State of Gold

Restoring the California Dream One Bold Idea at a Time California was once a beacon of prosperity, hope and innovation – symbolized by the Gold Rush, Hollywood and Silicon Valley. Today it’s the least affordable state in the nation and plagued by poverty, homelessness, and sky-high taxes. How did we get here, and how do we turn California around? State of Gold is a media platform and citizens’ movement dedicated to restoring the California dream. Host and longtime real estate and tech executive Jon Slavet combines practical wisdom and insurgent energy, as he sits down with voices from across the spectrum. The show will examine and promote the best ideas from any corner to solve the state’s most pressing issues. State of Gold cuts through the noise to explore what’s gone wrong in the Golden State – and what it’ll take to make things right. www.stateofgold.com

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  Episode #89

  Is the Jewish Community in LA in Danger? | Elizabeth Barcohana

  Aug 28, 202619 min

  Guest: Elizabeth Barcohana, Attorney & CAGOP Delegate Guest Bio: Elizabeth Barcohana is a California Republican strategist, political commentator, and founder of Vote Gold, a 501(c)(3) voter education organization working to register 460,000 Republican voters in Los Angeles County. She serves as Chair of Jewish Community Engagement for the California Republican Party and is a prominent voice on California politics, election integrity, and Jewish community issues. Her family fled Iran just before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, a history that shapes her urgent perspective on antisemitism and political displacement. With over 95,000 Instagram followers, she has built one of the most engaged conservative audiences in California. Show Summary Elizabeth Barcohana joins host Jon Slavet for a wide-ranging conversation about rising antisemitism in American cities, the accelerating leftward shift of California's Democratic Party, and what Republicans can actually do about it in Los Angeles County. She describes, for the first time publicly, her family's contingency planning for possible displacement from Los Angeles, drawing a direct line from her parents' flight from Iran months before the Shah fell to what she sees forming in American cities today. From there the conversation covers why so many Jewish voters remain with the Democratic Party despite rising antisemitism in its progressive wing, why Barcohana believes the DSA takeover of California's Democratic establishment is already complete, what the LA City Council's non-citizen voting proposal actually contained and how far it exceeded anything California law currently permits, and why Vote Gold is targeting voter registration as the single highest-leverage play available to California Republicans right now. Chapters 00:00 Rising Antisemitism & Contingency Plans: Discussing safety concerns and family history in Los Angeles. 01:17 Lessons from the Iranian Revolution: Comparing historical Jewish diaspora persecution to modern urban realities.04:48 Demystifying the Jewish Democratic Vote: Analyzing historical alignment and the post-Oct 7th political shift. 08:47 The Progressive Democratic Takeover: Explaining why far-left factions have already captured urban party leadership. 10:17 Auditing the LA Mayoral Primary: Assessing Spencer Pratt's campaign and the Bass-Raman runoff. 14:05 Non-Citizen Voting Push: Unpacking the LA City Council's proposal and progressive voting strategies. 19:34 The Vote Gold Initiative: Outlining the 460K LA campaign to educate and register voters. Connect with Elizabeth Barcohana X: https://x.com/E_Barcohana Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethfromcalifornia/ Official Website: https://www.elizabethbarcohana.com/ Enjoyed the episode? Subscribe to our podcast, leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and join the conversation on Instagram and LinkedIn with the hashtag #stateofgoldpodcast Connect with State of Gold X: https://x.com/realjonslavet Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stateofgold/about Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stateofgoldpodcast/?hl=en Website: www.stateofgold.com

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  Why the Major AI Firms Are Fighting to Self-Regulate | Nick Gillespie

  Aug 25, 20263 min

  Guest Nick Gillespie, Editor-at-Large - Reason Magazine Guest Bio Nick Gillespie is an acclaimed libertarian journalist, cultural critic, and Editor-at-Large at Reason , the magazine of free minds and free markets. The former editor-in-chief of Reason.com and Reason magazine, Gillespie hosts The Reason Interview with Nick Gillespie podcast and is co-author of The Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What's Wrong with America . Recognized as one of America's leading classical liberal commentators, he offers sharp, principled analysis on technology, government overreach, free speech, and the future of human agency. Show Summary As artificial intelligence rapidly accelerates toward recursive self-development and human-level intelligence, a high-stakes debate is unfolding over who should control its safeguards. Libertarian commentator and Reason Editor-at-Large Nick Gillespie joins host Jon Slavet on State of Gold to discuss why handing AI regulation to politicians will stifle technological progress and entrench corporate monopolies. Gillespie exposes how entrenched tech giants utilize "regulatory capture" under the guise of public safety to write rules that protect their market share and block emerging competitors. Addressing the global AI race, Gillespie argues that attempting to out-regulate an authoritarian state like China is a losing strategy, insisting that America's true competitive edge lies in free-market dynamism and first-to-market innovation. Finally, Gillespie rejects apocalyptic AI job doom-saying, offering an optimistic vision of AI as an empowering tool - that will ultimately expand human agency, creativity, and economic opportunity. Chapters 00:00 Recursive AI Growth: Examining AI's evolution toward breakout self-development. 00:53 Industry vs. State Safeguards: Explaining why self-policing beats political control. 01:24 The Regulatory Capture Trap: Detailing how Big Tech uses rules to crush competition. 02:12 Beating China in Tech: Leveraging free markets vs. state-directed AI. 02:46 AI & Job Doomsday Myths: Viewing AI as an empowering tool for human agency. Connect with Nick Gillespie X: https://twitter.com/nickgillespie Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nick.gillespie.940 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gillespienick/?hl=en LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-gillespie-2ba38786/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheReasonInterview Enjoyed the episode? Subscribe to our podcast, leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and join the conversation on Instagram and LinkedIn with the hashtag #stateofgoldpodcast Connect with State of Gold X: https://x.com/realjonslavet Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stateofgold/about Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stateofgoldpodcast/?hl=en Website: www.stateofgold.com

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  Episode #87

  The Financial Abyss Los Angeles Won't Admit | Andrew Gruel

  Aug 21, 202619 minS2

  Guest: Chef Andrew Gruel, California Business Owner Guest Bio: Andrew Gruel is an acclaimed chef, television personality, restaurateur, and elected official serving on the Huntington Beach City Council. Renowned for founding Slapfish and American Nightcap, Gruel has become a leading national advocate for small business freedom, food quality reform, and fiscal realism. His hands-on experience navigating California's heavy regulatory environment, labor mandates, and municipal challenges provides an authoritative critique of local governance, state legal overreach, and the economic policies impacting working families. Show Summary Los Angeles is hurtling toward a financial abyss, driven by exploding pension liabilities, mismanaged city budgets, and an unsustainable administrative apparatus. Following the primary election, the city faces a November runoff between progressive incumbents whose primary solutions remain expanding government, adding regulations, and raising taxes on a depleted tax base. Chef, restaurateur, and Huntington Beach City Councilmember Andrew Gruel joins host Jon Slavet to deliver a candid audit of the fiscal collapse facing Southern California's largest municipality. Gruel explains how the flight of productive taxpayers and businesses has left Los Angeles unable to maintain basic municipal infrastructure, creating an administrative power vacuum. Rather than waiting on an inept municipal government, Gruel emphasizes the need for grassroots civic action and neighborhood-level self-governance. He also exposes the destructive legal mechanisms crippling California employers, placing particular focus on the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) - a unique legal framework that allows trial lawyers and state agencies to turn minor errors into ruinous class-action lawsuits. The conversation pivots to broader economic and health reforms, evaluating the real-world fallout of Sacramento's fast-food minimum wage mandate on price inflation, job losses, and forced automation. Gruel contrasts LA's municipal decline with the independent charter city model implemented in Huntington Beach. Drawing on his work with the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement, Gruel outlines a practical vision for dismantling top-heavy food supply chains, and restoring free-market transparency. Chapters 00:00 LA’s Financial Abyss: Examining municipal budget paralysis and election fallout. 01:05 Pension and Overtime Traps: Auditing police overtime costs and pension liabilities. 02:23 Power Vacuum and Local Agency: Reclaiming neighborhood control amidst government failure. 04:37 Grassroots Civic Action: Funding local safety and infrastructure outside government. 05:36 The PAGA Threat: Explaining how labor law litigation destroys small businesses. 06:59 How PAGA Class Actions Work: Detailing $500k lawsuit penalties over minor errors. 09:12 Huntington Beach Charter Model: Utilizing local control to counter Sacramento mandates. 10:56 Fast-Food Mandate Fallout: Analyzing job losses and price inflation from wage hikes. 13:11 MAHA and Food Supply Reform: Dismantling corporate food monopolies and supply chains. 16:07 Rapid Fire & Culinary Secrets: Sharing the secret to a perfect roast chicken. 17:31 Demand vs. Unit Economics: Finding hope in California’s unmatched natural assets. Connect with Chef Andrew Gruel X: https://x.com/ChefGruel Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrewgruel/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewgruel/ Website: http://www.chefgruel.com Enjoyed the episode? Subscribe to our podcast, leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and join the conversation on Instagram and LinkedIn with the hashtag #stateofgoldpodcast Connect with State of Gold X: https://x.com/realjonslavet Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stateofgold/about Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stateofgoldpodcast/?hl=en Website: www.stateofgold.com

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  Episode #85

  Why Doctors Aren't Allowed to Save Them | Dr. Drew Pinsky

  Aug 18, 202616 minS2

  Guest: Dr. Drew Pinsky, Host of "Ask Dr. Drew on Rumble" Guest Bio: Dr. Drew Pinsky is a board-certified physician, addiction medicine specialist, New York Times bestselling author, and acclaimed media personality. For over three decades, Dr. Drew has been a trusted public voice on addiction, mental health, and medical policy, hosting iconic programs such as Loveline , Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew , and the Dr. Drew Podcast . Having served as the medical director for chemical dependency services at Pasadena Recovery Center for over twenty years, his hands-on clinical background provides an authoritative critique of California’s public health frameworks, street-level addiction crises, and administrative barriers to compassionate, medical-based care. Show Summary California has poured over $24 billion into addressing homelessness and addiction under Governor Gavin Newsom, yet conditions across major metropolitan hubs continue to visibly decline. Board-certified physician and addiction medicine specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky joins host Jon Slavet to unpack the structural, legal, and medical failures driving this ongoing humanitarian disaster in Southern California. Dr. Drew targets the state's refusal to acknowledge severe brain disorders and addiction as medical conditions requiring custodial care and intervention. He exposes how Los Angeles has effectively created an "outdoor psychiatric hospital" where trained doctors and nurses are barred from rendering care, leaving unhoused residents in the hands of untrained social workers and volunteers while fatal overdoses mount. The conversation contrasts Los Angeles's administrative paralysis with functional municipal governance in cities like Pasadena and across Orange County. Dr. Drew also offers actionable medical advice on healthy longevity, emphasizing resistance training, managing genetic cardiovascular risks, and focusing on quality of life over mere longevity. Chapters 00:00 The $24B Homeless Failure: Why state spending produced worse outcomes. 00:42 California’s Outdoor Psych Ward: Exposing medical collapse on LA streets. 02:11 Care Courts & Legal Barriers: Why courts fail to commit impaired patients. 02:39 Social Workers vs. Medical Care: Replacing doctors with social workers fuels crisis. 08:26 Functional Governance Models: Comparing LA to Pasadena and Orange County. 10:29 Living in Exile vs. Safe Spaces: Examining population flight and Adam Carolla's views. 11:10 Practical Blueprint for Longevity: Why resistance training matters as you age. 12:35 Navigating Modern Medicine: Managing genetic risks and living well. Connect with Dr. Drew Pinsky X: https://x.com/drdrew Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/drdrewpinsky/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drdrew Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drdrew Official Website: https://drdrew.com Enjoyed the episode? Subscribe to our podcast, leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and join the conversation on Instagram and LinkedIn with the hashtag #stateofgoldpodcast Connect with State of Gold X: https://x.com/realjonslavet Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stateofgold/about Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stateofgoldpodcast/?hl=en Website: www.stateofgold.com

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  Episode #84

  Why Trump Terrifies the Socialist Left More Than Any President | Victor Davis Hanson

  Aug 11, 202627 minS1

  Guest Victor Davis Hanson, Senior Fellow - Hoover Institution Guest Bio Victor Davis Hanson is a world-renowned military historian, classicist, author, and the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow in Classics and Military History at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. A fifth-generation California farmer from the Central Valley, Hanson has authored over two dozen books covering ancient warfare, modern geopolitics, and American political culture, including The Dying Citizen , The Case for Trump , and The End of Everything . His sharp historical commentary offers a critique of progressive ideology, elite governance, and the constitutional principles required to sustain the American Republic. Show Summary A profound political and cultural shift is sweeping through urban centers across America, driven by an affluent class of educated, urban professionals. Renowned historian and scholar Victor Davis Hanson joins host Jon Slavet for a look at the rise of Democratic Socialism in America, tracing how elite university indoctrination and DEI frameworks have replaced traditional civic education with systemic resentment. Hanson audits the real-world fallout of progressive governance in California under Governor Gavin Newsom. From sky-high sales taxes and astronomical utility rates, to a 21% poverty rate and the $100+ billion High-Speed Rail project sitting like a modern-day Stonehenge across Central Valley farmland - Hanson details how state mandates have manufactured artificial scarcity. He explains how agricultural communities and multi-generational families are being squeezed out by regulatory paralysis and water cutoffs, leaving a hollowed-out middle class. The conversation pivots to the fiscal tipping point facing the state as productive taxpayers flee for low-tax states. Hanson describes how California is reaching a critical threshold where there are no longer enough productive tax-paying households to sustain the state's expanding welfare and administrative apparatus. Finally, reflecting on America's upcoming 250th anniversary, Hanson offers perspective on the constitutional genius, federalism, and individual liberty that have kept the American Republic intact while other grand political experiments collapsed. Chapters 00:00 The Rise of Socialism: Analyzing the urban elite push toward radical politics. 00:43 The Three Constituents: Breaking down university elites, unassimilated immigrants, and DEI rules. 05:37 Democratic Electoral Conundrum: Examining historical landslides and McGovern parallels. 09:58 The 2028 Field: Assessing Newsom's liabilities, AOC's limits, and party drift. 12:40 Newsom’s California Record: Auditing sky-high taxes, poverty, and High-Speed Rail waste. 18:00 Taxpayer Exodus: Detailing wealth flight and aggressive tax enforcement. 21:53 The American Republic at 250: Celebrating federalism, middle-class roots, and constitutional genius. Connect with Victor Davis Hanson X: https://x.com/VDHanson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victor.d.hanson/reels/ Enjoyed the episode? Subscribe to our podcast, leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and join the conversation on Instagram and LinkedIn with the hashtag #stateofgoldpodcast Connect with State of Gold X: https://x.com/realjonslavet Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stateofgold/about Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stateofgoldpodcast/?hl=en Website: www.stateofgold.com

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