KABATALKS

About KABATALKS

Brothers Brian and John Kabateck take a unique approach to discussions affecting business and consumers alike in the state with a discussion that is presented with humor and conflict from brothers of typically differing opinions. Brian Kabateck is Founding and Managing Partner of Kabateck, LLP. A legal firm defending consumers rights and protections. Brian was also President of the Consumers Attorneys of California. John Kabateck, is President of Kabateck Strategies, LLP. His firm keeps the voices of mom and pop businesses heard in the State Capitol. He represents such trade organizations as the NFIB, Associated Builders and Contractors of Northern California and The California Restaurant Association to name a few. This program will be like no other and is intended to shed light on difficult issues surrounding both political and consumer concerns as they make their way into California's Capitol, with a style and delivery that can be unpredictable yet informative and entertaining.

Publisher

Brian and John Kabateck

Category

business · government · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Mar 2021

Latest episode

2 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

52 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Episode 52: 14 Measures, Zero Time to Read Them — Breaking Down California's Most Consequential November Ballot

   Send us a text to let us know what you think of this episode. We would love to hear from you. Brian and John run through the California ballot measures voters actually need to understand. They cover four: Prop 40, the SEIU-backed billionaire wealth tax, both brothers oppose it, both note that billionaires are the easiest Californians to lose, and John warns it's really an everyone tax once the legislature starts filling the budget hole they'd create. Prop 42, the tech-backed countermeasure f...

2. 

   29 Sept 2026

   Episode 51: The Supreme Court Said No — Mail Ballot Ruling, Voter Fraud Claims, and a $1 Million Challenge

   Send us a text to let us know what you think of this episode. We would love to hear from you. In this episode, Brian and John dig into the Supreme Court's recent 7-2 decision blocking Trump's executive order on mail-in voting. Brian walks through the timeline: the March executive order, the August Supreme Court ruling calling it premature, a September federal judge in Boston striking it down as unconstitutional, and then the Court's final word just days before recording: you can't do this by...

3. 

   25 Sept 2026

   Episode 50: Trump Bump or Trump Dump? Six Weeks Out and the Midterms Are Slipping Away

   Send us a text to let us know what you think of this episode. We would love to hear from you. Brian and John take stock of where the national midterms stand - and find themselves in unusual agreement. The House looks like it's flipping: Republicans hold a slim 222-213 majority, Democrats need a net five seats, and polling shows plus seven or eight gains on the way. John, a Trump supporter, concedes the tariffs are unpopular, the war has gone on too long, and even stalwart Trumpers are ...

Who has been a guest on KABATALKS

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Laurie Davies
• Senator Tom Umberg
• Scott Wilk
• Dan Schnur
• Jot Condie

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 22 / 100

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Quality

32

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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