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Supreme Court on Planned Parenthood Funding and...

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2025/06/26

Kate Shaw, professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, co-host of the Supreme Court podcast Strict Scrutiny and a contributing opinion writer with the New York Times, talks about recent Supreme Court decisions including Medina v. Planned Parenthood, which permits South Carolina to deny Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, and another decision from the shadow docket that allows the Trump administration to deport migrants to countries where they have no connections.

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Call Your Senator: Sen Gillibrand on Trump's 'Big...

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2025/06/26

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) talks about why she's referring to President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" as the "big, beautiful betrayal," comments on New York State Assembly member Zohran Mamdani's win in the New York City mayoral primary race and more.

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How Mamdani Defeated the Establishment; Call Your...

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2025/06/26

Loading... On today's show: Will Bredderman, veteran political journalist covering New York City, talks about the history of matchups between New York City political party machines and highly engaged voters, and how this dynamic created a victory for the Democratic Socialist assemblymember Zohran Mamdani against former governor Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic mayoral primary race. Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator (D NY), talks about her work in Washington and more. Kate Shaw, professor at the

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How Mamdani's Mass Politics Defeated the Establishment

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2025/06/26

Will Bredderman, veteran political journalist covering New York City, talks about the history of matchups between New York City political party machines and highly engaged voters and how this dynamic created a victory for the Democratic Socialist assemblymember Zohran Mamdani against former governor Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic mayoral primary race.

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Zohran Mamdani on His Big Upset; Primary Night...

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2025/06/25

Loading... On today's show: Zohran Mamdani, New York State assembly member (D, D-36, Queens), talks about his big win in last night's Democratic primary election for mayor. On the day after the primary election, Gothamist and WNYC reporter Elizabeth Kim and Christina Greer, associate professor of political science at Fordham University, co-host of the podcast FAQNYC and the author of How to Build a Democracy: From Fannie Lou Hamer and Barbara Jordan to Stacey Abrams (Cambridge University

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Trump Ordered Military Action Without Congress' Approval

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2025/06/25

President Donald Trump’s order to strike Iran was without first seeking congressional approval. Carol E. Lee, Washington managing editor for NBC News, explains how U.S. presidents have been deploying the military more and more, without congressional authority and reports on the political fallout following that action.

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Mamdani Voters Take a Victory Lap

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2025/06/25

Listeners who voted for Zohran Mamdani call in to share how they are feeling today, and their actual hopes for what he can accomplish if he goes on to become the mayor.

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City Politics: Mamdani's Huge Night

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2025/06/25

On the day after the primary election, Gothamist and WNYC reporter Elizabeth Kim and Christina Greer, associate professor of political science at Fordham University, co-host of the podcast FAQNYC and the author of How to Build a Democracy: From Fannie Lou Hamer and Barbara Jordan to Stacey Abrams (Cambridge University Press, 2024) offer analysis of Zohran Mamdani's likely win, his chances in the general election and the future paths Andrew Cuomo may take after this stunning upset.

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NIMBY vs. YIMBY Housing Battles Continue

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2025/06/25

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 on how that happened, plus explains why some lawmakers and residents are skeptical of a proposed massive redevelopment - also including affordable housing - at the Brooklyn Marine Terminal in Red Hook.

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Zohran Mamdani on His Big Night

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2025/06/25

Zohran Mamdani, New York State assembly member (D-36, Queens), talks about his big win in last night's Democratic primary election for mayor.

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Primary Day Informal, Unofficial, Thoroughly...

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2025/06/24

Loading... On today's show: 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. 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 freelance journalist, talks about her reporting on black lung for the New York

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Primary Day Informal, Unofficial, Thoroughly...

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2025/06/24

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 reporting on the election, including the latest on what we know about early voting numbers.

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100 Years of 100 Things: The Fight for Gay Rights

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2025/06/24

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 books, including Queer Public History: Essays on Scholarly Activism (University of California Press, 2022) and The Stonewall Riots: A Documentary History (NYU Press, 2019), takes us through the history of LGBTQ rights in the US, from the founding of the first, though short-lived, gay rights organization

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Primary Day Informal, Unofficial, Thoroughly...

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2025/06/24

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 various campaigns' "get out the vote" efforts.

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How Black Lung Reemerged

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2025/06/24

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 freelance journalist, talks about her reporting on black lung for the New York Times.→ How Black Lung Came Roaring Back to Coal Country

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The Mayoral Candidates Make a Final Pitch to...

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2025/06/23

Loading... On today's show: 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 Lander, State Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, State Senator Zellnor Myrie, State Senator Jessica Ramos, former New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, and Whitney Tilson, former hedge fund manager and philanthropist, make their final pitch to voters who haven't cast

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Heat Emergency

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2025/06/23

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.

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Early Voting Numbers Roll In

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2025/06/23

WNYC's senior political correspondent Brigid Bergin 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 of the show.

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The Mayoral Candidates Make a Final Pitch to Voters

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2025/06/23

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 Lander, State Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, State Senator Zellnor Myrie, State Senator Jessica Ramos, former New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, and Whitney Tilson, former hedge fund manager and philanthropist, make their final pitch to voters who haven't cast their ballots yet.

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Two Opinions on Andrew Cuomo; Former Mayor Bill de...

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2025/06/20

Loading...On today's show: Bill de Blasio, former mayor of New York City, explains why he does not think Andrew Cuomo should be the next mayor of New York City, plus responds to The New York Times editorial that blamed his administration for many of the city's problems. Then, Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, New York State Assembly member (D-42 - includes Flatbush, East Flatbush, Ditmas Park and Midwood), and chair of the Kings County Democratic County Committee, offers her reasoning for why she

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