{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcapitol-weekly-podcast.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fend-of-year-holiday-wrap-up-m1wRsHK0","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"End of Year Holiday Wrap Up!","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/7f78d020-0ec7-4ea0-b2e4-793f60bea526/619d513b-7283-4e6b-b407-42b15d67945e/sacramento-tree.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"For our final episode of 2023 we bring you three segments: First up, Rich and Tim talk with Sammy Perez of Prison Fellowship, to talk about the Angel Tree Program, which gives incarcerated parents a way to provide a Christmas gift and a personal message for their children. Perez, who spent nearly a decade in prison, shares the importance of family connections for prisoners and their families on the outside - and how others can help support the program.\n\nNext up, we are joined by longtime Capitol Weekly editor John Howard. Rich Ehisen took over the editor's chair in January, and we talk about his first year helming the publication, and what it was like to take on production of The Top 100. John, meanwhile, has taken over our Oral History program, and talks about the contrast between churning out daily news and taking the long view.\n\nFinally, we buckle in for a countdown of the Top 10 candidates for Who Had the Worst Year in California Politics. This is our final show of the year - we'll be back with plenty to talk about in 2024!"}