Susan and Josh welcome to the podcast Lance Hastings, President and CEO of the California Manufacturers and Technology Association for a conversation about manufacturing and its place in California's economy, especially in light of recent developments around trade and tariffs in Washington, DC

Susan and Josh welcome to the podcast Ashley Zavala, Capitol Correspondent for television station KCRA, and past president of the Capitol Correspondents Association, to talk about the current state of media coverage in Sacramento, the state of media today, and the relationship between a healthy democracy and a free and active press.

Susan and Josh welcome to the podcast Ashley Zavala, Capitol Correspondent for television station KCRA, and past president of the Capitol Correspondents Association, to talk about the current state of media coverage in Sacramento, the state of media today, and the relationship between a healthy democracy and a free and active press.

In this week's episode, Susan and Josh welcome Dr. Jack Brouwer, Director of the Clean Energy Institute at the University of California Irvine, for a discussion on the role of hydrogen as part of California's ambitious plans to transition to a clean energy economy. Dr. Brouwer is also an ordained minister, and the latter portion of the podcast includes a discussion of the relationship between his work and his faith and how it has informed his experience as a scientist and environmentalist.

This week's topic is social media and its impacts, especially on young people. Susan and Josh are joined by Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal, who has been a leader within the Legislature on advancing policies that seek to hold social media platforms responsible for the potential harm that their applications can cause to the young people who have so thoroughly incorporated social media into their lives.

In this week's episode of The Sacralegis Podcast, Susan and Josh welcome former California State Senator and current US Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove, to get her typically unvarnished take on what it's like to be in DC in these days of partisan tribalism and political uncertainty.

Susan and Josh are joined by California State Senator Ben Allen to talk about the benefits and challenges associated with recycling in California, to include his groundbreaking work on SB-54, a first-in-the-nation framework for recycling and reducing plastic waste, in the news recently as the result of changes to its implementation plan.

In this week's episode, Susan and Josh welcome Dr. Hannah Thompson a public health researcher and noted authority on the role of physical education and play as part of a quality educational experience for children in school. Dr. Thompson discusses the importance and benefits of PE and recess, as well as some of the recent challenges associated with the discontinuation of the collection of fitness-related data by schools across the state, making it even harder, in a post-pandemic world, to ensure that school kids are getting the activity, instruction, and support to assure their physical mental health as they progress through their educational journeys.

Susan and Josh discuss an issue that has been in the news and at the top of the Legislature's to-do list: California's affordability crisis. Joining the discussion is Ben Golombek, Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff for Policy. for the California Chamber of Commerce.

Recently elected Assemblymember Anamarie Avila-Farias joins Susan and Josh to share her experience and perspective as a new member of the Legislature...