Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchNIMBY vs. YIMBY Housing Battles Continue
Episode 1419
The Adams administration announced earlier this week that the plan for affordable senior housing at the Elizabeth Street Garden was dead. David Brand, housing reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, reports…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Zohran Mamdani on His Big Night
Episode 1422
Zohran Mamdani, New York State assembly member (D-36, Queens), talks about his big win in last night's Democratic primary election for mayor.
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Primary Day Informal, Unofficial, Thoroughly Unscientific Exit Poll Take Two
Episode 1414
Listeners call in to share who they ranked in the primary election, including in races besides just the mayoral, and Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent, shares her most recent repo…
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
100 Years of 100 Things: The Fight for Gay Rights
Episode 1415
As our centennial series continues, Marc Stein, the Jamie and Phyllis Pasker professor of history at San Francisco State University, director of the OutHistory website, author and editor of many book…
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Primary Day Informal, Unofficial, Thoroughly Unscientific Exit Poll
Episode 1412
Listeners call in to share who they ranked in the mayoral primary election, and Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent, shares her most recent reporting on the election, including the v…
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
How Black Lung Reemerged
Episode 1413
Black lung had largely been eradicated by the end of the last century. Now, the disease has reemerged in coal country, and federal cuts threaten at-risk miners. Kate Morgan, Pennsylvania-based freela…
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Heat Emergency
Episode 1411
The National Weather Service issued an extreme heat warning for the area through 8pm Tuesday. Zach Iscol, NYC Emergency Management commissioner, talks about what New Yorkers can do to stay safe.
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Early Voting Numbers Roll In
Episode 1410
Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent shares her reporting on the early voting numbers so far, plus listeners call in to react to the mayoral candidate interviews from the first hour o…
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
The Mayoral Candidates Make a Final Pitch to Voters
Episode 1409
On the day before the primary election, New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, former State Assembly Member Michael Blake, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York City Comptroller Brad…
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Legal News Roundup: Trump and the California National Guard and More
Episode 1408
Emily Bazelon, staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, co-host of Slate's "Political Gabfest" podcast, Truman Capote fellow for creative writing and law at Yale Law School and author of Charged…
Published on 6 months ago