http://www.theolympian.com/capitolchat The latest podcasts from The Olympian's Capitol Chats, where officials and experts answer your questions. en-us http://media.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/pilkeymcgregoraudio.mp3 Moderator: Welcome to The Olympian's Capitol Chat. I'm your moderator, business editor Jim Szymanski. Our guests today are Bill McGregor, the incumbent Port Commissioner for District 2 and his challenger Bill Pilkey. Thank you both for joining us. The Olympian 2007-10-30 http://media.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/pilkeymcgregoraudio.mp3 http://media.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/vanschoorlbarneraudio.mp3 Moderator: Welcome to The Olympian's Capitol Chat. I'm your moderator, business editor Jim Szymanski. Our guests today are Bob Van Schoorl, the incumbent Port Commissioner for District 1 and his challenger George Barner. Thank you both for joining us. The Olympian 2007-10-30 http://media.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/vanschoorlbarneraudio.mp3 http://media.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/mayorchat1025.mp3 Moderator: Welcome to The Olympian's Capitol Chat. I'm your moderator, city of Olympia reporter Matt Batcheldor. Our guests today are Doug Mah and Meta Hogan, your two candidates for Olympia's mayoral race. Thank you both for joining us. The Olympian 2007-10-25 http://media.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/mayorchat1025.mp3 http://media.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/strubthomas.mp3 Moderator: Welcome to The Olympian's Capitol Chat. I'm your moderator, city of Olympia reporter Matt Batcheldor. Our guests today are Rhenda Iris Strub and Jeanne Marie Thomas, the two candidates running for Position 3 in the Olympia city council. Thank you both for joining us. The Olympian 2007-10-23 http://media.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/strubthomas.mp3 http://media.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/i960audiofinal.mp3 Moderator: Welcome to The Olympian's Capitol Chat. I'm your moderator, political editor Brad Shannon. Our guests today are Tim Eyman, co-sponsor of Initiative 960, who is participating via phone, and Joe Shafer, campaign manager for No on I-960, who is here in person. Thank you both for joining us. The Olympian 2007-10-17 http://media.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/i960audiofinal.mp3 http://media.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/ref67audio.mp3 Moderator: Welcome to The Olympian's Capitol Chat. I'm your moderator, political editor Brad Shannon. Our guests today are Sue Evans, spokeswoman for Approve 67, who is participating via phone, and Dana Childers, spokeswoman for the Reject 67 campaigns, who is here in person. Thank you both for joining us. The Olympian 2007-10-10 http://media.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/ref67audio.mp3 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/stevehill62907.mp3 Moderator: Welcome to The Olympian's Capitol Chat. I'm your moderator, political reporter Adam Wilson. Our guest today is Steve Hill, director of the Health Care Authority, which runs the Basic Health Plan for the state's working poor, and the Uniform Medical Plan for state workers. Thank you for joining us. The Olympian 2007-06-29 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/stevehill62907.mp3 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/keiser330.mp3 Moderator:Welcome to The Olympian's Capitol Chat. I'm your moderator, political reporter Adam Wilson. Our guest today is Sen. Karen Keiser, chairwoman of the Senate Health and Long-Term Care Committee. Thank you for joining us. The Olympian 2007-03-30 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/keiser330.mp3 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/samreed30107.mp3 Moderator: Welcome to The Olympian's Capitol Chat. I'm your moderator, political editor Brad Shannon. Our guest today is Secretary of State Sam Reed. He is also joined by Shane Hamlin, his legislative liaison. Thank you both for joining us. The Olympian 2007-03-01 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/samreed30107.mp3 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/robinarnoldwilliams22107.mp3 Moderator:Welcome to The Olympian's Capitol Chat. I'm your moderator, state government reporter Adam Wilson. Our guest today is Department of Social and Health Services Secretary Robin Arnold-Williams. Thank you for joining us. The Olympian 2007-02-21 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/robinarnoldwilliams22107.mp3 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/obesitychat12307.mp3 Moderator: Welcome to The Olympian's Capitol Chat. I'm your moderator, reporter Keri Brenner. In addition to covering Tumwater and greater Thurston County, I also write a monthly column entitled, "Your Alternatives," which you can find in The Olympian's South Sound Living section. Today, we have two guests joining us for a Capitol Chat about health, fitness and nutrition that runs along with a three-day series that ends today about the state of obesity both nationwide and in South Sound. David Ross is a personal trainer at The Valley Athletic Club in Tumwater. Yvonne Bland is owner of Shape Women's Athletic Club, with locations in both Olympia and Lacey. Thank you both for joining us. The Olympian 2007-01-23 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/obesitychat12307.mp3 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/bradandwilson110.mp3 Moderator: Welcome to The Olympian's Capitol Chat. I'm your moderator, editorial page editor Mike Oakland. Before I was appointed to this position at The Olympian in July 1992, I spent eight years on the state Capitol Campus first as a reporter and then political editor covering the Legislature and state government. Today, those jobs belong two our two forum guests: political editor Brad Shannon and statehouse reporter Adam Wilson. The Olympian 2007-01-10 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/bradandwilson110.mp3 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/supremechat1027.mp3 Moderator: Welcome to The Olympian's Capitol Chat. I'm your moderator, Political Editor Brad Shannon. Our guests today are incumbent Supreme Court of Washington Justice Susan Owens and her challenger in this year's campaign, Stephen Johnson. The Olympian 2006-10-27 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/supremechat1027.mp3 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/commissionchat1025.mp3 Moderator: Welcome to The Olympian's Capitol Chat. I'm your moderator, Thurston County reporter Keri Brenner. Our guests today are incumbent County Commissioner Bob Macleod and his challenger in this year's campaign, Republican Kevin O'Sullivan. The Olympian 2006-10-25 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/commissionchat1025.mp3 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/estatetax_chat1018.mp3 Moderator: Welcome to The Olympian's Capitol Chat. I'm your moderator, Political Editor Brad Shannon. Our guests today are Carolyn Logue, co-chair of the Yes on I-920 campaign, and Sandeep Kaushik, spokesman for the No on 920 campaign. The initiative seeks to repeal the state tax on estates valued greater than $2 million. The Legislature approved that tax in 2005 to replace a form of the estate-tax struck down by the state Supreme Court. The Olympian 2006-08-28 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/estatetax_chat1018.mp3 http://www.theolympian.com/mp3s/chats/courtrace828.mp3 Moderator: Welcome to The Olympian's Capitol Chat. I'm your moderator, State Government Reporter Adam Wilson. Our guests today are incumbent state Supreme Court Justice Gerry Alexander of Olympia, and his challenger in this year's race -- which will be decided in the primary -- John Groen of Bellevue. The Olympian 2006-08-28 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/courtrace828.mp3 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/District35chat822.mp3 Moderator: Welcome to The Olympian's Capitol Chat. I'm your moderator, Political Editor Brad Shannon. Our guests today incumbent state Sen. Tim Sheldon, and his challenger in this year's Democratic primary in District 35, Kyle Taylor Lucas, best known for previously running the state's Office of Indian Affairs under Gov. Gary Locke. The Olympian 2006-08-22 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/District35chat822.mp3 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/commissionchat816.mp3 Moderator: Welcome to The Olympian's Capitol Chat. I'm your moderator, Thurston County reporter Keri Brenner. Our guests today incumbent County Commissioner Bob MacLeod, and his challenger in this year's Democratic primary, Dan Venable. The Olympian 2006-08-16 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/commissionchat816.mp3 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/gaymarriagechat727.mp3 Moderator: Welcome to The Olympian's Capitol Chat. I'm your moderator, Political Editor Brad Shannon. Our guests today are state Sen. Dan Swecker, a Republican from Rochester, and state Rep. Ed Murray, a Democrat from Seattle. Today's topic is Wednesday's State Supreme Court ruling upholding the Defense of Marriage Act. The Olympian 2006-07-27 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/gaymarriagechat727.mp3 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/pugetsoundchat_726.mp3 Moderator: Welcome to The Olympian's Capitol Chat. I'm your moderator, senior reporter John Dodge. Our guests today Brad Ack and Bill Taylor of the Puget Sound Action Team; Taylor is better known as the man behind Taylor Shellfish Farms. The Olympian 2006-07-26 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/pugetsoundchat_726.mp3 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/overmanchat.mp3 Moderator: Welcome to The Olympian's Capitol Chat. I'm your moderator, Assistant Managing Editor Dusti Demarest. Our guest today is Tony Overman, one of The Olympian's award-winning photographers. The Olympian 2006-06-14 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/overmanchat.mp3 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/pensionchat524.mp3 Moderator: Welcome to The Olympian's Capitol Chat. I'm your moderator Adam Wilson. Our guest today is Sandy Matheson, director of the state Department of Retirement Systems. She's joined by Gil Gilman, deputy director of the department, and Jeff Wickman, Strategic Initiatives Manager. The Olympian 2006-05-24 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/pensionchat524.mp3 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/LNIchat.mp3 Moderator: Welcome to The Olympian's Capitol Chat. I'm your moderator, political editor Brad Shannon. Our guest today is Gary Weeks, director of Washington's Labor & Industries Department. He's joined by public affairs manager Steve Pierce. The Olympian 2006-04-26 http://www.theolympian.com/mp3s/capitolchat/LNIchat.mp3 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/workforcechat.mp3 Moderator: Welcome to The Olympian's Capitol Chat. I'm your moderator, education reporter Venice Buhain. Our guest today is Ellen O'Brien Saunders, director of Washington's Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, which oversees technical and vocational education in the state. She's joined Special Assistant for Communications Tana Stenseng. The Olympian 2006-04-26 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/workforcechat.mp3 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/taxchat329.mp3 Moderator: Welcome to The Olympian's Capitol Chat. I'm your moderator, business reporter Rolf Boone. Our guest today is John Skeen, managing partner at accounting firm Patricia Bliss & Co. He's here today -- about two-and-a-half weeks from the filing deadline -- to answer readers' income tax questions. The Olympian 2006-04-26 http://www.theolympian.com/static/media/audio/chats/taxchat329.mp3