Cap Chat Texas
Cap Chat Texas
Podcast Description
Get to know the people behind the scenes at the Texas Legislature. We interview capitol staff, lobbyists, activists and other worker bees to help build our capitol community.
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Content Themes
The podcast centers around themes of civic engagement, legislative processes, and personal narratives of behind-the-scenes workers at the Capitol. Examples include episodes discussing the experiences of lobbyists and interviews with staffers about their roles and challenges during legislative sessions, such as the 'Night of Great Unpleasantness'.
Get to know the people behind the scenes at the Texas Legislature. We interview capitol staff, lobbyists, activists and other worker bees to help build our capitol community.
Over a career spanning five decades, Lawrence Olsen has done it all – senate messenger, tour guide, agency staffer, journalist, campaign aide, congressional staffer, and lobbyist. In this episode of Cap Chat Texas, Lawrence shares memorable stories from his career including the time he gave a lift to Charley Pride and an unexpected benefit of being a “nepo baby”.
People and groups mentioned in this podcast:
Bob Bullock, Jimmy Carter, Ciscos, Tom Craddick, Charles Herring, Rusty Kelley, Bob Lanier, Robert Nichols, Edward Nixon, Dave Parsons (poet laureate), David Parsons (choreographer), JJ Pickle, Charley Pride, Charlie Schnabel, Preston Smith, John C White, Associated General Contractors of Texas, Austin Relativity, Texas Good Roads Association
A very special thanks to Fallout Theater for providing their podcast studio. Check them out for great improv, stand up and sketch comedy just blocks from the Texas Capitol.
Cap Chat Texas spotlights the people who keep the Texas Capitol running. From staffers to lobbyists to journalists, we explore the stories, experiences, and perspectives of those shaping daily life under the Pink Dome. Join hosts Stephanie Chiarello and David Mintz for candid conversations and fresh insights.
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