CA 120: Gavin Newsom’s podcast, Part I

Governor Gavin Newsom has sparked considerable controversy with his inaugural “This is Gavin Newsom” podcast, featuring right-wing provocateur Charlie Kirk.

But, before that podcast aired, and even before we knew Kirk would be the first guest, we saw in this announcement that he was going to be attempting to build a new platform to speak directly to voters, to try and hear both sides, and, in effect, try to rebrand himself.