Next Round

Next Round is a weekly podcast exploring California politics from a free market perspective hosted by the nonpartisan think tank Pacific Research Institute. Each episode features elected officials, media commentators, and policy leaders breaking down the Golden State’s top policy debates and discussing how market-based reforms can improve our quality of life. Past guests include House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, Democratic Assemblyman Patrick O’Donnell, futurist George Gilder, State Board of Ed Member Dr. Ting Sun, pollster Scott Rasmussen, economist Steve Moore, Politico California’s Kevin Yamamura, and National Review’s Andrew McCarthy.

Is There a War on Suburbia in California? 04/08/2025

Tom Campbell – On Tariffs, DOGE and Cutting Government Waste 04/01/2025

Assembly Member Blanca Rubio – How to Reverse the Collapse of Learning in California’s Schools 03/24/2025

Reforms to Help Southern California Recover Faster 03/17/2025

PRI All-Star Panel discusses State of the Union speech 03/10/2025

Sally Pipes – The World’s Medicine Chest 03/04/2025

Sheriff Jim Cooper – What’s Next after Voter Passage of Prop. 36 02/25/2025

Christopher Cox – Woodrow Wilson: The Light Withdrawn 02/16/2025

Joe Kent – Lessons from Maui as LA Begins to Rebuild 02/10/2025

Wayne Winegarden - On the Trump Tariffs 02/04/2025

Yemi Mobolade and Brian Risley - How Colorado Springs is Letting Freedom Lead the Way 01/28/2025

Steven Greenhut - How California's Insurance Crisis Could Be Double Whammy for Wildfire Victims 01/21/2025

The PRI All Stars Respond to Gov. Newsom's 2025-26 State Budget 01/14/2025

Charles Kesler at his Festschrift Celebration 01/07/2025

The PRI All Stars 2024 Year End Awards 12/17/2024

Adam Abolfazli – Permission to Fail 12/10/2024

Hannah Meyers – Not Taking Crime Seriously 12/03/2024

Tevi Troy – The Power and the Money 11/25/2024

Dallas Lawrence – Communicating Under Fire 11/18/2024

The PRI All Stars on the 2024 Election 11/11/2024

Norton Rainey - CEO of Ace Scholarships on School Choice 11/04/2024

The PRI All Stars 2024 Election Preview 10/30/2024

Judge Glock – On California’s Housing and Homelessness Problems 10/21/2024

George Gilder on his new book, The Israel Test 10/16/2024

Tim Carney - On his new book Family Unfriendly 10/08/2024

Phil Goldberg – On State and Local Climate Change Litigation 10/01/2024

Tim Anaya and Kerry Jackson – The California Left Coast Survivor’s Guide 09/24/2024

Bartlett Cleland – All Things Tech in Sacramento and Washington 09/17/2024

PRI’s Former Speechwriters on the (Second) First Presidential Debate 09/12/2024

Steven Greenhut - End of Session 2024 Wrap-Up 09/02/2024