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- 6 days ago52 min
30 Issues in 30 Days: The Suozzi-LiPetri Race in NY-3
Larry Levy, executive dean of the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University, talks about the issues at play in the race between incumbent Democrat Tom Suozzi and his Republican challenger, Mike LiPetri, in New York's 3rd Congressional district, plus Levy and Chris Niedt, professor of applied social research in the department of sociology, criminology, and anthropology at Hofstra University and academic director of the National Center for Suburban Studies, explain what their new poll found on suburban voters' political values and enthusiasm levels.Photo: Voting signs are seen outside city hall for New York's 3rd Congressional District special election in Glen Cove, N.Y. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 6 days ago20 min
How Doctors Are Becoming Activists in a Post-Roe Landscape
Alice Miranda Ollstein, senior healthcare reporter at Politico, author of the forthcoming book, Side Effects: How Abortion Bans Impact Everyone’s Health, talks about her reporting on the impact of abortion bans, and how physicians have had to enter the political arena in order to do their jobs.Photo: A group of doctors join abortion rights supporters at a rally outside the Supreme Court on April 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 6 days ago25 min
Abolish Business Schools?
Christopher Marquis, professor of Management at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School and the author The Profiteers: How Business Privatizes Profits and Socializes Costs (PublicAffairs, 2024) talks about the issues he raised in a recent New York Times opinion piece, arguing that the training that business schools offer future leaders has had negative impacts on society and they should be "abolished."Photo: Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University, New York City, New York, USA. (GHI/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 6 days ago9 min
Your Unconventional Living Arrangements with Partners
Inspired by a Curbed article about a couple who live in separate apartments in the same building, listeners call in to share their own unconventional living arrangements with long-term partners and why they work.Photo: Young couple moving into new apartment unpacking boxes. (Credit: Milan Markovic/E+ via Getty Creative) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 1 weeks ago41 min
30 Issues in 30 Days: Impeachment?
Lisa Mascaro, chief congressional correspondent for Associated Press, talks about what might happen with investigations and even impeachment proceedings against President Trump or his appointees, should Democrats control congress after the midterms.Photo: A protester holds an Impeach Trump placard during a Trump pro-impeachment rally in Dayton. (Megan Jelinger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 1 weeks ago20 min
City Will Give Nonprofits a Chance to Buy Dilapidated Apartments
David Brand, housing reporter for Gothamist and WNYC, and David Lebenstein, co-chair of the Not-for-Profit Advisory Group at Cushman and Wakefield, talk about the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act, known as COPA, which the City Council passed and the mayor has said he will sign, that will give nonprofits and tenants groups the first shot at buying distressed buildings.Photo: A rusty metal fire escape hangs on the facade of a white residential building in Manhattan, New York City. Classic urban architectural details highlight the historic character of the neighborhood. (Denisfilm via Getty Images) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 1 weeks ago34 min
Mahmoud Khalil's Story
Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian born in a refugee camp in Syria, former Columbia SIPA student fighting deportation and the author of No Land to Stand On: Notes from Detention (Metropolitan Books, 2026) shares details from his time in a Louisiana detention camp fighting deportation for leading protests at Columbia and more.Photo: Mahmoud Khalil, former Columbia University graduate student known for his role in the 2024 Columbia University pro-Palestinian protests, speaks at a Pro-Palestinian "March for Humanity" rally against the humanitarian crisis in Gaza on August 16, 2025 in New York City.(Stephanie Keith via Getty Images) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 1 weeks ago13 min
A Potential Change to the Way Amazon Hires 'Last Mile' Delivery Workers
Tiffany Cabán, NYC Council Member (District 22, Astoria, Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst, Woodside and Rikers Island talks about The Delivery Protection Act, which would require large companies like Amazon to hire so-called "last-mile" delivery workers, who are currently independent contractors, as well as other labor-friendly reforms.Photo: Amazon Delivery person on sidewalk with loaded hand truck, Queens, New York. (Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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