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.

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

PRI's Former Speechwriters Take on the 2024 Democratic Convention 08/24/2024

Victor Davis Hanson – The End of Everything 08/19/2024

Lord Roberts of Belgravia – Conflicts Around the World 08/13/2024

The Grants Pass Decision on Homelessness: An Inside Look 08/05/2024

Erica Sandberg – San Francisco’s Homeless Crisis 07/29/2024

PRI's Former Speechwriters on the Republican Convention 07/21/2024

Lance Izumi – The Great Classroom Collapse 07/16/2024

Chris Micheli – Is the Legislative Process Fueling Grassroots Activism or Acting as a Roadblock to Reform? 07/09/2024

Former Speechwriters on the First Presidential Debate 06/29/2024

Charles Kesler on former students book 06/18/2024

Matt Beech – What Should Americans Think About the Upcoming British Elections 06/10/2024

Erik Jaffe - 2024 Supreme Court preview 06/04/2024

Batya Ungar-Sargon - Second Class 05/29/2024

Stephen Moore – 2024 PRI Baroness Thatcher Dinner Keynote Speaker and Honoree 05/21/2024

Wayne Winegarden -- Newsom’s May Revised Budget 05/13/2024

How Lowered Academic Standards Hurts California’s Students, Economy - 2024 Sacramento Policy Conference 05/06/2024

Wayne Winegarden on PRI's New Spending Watch Project 04/30/2024