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EPISODE · May 11, 2026 · 1H 39M

Episode 445: Heroes and Neros

from National Review's Radio Free California Podcast · host Will Swaim, Sheila Bowen, Jeremy Talcott, Joshua Rauh, Benjamin Jaros

In this special episode, Will talks with Sheila Bowen, whose Central Valley family is at the center of Remnants, a new documentary about the challenges of ranching in the era of Gavin Newsom-created wildfires. In other news, we hear from Pacific Legal Foundation attorney Jeremy Talcott about his crushing win over the California Coastal Commission, and we return to our friends at the Hoover Institution for a dramatic update in their assessment of the billionaire wealth tax coming up on the November ballot. Music by Metalachi. Email Us:[email protected]@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCA Jeremy Talcott, Pacific Legal v Coastal Commission California Supreme Court reins in coastal agency’s permit power in unanimous opinion Jeremy Talcott bio Remnants Remnants trailer Moving Picture Institute Paul Olivett, Moving Picture Institute, [email protected] Hoover Institution’s Benjamin Jaros & Joshua Rauh on the Billionaire Wealth Tax  The Fiscal Losses from California's Billionaire Tax Act The Commitment Problem at the Heart of California’s Billionaire Tax Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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