Episode 445: Heroes and Neros

Episode 445: Heroes and Neros

Author: National Review May 11, 2026 Duration: 1:39:47

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.

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Jeremy Talcott, Pacific Legal v Coastal Commission

Remnants

Hoover Institution’s Benjamin Jaros & Joshua Rauh on the Billionaire Wealth Tax 


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