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What To Expect When Amazon Moves To Your City: Lessons From Seattle
Joshua McNichols, reporter for KOUW and co-host of the Prime(d): What happens when Amazon comes to your town? podcast, talks about how Amazon has changed Seattle for the better and worse, and takes calls from New Yorkers on what to expect when Amazon HQ2
Thursday Morning Politics: New Congressional Leadership
Karen Tumulty, political columnist for The Washington Post, talks about the latest national news, including how new leadership in the House and Senate is shaping up now that the midterms are over. "The Speaker’s office is incredibly powerful in deciding w
Brooklyn Boss
Ron Howell, associate professor of journalism at Brooklyn College and the author of Boss of Black Brooklyn: The Life and Times of Bertram L. Baker (Empire State Editions, 2018), tells the story of his grandfather, the early 20th-century Afro-Caribbean im
Student Loan Debt in NYC
It's a national crisis, but in New York City, roughly one million New Yorkers owe nearly $35 billion in student debt. Lorelei Salas, commissioner of the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA), discusses the new report examining the factors th
Amazon's Deal or No Deal
Charlie Herman, WNYC News business and culture editor , talks about Amazon's expansion in Long Island City. Plus, Jimmy Van Bramer, NYC City Council Member (26th Queens), talks about his opposition to the Amazon deal. "The Governor and the Mayor have con
The New Southern Strategy
Ed Kilgore, political columnist at New York Magazine, discusses the current evolution of the Democratic Party's presence and composition in the South.
Updates on the Florida and Georgia Races
Last week, the NAACP sent a letter to Georgia elections officials demanding a prompt investigation into reports of voter disenfranchisement. Derrick Johnson, NAACP President, and Carol Anderson, professor of African American Studies at Emory University a
The Journey of Gratitude
A.J. Jacobs, NPR contributor, contributing editor at Esquire and author of many books including Thanks A Thousand: A Gratitude Journey (Simon & Schuster/ TED, 2018), decided to trace the journey of his morning cup of coffee, thanking each person who
Trump, Inc. — Now What?
Trump, Inc. co-host Andrea Bernstein, WNYC senior editor for politics and policy, Ilya Marritz, WNYC reporter and host of Trump Inc., and editor Eric Umansky, deputy managing editor of ProPublica, discuss investigations into the president's finances and
An Obama Staffer's 'Good Idea'
Alyssa Mastromonaco, co-host of Crooked Media's Hysteria Podcast, former assistant to President Obama and the author of Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?: And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in the White House (Twelve, 2017), tal