Podcast
Podcast
Holiday Book Gift Guide – PRI Staff
The PRI holiday book gift guide has become an annual tradition. This year’s list has something for everyone on your gift list: politics, history, business, philosophy, mystery, horror, and good old-fashion whodunits. Enjoy and happy holiday shopping.
Pacific Research Institute
November 28, 2023
Free Cities
Scott Beyer – Latin America’s Urban Experience
Our guest this week is Scott Beyer, founder of the Market Urbanist, a website that reports and researches innovative free-market policy solutions to the myriad of problems many cities are facing. Scott is the author of PRI’s new mini book: Latin America’s Urban Experience: How Markets Help Developing Countries Cope ...
Pacific Research Institute
November 20, 2023
California
Melissa Caen – All Things Politics
Attorney, political analyst and “Get Out the Bet” podcast co-host Melissa Caen joins us to discuss all things politics. We discuss the latest on Mayor London Breed’s re-election chances, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s global travels, the California U.S. Senate race and the race for the White House. Plus Tim and Ro ...
Pacific Research Institute
November 13, 2023
California
Elizabeth Funk – How Dignity Moves is Reimagining Scalable Solutions to Homelessness
Listen to an extended conversation between PRI’s Dr. Wayne Winegarden and Elizabeth Funk, founder and CEO of Dignity Moves, a San Francisco non-profit that is reimagining scalable solutions to homelessness through interim supportive housing. First, Tim and Ro analyze the first few weeks of Mike Johnson’s speakership and the ...
Pacific Research Institute
November 6, 2023
Business & Economics
John Lowry – Negotiation Made Simple
Attorney, professor and master negotiator John Lowry, author of the new book “Negotiation Made Simple,” joins us with advice for listeners on how to maximize your position whether you’re haggling over an employment contract or the price of a new car. He also shares his thoughts on some current ...
Pacific Research Institute
October 30, 2023
Newsom
Charles Kesler – Reflections on Current Contentions
This is a special recording of a recent PRI dinner in San Francisco featuring Professor Charles Kesler, the editor of the Claremont Review of Books, offering his perspective on U.S. politics and the global situation in Israel and China. Ro and Tim also weigh in on Gov. Newsom’s trip to ...
Pacific Research Institute
October 24, 2023
California
Emily Hoeven – The Issues Facing San Francisco and California
Our guest this week is Emily Hoeven, opinion columnist at The San Francisco Chronicle. Before coming to the Chronicle, she wrote CalMatters’ daily WhatMatters newsletter on California politics and policy and makes frequent appearances on TV, radio, podcasts, panels, and helped launch a weekly political segment on ABC 10. We ...
Pacific Research Institute
October 16, 2023
California
Rowena Itchon and Tim Anaya – California New Laws on the Books
It’s that time of the year when the Governor decides which bills to sign and which to veto. Rowena Itchon, chief operating officer at PRI and Tim Anaya, vice president of marketing and communications have a round-up discussion of the major bills — from health care to climate change to ...
Pacific Research Institute
October 10, 2023
Covid-19
Wayne Winegarden – The Impact of Covid-19 Restrictions
Our guest this week is PRI senior fellow Dr. Wayne Winegarden. We discuss with Wayne his new study comparing the results of states that had very restrictive COVID-19 policies versus those that did not. He concludes that while COVID-19 restrictions did lead to some health benefits, they were unfortunately negated ...
Pacific Research Institute
October 2, 2023
California
Kerry Jackson – Climate Change and Big Oil
Our guest this week is Kerry Jackson, PRI’s senior fellow on California Reform. Kerry has been following Gov. Newsom’s and Attorney General Bonta’s lawsuit on oil companies and its implications. He also discusses SB 253, a corporate climate change disclosure bill; the federal and state push for electric busses including ...
Pacific Research Institute
September 25, 2023
Holiday Book Gift Guide – PRI Staff
The PRI holiday book gift guide has become an annual tradition. This year’s list has something for everyone on your gift list: politics, history, business, philosophy, mystery, horror, and good old-fashion whodunits. Enjoy and happy holiday shopping.
Scott Beyer – Latin America’s Urban Experience
Our guest this week is Scott Beyer, founder of the Market Urbanist, a website that reports and researches innovative free-market policy solutions to the myriad of problems many cities are facing. Scott is the author of PRI’s new mini book: Latin America’s Urban Experience: How Markets Help Developing Countries Cope ...
Melissa Caen – All Things Politics
Attorney, political analyst and “Get Out the Bet” podcast co-host Melissa Caen joins us to discuss all things politics. We discuss the latest on Mayor London Breed’s re-election chances, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s global travels, the California U.S. Senate race and the race for the White House. Plus Tim and Ro ...
Elizabeth Funk – How Dignity Moves is Reimagining Scalable Solutions to Homelessness
Listen to an extended conversation between PRI’s Dr. Wayne Winegarden and Elizabeth Funk, founder and CEO of Dignity Moves, a San Francisco non-profit that is reimagining scalable solutions to homelessness through interim supportive housing. First, Tim and Ro analyze the first few weeks of Mike Johnson’s speakership and the ...
John Lowry – Negotiation Made Simple
Attorney, professor and master negotiator John Lowry, author of the new book “Negotiation Made Simple,” joins us with advice for listeners on how to maximize your position whether you’re haggling over an employment contract or the price of a new car. He also shares his thoughts on some current ...
Charles Kesler – Reflections on Current Contentions
This is a special recording of a recent PRI dinner in San Francisco featuring Professor Charles Kesler, the editor of the Claremont Review of Books, offering his perspective on U.S. politics and the global situation in Israel and China. Ro and Tim also weigh in on Gov. Newsom’s trip to ...
Emily Hoeven – The Issues Facing San Francisco and California
Our guest this week is Emily Hoeven, opinion columnist at The San Francisco Chronicle. Before coming to the Chronicle, she wrote CalMatters’ daily WhatMatters newsletter on California politics and policy and makes frequent appearances on TV, radio, podcasts, panels, and helped launch a weekly political segment on ABC 10. We ...
Rowena Itchon and Tim Anaya – California New Laws on the Books
It’s that time of the year when the Governor decides which bills to sign and which to veto. Rowena Itchon, chief operating officer at PRI and Tim Anaya, vice president of marketing and communications have a round-up discussion of the major bills — from health care to climate change to ...
Wayne Winegarden – The Impact of Covid-19 Restrictions
Our guest this week is PRI senior fellow Dr. Wayne Winegarden. We discuss with Wayne his new study comparing the results of states that had very restrictive COVID-19 policies versus those that did not. He concludes that while COVID-19 restrictions did lead to some health benefits, they were unfortunately negated ...
Kerry Jackson – Climate Change and Big Oil
Our guest this week is Kerry Jackson, PRI’s senior fellow on California Reform. Kerry has been following Gov. Newsom’s and Attorney General Bonta’s lawsuit on oil companies and its implications. He also discusses SB 253, a corporate climate change disclosure bill; the federal and state push for electric busses including ...