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Rep. Chris Stearns makes his first appearance on Capitol Ideas today, and you need to know him. He started out fast in his first two terms: vice chair of two key committees, sponsor of several successful bills, and an outspoken advocate of bipartisanship and civic health.
Capitol Ideas: The Washington State House Democratic Caucus Podcast - April 12, 2024 21:45 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsBefore he was sent to be their voice in Olympia by the good people of the 47th district, Rep. Chris Stearns already had a full resume. He's an accomplished attorney working with tribes throughout the nation. He's done a stint with the federal Energy Department. He was a Democratic committee couns...
Rep. Debra Entenman just wrapped up her sixth session in the House, working for her friends and neighbors in the 47th legislative district. That's a south King County district that contains parts of Kent and Auburn, all of Covington, Shadow Lake, and a handful of other fine communities, not to mention Emerald Downs. This is her first visit to the Capitol Ideas microphone, and it's a good one.
Capitol Ideas: The Washington State House Democratic Caucus Podcast - April 11, 2024 01:25 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThis is a good one. We say that every time, but seriously, you want to hear what Rep. Debra Entenman has to say about higher ed, civil rights, equity, school lunches, being a legislator, and lots more. Stick around.
Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins returns to Capitol Ideas today for her now-annual post-sine die visit. It's both a look-back and a glimpse into the future, with insights from the leader of the largest House majority in a generation.
Capitol Ideas: The Washington State House Democratic Caucus Podcast - March 25, 2024 04:20 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHit the PLAY button on Capitol Ideas today to hear an exclusive conversation with Washington state Speaker Laurie Jinkins. After five years at the helm of a growing Democratic majority, she shares her view of the just-concluded session and the 23-24 biennium, talks about some key legislative vict...
Rep. Sharon Wylie works for the good people of the 49th legislative district, and for the other 8 million or so Washingtonians as well. She co-chairs one committee, serves on two others, and gets things done. Here she is.
Capitol Ideas: The Washington State House Democratic Caucus Podcast - March 06, 2024 19:40 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsAs co-chair of the House Committee on Controlled Substances and Gaming, Rep. Sharon Wylie is instrumental in shaping Washington's policies on one of the 21st century's most controversial issues. And that's just for starters. Open up today's episode of Capitol Ideas and meet a unique lawmaker.
Deputy House Majority Leader My-Linh Thai is a thinker, and what she thinks most deeply about are people. Their lives, their problems, what they want, what they need. That's a good trait for a leader. In today's Capitol Ideas we'll hear what's on her mind, and it's a lot.
Capitol Ideas: The Washington State House Democratic Caucus Podcast - February 28, 2024 06:55 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsMy-Linh Thai contains multitudes. She's a state representative. An education leader. A pharmacist. Deputy Majority Leader of the Washington State House of Representatives. A parent. A refugee, the first ever elected to the state House. Most of all, she's someone who cares about others, and that b...
Rep. Dan Bronoske had been in the Legislature barely one term when his colleagues chose him to serve as deputy speaker pro tem of the state House of Representatives. A few minutes into today's Capitol Ideas it should be obvious why. Hit the play button and settle in to meet the firefighter, EMT, veteran, and dog lover who works for the people of the 28th legislative district, and everyone else in the Evergreen State.
Capitol Ideas: The Washington State House Democratic Caucus Podcast - February 25, 2024 04:55 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsToday we'll spend a half hour with Lakewood state Rep. Dan Bronoske. If you tune in to TVW when the House is in session, there's a good chance you'll see him handling the gavel and presiding over the debate as deputy speaker pro tem. When he's not on the dais, he's working on bills to make life b...
Today we'll talk with Rep. Lillian Ortiz-Self in a podcast recorded as the 2024 session of the Washington State Legislature headed into its final, hectic few weeks. Rep. Ortiz-Self chairs the largest House Democratic Caucus in recent memory, and doubles as chair of the Washington State Latino Democratic Caucus. Clearly, it's an interesting conversation, so stay tuned.
Capitol Ideas: The Washington State House Democratic Caucus Podcast - February 21, 2024 04:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsIt's a tough job, and she loves it. Mukilteo state Rep. Lillian Ortiz-Self chairs the House Democratic Caucus in Olympia, represents 160,000 of her friends and neighbors in the 21st legislative district, and has spent most of her professional career trying to make life better for children and the...
This is a good one. Today's ideator on Capitol Ideas is Rep. Tana Senn from the 41st legislative district, which stretches from Mercer Island east to Samammish and from Newcastle up to Bellevue. She chairs the House Committee on Human Services, Youth and Early Learning, and it's a role she was born for.
Capitol Ideas: The Washington State House Democratic Caucus Podcast - February 16, 2024 01:50 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsIt's Day 39 of the 60-day 2024 legislative session in Olympia, and schedules are tight. We were lucky to grab 20 minutes with Rep. Tana Senn, and the luck is yours, as well. Her bills on emission-free school buses, adult family homes, firearm safety, and getting special-needs kids off on the righ...
Rep. Bill Ramos (D-5th, Issaquah) stopped by the Capitol Ideas headquarters this week for a while, and we're glad he did. What resulted is a conversation that ranges from illegal dumping on private land and illegible license plates to amending the state consitution and discussing who really pays gas taxes in Washington. Give us a half hour and we'll give you a fine conversation in return.
Capitol Ideas: The Washington State House Democratic Caucus Podcast - February 06, 2024 05:50 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsNow in the midst of his sixth year in the House, Rep. Bill Ramos makes a return visit to Capitol Ideas today. Bill chairs the House Committee on State Government and Tribal Relations, and has seats on the Transportation Committee and the Community Safety, Justice, and Reentry panel as well. That ...
Every couple of years, Rep. Melanie Morgan stops by for a visit with Capitol Ideas. Today's conversation is a good one, and an important one. Equity, Black History Month, housing and homelessness, renewable energy, art, the dearth of Black farmers in Washington . . . you'll hear about all these and more in today's Capitol Ideas.
Capitol Ideas: The Washington State House Democratic Caucus Podcast - January 29, 2024 05:50 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsRep. Melanie Morgan champions equity in most everything she does, and she does a lot. Join us today for a conversation with Rep. Morgan, who in six short years in the Legislature has become a force to be reckoned with. Today's Capitol Ideas covers everything from agriculture to Black History Mont...
It's is a pretty special episode of Capitol Ideas today. Really. Our conversation is with Rep. Frank Chopp, the Seattle Democrat formerly known as Speaker of the House Frank Chopp. He's never been one to hog the spotlight, and this might be one of the most revealing conversations he's had in his legislative career, which began in January 1995 and is still going strong. Give it a listen and see if you don't agree.
Capitol Ideas: The Washington State House Democratic Caucus Podcast - January 24, 2024 03:30 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsSpeaker emeritus Frank Chopp, who voluntarily switched his role to Rep. Frank Chopp at the end of the 2019 session, is the special guest on this episode of Capitol Ideas. The good things he's done for the Evergreen State are too numerous to list here, but if you listen to today's conversation, yo...
Today we have a return visit from Speaker Pro Tem Tina Orwall. Rep. Orwall leads us through a day on the podium, and talks about her role as a champion of persons whose voices need to be heard on the floor of the House.
Capitol Ideas: The Washington State House Democratic Caucus Podcast - January 20, 2024 04:30 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsRep. Tina Orwall is one of the busiest people in Olympia. If she doesn't hold the record for the legislator with the greatest number of bills that became laws, she's in the running. And as the longtime Speaker Pro Tem of the state House of Representatives, she wields a firm gavel to run most Hous...
23rd-district Rep. Greg Nance is our guest on Capitol Ideas today. Greg is the newest member of the Washington State House of Representatives, having been appointed in September to fill a vacant seat in the 23rd legislative district. He's a unique individual with a story to tell, and you'll hear it right here.
Capitol Ideas: The Washington State House Democratic Caucus Podcast - January 12, 2024 22:40 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsMeet Rep. Greg Nance. He's a native Kitsapian, if that's a word, lives on Bainbridge Island, is a non-profit leader with deep experience in youth-mentoring, education, and mental health care. He's a conservationist, an athlete, and now . . . a state lawmaker.
House Floor Leader Monica Stonier is the guest on today's Capitol Ideas, the first episode of Season 16 of the official podcast of the Washington State House Democratic Caucus. Don't miss it.
Capitol Ideas: The Washington State House Democratic Caucus Podcast - January 10, 2024 06:59 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsAh, Sweet 16. If Capitol Ideas were a person and not a podcast, it would be ready for a driver's license. This experiment kicked off in 2009 and it's been here ever since. Today's conversation features House Majority Floor Leader Monica Stonier, who's been a guest more than once over the years. T...
Dosvedanya
Agent of Betrayal: The Double Life of Robert Hanssen - November 16, 2023 05:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 333 ratingsOn February 18, 2001, Robert Hanssen’s career as an FBI agent came to an end. His next tour of duty would be served in the federal penal system as inmate #48551-083. Supermax, the notorious Colorado prison housing terrorists and drug lords, would become his home for two decades. Life in...
Room 9930
Agent of Betrayal: The Double Life of Robert Hanssen - November 09, 2023 08:01 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 333 ratingsOnce the FBI zeroed in on Robert Hanssen as a suspect, the bureau set up an elaborate sting operation to catch him in the act. A fake promotion, a bugged office, and a daring mission led to an opportunity to finally catch Hanssen red-handed. For 22 years, Hanssen had beaten the FBI at i...
The Art Dealer
Agent of Betrayal: The Double Life of Robert Hanssen - November 02, 2023 07:01 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 333 ratingsA Russian businessman arrived in New York in mid-2000, eager to export art to the United States. His counterpart in the deal, an American, appeared ready to do business, too. But neither man was exactly who they purported to be. Their encounter may have been just the break FBI mole hunt...
Wrong Man
Agent of Betrayal: The Double Life of Robert Hanssen - October 26, 2023 07:01 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 333 ratingsThe intelligence community knew it had a mole problem. It couldn’t account for lost assets and blown operations. So the FBI and CIA set out on another mole hunt – and this time, there was one suspect who fit better than the rest. He was a career CIA officer who had been around important...
Plain Sight
Agent of Betrayal: The Double Life of Robert Hanssen - October 19, 2023 07:01 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 333 ratingsHow did the FBI allow a spy to operate in its midst for more than 20 years and do such devastating damage? Robert Hanssen’s tradecraft was good, but far from perfect. In fact, the FBI missed several chances to nab him. Drop us a line: [email protected] See Privacy Policy at...
Priscilla
Agent of Betrayal: The Double Life of Robert Hanssen - October 12, 2023 07:01 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 333 ratingsPriscilla Sue Galey was a dancer at a strip club about a 15 minute walk from the White House. Robert Hanssen told her that he'd never seen such grace and beauty. He gave her sapphires and diamonds, a Mercedes, a trip around the world. But what did Hanssen want in return? Even more surpr...
Ramon Garcia
Agent of Betrayal: The Double Life of Robert Hanssen - October 05, 2023 07:01 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 333 ratings1985 was “The Year of the Spy.” The FBI arrested a raft of traitors spying for the USSR and other foreign governments. But that didn’t stop Robert Hanssen - or his KGB alias “Ramon Garcia.” Hanssen had developed an obsession with espionage and the result would be deadly. Drop us a lin...
The Spy Next Door
Agent of Betrayal: The Double Life of Robert Hanssen - September 28, 2023 07:01 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 333 ratingsRobert Hanssen lived in suburbia with six kids and his wife Bonnie. They had a dog, a nice house and went to church on Sundays. Outwardly, it appeared to be an ordinary life. And for the most part, it was. Until Hanssen, an FBI special agent, turned and offered his services to the Sovie...
Introducing - Agent of Betrayal: The Double Life of Robert Hanssen
Agent of Betrayal: The Double Life of Robert Hanssen - September 21, 2023 07:01 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 333 ratingsRobert Hanssen was a conundrum - an FBI agent and self-proclaimed patriot who became the most damaging spy in the bureau's history. Amid the nuclear threat of the Cold War, America's prized secrets were falling into the hands of its sworn enemy—the Kremlin. The FBI's hunt for the leak l...
Mom Against the Machine
The X-Ray - August 10, 2023 09:00 - 23 minutesHer vibrant son was driven to suicide by a relentless barrage of social media bullying. Carson Bride was like millions of American kids in the age of social apps: vulnerable to the algorithms that drive profitable engagement regardless of the psychological devastation they may cause. In our fi...
¡Two Amigos!
The X-Ray - August 03, 2023 09:00 - 26 minutesThe United States’ success as a country, the consolidation of democracy, its ability to conquer a continent and then project massive power across the world, is due in part to its relationship with Latin America. As the polymath author of the seminal book Guns, Germs and Steel Jared Diamond expl...
What’s Wrong with Congress?
The X-Ray - July 20, 2023 09:00 - 28 minutesWhy do most Americans strongly disapprove of Congress? It’s complicated. Addiction to power, fame, and money has always been part of Congress’ ick factor and the brutal politics of our era create all sorts of perverse incentives for members to cosplay TV stars. But is there something deeper goin...
Jonathan Greenblatt: White Nationalist Danger
The X-Ray - July 13, 2023 09:00 - 29 minutesThe 2017 neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville was a coming out party for the extreme-right movement. From that ugly debut, white nationalist groups are now literally marching across the country. Most recently in East Cobb, Georgia, Jewish worshippers were terrorized at a synagogue by swastika brand...
Héctor Tobar: Decoding Latinos
The X-Ray - July 06, 2023 09:00 - 36 minutesLatino voter participation jumped dramatically in the last two elections — yet the Washington DC political class seems pretty clueless about these voters. And if the surprising midterm results are a real trend, the Latino vote is in play for both parties. How effectively Democrats and Republican...
Admiral Mike Rogers: From Russia with Chaos
The X-Ray - June 29, 2023 09:00 - 48 minutesThe Ukraine war took an unexpected turn — into Russia. The spectacular march on Moscow by Vladimir Putin’s rebellious henchman exposed the strongman’s surprising weakness. During these dramatic events, the Russian nuclear superpower teetered on the edge of chaos. And as America ramps up support ...
Supremely Unpopular
The X-Ray - June 22, 2023 09:00 - 37 minutesA majority of Americans increasingly question the Supreme Court’s authority. Deeply controversial decisions have sparked public outrage, raising concerns about the Court’s legitimacy and its outsized impact on American democracy. Fernando digs into the Court’s growing unpopularity with Michael ...
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