Why dyslexia and his mother shaped Newsom into a fighter

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Released

July 24, 2025

Duration

1h 52m

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The Diary of a CEO

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

The California Governor Gavin Newsom breaks his silence on the 2028 US presidential campaign, exposes the TRUTH about the Epstein files, reveals what Trump REALLY told him after calling him 'Newscum', and uncovers Trump's plan to rejig the 2028 election! Governor Gavin Newsom previously served as Lieutenant Governor of California and Mayor of San Francisco, and famously survived a 2021 recall election with 62% of the vote. He is co-founder of the hospitality and business empire PlumpJack Group, and hosts the This Is Gavin Newsom podcast, where he has raw, honest conversations with critics and allies alike. He explains: ⬜️Why Trump wants him arrested and is trying to stay in power for 2028 ⬜️Why America is at a breaking point and creating broken, lonely males ⬜️How Biden was pushed out by panic and pressure from the Democratic party ⬜️Gavin’s personal story of being bullied, dyslexic, and broke growing up ⬜️How his mother worked 3 jobs and rented out her own bedroom to survive ⏱ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:27 Can You Believe Your Life? 13:05 Dyslexia 14:30 Were You Bullied? 17:47 Principles Learned From Starting Your Own Business 22:26 Why Did You Leave Business to Enter Politics? 31:56 Your Mayoral Race and Your Mum's Diagnosis 37:07 Being With My Mum Through Her Assisted Dying 43:34 How Did You Mess Up? 47:52 Ads 49:00 What's Going On With Young Men? 52:28 What Did the Democratic Party Get Wrong About Men? 55:26 How Would Things Change If You Became President? 58:33 Inviting the Opposition to Your Podcast 1:02:13 Immigration 1:05:32 Who Does Trump Care About? 1:12:40 Trump and Election Fraud 1:16:42 Democrats Not Helping Entrepreneurs 1:19:28 Elon Musk 1:23:11 Your Approach to Entrepreneurship and Tech as President 1:25:04 Ads 1:27:13 Is the World Safer Under Trump Than Biden? 1:28:45 Was the Democratic Party Trying to Overthrow Biden? 1:41:04 Homelessness Issues in California 1:44:12 Jeffrey Epstein 1:47:52 Have You Received a Sign From Beyond? Follow Governor Gavin: X - https://bit.ly/44JlVmN Instagram - https://bit.ly/4f1xsRM This Is Gavin Newsom Podcast - https://bit.ly/4m22KdA You can pre-order Governor Gavin’s memoir, ‘Young Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery’, here: https://amzn.to/40vvfbn The Diary Of A CEO: ⬜️Join DOAC circle here - https://doaccircle.com/ ⬜️Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook ⬜️The 1% Diary is back - limited time only: https://bit.ly/3YFbJbt ⬜️The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards (Second Edition): https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb ⬜️Get email updates - https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt ⬜️Follow Steven - https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: Justworks - http://Justworks.com Airalo - https://try.airalo.com/TheDiaryOfACEO with code DOAC3 KetoneIQ - Visit https://ketone.com/STEVEN for 30% off your subscription order

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• Gavin Newsom

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• Steven Bartlett

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🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Diary of a CEO, featuring Gavin Newsom and Steven Bartlett, Why dyslexia and his mother shaped Newsom into a fighter explores gavin Newsom Confronts Trump, Manhood Crisis, And His Darkest Moments California Governor Gavin Newsom sits down with Steven Bartlett for an unusually raw, long-form conversation about his childhood struggles, business journey, political rise, and America’s democratic fragility under Donald Trump. He details growing up dyslexic with a single mother, building a hospitality empire that shaped his leadership style, and the personal trauma of his mother’s assisted suicide. Newsom explains why he defied his own party on same‑sex marriage, why he believes Democrats are losing young men and entrepreneurs, and how he’s trying to fix that. Throughout, he warns about Trump’s authoritarian drift, the weaponization of grievance politics, and what it would take to redefine the Democratic Party and the American dream.

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