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Florida vs. California

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Governors Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom | Illustration: Lex Villena; JOE MARINO/UPI/Newscom, Ted Soqui/Sipa USA

In this week’s The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman compare and contrast Florida and California politics ahead of this week’s debate between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

0:54—Ron DeSantis will debate Gavin Newsom this week.

24:43—Hamas begins releasing hostages.

34:29—Weekly Listener Question

45:35—Elizabeth Warren and a sandwich shop monopoly

50:49—This week’s cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

Jeb Bush: What He Thinks of Trump, Biden, DeSantis, and ‘Florida Man,'” by Nick Gillespie

Jeb Bush on Why Florida Thrives: ‘We Don’t Try To Micromanage People’s Lives,'” Nick Gillespie

Jayhawk Down: Economic freedom may be just another word for nothing else to do,” by Nick Gillespie

Infographic: Who’s Moved to Florida Since COVID Started?” by Erin Davis

Is California Over?” by Nick Gillespie and Regan Taylor

Bridget Phetasy: Why I Left California for Texas,” by Nick Gillespie

Why I Left California for Florida,” by Zach Weissmueller

Ron DeSantis: Good or Bad for Florida?” by Zach Weissmueller and Nick Gillespie

Chef Andrew Gruel on Capitalism, Cuisine, and Calling Gov. Gavin Newsom an Asshole,” by Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller

I’m increasingly frustrated by whataboutist libertarian takes on indefensible Hamas terrorism,” says Nick Gillespie

Is Javier Milei a ‘Doctrinaire Hayekian’ and a Secret Reason Science Project?” by Nick Gillespie

The World’s First Libertarian President,” by Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, and Nick Gillespie

Elizabeth Warren Wants the Government To Investigate America’s ‘Sandwich Shop Monopoly,'” by Christian Britschgi

Does Bob Dylan Have a Politics and if Yes, What the Hell Are They?” by Nick Gillespie

Bob Dylan Is the Shakespeare of Our Time’—Penn Jillette on the Nobel Prize Winner” by Nick Gillespie and Meredith Bragg

Send your questions to [email protected]. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

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Audio production by Ian Keyser; assistant production by Hunt Beaty.

Music: “Angeline,” by The Brothers Steve

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