National Review's Radio Free California Podcast

By: National Review
  • Summary

  • 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 384: Trump in the Driver’s Seat
    Apr 2 2025

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

    Follow Us:
    @DavidBahnsen
    @WillSwaim
    @TheRadioFreeCA

    Show Notes:

    • The complicated legacy of César Chávez
    • Trump targets California ban on ‘forced outing’ of students’ gender identity to parents
    • Trump ally and rising California GOP star Essayli named top federal prosecutor in L.A.
    • California farmers fear tariff trade war losses in billions, uneven bailouts
    • Gavin Newsom calls Democratic brand ‘toxic’ on Bill Maher show
    • Will this bill be the end of California’s housing vs environment wars?
    • Resistance roars back at the border
    • SB 573 would raise corporate taxes based on executive compensation
    • The Luigi Mangioni [sic] Access to Healthcare Act
    • Policies, not greed, driving California’s sky-high gas prices, study finds

    Julie Hamill

    • California Justice Center
    • What is FERPA?
    • California Laws Force Public School Districts to Violate FERPA and Title IX; Mandatory Withholding of Federal Funds
    • Trump targets California ban on ‘forced outing’ of students’ gender identity to parents
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    1 hr and 52 mins
  • Episode 383: California Governor Donald Trump!
    Mar 26 2025

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

    Follow Us
    @DavidBahnsen
    @WillSwaim
    @TheRadioFreeCA

    Show Notes

    • David: An anniversary to forget and remember
    • Here’s how Gavin Newsom’s podcast arrangement works. The details raise questions
    • Newsom betrays a promise by failing to fund high school ethnic studies classes | Opinion
    • University of California drops “diversity statements”
    • With L.A.’s mayor facing a recall threat, her supporters go after billionaires
    • Weaponized turds: San Francisco’s strange and terrible victory over the EPA
    • Will: OUSD teachers present an affair to remember
    • A homegrown Arizona company was about to break ground on a billion-dollar development – then a California union stepped in

    Oakland with Tim Gardner:

    • Oakland Report
    • Oakland's MACRO missed all of its pilot project goals—so the city expanded it
    • Is Oakland fundamentally ‘broken’? The mayor’s race hinges on the answer

    Major League Baseball Opening Day with Rick Reiff:

    • Rick Reiff’s website
    • MLB removes references to ‘diversity’ from website’s careers page
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    1 hr and 57 mins
  • Episode 382: California Democrats Discover the Supply Side
    Mar 20 2025

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

    Follow Us:
    @DavidBahnsen
    @WillSwaim
    @TheRadioFreeCA

    Show Notes

    • Can Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson Save the Left From Itself?
    • An Abundance of Ambiguity
    • L.A. city budget shortfall grows to nearly $1 billion, with layoffs ‘nearly inevitable’
    • California’s soaring pension debt rears its head
    • Teacher of the year among hundreds getting cut from Santa Ana USD
    • Steve Bannon blames Gavin Newsom for creating Elon Musk
    • Gov. Newsom sends 'bat phones' to CEOs of major California businesses
    • California needs $3.4B loan to cover health care costs as state provides insurance to undocumented residents
    • California’s war on farmers made eggs even scarcer
    • Rent set by algorithm? Berkeley bans landlords from using pricing software
    • California’s prep sports governors suddenly find themselves isolated in their battle over trans athletes
    • S.F. Pride seeks alternative funding for LGBTQ celebration after major sponsors drop out

    City Journal’s Christina Buttons

    • The Tragedy of Yarden Silveira
    • Transgender Brain Studies are Fatally Flawed
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    1 hr and 38 mins

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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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