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.]
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Episodes
  • Episode 387: San Francisco’s ‘New Pragmatism’

    Episode 387: San Francisco’s ‘New Pragmatism’
    Apr 22 2025
    Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:California is first state to sue Trump on tariffsCalifornia’s lawsuit puts West Coast business leaders to the testThe Hollywood Upside of Trump’s Trade WarGov. Gavin Newsom under fire for calling deported man’s case a ‘distraction’Valero to shutter at least one of its California refineriesCalifornia’s refinery capacity stretched to the limitVistra withdraws Morro Bay battery plant application How labor killed a bill to let California wildfire victims sue Big Oil for climate changeNewsom OKs $2.8B to close California's Medicaid funding gap after expanding immigrant coverageCalifornia just blew a deadline for voter-approved health care measure — losing millions of federal dollarsBarbara Lee wins tight Oakland mayoral race‘There’s a reckoning to be had’: San Francisco Dems move to push the national party to the center.Californians can now buy opioid reversal drugs from the state onlineEdward Ring: Myths of Earth DayEarth Day Reclaimed: Challenging The Top 10 Myths That Hijacked EnvironmentalismPeter Zeihan, “The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization”Ed’s energy newsletter, “What’s Current”
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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • Episode 386: Joy Division

    Episode 386: Joy Division
    Apr 16 2025

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

    Follow Us:
    @DavidBahnsen
    @WillSwaim
    @TheRadioFreeCA

    Show Notes:

    • Merle Haggard
    • Why did it take Bernie Sanders and AOC to rally California liberals?
    • ‘Not acceptable.' Not a single home building permit finalized in Altadena following Eaton Fire
    • Homeowners sue California FAIR Plan, claim it’s not paying for home cleanups after wildfires
    • Measure ULA is reducing apartment development in the city of L.A, report says
    • CA Dems pass on funding Prop. 36 as Newsom celebrates rights of crime victims
    • For California’s largest public union, telework poses challenge — and opportunity
    • The Prop 22 fight rides again
    • California Is Preparing to Take Trump to Court to Stop His Tariffs
    • Oakland mayor’s race too close to call as Barbara Lee predicts ‘a long week’
    • Trump’s volatile trade policy creates new problems for California state budget
    • Judge allows Menendez brothers' resentencing effort to move forward
    • Menendez brothers' aunt hospitalized after DA shares graphic photos in court: 'We are devastated'
    • Rosie O'Donnell says convicted killer Lyle Menendez is first 'straight man' she can 'love' and 'trust'
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Episode 385: Second to Naan

    Episode 385: Second to Naan
    Apr 10 2025

    Email Us

    dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com

    will@calpolicycenter.org

    Follow Us

    @DavidBahnsen

    @WillSwaim

    @TheRadioFreeCA

    Show Notes

    • David on Mike Rowe’s “The Way I Heard It”
    • ‘Truly A Moron’: Elon Musk Puts Key Trump Official On Blast After He Goes After Tesla
    • Navarro left a trail of political wreckage in California
    • Newsom is trying to loophole California out of Trump's tariff war
    • UC Berkeley prof says California has lost 20,000 fast-food jobs since Newsom’s Fast Foot Act
    • Proposed California bill would bar fining, arresting homeless people for camping
    • Feds to look into potential fraud and corruption in Southern California homeless funds
    • In unprecedented payout, L.A. County will settle sex abuse claims for $4 billion
    • RealPage sues Berkeley over its ban on algorithmic rent pricing software
    • Steph Curry’s plan to build a headquarters in S.F.’s Dogpatch area is dead
    • NBA’s Steph Curry joins neighbors in opposing affordable-housing plan for ritzy Atherton
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    1 hr
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Informative & So Very Appreciated

This podcast is not only informative and inspiring, but quite often very funny. The back and forth between Will & David, as well as their deep, mutual respect and obvious friendship is refreshing. I so appreciate the fact that they are still fighting for the soul of California when so many have given up and thrown in the towel. They help me stay informed and think critically about events and lawmaking. And of course, there's always "Kamala Corner" and "On this day in history, John Sutter..." to look forward to.

keep up the great work, gents!

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