Adam Carolla vs. Gavin Newsom Full Interview - 2013
Adam Carolla Show
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4.5 • 36.9K Ratings
🗓️ 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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