Below are archive episodes of City Limits and Gotham Gazette’s weekly city politics and policy podcast, which ran for five years before co-host Jarrett Murphy departed in 2021 to pursue a career in nursing. To listen to current episodes of the Max Politics Podcast, visit Gotham Gazette’s website here.
After a 2017 New York City election season devoid of suspense, Elizabeth Crowley was on the on the wrong side of the only real drama on election night.
The storylines from City Hall to Iowa that will shape the mayor’s (and city’s) next four years.
The 2017 election is in the books and, while there were few upsets, that doesn’t mean there weren’t surprises.
In their first live show and their video debut, Max and Murphy gave their takes on 10 Things NYC Voters Should Think About On Election Day.
Yes, the debate stunk. Yes, the race has been uninspiring. Yes, it is still your civic duty to vote. So, better listen to Ben and Jarrett to figure out what to make of it all.
There are seven people on the November 7 ballot for mayor. Four managed to get a spot on the stage of a televised debate. But Akeem Browder, Aaron Commey and Michael Tolkin have had to find other ways to make their cases.
It is possible that as few as one in every 275 city voters tuned in to this week’s televised debates for the offices of public advocate and comptroller. Those who did turn it on saw exactly what a debate is supposed to show.
A little bit of substance managed to wiggle in among the shouting, heckling, cross-talking and attacks on the media.
The public advocate discussed her approach to the job and her plans for a likely second term.
The minister said the city’s budget was extremely vulnerable to an economic downturn, blamed big government for racial disparities and says he’d still vote for Donald Trump.
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