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National Review's Radio Free California Podcast

National Review's Radio Free California Podcast

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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. [Intro music graciously provided by Los Angeles-based Metalachi, the metal/mariachi soundtrack of the near-future. Find them at Metalachi.com.]National Review Political Science Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Episode 392: Remember Picacho Pass!
    May 27 2025

    Email Us:
    dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com
    will@calpolicycenter.org

    Follow Us:
    @DavidBahnsen
    @WillSwaim
    @TheRadioFreeCA

    Show Note:

    • 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
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Episode 391: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Banality
    May 20 2025

    Email Us:
    dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com
    will@calpolicycenter.org

    Follow Us:
    @DavidBahnsen
    @WillSwaim
    @TheRadioFreeCA

    Show Notes:

    • 25-year-old suspect in fertility clinic bombing left behind ‘anti-pro-life’ writings, officials say
    • Woman connected to the Zizians fired the bullet that killed a Vermont border agent, report says
    • Is the California Dream a Mirage?
    • Dave Eggers: Uncle Patrick’s secessionist breakfast
    • GM Is Pushing Hard to Tank California’s EV Mandate
    • Newsom says bailing L.A. out of budget crisis is ‘nonstarter.’ Bass remains hopeful
    • Got medical debt? LA County may have just paid it off
    • She brought ‘teeth’ as juvenile hall watchdog — but claims state defanged her
    • Video shows L.A. probation officers letting group beat teen in Los Padrinos juvenile hall
    • Gov. Newsom Smears USC Professor Mische for Reporting CA is Facing $8.43/gallon Gas as Refineries Close
    • Salman Rushdie as graduation speaker upsets Muslim students at Claremont Colleges

    Lance Christensen inside the state capitol:

    • Lance Christensen
    • Budget Bloat And Blame Games: Inside Newsom’s May Revision
    • Newsom spends more to educate fewer kids more poorly
    • AB 379 passed out of the Assembly with a 74-0 vote
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    1 hr and 40 mins
  • Episode 390: Newsom’s 19th Nervous Breakdown
    May 15 2025

    Email Us:
    dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com
    will@calpolicycenter.org

    Follow Us:
    @DavidBahnsen
    @WillSwaim
    @TheRadioFreeCA

    Show Notes:

    • Guest host Will O’Neill
    • High-speed rail, abortion and the will of the voters: Takeaways from Gov. Newsom's budget
    • Who’s the mayor of California?
    • In unhinged rant, Gavin Newsom essentially admits he's at fault for homeless crisis in California
    • Gov. Gavin Newsom, Mayor of Turlock spar over homeless shelter funding
    • Los Angeles County opposes Newsom's executive order, won't arrest and jail people at encampments
    • California released 15,000 prisoners early during COVID. New data reveals what happened to many of them
    • Governor hopefuls kiss labor’s ring
    • Wash Post says Harris’ coverup of Biden’s cognitive decline part of why Democrats lost: ‘Credibility problems’

    Jon Fleischman Returns:

    • Flash Report
    • California Patriot Profile: The Late Andrew Breitbart
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    1 hr and 33 mins

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