Episodes

  • Delayed Choice Voting: Jersey Boys Edition

    Delayed Choice Voting: Jersey Boys Edition
    Jun 25 2021
    It's over... or is it? Eric Adams has a big lead and Andrew Yang has conceded, but is there still a shot for Maya or Kathryn? We cover what happened and some of the ideas on why in what *might* be our last episode, but we'll see!
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    42 mins
  • Daddy Problems: First Debate Recap and Garcia's Most Important Endorsement

    Daddy Problems: First Debate Recap and Garcia's Most Important Endorsement
    May 15 2021
    Can we do this in person next time? Errol + eight Zoom show probably didn't change the game, but in a race that is getting tighter, every plus and minus counts. The biggest gamechanger of the week, however, goes to Kathryn Garcia for her NY Times endorsement--but that wasn't the only one she got.
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    50 mins
  • EMERGENCY POD: There's Always a Weiner

    EMERGENCY POD: There's Always a Weiner
    Apr 30 2021
    A woman who worked as an unpaid intern for Scott Stringer two decades ago has publicly accused the city comptroller and mayoral candidate of sexual abuse and harassment, including repeated acts of unwanted kissing and touching. All three major female Democratic candidates for mayor have called on Scott Stringer, who has denied the allegation, to drop out of the primary contest.
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    38 mins
  • The Polls Finally Move and Sal Albanese Keeps on Running

    The Polls Finally Move and Sal Albanese Keeps on Running
    Apr 25 2021
    This will be the first of our weekly news updates. We had a flip flop in the #2 and #3 spots in the polls, so we covered who's up and who's down. Charlie also spoke with long time NYC politician Sal Albanese about running for Mayor and how he defied the odds across his life and career.
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • How Far has the Blue Hat Been Tossed in the Race?: Assessing Andrew Yang

    How Far has the Blue Hat Been Tossed in the Race?: Assessing Andrew Yang
    Apr 16 2021
    Andrew Yang might be at 25% or he might be at 16% and falling. The next poll will determine a lot about where we think he is in this race--but despite his frontrunner status, has the Yang campaign actually underperformed? We'll talk about his confounding quest to run the city and what to make of his message.
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    45 mins
  • The Good, the Bad and the Borough President: What to Make of Eric Adams

    The Good, the Bad and the Borough President: What to Make of Eric Adams
    Mar 26 2021
    In 1999, Eric Adams was self-identifying as a “conservative” Republican. Today, he's running for the Democratic nomination for Mayor as a tough on crime, tough on meat centrist with a penchant for attention-grabbing off-the-cuff remarks. He's currently second in the polls, but what should voters make of the Borough President who vows to pack his own heat if elected and dismiss his security detail?
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    52 mins
  • Welcome to the Machine: What it's really like working in NYC government

    Welcome to the Machine: What it's really like working in NYC government
    Mar 12 2021
    We asked former Press Secretaries Eric Phillips and Julie Wood, as well as Youssef Kalad, former Program Director of NYCx, the emerging technology & innovation program within the Mayor's Office of the Chief Technology Officer, what it's actually like working within city government. What they shared was a deep sense of pride in the work and an enlightening admission of just how big the operation feels, how much good it can do, and how it doesn't always work as planned.
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    1 hr
  • Finally... The UBI Candidate Joins Us on the Schlep

    Finally... The UBI Candidate Joins Us on the Schlep
    Mar 8 2021
    Carlos Menchaca represents New York City Council District 38, which includes Sunset Park, Red Hook, Greenwood Heights, and portions of Borough Park, Dyker Heights and Windsor Terrace. He is New York State's first Mexican-American elected official and Brooklyn's first openly gay office holder. He's also a supporter of Universal Basic Income and gained prominence around his opposition to the Industry City expansion.
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    49 mins