California Governor Gavin Newsom is launching a new podcast, This is Gavin Newsom.
The Golden State Gov shared the news on X, saying “I’m launching a NEW PODCAST. We need to change the conversation. I’m talking directly with people I disagree with, people I look up to, and you — the listeners. Egg prices? Tariffs? DOGE? We’re tackling all your big questions.”
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy reacted to Newsom’s news — and had an idea for the governor.
“Let’s start with why did you throw a party for yourself at the French Laundry with no masks on in the middle of Covid when California had just about the strictest COVID regs in the country and thousands of small businesses were going outta business because of said policies?”
Let’s start with why did you throw a party for yourself at the French Laundry with no masks on in the middle of Covid when California had just about the strictest COVID regs in the country and thousands of small businesses were going outta business because of said policies? https://t.co/q6sWUY2ItJ
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) February 26, 2025
Newsom is unlikely to take Portnoy’s suggestion, but he did share more about the podcast in an interview with Politico this week.
“We already know what our disagreements are with the MAGA movement. I want to understand what the motivations are, the legitimacy of those motivations, and just really understand where people are coming from,” Newsom said. “They are influential — they are. They explain more things in more ways on more days about what’s going on and if we’re not trying to understand their motivations, we will be victims of their motivations.”
“At the same time, I want Democrats to come on and sort of challenge where we are on a lot of these issues,” Newsom said. “And so I’m asking the same questions you’re asking of me: Where the hell is the Democratic Party? What are we doing? Who are we? Where are we going? What’s the path back? I’m having the exact same conversations, and I just thought it’d be a hell of a lot more interesting to do it publicly and to do it as honestly as I can.”