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A show about the perilous state of the Golden State—and what that means for you, wherever you live. California is the hothouse lab of the Left, the nation-state creating the statist policies, art, and lifestyles of the future – and generating the political dollars to make them a reality in a community near you. Hosts Will Swaim (California Policy Center) and David Bahnsen (The Bahnsen Group, Fox Business News commentator, conservative activist) beam this weekly show internationally, from mostly undisclosed pirate-radio platforms west of the Sierra Nevada.
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- 6 days ago47 min
Episode 465: Bring In the Fembots!
In Gavin Newsom’s California, artificial intelligence is apparently dangerous enough to require an expanding apparatus of government regulation, but, in the hands of the state, trustworthy enough to answer your questions about government itself. In other news, Inglewood bails on its SoFi Stadium debt, Ro Khanna embraces race hustling, and David learns about Star Trek's cultural ties to SoCal’s scientific community. Music by Metalachi. Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:‘Star Trek’ premieresThe New Generation of Defense WizardsGovernor Newsom signs first-in-the-nation AI safeguards to protect Californians, calls on the federal government to do its partGovernment, made easier. Governor Newsom introduces AskCA, a new AI-powered tool for CaliforniansBetter Future AIDavid Sacks on X: “Pace the frontier”California wealth tax proponent threatened labor officials, law firm’s report findsRo Khanna, Race HustlerThe deal that helped bring SoFi Stadium to Inglewood isn’t legally valid, judge rulesHuntington Beach Approves Police Raises Amid Budget Deficit ProjectionsThis week’s advertising sponsor: California Center for Nonprofit LawNPOlawyers.comboardtrainingprinciples.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 1 weeks ago1h 57m
Episode 464: The Revolution Will Be Livestreamed
California’s state employees swear an oath to protect the United States Constitution — so what’s up with the university professors calling for armed revolution and the liquidation of Democrats? Newsom visits with South Carolina Democrats but can’t outrun his failures back home, including high unemployment and a new audit showing that the tiniest high-speed rail system in the world has run off the tracks. Bonus: If you missed David and Will’s discussion of November’s 14 ballot measures, listen to Will’s conversation here with political analyst Jon Fleischman. Music by Metalachi.Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:California Profs Endorse Violence, Forget Constitutional Oath (Listener Steven A.)California drivers could pay for Gavin Newsom's personal security when he's out of office (Listener Kathy)Gavin Newsom will leave office in January. In South Carolina, he previews what could come nextNewsom’s Minimum Wage Whitewash (Listener Eric O.)California’s ‘groundbreaking’ fast food council lacks a leader, hasn’t met in over a yearInspector General slams latest high-speed rail planJudge dismisses Justice Department lawsuit challenging California transgender sports policiesBonus: California’s 14 Ballot Propositions Explained, With Recommendations! | Jon Fleischman & Will SwaimThis week’s advertising sponsor: California Center for Nonprofit LawNPOlawyers.comboardtrainingprinciples.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 2 weeks ago1h 1m
Episode 463: Return of the Living Debt
In 1999, the last time California boosted the benefits it pays government employees – earlier retirements, richer retirements – financial disaster followed quickly. Now, state lawmakers want Newsom to try it again. We fact-check Newsom’s claims on housing starts (terrible) and jobs (worse). Iowa’s AG sues California for blocking the Paramount-Warner merger. Now that he’s successful, Mark Zuckerberg says social media companies must be regulated. David and Will break down the Nick Shirley Act. Music by Metalachi. Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes:David Bahnsen’s “Profit from the profit”Ishi discovered in California Meta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion in Landmark Settlement Over Social Media Addiction Claims“Hardly any” AI regulations? Becerra should know betterIowa Attorney General Says She’s Taking California to the Supreme Court Over Paramount-Warner Bros. LawsuitGavin Newsom still doesn’t understand the limits of his powerCalifornia set to force big companies to disclose historic links to slaveryKenneth Schrupp on Newsom’s jobs reportNewsom’s big housing claim is built on bad dataLawmakers vote to let first responders retire earlier and with more money. Will Newsom sign on?AB 1383 is a costly pension mistake in the makingAB 2624 signed into law, California rejects hated-filled (sic) misinformation campaignWill’s work here would likely be illegal under the Act Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 3 weeks ago1h 0m
Episode 462: California Ballot Boxing
Since 1911, Californians have been allowed a direct role in legislation via the initiative and referendum process. This year’s November ballot features 14 measures, including the Billionaire Wealth Tax, two “affordability” programs that will make housing more expensive, and a bid to make the nation’s highest marginal income-tax rate a permanent impediment to prosperity. Bonus! David discusses the birth today of his fifth book, “Profit from the Profit.” Music by Metalachi. Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes:David Bahnsen’s “Profit from the profit” This episode's advertising sponsor: California Center for Nonprofit Law NPOlawyers.com boardtrainingprinciples.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- Aug 21, 20261h 38m
Episode 461: Bahnsen's Iron Law of Politics
Discussing this week’s news -- taxpayer-funded political campaigns, students learning about social justice from a rabid anti-Israel activist, DEI in college admissions, and Newsom’s enthusiasm for new automobile tire regulations -- David concludes with a general principle: “In public policy, every reductio ad absurdum eventually becomes an absurdum.” Bonus: Hoover Institute economist Benjamin Jaros offers his latest battlefield assessment of California’s wealth tax. Music by Metalachi. Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: Karen Bass ripped after viral video lays out taxpayer-funded match of campaign donations Outraged Palo Alto High parents sue school district over mosque field trip Mission High leads California schools in UC Berkeley admissions. But many don’t graduate Gov. Newsom supports California regulators' approval of new replacement tire rules Los Angeles Should Follow San Francisco’s Path to Recovery — Says Man Who Helped Set Back Both Xavier Becerra floats bizarre plan to slash Californians’ utility bills Xavier Becerra’s high-speed rail solution appears to be “sue and hope” Hoover Institution’s Ben Jaros on the Billionaire Wealth Tax Benjamin Jaros bio Misdiagnosing California’s Fiscal Crisis Don Newsom Refuses an Offer A powerful union, the billionaire tax and an alleged bargaining chip This week’s advertising sponsor: California Center for Nonprofit Law NPOlawyers.com boardtrainingprinciples.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- Aug 11, 20261h 4m
Episode 460: Kamala Is Stuck on Long Division
Los Angeles resident Kamala Harris visited New Orleans to celebrate the charter schools she condemns at home -- and to encourage schoolkids to fight Republicans. Gavin Newsom swerves out of his “moderate” lane and endorses Abdul El-Sayed in the Michigan Senate race. This week in California history: Richard Nixon resigns, Buck Owens is born, and a San Francisco trans activist who sought political asylum in the Netherlands discovers there’s no place like home. Music by Metalachi. Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: David on Capital Record: The Common Good, Pornography, Gambling, and You Will on NPR’s Left, Right & Center: The ‘Socialist’ Brand Helps Some Democrats…For Now New Orleans students get advice from Kamala Harris at back-to-school rally How New Orleans Turned Around Its Failing Schools Congratulations @AbdulElSayed Sacramento judge sides with Attorney General Rob Bonta in Prop 39 ballot title lawsuit California’s Medi-Cal has a bad case of fraud — and there’s only one cure Medicaid Expansion’s Growing Improper Enrollment Crisis Have an idea to fix San Francisco? You could win $50 million San Francisco dad questioned by park rangers for teaching his own kids tennis at public court Civil war breaks out in rich, white California town as activists from crime-plagued neighboring city demand it’s ‘canceled’ Transgender American who fled US admits it was ‘the dumbest thing,’ returns home from European asylum center Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- Aug 5, 20261h 36m
Episode 459: California’s Reparations Sideshow
In a state where slavery was always illegal, California lawmakers continue their push for reparations, whitewashing the critical role of such black Californians as William Alexander Leidesdorff in the state’s founding. Bonus! What is Participatory Budgeting and why does California Policy Center senior fellow Mark Moses hate it so much? Music by Metalachi. Email Us dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes David’s Capital Record podcast: The Real Story of Rent Stabilization David: Five Takeaways About the Common Good Will Swaim: California schools turn to child sacrifice California’s next reparations fight Oakland Approves $125 Million Coliseum Sale, Clearing Way for Irving Azoff Overhaul California Democratic Party endorses billionaire tax Newsom Expresses Concerns About State Antitrust Suit Against Paramount California launches next phase of state cybersecurity plan as AI changes threat landscape Governor Newsom announces a first-of-its-kind partnership, providing Anthropic tools to state agencies and improving services for Californians His Wedding Guests Were Arriving—Just as His $45 Billion Fund Was Falling Apart Introducing Claude for Teachers Has Kamala Harris Been Hijacked by the DSA or Has the Progressive Mask Finally Slipped? Harris cites JFK, Obama among ‘most effective’ presidents, omitting Biden Mark Moses on “participatory budgeting” The Municipal Financial Crisis – A Framework for Understanding and Fixing Government Budgeting (Palgrave Macmillan, January 2022) Participatory budgeting won’t save California cities We’re seeding PB across California! <a href="https://blog.munifinanceguy.com/p/how-taylor-swifts-wedding-became" target="_bla
- Jul 30, 20261h 50m
Episode 458: Gavin Newsom’s Ruby Rippey Problem Won’t Go Away
Vanity Fair revisits Gavin Newsom's two-decade-old affair. SEIU president Dave Regan says he did not illegally bargain over his union's proposed wealth tax. California undermines national defense. We remember the California connections of U2 pilot Gary Francis Power. Bonus! In the wake of the Facuci diary’s release, CPC’s Lance Christensen joins Will to remember what it was like inside the state capitol during Covid. Music by Metalachi. Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes Gavin Newsom’s ex-mistress drops bombshell essay on affair that nearly destroyed him California wouldn’t be the right place to launch California Pizza Kitchen today, co-founder says We Still Need More Ships Exclusive: California Forever loses $3.2 billion shipyard contract as defense startup picks Texas California shouldn’t punish Coast Guardsmen for serving their country Rich Californians Are Finding Creative Ways to Get Ahead of the Billionaire Tax Medi-Cal And One Big Beautiful Bill: Federal Medicaid Reforms And The Fiscal Premise Of California's Billionaire Tax Act California House Republicans ask Trump administration to block state’s new tax A powerful union, the billionaire tax and an alleged bargaining chip 2026: 5 reasons the Dodgers should not go back to the White House again next year (Lopez) 2026: Are the Dodgers tone deaf? White House visit is an insult to their fans (Plaschke) 2021: Dodgers celebrate World Series title at White House, then extend winning streak (Castillo) 2026: The Dodgers were right to go to the White House (Fleischman) Abuse and intimidation have taken over Sacramento City Hall meetings | Opinion Lance Christensen on the Fauci diary and Newsom’s failure Fauci, in Private Diary, Reflected on Covid’s Origins and His Own Fame National Review Institute Comes to San Francisco <a hr
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