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    Part 3-Filling in for Chuck Wilder, on CRN: guests include Ben Boychuck, Wayne Lusvardi, and Chuck Michael

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2013 50:59


    Wayne Lusvardi of CalWatchDog.com talk about his Special Report just recently published up at CalWatchDog.com, Brown proposal would force local school tax increases, a brazen betrayal of his word to the voters if they passed his signature ballot initiative, Prop 30 last November.talkback-02-13-2013 Part 3of3

    Part 2-Filling in for Chuck Wilder, on CRN: guests include Ben Boychuck, Wayne Lusvardi, and Chuck Michael

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2013 11:42


    Part 2 of 3:  Ben Boychuk of City Journal California and the Sacramento Bee talks about how the Democrats in the California state legislature are working to undermine the initiative process that has kept government excesses in check for the past century. He also talks about California’s efforts to undermine the Second Amendment.  

    Part 1-Filling in for Chuck Wilder, on CRN: guests include Ben Boychuck, Wayne Lusvardi, and Chuck Michael

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2013 22:43


    Part 1 of 3:  Chuck Michaels from the CA Pistol and Rifle Association  and the CA Chapter of the National Rifle Association NRA,  joins us on the latest developments in the State’s efforts to disarm citizens or make it so expensive that only the rich can afford to have guns and protection.

    Asset Forfeiture-Pillage in the Name of the Law & Taxed into Flight: Hour 2 of Talk Back with Chuck Wilder’s Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2013 41:47


    I sat in for Chuck Wilder at CRNtalk.com, for his two hour show, this past Thursday. The second hour I talked with Eapen Thampy, Executive Director for Americans for Forfeiture Reform. We talked about the Caswell’s Motel, the recent Federal Court decision, the egregious abuse of this policy, and the danger it poses to everyday […]

    Second Amendment and the Right to Bear Arms Under Dangerous Attack: Hour 1 of Talk Back with Chuck Wilder’s Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2013 41:51


    I sat in for Chuck Wilder at CRNtalk.com, for his two hour show, this past Thursday. The first hour I spoke with Dave Workman, Communications Executive with The 2nd Amendment Foundation. Chuck Michael, a civil rights attorney with the California Rifle and Pistol Association joined us.

    Podcast: Gadfly Radio’s Swan Song Goodbye Show, on Politics and Policy with a focus on CA

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2012 39:01


    GadflyRadio CA Elections 2012 Tues Oct 16, 2012, Martha Montelongo, John Seiler, managing editor at CalWatchDog.com, and Ben Boychuk, Associate Editor with City Journal stir it up on Policy and Politics with a focus on CA. Prop 30, 32, AB 32, and Public Employee Union significance and challenge

    Podcast: Part 2 of GadflyRadio Show Top Two Open Primary bodes dramatic changes in CA and the U.S. Congress

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2012 19:48


    Tu Oct 9, 2012.  Part 2:  Martha Montelongo, with John Seiler, and Ben Boychuk,discuss CA Legislative races and Prop 30 and 32.  Due to redistricting and the new top two Open Primary, there will be more competitive races for congress and the state legislature this November than we have seen in this state in over […]

    Podcast: CA Open Primary Bodes Change in Balance of Power–Allan Hoffenblum’s analysis on probable and likely winners and losers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2012 19:21


    Tu Oct 9, 2012.  Part I:  Martha Montelongo, with John Seiler, and Ben Boychuk, welcome Allan Hoffenblum, Publisher of the California Target Book, owner of Allan Hoffenblum & Associates.  Due to redistricting and the new top two Open Primary, there will be more competitive races for congress and the state legislature this November than we […]

    Podcast: Mark Cabaniss, Chris Reed on Gadfly Radio–Public Employee Pension Costs, and the 50-ton Godzilla in the room

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2012 39:07


    Martha Montelongo, with John Seiler, managing editor at CalWatchDog.com, and Ben Boychuk, Associate Editor with City Journal welcome  Mark Cabaniss, and Chris Reed. 

    Podcast: Lisa Snell of Reason on Education Politics, CA’s Prop 30 & 38 this Nov 2012 Elections

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2012 37:39


    Martha and John talk with Lisa about Nov ballot initiatives Prop 30, and 38. Two  Fridays ago, Lisa and her husband were part of a gathering of activists invited to a private screening of the film, Won’t Back Down.  We’ll get her thoughts about the movie and the message.

    Podcast: Larry Sand on Gadfly Radio: Chicago Teachers Union Strike

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2012 38:24


    Martha Montelongo, Larry Sand, Ben Boychuk, and John Seiler.  

    Podcast: Richard Rider, Wayne Lusvardi–Schemes, Theft, Lies, and CA Government

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2012 37:56


    Tuesday September 11, 2012, at 10 AM PT, Martha Montelongo, with Wayne Lusvardi,  contributing writer at CalWatchDog.com, and Ben Boychuk, Associate Editor with City Journal welcome Richard Rider, Chairman of the San Diego Tax Fighters.

    Podcast: Adam Elmahrek on Police Union Intimidation in the OC; Plus: The Problem with Prop. 31

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2012 37:58


    Martha Montelongo and John Seiler are joined by Adam Elmahrek, reporter with the Voice of OC, who last week reported dynamite allegations of intimidation of Costa Mesa city officials by a law firm affliliated with the local police union. Then later on the program, CalWatchDog writer Wayne Lusvardi discusses some dangers in Proposition 31, a […]

    Podcast: Troy Anderson & In CA is Relief by Reform Dead? Serious problems with no relief from the law makers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2012 38:33


    Ben Boychuk, John Seiler, Martha Montelongo and guest, Troy Anderson on Gadfly Radio. The Tsunami of Bankruptcies facing California- Any relief in sight? Is the public aware? Does Wisconsin offer hope?

    Podcast: Jack Humpreville–Stop the Pension Scams & David Phelps of Parent Revolution on Hubris to the N’th Degree!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2012 39:29


    Jack Humphreville, LA Watchdog of LA CityWatch, on the central role of Public Employee Pensions in the Tsunami of of fiscal bankruptcies coming to cities throughout the state of California, and why he advocates a Yes on Prop 32.  David Phelps, new National Communications Director for The Parent Revolution on the shocking hubris of the […]

    Podcast: Gloria Romero on CA DFER’s Standing Up to Big Union Bosses, For Prop 32, Nov. 2012

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2012 37:24


    Former CA State Senator Gloria Romero, DFER stands up to Union Bosses, for “Yes on Prop 32.″ Martha Montelongo, with John Seiler, Managing Editor at CalWatchDog.com, and Ben Boychuk, Associate Editor with City Journal.

    Podcast: GadflyRadio, Stephen Downing of L.E.A.P., Retired Deputy Chief of Police, L.A.P.D. on Anaheim, Wayne Lusvardi on CA State Agencies Deception and Dissembling

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2012 36:35


    Stephen Downing, Retired Deputy Chief of Police, L.A.P.D. joins us to discuss the issues with Anaheim. Points to consider for redress. How to foster peace officers to serve and protect, and to work with the communities they serve, and not occupy them. Wayne Lusvardi joins us to talk about the big magic show acts hailing […]

    Anaheim PD Violence, City Govt and Drug Laws, One Teachers’ Pay Hike Racket, When Defrauding and Shaking Down the Public Became “de rigueur”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2012 38:35


    Judge Gray on fatal Police shootings and community unrest in Anaheim, Larry Sand on Professional Development racket Public Ed teachers use to increase their pay, Katy Grimes on the mushrooming uncovering of “hidden” accounts all across the land of public agency offices throughout CA.

    Anaheim P.D.’s Criminally Violent Weekend and Track Record, with Gustavo Arrellano of OC Weekly

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2012 28:53


    Podcast:  July 23, Gustavo Arrellano, reporter and editor for The OC Weekly:  Anaheim PD’s Criminally Violent Response to Community Anger Over the Fatal Shooting of Manuel Stomper Diaz.

    Podcast: Government Rip-offs & Rackets that Rob Children & Adults of Their Savings and Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2012 38:35


    Tues, July 17,  Wayne Lusvardi on San Bernardino’s scheme to socialize mortgages, Larry Sand on CTA Rackets that hurt Children,  with Martha Montelongo, John Seiler, and Ben Boychuk.   

    Podcast–Travis Kiger on the Triumphant Fullerton Recall; Plus: Larry Sand on How California’s Teachers Unions Protect Child Molesters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2012 37:48


    Tuesday, July 10. Who says you can’t fight city hall? Travis Kiger, one of the newest members of Fullerton’s city council, talks with Martha Montelongo, Ben Boychuk and John Seiler about how a group of activists and bloggers unseated three well-entrenched council members in June. Later in the program, Larry Sand, president of the California […]

    Tom Donaldson, Americas PAC President on Minorities and Winning Elections with Ben and Martha

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2012 19:26


    This is part two of our show on Tuesday, July 3, 2012.  Tom Donaldson shares numbers and breaks down demographics and diversity of voters within ethnic groups, especially among Latino voters.  Ben talks about forthcoming articles written by him on ObamaCare and the power of the Public Court of Opinion, and Steven Greenhut’s piece on […]

    Brain Calle on ObamaCare, the Roberts’ Opinion, CA’s Collectivist Statist Objectives on Health Care, and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2012 18:19


    Brian Calle joins Ben and Martha  for this segment of the Show on Tuesday, June 3, 2012

    Stephen Downing of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Discusses Legalization; Plus: Tax Hike Shenanigans in California

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2012 37:52


    Retired Los Angeles Police Department Deputy Chief Stephen Downing, an active voice with LEAP, joins Martha Montelongo and City Journal’s Ben Boychuk, to make the case for legalization of drugs—starting with marijuana, but not ending there. Also, Martha and Ben talk about the latest effort by the state legislature to give Governor Jerry Brown’s tax increase ballot […]

    Marcia Fritz, Fix Pensions Now: “We Can’t Afford to Party Like it’s 1999,” Joins Gadfly Radio to talk Dollars and Sense

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2012 33:05


    Tuesday, June 19, on Gadfly Radio, Marcia Fritz, C.P.A., and an active voice for Fix Pensions First | FixPensionsFirst.com, joins Martha Montelongo, with CalWatchDog‘s managing editor, John Seiler, and Ben Boychuk, Associate Editor with City Journal.

    Post CA & WI Primaries Analysis with Wayne Lusvardi and John Seiler of CalWatchDog

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2012 38:35


    Tuesday June 12, on Gadfly Radio,  Wayne Lusvardi joins Martha and John Seiler, managing editor of CalWatchDog, to discuss the election results of the  pension reform initiatives in San Diego, and  San Jose, the failed recall of Scott Walker in Wisconsin, the victorious recall of three sitting city council members and the election of their […]

    Paul Krugman’s Follies and Public Sector Pension Reform with Robert Higgs, and Gadfly’s Martha, Ben, and John

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2012 37:58


    Economic historian Robert Higgs, author of Crisis and Leviathan and other great books, discusses the “vulgar Keynesianism” of Paul Krugman. We also preview elections in Wisconsin and California.

    CA Election Races & Ballot Props w/ Chris Reed of CalWhine & Gadfly’s Ben & Martha

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2012 38:55


    Publisher Brian Hews of the Los Cerritos News joins us to talk about the Noguez pay-to-play Million Dollars campaign contributions scandal.  

    Jim Manzi on the Surprising Payoff of Trial-and-Error for Business, Politics, and Society; Plus: California’s Budget Woes and the Cigarette Tax

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2012 38:52


    May 22, 2012: Jim Manzi, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, founder and chairman of Applied Predictive Technologies, and contributor to National Review Online, joins Martha Montelongo, Ben Boychuk, and John Seiler to discuss his new book, Uncontrolled. In particular, we focus on Manzi’s policy prescriptions for education, immigration, and welfare. How much government […]

    Troy Senik on the California Teachers Association; Plus: Ben Boychuk and John Seiler on Jerry Brown’s May Revised Budget

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2012 36:20


    Martha Montelongo is on vacation this week. In the first half of the program, City Journal contributor Troy Senik joins Ben Boychuk and John Seiler to discuss his article, “The Worst Union in America,” which delves into the California Teachers Assocation’s sordid history of political activism and opposition to education reforms. (The Los Angeles Times excerpted […]

    Police on Trial for Murder and Vaccines–opt-out too easy?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2012 38:28


    Ben Boychuk, Martha Montelongo and John Seiler discuss the Kelly Thomas murder preliminary trial and the citizen blogging and activism that helped bring the case to light, and Should the Govt make it harder for parents to opt out of vaccinations for their kids? The issue of vaccinations and government regulations that allow exemptions.

    Peggy Christensen on Open-Source Learning; Plus: U.S. Congressional ‘Liberty Candidate’ Jenny Worman

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2012 37:16


    May 1, 2012: Peggy Christensen joins Martha Montelongo, Ben Boychuk, and John Seiler to dispel some of the persistent myths surrounding homeschooling (which she prefers to call “open-source learning”). And Jenny Worman, a former board member with the Screen Actors Guild who is running as a Republican in a new Southern California congressional district, discusses […]

    U.S. Senate Candidate Al Ramirez and CalWatchDog’s Wayne Lusvardi on the Latino Vote and Hispanic Upward Mobility

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2012 36:44


    April 24, 2012: Republican Al Ramirez, who is running for U.S. Senate in California, joins Martha Montelongo, Ben Boychuk, and John Seiler to discuss how the state GOP is trying to attract Latino voters. In the second half of the program, CalWatchDog.com contributor Wayne Lusvardi discusses his rejoinder to an essay by Heather MacDonald on […]

    Hoover Institution’s Bill Evers on the Nationalization of Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2012 37:27


    April 17, 2012: Should public education be considered a “national defense” priority? Martha Montelongo, Ben Boychuk and John Seiler talk with Bill Evers, a Hoover Institution fellow and former Education Department official, about the federal government’s efforts to centralize education under the umbrella of the Common Core State Standards Initiative. We also talk about the […]

    Terry Moe, Author of “Special Interest,” on How Teacher Union Power Undermines Public Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2012 36:25


    April 10, 2012: Martha Montelongo, Ben Boychuk and John Seiler talk to Stanford political scientist and Hoover Institution fellow Terry Moe, author most recently of Special Interest: Teachers Unions and America’s Public Schools. Is technology the key to breaking the union monopoly? Moe argues that it’s only a matter of time before innovation shakes up […]

    Gloria Romero on California’s Parent Trigger Law and Steven Greenhut on City Bankruptcies

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2012 37:25


    April 3, 2012: Martha Montelongo, John Seiler and Ben Boychuk talk with former California State Senator Gloria Romero about the latest developments at Desert Trails Elementary School in Adelanto, Calif., where parents are attempting to transform the failing school into a community charter. In the second half hour, Martha, John and Ben are joined by […]

    John Hrabe on Cal State College Admin pay outrage, & Avik Roy on Obamacare & Supremes Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2012 37:50


    March 26, 2012: Ben Boychuk interviews CalWatchdog.com reporter John Hrabe about the California State University administrative pay controversy. In the second half of the program, Avik Roy, Manhattan Institute senior fellow in health policy, analyzes the arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court this week on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare.

    Diane Goldstein with L.E.A.P. and Richard Rider of San Diego Taxfighters– March 20, 2012

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2012 37:27


    Martha Montelongo, John Seiler and Ben Boychuk talk to Diane Goldstein, a drug policy reform activist, retired police officer, and spokesperson for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, about the latest developments in marijuana regulation in California. Diane says that although a ballot initiative to “regulate marijuana like wine” is unlikely to appear before 2014, there are some […]

    David Crane of Govern for California– March 13, 2012

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2012 38:10


    David Crane, co-founder and president of Govern for California, joins Martha Montelongo, Ben Boychuk, and John Seiler to discuss how to overhaul the state’s dysfunctional legislature.

    Gabe Rose of Parent Revolution, Katy Grimes of CalWatchDog– March 6 2012

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2012 38:00


    Martha Montelongo, Ben Boychuk and John Seiler are joined this week by Gabe Rose, assistant executive director of the Los Angeles Parent Revolution, and CalWatchdog.com reporter Katy Grimes.  Gabe brings us up to date on the struggle by parents at Desert Trails Elementary School in Adelanto to convert that failing school to a community-run charter in […]

    Wayne Lusvardi on Stockton, Gleickgate– February 28, 2012

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2012 37:34


    Ben Boychuk, John Seiler, Wayne Lusvardi and Martha Montelongo discuss Bankruptcy threatening Stockton, and Gleickgate a.k.a. Climategate 3.

    John Hrabe, Redistricting–February 13th 2012

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2012 45:30


    Listen in on our Podcast! Sound quality isn’t the up to par, and is why we’re moving again, but John Hrabe, Ben Boychuk and John Seiler are hot. Today live with Martha, John Seiler of CalWatchDog.com  and Ben Boychuk of CA City Journal, we welcome back regular contributor to CalWatchDog, John Hrabe.   John’s written […]

    Arun Ramanathan, Diane Goldstein–January 31st 2012

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2012 51:48


    Gadfly Radio with Martha and CalWatchDog:  Tonight, Ben Boychuk, John Seiler, with special guests Arun Ramanathan on teacher quality & Diane Goldstein on drug wars in LA County and what does Obama snack on? CA is bust in one month, and Attorney Generals should not write Ballot Titles and Summaries.

    Ben Limoine on New Orleans Charter Schools and The Experiment–January 24th 2012

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2012 52:01


    Gadfly Radio with Martha and CalWatchDog:  Tonight, Ben Boychuk, John Seiler, with special guest Ben Limoine of Fleurish Productions and Producer of a film that documents the transformation of New Orleans schools after Katrina in the film called The Experiment, talks about Nat’l School Choice Week, and the New Orleans Miracle.

    Bob Bowdon of ChoiceMedia.TV–January 17th 2012

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2012 51:35


    Martha Montelongo along with Ben Boychuk of CA City Journal and John Seiler of CalWatchDog.com.  Bob Bowdon, founder of ChoiceMedia.TV and the producer and director of the film The Cartel, talks about National School Choice Week.  Joel Fox is the Editor at Fox & Hounds political daily, talks about Public Employee Pension Crisis and ballot […]

    Chris Reed of CalWhine.com–January 10th 2012

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2012 51:00


    Gadfly Radio with Martha and CalWatchDog: Tonight, Ben Boychuk, John Seiler, with Special guest, Chris Reed, Journalist, Political Pundit, Honorary Gadfly!

    Linda Serrato of Parent Revolution, Steven Greenhut–January 3rd 2012

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2012 50:16


    Martha Montelongo along with Ben Boychuk of CA City Journal and John Seiler of CalWatchDog.com.  Linda Serrato of the Parent Revolution on The Parent Trigger and tactics the Teacher’s Union have been using against parents who’ve been organizing for change at their school.   Steven Greenhut, the Editor in Chief at CalWatchDog, joins us to […]

    Joel Mathis on NDAA–December 27th 2011

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2011 52:21


    Martha Montelongo along with Ben Boychuk of CA City Journal and special guest, Joel Mathis.   The National Defense Authorization Act, NDAA is decried by watchdogs from all walks of the political spectrum, who believe in and defend civil liberty and civil rights. What is it and why should you care?  The Great CA Redistricting Sting, […]

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    Yolie Flores, Communities 4 Teaching Excellence–December 20th 2011

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2011 51:57


    Tonight on Gadfly Radio, Martha Montelongo along with Ben Boychuk of CA City Journal and John Seiler of CalWatchDog.com   welcome special guest Yolie Flores of Communities 4 Teaching Excellence, on the web at 4TeachingExcellence.org.   We speak with Flores about her decision to leave the L.A.U.S.D. School Board, and more…

    Ben Chavis on Crazy Like a Fox, Jack Dean of Pension Tsunami–December 13th 2011

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2011 51:11


    Special guests tonight are Dr. Ben Chavis, author of  Crazy Like a Fox , and Micheal Steinberg, President of American Indian Model Charter Schools, on the critical role of School Boards in support of the current prevailing paradigm that is our K-12 Public Education System,  and Jack Dean of  Pension Tsunami on the significant increase […]

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