National Review's Radio Free California Podcast

Episode 452: Trump Makes Newsom Great Again

Gavin Newsom wasted no time hitting the airwaves with news that the Trump DOJ is investigating the governor’s wife. We cheer Newsom’s work to kill the Billionaire Wealth Tax. Fareed Zacharia joins the growing number of liberals who worry that California is ruining the Democratic Party brand. In our Department of Vexillology, we celebrate the June 14, 1846, Bear Flag Revolt and consider protests against the San Francisco Giants’ Gay Pride Night. Bonus! Cal Policy Center president Jackson Reese answers a listener question. Music by Metalachi. Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: The Bear Flag and California’s history blind spot The forgotten subject: California’s failure to assess history education The Red Bluff Round-Up, April 16, 17, & 18, 2027 Giants pitchers’ Bible verses on Pride Night caps show how they’ve missed the point Newsom Says Trump’s Justice Department Is Investigating Him and His Wife How California became a case study in failed governance Gavin Newsom’s race to block a billionaire tax California billionaire tax is a no-brainer for progressive Democrats, right? Wrong. Labor groups split on Billionaire Tax In Orange County, six-figure salaries now qualify as 'low income' Division of Housing Policy Development (OC is No. 5 in the state; all other counties here) Trump could be Oakland’s coal frenemy Winery Sues Santa Barbara Over Unconstitutional Mandate Leftists Use Google Form to Organize Stanford Commencement Walk-Out Against Google CEO Jackson Reese, California Policy Center: jackson@calpolicycenter.org Support the California Policy Center Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Episode 451: Fight On!

Always optimistic, David encourages Will to be happy -- despite recent election results. And forget Xavier Becerra's ethnic posturing: Will reminds us that California has already had a "first Latino governor." Bonus! Representative Vince Fong joins the show to offer his remedy for Governor Gavin Newson’s refusal to pay his debts. Music by Metalachi. Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: Trump, after baselessly alleging fraud in California vote again, storms out of NBC interview Bombshell photo unveils damning Nithya Raman link with homeless voters — as fury erupts over LA ballot count In California, the Real Scandal Is What’s Legal How the Machine Buried Spencer Pratt Steady State Newsom on X: “And yes, for the record: we wish the votes were counted faster, too.” Rob Pyers on Tom Steyer Silicon Valley bet big on Matt Mahan for governor. It didn’t pay off Is the Bay Area ready to abandon its vehicles? David delivers Pacifica Christian High School Commencement (transcript) Commencement Speech on Life for Graduates, and All of Us (video) Rep. Vince Fong Payback for Gavin Newsom’s Fiscal Folly Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Episode 450: The Election Day That Never Ends

It takes weeks for California to count votes (because math is hard). But Lance Christensen joins Will to unpack early results from June 2 voting, featuring Steve Hilton, Xavier Becerra, Spencer Pratt, Karen Bass, congressional candidates Kevin Kiley, Richard Pan, Ken Calvert, Young Kim, James Gallagher, Mike McGuire and an additional cast of dozens. Music by Metalachi. Email Us dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Episode 449: Whence Xavier Becerra?

How California’s leading do-nothing gubernatorial candidate moved from dead last to first in just a few weeks. Leaders of the state’s government unions say they’ll refuse return-to-office orders because their daily commutes would raise global temperatures. More than a thousand University of California STEM professors called for the reinstatement of the SAT test. Los Angeles wants you to stop grilling hotdogs. Bonus! On June 5, 1917, Californians reacting to the Zimmerman Telegram answered Woodrow Wilson’s call to arms. Music by Metalachi. Email Us dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes The mystery behind Becerra leapfrogging over his rivals in California’s governor’s race PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government University of California Professors Are Begging Schools to Reinstate the SAT CalPERS Pays Million-Dollar Salaries for Below-Median Returns California Government Unions Will Try Anything To Keep Their Members From Returning To The Office No, California’s Backyard BBQ Ban Proposal Is Not Justified Long Beach: This mayor wants to bring wind energy to an oil city Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Episode 448: Spencer Pratt is All That

The Trump-adjacent candidate for mayor of Los Angeles has raised the hopes of moderate Angelenos – and terrifies the beneficiaries of the city’s Chicago-style political machine. Starring guest cohost Jon Fleischman and featuring Gavin Newsom, Napoleon III, Karen Bass, Meghan Daum, Carl Karcher, Nithya Raman, Hasan Piker, Benito Juarez, Gustavo Arellano, and Marshawn “Beast Mode” Lynch. Music by Metalachi. Email Us dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes How Cinco de Mayo Got Its Start Because of California's Mexican Americans ‘It’s the Jews’: San Diego mosque shooters decried ‘the universal enemy’ in hate-filled manifesto GOP governor hopefuls give closing arguments to Central Valley Republicans Spencer Pratt has his work cut out for him in LA Spencer Pratt’s Make L.A. Great Again acolytes and their dark vision of the city What Los Angeles Has Become More than 1,000 L.A. school employees expected to lose jobs, with bigger cuts ahead The price of LAUSD union peace will be $1.2 billion a year. Next up is paying for it Strike or not, Los Angeles Unified is on an unsustainable trajectory Newsom’s office asked Oakland to clear encampment near Marshawn Lynch’s home Newsom says AI resentment to dominate future elections. ‘The pitchforks are here’ Gavin Newsom orders California to plan for aid to workers displaced by AI Caltrans considering 140 mph bus that would take passengers from San Francisco to Los Angeles The California-born fast-food chain crushed by costs, crime and competition Do You Want Fries with That Shakedown? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.