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IrelandAdam Carolla links women in power to California's red tape
His interview with Andrew Gold moves from sweeping claims about gender to a solar-panel installation he says municipal rules made him abandon.
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'The More Women You Have in Charge, the Economy Grinds to a Halt' – Adam Carolla
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- 0:09Carolla argues that women prioritise people and safety, linking those tendencies to government overreach.
- 2:24He presents Oakland's civic problems as an example supporting his argument.
- 5:27He links safety-focused leadership to regulation and construction costs; the title's economic claim comes at 06:33.
- 6:55Carolla says Los Angeles shut-off switch regulations led him to abandon a home solar-panel installation.
- 8:21Gold and Carolla turn to empathy-driven policies and progressive political positions.
Adam Carolla's complaint about government regulation reaches his own roof. Speaking to Andrew Gold on The Daily Heretic, the comedian recalls giving up on residential solar panels because of Los Angeles rules governing shut-off switches.
That personal frustration sits inside a much broader argument: Carolla says women in authority put greater emphasis on safety and feelings, creating regulations that obstruct building and economic activity. He sums up his reasoning with: "Safety creates regulation, and regulation stifles everything."
The excerpt had reached roughly 135,000 views in its first 12 hours, already well beyond the channel's usual full-day audience for regular videos. Its comment count was also more than sixteen times the usual first-day total.
Gold opens by asking Carolla to define his term "gynofascism". Carolla answers through claims about differences between men and women, then offers Oakland's difficulties and California's construction costs as examples supporting his position. These are his explanations for the problems, rather than findings established by the interview.
The economic claim in the title arrives a little past the halfway point. From there, the conversation shifts towards progressive politics and empathy-driven policies, before a joke about an organisation called "2x4s for Termites" gets interrupted by Gold's unfamiliarity with the timber measurement.
An American comedian, radio personality and podcaster who hosts the talk podcast The Adam Carolla Show. He previously co-hosted Loveline and co-created The Man Show.
More on Wikipedia ›A city in California’s San Francisco Bay Area and a major West Coast port. It is the largest city in the East Bay.
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- Channel views, last 7 days
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- Channel views, pace per day
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- Video published
- November 14, 2026
- Video views so far
- 135,428 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 193,554
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The Carolla excerpt has already passed The Daily Heretic's usual full-day views, with only half a day online. Comments have also arrived far faster than usual.
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Which California city does Carolla name in his account of trying to install solar panels?
Carolla describes abandoning the installation because of Los Angeles municipal shut-off switch rules.