Can Democrats Still Govern? — with Gavin Newsom

The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

Vox Media Podcast Network

Careers, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.4 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2026

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Governor Gavin Newsom joins Scott to discuss why Americans are losing faith in institutions — and whether Democrats still know how to govern. They discuss California’s housing crisis, homelessness in Los Angeles and San Francisco, AI’s threat to white-collar jobs, wealth taxes, healthcare reform, and why Newsom believes Democrats are often perceived as “slow, weak, and ineffective.” They also unpack Israel and Iran, the future of capitalism, masculinity, parenting, and the growing divide between the rich and everyone else. Want to listen to this and other episodes ad-free? You can, if you subscribe at profgmedia.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:47.9	Episode 398.
0:51.7	398 is the standard numeric code for Kazakhstan.
0:54.0	In 1998, Google was founded.
0:56.7	Microsoft really blew it with Bing.
0:58.9	Imagine if they just called Bing Bang.
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1:06.2	That would have been a winner.
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1:10.3	Go! That would have been a winner. Go, go, go! Welcome to the 398 episode of the Prof G-Pod.
1:21.7	What's happening?
1:22.4	In today's episode, we speak with Gavin Newsom,
1:24.7	an American politician and businessman who serves as the 40th governor of California.
1:28.3	And oftentimes I'm a mistake for the governor.
1:31.9	You know, I don't, it's like looking in a mirror when I speak to the governor.
1:36.4	Anyways, like, let me just say up front, I'm a huge fan of Governor Newsom.
1:42.2	We've gone from the fifth largest economy in California. I say
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