{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcapitol-weekly-podcast.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fchangemaker-kristina-bas-hamilton-8Za1xuyB","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Changemaker: Kristina Bas Hamilton","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/7f78d020-0ec7-4ea0-b2e4-793f60bea526/7881aebf-e77b-4878-9e5d-04e2732e1fd3/kbh-raw-2.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/9470f4bd-d631-48cd-8c15-6e9533c37fb0\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Changemaker: Kristina Bas Hamilton\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"As California stares down the largest budget deficit in a decade, lawmakers - most of whom have never governed during a down time - will be facing hard choices. Labor lobbyist Kristina Bas Hamilton remembers the rough days of the Great Recession, and sat down with us to talk about what this go round might be like, and how it will differ from the past.  She also talks with us about her podcast, and her new book, Changemaker: An Insider's Guide to Getting Sh*t Done at the California Capitol, a How-To guide for working with lawmakers.\n\nPlus, as always, we tell you who had the Worst Week in California Politics.\n"}