Adam Carolla vs. Gavin Newsom Full Interview - 2013

Adam Carolla Show

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Comedy, Talk Radio

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🗓️ 14 August 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Revisit the mega-viral 2013 episode of The Adam Carolla Show, where then Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom sat down with Adam for a no-holds-barred conversation on California’s biggest problem - homelessness, traffic gridlock, wasted energy, and more. Gavin laid out what he claimed were his plans to fix the state’s mounting issues, but more than a decade later, did he deliver on those promises? Has California turned a corner, or has it spiraled even further downhill on every front?

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0:00.0	Well, we got a throwback episode, the one you've all wanted to hear.
0:03.5	The great Gavin Newsom is in studio from 10-plus years ago,
0:08.1	and we'll take a walk down memory lane right after this.
0:11.6	The good times keep getting gooder,
0:14.5	because Adam Carolla is coming to your town, August 29th,
0:18.4	in Provo, Utah at Dry Bar.
0:22.0	Torrance, California, Sunday, August 31st, two shows at Mom Said Yes.
0:29.0	Yes, that's the name of the venue.
0:30.5	Mom Said Yes.
0:32.5	And September 6th in Charlotte, North Carolina, two shows at the Comedy Zone. Coming up in September, El Paso,
0:40.7	Albuquerque, Flagstaff, and more. Get your tickets for all these incredible shows at Adam Carolla.com.
0:53.0	Searching for a romantic summer getaway?
0:55.5	Escape with Rich Girl Summer, the new audible original from Lily Chew.
0:59.9	The exquisitely talented Philippa Sue, returning to narrate her fifth Lily Chew title.
1:04.6	This time, Philippa is joined by her real-life husband, Stephen Pasquale, set in Toronto's
1:09.4	wealthy cottage country, aka the Hamptons of
1:12.0	Canada. Rich Girl Summer follows the story of Valerie, a down-on-her-luck event planner, posing as a
1:17.2	socialite's long-lost daughter, while piecing together the secrets surrounding a mysterious
1:21.4	family and falling deeper and deeper in love with the impossibly hard read, and infuriatingly handsome family assistant,
1:29.0	Nico. Caught between pretending to belong and unexpectedly finding where she truly fits in,
1:34.5	Valerie learns her summer is about to get far more complicated than she ever planned.
1:38.9	She's in over her head and head over heels.
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