{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsactowntalks.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F41-kristin-olsen-15ec9551","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"#41 - Kristin Olsen ","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/9212ef/9212efbc-2331-4b95-b990-441d6e34672d/31b406a1-64bd-495a-b718-d58f69947765/1545257754artwork.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/31b406a1-64bd-495a-b718-d58f69947765\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"#41 - Kristin Olsen \" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Kristin Olsen is a member of the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors and the former leader of the Republican caucus in the California State Assembly. \r\n\r\nHer recent column \"GOP is dead in California. A new way must rise\" made waves for its incisive analysis of the maladies of the GOP in California. Olsen argues that the old GOP brand of opportunity for all - regardless of creed or color - has given way to extremist rhetoric, racial resentment, and a toxic national brand associated with President Trump. \r\n\r\nJoin us as we talk about the increasingly polarized two party system, how moderates in the middle - of both parties - often feel left out, and together, we reflect on governance, the California Legislature, and how to craft a new path forward."}