Peninsula and beyond.

Our guests have included Kevin Mullin, U.S. Congressman representing D-South San Francisco, Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, U.S. Congress, D-Menlo Park, Jim Irizarry, Assistant Chief Elections Officer of San Mateo County, Veteran sports broadcaster Ted Robinson, Jon Mays, Editor of the San Mateo Daily Journal, Danielle Cwirko-Godycki and Nicole Fernandez, members of the San Mateo City Council representing D2 and D4, Jerry Hill, a former State Senator, Julie Lind, a member of the San Mateo County Central Labor Council, Noelia Corzo, a San Mateo County Supervisor representing the 2nd District, Tom McCune, a member of the Belmont City Council, Isabella Chu, Diana Reddy, and Lisa Gauthier.

Most recent Episode

Kevin Mullin on the 2026 Midterms, Democrats, AI, and the Future of Politics

2026-08-23T20:25:30+00:00

U.S. Representative Kevin Mullin joins Mark Simon and Bob Marks to discuss the 2026 midterm elections, the Democrats’ path to reclaiming the House, and the issues he believes will matter most to voters.
Mullin argues that affordability will be central to the election, with Democrats emphasizing health care, the economy, energy costs and the impact of federal policy on working families. He also discusses the growing nationalization of House races, the influence of super PAC money, and the challenge Democrats face in balancing progressive energy with the need to win swing districts.
The conversation also explores the rise of Democratic Socialists of America candidates, generational change within the Democratic Party, whether Democrats risk following the same path Republicans took during the rise of the Tea Party and Donald Trump, and what a Democratic House majority might mean for oversight of the Trump administration.
Mullin also weighs in on Social Security reform, the national debt, California's proposed billionaire tax, artificial intelligence and the economic disruption it could bring, and the need to ensure the benefits of the AI boom reach working families.
And then things take a lighter turn—or at least try to—as Mullin talks Bay Area sports, the Giants, Warriors, 49ers, Valkyries, the changing economics of professional sports, and the growing chaos in college athletics.

The Game is hosted by Mark Simon and Bob Marks and produced by Frank Bravo, BravoITC.com and YourTechMakeover.com. You can see more information about The Game at TheGamePeninsula.com.


00:00 — The 2026 Midterms and Democratic Prospects
03:48 — The Democratic Message: Affordability and the Economy
10:16 — Socialism, DSA Candidates and Swing Districts
15:05 — Campaigns, Super PACs and Big Money
21:20 — The Democratic Generational Revolt
28:41 — Could Democrats Follow the Tea Party Path?
31:36 — Is the Two-Party System Breaking Apart?
36:05 — Impeachment, Oversight and the Trump Administration
38:20 — AI, Jobs and the Future of the Economy
47:01 — Social Security Reform
49:08 — The National Debt and Fiscal Reform
52:45 — California's Billionaire Tax
56:10 — Bay Area Sports
01:00:15 — Money and the Changing Business of Sports
01:03:01 — The Giants, Pride Night and Bay Area Identity
01:06:31 — NIL, College Sports and Conference Chaos
01:09:12 — Closing
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