Episode Details

ICE Arrests, Political Teamwork, & Fizzy Iced Coffee | Brad Lander

Episode 15 Published 3 weeks, 1 day ago

Description

Matt Buechele has a message: go out. Say yes to the party, text back that Hinge match, find the afters, and stop letting your phone become your entire social life. It’s time to raise the Q3 numbers, bring back bacchanalia, and fight back against a year that’s been screwing us all.

Former New York City Comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander joins Matt to talk about the wild year that took him from being arrested at an ICE protest to becoming the Democratic nominee for Congress. He tells Matt what happened when he tried to help an immigrant leaving immigration court, why he chose to cross-endorse Zohran Mamdani in the NY mayoral race, and how he learned to put the team ahead of his own political ambitions. Plus, Brad and Matt talk about Eric Adams, the future of New York, housing, public schools, and Brad’s surprisingly strong opinions on fizzy iced coffee.

Topics:

NYC political career and campaign

ICE protests and civil disobedience

Immigration and economic drivers

Lessons from the NYC mayoral race

Ranked choice voting strategy

Housing costs and rent affordability

Public transit and infrastructure

Education and school integration

Foreign policy and Middle East stance

Predictions on politics and NYC trends

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