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The Michele Tafoya Podcast

California: Not So Golden

The Michele Tafoya Podcast

Salem Podcast Network

News, Politics, News Commentary, Society & Culture

2.4590 Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Michele grew up a proud Californian. She would never move back now. Siyamak Khorrami, host of “California Insider” at the Epoch Times, details the unforced errors California has brought upon itself.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Michelle Tofoya podcast. Today, California. Why? Well, I grew up there, went to college there, and it is an example of an entire state. If we have 50 laboratories in the United States of America, California is one of them. And things don't seem to be working. If they've been putting together experiments,

0:21.7

particularly social experiments, they've gone very, very badly. Homelessness, crime, theft,

0:28.4

all of it is looking really bad for California. I would not want to go back. But our next guest

0:34.3

lives there, loves it, and has hope in spite of all of its problems.

0:39.0

Stay tuned.

0:40.3

Now, it's time for some sanity.

0:42.9

It's the Michelle Tofoya podcast.

0:46.5

Siamak Kurami hosts a show called California Insider.

0:50.0

It airs on YouTube.

0:51.5

You can find out a lot of different places, including the Epic Times, which is a really interesting media company. And he is based in Southern California with the Epic Times. They are really a truth-based media company. They try to just present facts and let their viewers take in those facts and decide for

1:12.4

themselves. Well, this particular man, Siamak Kurami, has lived in China, Iran, and Mexico. And now he

1:20.4

lives in California, went to college there, and is an observer of the state and does this podcast,

1:26.0

California Insider, where he interviews all kinds of people

1:29.7

who have been involved in the infrastructure of California. What is going wrong out there? It is a

1:36.1

fascinating state to watch, but it's also very depressing if you're like me, if you've really

1:40.4

loved California. I would not go back. He still loves it.

1:44.3

He holds out hope, and we're going to find out why.

1:46.7

And how much Gavin Newsom has to do with all the issues there.

1:51.9

We may get answers.

1:53.8

We may be left scratch in our head.

1:55.8

You'll be able to decide after this.

1:57.2

But don't miss, folks, this is a must see.

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