Win Some, Newsom: Gavin’s Risky Podcast Gambit

Inside the Hive

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🗓️ 19 March 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Gavin Newsom is taking time away from running the world’s 5th largest economy to… talk to Steve Bannon? On this episode, host Radhika Jones, along with Claire Howorth and Michael Calderone, discuss the California Governor’s outreach to right-wingers through his new podcast, ‘This Is Gavin Newsom,’ and whether he’s effectively countering the MAGA media machine. They also revisit Newsom’s trailblazing decision on gay marriage, along with that infamous rug photo, and explore whether the Govcaster’s chat show could help—or hinder—his chances of one day landing atop the Democratic ticket.

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0:00.0	Okay, let's play our headline game.
0:03.6	What are our draft headline ideas for today's episode?
0:08.1	As ever, no wrong answers?
0:11.8	I, mine.
0:15.4	Okay.
0:17.2	Winsome, Newsome, newsome.
0:19.1	Cozing up to right-wingers could cost California's Govcaster with Democrats.
0:25.5	That's pretty good.
0:26.5	That's really good.
0:27.5	You ready for this?
0:28.8	I'm always ready for yours.
0:30.0	Not Gavin it.
0:31.3	Newsom's podcast to the people is a failure in Isle Crossing.
0:35.4	This is too hard.
0:37.3	How am I supposed to choose between these two excellent options?
0:41.7	It's a win.
0:43.6	It's a win.
0:44.6	There's a win, win.
0:45.5	There's no wrong answers in this game.
0:51.9	Welcome to Inside the Hive from Vanity Fair, a podcast about power and the people who love it.
0:57.7	I'm Radica Jones, the editor of Vanity Fair, and I'm joined by executive editor Claire Hoare.
1:02.8	Hi, Radica.
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