Capitol Weekly Podcast
1) Brian Green and California Voices
2) Jack Ohman: Politics, cartooning and the new media landscape
Jack Ohman has been a political cartoonist for 48 years; he got his start at the Minnesota Daily when he was still a college student, and at 19 he became the youngest-ever syndicated cartoonist in the...Show More
3) Clarissa Laguardia: Getting young people engaged in the democratic process
We're joined today by Clarissa Laguardia, Executive Director of the California Center for Civic Participation (CalCenter). CalCenter is a non-profit organization that works to engage young people in t...Show More
4) A look at San Francisco with Joe Eskenazi
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie took office one year ago this week after beating incumbent mayor London Breed and several sitting and former SF supervisors in what ended up as a wide open four-way ra...Show More
5) 2025 in review (and a peek at 2026), with Chris Cadelago of POLITICO
Hosts Rich Ehisen and Tim Foster are joined by Politico’s Chris Cadelago for a look back at the Top 10 California political stories of 2025 – and a look at what's coming next year. Want to support th...Show More
6) Capitol trivia masters, plus Sac State's Luke Wood
Brian Ebbert, Chris Micheli and Alex Vassar may not be household names to the average Californian, but in the Capitol Community, they are approaching celebrity status for their deep knowledge of legis...Show More
7) California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye and the Alliance of Former Chief Justices
December 15 is Bill of Rights Day - it is also the launch date for a new organization comprised of over 40 retired state Supreme Court Chief Justices committed to educating the public about the role o...Show More
8) Gubernatorial candidate Eric Swalwell's plan for California
Congressman Eric Swalwell announced last month that he was joining the crowded race to replace California governor Gavin Newsom. The Dublin lawmaker enters a fluid contest with no overwhelming favorit...Show More
9) Graham Knaus: California State Association of Counties
CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: Few know the impacts of federal and state actions better than local governments, who are often tasked with implementing those policies. Our guest today is Graham Knaus, CEO of ...Show More
10) Jim Wunderman: From Bay Area Council to California Forever
Our guest today is Jim Wunderman, who has been at or near the center of Bay Area Politics for four decades, starting with his time working in the office of then-San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein. F...Show More