Today I&#8217;m chatting with Caitlin Maple, self-proclaimed political nerd and women&#8217;s advocate.
Caitlin and I chat about changing the government through research; how studying psychology and an interest in politics lead to her professional life; how term limits strengthened lobbyists and gave us the political system we have today; why were optimists; why she wants to bring non-profits together; and her theory about Trump and Bernie. 
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Thank you for listening, Listeners, and thank you for sharing, Sharers, to my conversation with Caitlin Maple. Be sure to check out these two projects that Caitlin is working on, <a href="http://cafwd.org/50state" target="_blank">50 State Solution</a> and <a href="http://femdems.org/#femdemsofsacramento" target="_blank">Fem Dems</a>, and follow her on <a href="https://twitter.com/CaityMaple" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.
<figure id="attachment_2176" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2176" style="width: 908px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" src="http://www.stspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Chili.png" alt="In loving memory of Chili - who left his paw prints on mountains and our hearts. 2009 - 2016" width="908" height="908" class="size-full wp-image-2176" srcset="http://www.stspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Chili.png 908w, http://www.stspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Chili-150x150.png 150w, http://www.stspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Chili-300x300.png 300w, http://www.stspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Chili-768x768.png 768w, http://www.stspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Chili-50x50.png 50w" sizes="(max-width: 908px) 100vw, 908px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-2176" class="wp-caption-text">In loving memory of Chili &#8211; who left his paw prints on mountains and our hearts. 2009 &#8211; 2016</figcaption></figure>
I&#8217;ll be the guest on Sacramento Comedy Spot&#8217;s Anit-Cooperation League this <a href="http://www.saccomedyspot.com/acl/" target="_blank">Saturday</a>. Tickets are $12 and the show starts at 9 PM.
Featured music
&#8220;Hungaria&#8221; by Latché Swing 
&#8220;The Silent Orchestra&#8221; by Hamilton Leithauser
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