National Review's Radio Free California Podcast

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August 06, 2025Episode 401: The Mission District Mamdani
San Francisco’s Saikat Chakrabarti is wealthy, naive, and running for Nancy Pelosi’s House seat on socialist vibes platform. Newsom races to the bottom in his redistricting battle with Texas Governor Greg Abbott. David applies his “Ten-Second Rule” to the fraudster behind the California secession movement. Music by Metalachi.
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Gov. Reagan signs the Mulford Act, banning public carrying of loaded firearms without a permit
The Editors: California’s Lucky Escape
Texas redistricting move would ‘trigger’ new California maps, Newsom says
Exclusive: Schwarzenegger ready to fight Newsom on redistricting
Meet the Fraudster Who Wants to Make California Its Own Country
How a fizzled recall attempt actually helped Mayor Karen Bass
Tech millionaire challenger to Nancy Pelosi draws huge crowd at SF campaign kickoff
Coffee shop owner fires back amid suits
Sheridan Karras, California Policy Center researcher
California parents fleeing union-run schools
California kids deserve this new chance for academic success — even if their leaders disagree

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1 hr 11 min
July 29, 2025Episode 400: O’Sullivan’s Law Is Still the Law
In this quadricentennial episode, David and Will track the sad decline of the once-great Annenberg Foundation, Willie Brown’s surprising endorsement of Rick Caruso for governor, and approve Trump’s decision to end the political performance of park rangers at Muir Woods National Monument in Marin County. Music by Metalachi.
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Kamala Harris’ ex-lover Willie Brown warns her of ‘difficult’ road to win California governor’s race after resounding 2024 loss
CA agency reverses on telework policy after workers raise union contract concerns
Planned Parenthood Got More Taxpayer Money than PBS and NPR Combined
Bakersfield community rallies against Congressman David Valadao’s support for Medicaid cuts
Stanford Graduate Workers Union Attempts To Fire Students Who Refuse To Join Union
Where Did $100 Million in LA Fire Relief Money Go?
EXCLUSIVE: Karen Bass Raked In Cash From Chinese Intel-Tied Bankers Before Hiring Them
Long Beach mayor unveils immigrant aid package, tariff relief fund in proposed budget
Muir Woods exhibit becomes first casualty of White House directive to erase history

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1 hr 6 min
July 22, 2025Episode 399: Newsom Agonistes
In a single week, California Governor Gavin Newsom lost federal support for the troubled California High Speed Rail project, declared an unwinnable war to redraw California’s voting map, and confronted the worst unemployment numbers in the nation. David and Will track the name “California” to a Spanish novel, published this month in 1510. Bonus! Republican candidate for governor Steve Hilton describes his strategy for breaking through California’s blue wall of noise. Music by Metalachi.
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This Is How ‘Authoritarianism’ Ends: With a Whimper
Trump administration pulls billions in funding for high-speed rail project; state leaders call decision ‘illegal’
Federal review of high-speed rail
California sues to stop Trump’s politically motivated attack on high-speed rail
Newsom Wants California to Counter Texas on Redistricting
As Newsom ponders redistricting, California projected to lose as many as 4 congressional seats
Thousands of Californians lost work after LA immigration raids — including citizens
In-N-Out’s billionaire boss leaving California: ‘Doing business is not easy here’
John MacArthur, pastor of Grace Community Church in LA, dies at 86
Steve Hilton, Republican candidate for governor
WIkipedia
Golden Together website
Steve Hilton, “Califailure: Reversing the Ruin of America's Worst-Run State”

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1 hr 30 min
July 16, 2025Episode 398: His Meaninglessness Is His Meaning
Jon Fleischman (author of the So, Does It Matter? Substack) joins Will for a conversation about Gavin Newsom’s bizarre engagement with conservative podcaster Shawn Ryan -- in which guns are good, transgenderism is a lost cause, nuclear power is lifesaving, and he’s a border hawk. Bonus track: Investigative reporter Kenneth Schlapp’s update on California wildfires. Music by Metalachi.
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Jon Fleischman: “So, Does It Matter?”
Cracks in the Golden State: California’s Political Landscape Is Shifting
Gov. Newsom, protesters target JD Vance with his family as they visit Disneyland
Mother Jones editor ripped as ‘soulless ghoul’ for attack on JD Vance, kids after Disneyland trip
Four hours inside Newsom’s head
Newsom talks AI, Epstein files and immigration in 4-hour podcast
Rioters Obstruct California Cannabis Farm Raid, Disrupting Rescue of Illegal Immigrant Minors
ICE’s California weed-farm raid shows why we need mandatory E-Verify
Federal judge halts indiscriminate immigration stops in Los Angeles and beyond
Reparations bill, amid headwinds, could skirt California’s affirmative action ban
A racialist leader is ousted in Los Angeles
Hayward, Alameda County officials propose Russell City reparations fund
Rizzotti Advised to Recuse From Burbank Landlord-Tenant Issues
Orange County’s $649 million trolley to nowhere
Kenneth Schlapp, Center Square
CA data: Just one Palisades brush clearance before fire
California fire season kicks off with a blazing bang

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1 hr 32 min
July 09, 2025Episode 397: The End Is Still Near
Birth rates are falling worldwide, but the Stanford University professor who coined the term “the population bomb” is unmoved by the data. Gavin Newsom confirms his presidential ambitions with a tour of South Carolina, but back home the governor is in retreat on environment, energy, education, and guns. Music by Metalachi.
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2018 New Yorker profile of Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom Helped Mother’s Assisted Suicide
Did Gavin Newsom Murder His Mother?
Newsom, Who May Have Helped His Own Mother Commit Assisted Suicide, Streamlines Process For Californians
Berkeley Dean Appears To Admit Race-Based Hiring Policies: ‘I’m Going To Deny I Said This’
As women have far fewer babies, the U.S. and the world face unprecedented challenges
Some provocative thoughts from Paul R. Ehrlich
Clyburn praises Newsom as he hits the trail in South Carolina: ‘I feel good about his chances’
California Gov. Gavin Newsom to visit the Pee Dee
Governor Gavin Newsom joins South Carolina Democratic Party Connecting with Rural South Carolina
California’s great climate retreat
Governor Newsom commits $101 million to jumpstart critical rebuilding efforts after LA Fires
Another union takeover – this time buried In housing bills
California refuses to sign pact over alleged Title IX violation
AB 1266: School Success and Opportunity Act
Bonta loses (again), this time on guns
Heavily armed immigration agents descend on MacArthur Park in L.A.

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1 hr 6 min
July 02, 2025Episode 396: Where All the Cholos At?
A Southern California city official rallies local gang members to the fight against ICE, U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli sues Los Angeles over its sanctuary city laws, Gavin Newsom signs off on the biggest state budget in history -- and then breaks the economy and sues Fox News for $787 million. Bonus! Remembering California’s first Fourth of July celebration. Music by Metalachi.
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Daniel Sexton and California’s first documented Fourth of July . . . in 1842!
USA v Los Angeles
Officials call for probe into immigration officers’ presence on Terminal Island
Cudahy vice mayor breaks silence amid backlash over controversial 'cholos' video
How does NYC primary win reverberate in Los Angeles politics?
Rep. Robert Garcia on Mamdani Victory: Democrats Need To Get On Board, Embrace Young People Demanding Change
Robert Garcia climbs the congressional watchtower
CA lost 80K jobs in 2024, 'No job creation' in Fourth Quarter
Newsom signs record $321B budget, declares budget emergency
Gavin Newsom sues Fox News for $787M in defamation case over Trump call
NYC's shocking socialist victory is a dire warning for the right
1 hr 5 min
June 24, 2025Episode 395: The Dodgers on ICE
The Los Angeles Dodgers will donate $1 million to supporters of illegal immigration. The Ninth Circuit halts Attorney General Rob Bonta’s effort to limit gun purchases to one per month. California can’t kick its foreign-oil addiction. Bonus! Dr. Kurt Miceli explains Do No Harm’s lawsuit alleging that UCLA’s medical school rejects highly qualified Asian and white students in favor of less-qualified applicants. Music by Metalachi.
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On War Powers, Nancy Pelosi Is a Ridiculous Hack
Vice President JD Vance rips Newsom, Bass and mocks Padilla during visit to Los Angeles
California Gov. Gavin Newsom challenges Vice President JD Vance to debate: 'How about saying it to my face?'
The Dodgers were about to break their silence on Trump’s immigration crackdown. Then federal agents showed up
Trump suggests farmers may get to keep undocumented workers after all
9th Circuit affirms San Diego judge’s ruling that California’s ‘one-gun-a-month’ law is unconstitutional
California is to examine its Amazon oil ties following pleas from Indigenous leaders from Ecuador
Turlock story (under headline on Iranian reaction to Israel war)
LAUSD agrees to fund $500 million to settle sexual assault lawsuits
Long Beach City Council votes to mandate more staffing at self-checkout lanes
Kurt Miceli, Do No Harm: UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine:
Lawsuit: UCLA used race in rejecting highly qualified Asian, white students over less-qualified applicants
1 hr 24 min
June 18, 2025Episode 394: Newsom Leaps Bravely Halfway Across the Political Divide
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Before Juneteenth was widely known, here’s how Black Angelenos celebrated emancipation
Brian Wilson, Pop Auteur and Leader of the Beach Boys, Dies at 82
Inside Trump’s Extraordinary Turnaround on Immigration Raids
The Padilla Incident and the Greater Peril
Gavin’s Last Gasp
President Trump Has Legal Authority to Suppress the Siege in L.A.
How Trump Is Bypassing Los Angeles’s Sanctuary City Hurdles
The Public-Sector Union Behind L.A.’s Immigration Agitation
Newsom's Speech: It’s About The 2028 Democratic Presidential Primary
NEW DATA: California’s $20 Wage Law Cost Restaurant Workers 7 Weeks Worth of Work
How Chinese Intel Infiltrated LA Mayor Karen Bass’ Camp
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee’s new staff may receive budget increase amid city’s financial woes
Why do so many people outside California hate the Golden State?
2 ex-Caltrain employees sentenced to jail for building secret apartments inside train stations
Lance Christensen:
California lawmakers approve $325 billion budget ‘passed on hope’
Lance’s favorite budget document: Schedule 6
Julie Hamill:
Julie’s X thread on Newsom v Trump on boys in girls sports
Teen athlete targeted by Trump’s anti-trans attacks: ‘I know how hard I’ve worked. That’s what matters’
2 hr 2 min
June 10, 2025Episode 393: The Retreat of the California Resistance
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California track and field finals: Trans athlete AB Hernandez wins 2 events, shares podium
California Backtracks on State Policies Allowing Boys to Compete in Girls’ Track Championship
San Francisco Backtracks on ‘Equity’ Grading Program after Backlash
Yelling, finger-pointing and cursing galore as California Democrats gather near Disneyland
California’s Democrats Bet on Radicalism, Not Results at Anaheim Convention
Newsom Administration Holds Closed-Door ‘Cooperation’ Talks with Chinese Officials
Freed Israeli Hostage Says Hamas Captors Were Rooting for Harris to Beat Trump
Dems (not so) secretly repealing Kamala Harris’ truancy law
Antonio Villaraigosa: AQMD Rules 1111 and 1121 should be rejected
California lawmakers pounce on energy board amid departing oil refineries: "We have a crisis on our hands"
Senate Confirms Nancy Skinner to California Energy Commission Despite Legislative Record Creating High Energy Costs
SB 672 wants early parole for ‘youthful’ violent killers, including some sentenced to life without parole
Newsom insults California voters by not funding Proposition 36
Julie Hamill on the differences between girls and boys
California Justice Center
‘Who Is ‘Her’?’: Attorney Wrecks CNN Anchor Over Trans Sports Policy In Viral Exchange
Julie Hamill discusses Title IX on CNN’s News Central
John J. Miller on Louis L’Amour
John’s website
The Last of His Breed
2 hr 29 min
May 27, 2025Episode 392: Remember Picacho Pass!
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Dr. Tony Lima: The Myth of Donor States
Senate Votes to End California’s EV Mandate
Austin’s Reign as a Tech Hub Might Be Coming to an End
Villaraigosa blasts Harris and Becerra for not speaking out about Biden’s decline
Kamala Harris takes swipe at Musk and warns world to ‘remember the 1930s’ at Gold Coast real estate conference
The Next Tax Reform Glitch Is Coming to Main Street Businesses
Barbara Lee Speaks for Oakland
Placer County revives homebuyer program eases path to ownership
Former LA deputy mayor to plead guilty to reporting fake bomb threat at City Hall
L.A. hotels threaten to withdraw from Olympics deal over minimum wage hike
1 hr 17 min

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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…