Fireworks & Military Veterans - "It's going to trigger memories..." / Senator Bob Archuleta
Senator Bob Archuleta, a military veteran and Chair of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, talks about how 4th of July fireworks can trigger anxiety in military veterans, and how those veterans and...
1 Juli 202135min
Senator Sydney Kamlager / "We have a responsibility to use our voice..."
From growing up in a mixed-race family in Chicago...to becoming the only African-American female lawmaker in the California State Senate, LA Senator Sydney Kamlager talks about life, legislating, figh...
23 Juni 202143min
CA Senate Leader Toni G. Atkins, and a 'Joyful' Pride 2021
June is Pride Month…and on this episode, State Senate Leader Toni G. Atkins shares her enthusiasm about Pride 2021, reflects on her memories of past Pride celebrations, and talks about her coming-of-a...
4 Juni 202125min
"A Cloak & A Wheelbarrow" / Senator Bob Hertzberg, on the Tools for Restoring CA
California's Senate Majority Leader Robert Hertzberg uses the movie "The Princess Bride" as a metaphor for explaining how Californians are not always handed the perfect tools for dealing with the stat...
27 Maj 202131min
"We're in a world of hurt, as far as recycling goes…" / Senator Bob Wieckowski and CA's Bottle Bill
Senator Bob Wieckowski reminds us that CA ranks third to last in bottle recycling redemption rates among bottle deposit states, and he discusses his ongoing effort to transform our state's broken bott...
17 Maj 202132min
"You have to find your rhythm, and pay attention to details…" / Senator Susan Eggman, on bread baking & bill making
State Senator Susan Eggman of Stockton has found a heart for the art of baking bread, and loves to share her homemade loaves with legislative colleagues and friends! On this episode, Senator Eggman, a...
5 Maj 202139min
State Senator Dave Cortese / "I'd like to come away from this experience hearing people say even a small percentage of what i hear about my dad..."
Freshman State Senator Dave Cortese is following the path of his father, former Assemblyman Dominic Cortese, in becoming a Silicon Valley lawmaker, but he has his own, unique legislative priorities an...
21 Apr 202130min
"It's important to have a legislative conversation on fracking..." / Senator Monique Limón & SB 467
On our 50TH podcast episode, Santa Barbara State Senator Monique Limon recalls growing up amidst the environmental awareness image of the coastal district she currently represents, and talks about co-...
7 Apr 202144min
