Early Voting Returns | Sacramento Suns Australian Football Club | Local ‘Tiny Desk’ Concert Submissions
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The Sacramento Suns gather for a huddle during a practice on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at Airfield Park in Natomas. (Sarit Laschinsky/CapRadio)
Early Voting Returns
Early voting is well underway and more than a million Californians have cast their ballots. Today on Insight, we’ll get a look at some of the key trends popping up ahead of the Primary Election on June 2 with Paul Mitchell, Vice President of Political Data Inc., who joined us with his 2026 Primary CA Ballot Tracker.
Sacramento Suns Australian Football Club
For over a decade, the Sacramento Suns have been introducing players across the region to the fast-paced action of Australian Rules Football, or footy. Described as a mix of rugby and soccer, the sport is played on an oval-shaped field and draws tens of thousands of fans to games down under. Suns players Lauré Kwoka and Sean MacEachern join Insight to talk about how this Australian staple has found its home in California's capital city.
Local ‘Tiny Desk’ Concert Submissions
Twelve years ago NPR started the Tiny Desk Contest where unsigned artists across the country enter a video of their original music for a chance to play a Tiny Desk Concert of their own in Washington D.C. Two years ago Sacramento’s The Philharmonik won the top prize, And this year’s winner is Cure for Paranoia hailing from Dallas, Texas. But close to a thousand Northern California artists threw their hat into the ring. Today on Insight, Senior Producer Andrew Garcia joins Communities Reporters Keyshawn Davis and Ruth Finch to preview some of their favorite entries. Find all of their picks here.
Editor's Note: Ukrainian band Kommuna Lux joined us during the 12 p.m. airing of Insight but due to poor sound quality and technical difficulties we could not continue with the segment. You can find more information about their performance in Sacramento on May 29, here.
