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.
J.C. Polanco wants to keep Rikers open, issue voter IDs, expand charter schools, privatize public housing and put the public advocate in charge of homeless services and child welfare. His bid to unseat Letitia James might lack money, but it doesn’t want for unorthodox ideas.
Does the mayor face a general election challenge? What do the results in his race and all the others mean? Does low turnout diminish the victors?
The former Council speaker and 2005 mayoral candidate talks about what it’s like in the closing moments of a long campaign, reveals that “The Wedding Crashers” was a source of strength as the ’05 race ground on, and belts out his signature song: La Borinqueña.
Will Sal Albanese demonstrate some policy chops at the second debate? Will Mayor de Blasio talk more about what he’ll do with a second term if he wins one? And how much of a step back will women take in the New York City Council when the vote counting is done on September 12?
David Eisenbach, who is challenging Letitia James for the Democratic nomination for public advocate, discusses the statue of Columbus, Rikers Island, affordable housing, his shared byline with Larry Flynt and what he’d do if he became interim mayor.
What do the mayor and his chief Democratic challenger hope to do in their first debate? What will voters get out of it?
An interview with a star of New York political journalism, Azi Paybarah, before his departure for a fellowship.
Dr. Christina Greer and Alexis Grenell dig into the gender and race issues in local politics that don’t always make headlines.
Mollie Fullington, who recently handled press GOP mayoral hopeful Paul Massey, and Rebecca Katz, a long-time aide to Bill de Blasio, joins Ben and Jarrett to discuss the poll numbers, the media’s role and what (besides a win) the candidates are hoping to get out of the race.
The private investigator and former police detective explains his disdain for both Mayor de Blasio and likely Republican nominee Nicole Malliotakis and outlines the case he intends to make to New Yorkers in the fall.
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