Gavin Newsom Is Finally Comfortable with Himself

Gavin Newsom

The whole idea was, you know, it's interesting, a little bit of the origin story I was talking backstage.

Kara Swisher

Kara Swisher, she wrote an amazing book in this space.

I think it's Oscar Wilde says, you know, the first duty in life is to strike a pose.

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California Governor Gavin Newsom sits down with Jon and Tommy before a live audience in Los Angeles to discuss Trump's war on Iran, the crowded California gubernatorial primary, and his new book Young Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery. The governor talks about his close childhood friendship with the Getty family, issuing the first same-sex marriage licenses nationwide as San Francisco Mayor, and his surprising childhood pet, Potter the otter. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here . For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the name of the podcast.

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Key quote: “The whole idea was, you know, it's interesting, a little bit of the origin story I was talking backstage.”

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Key quote: “I think it's Oscar Wilde says, you know, the first duty in life is to strike a pose.”

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Key quote: “the opportunity to work with a writer, Mark Eriks, was how I was able to.”

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The whole idea was, you know, it's interesting, a little bit of the origin story I was talking backstage.

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I think it's Oscar Wilde says, you know, the first duty in life is to strike a pose.

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