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LISTEN: George Santos Defines Democracy’s Deterioration  

Show Notes: Here’s Harry’s column on Eric Adams’ plunging poll numbers. Just below is Rob Blogojevich praising the the Mekons though you’ll have to listen to the new episode to get the context for that, and you can also go to the end of this episode from March to hear an East Village mini-concert from…

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Co-Hosts: Dr. Christina Greer, Katie Honan, Harry Siegel
Contributing Host: Alex Brook Lynn
Mayor of Sounds: Adam Chimera

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Recent Episodes

N.Y. vs. Everything

Politico’s new New York editor Sally Goldenberg visits the pod to talk about the state of the city now, what she saw in her months in the wilderness covering the Republican presidential campaign, and much more. If you like what you’re hearing, please spread the word, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever…

LISTEN: Is This ‘A City in Crisis’?

Mayor Eric Adams, who won office talking about making New York feel safer, is cutting spending on core services even as his own poll numbers are plummeting and as critics are talking, however cynically, about “a city in crisis.” Co-hosts Christina Greer and Harry Siegel discuss all that, the last…

LISTEN: Pigeon Swag, Queens Boys and Turkey Talk

Remember that time that Andrew Cuomo tried to push aside Carl McCall? Co-host Christina Greer does. With the former governor reportedly considering a run against newly embattled Mayor Eric Adams, she and Katie Honan talk about that episode and plenty more— including how you can celebrate Thanksgiving the old-fashioned way,…

LISTEN: A Novel About Flying Cars Lands Right on Time

Bradley Tusk joins host Harry Siegel to discuss his new novel, Obvious in Hindsight, about a company working to legalize flying cards and — sound familiar? — a mayor of New York City in the crosshairs of the FBI. If you like what you’re hearing, please spread the word, and subscribe…

LISTEN: What George Santos Sees in the Mirror

Mark Chiusano, author of The Fabulist: The Lying, Hustling, Grifting, Stealing, and Very American Legend of George Santos, talks with guest host Azi Paybarah of the Washington Post about this character in the aftermath of the brutal new House ethics report about him. If you like what you’re hearing, please…

The Feds Move In and Eric Adams Leans Back

Show notes: Tuesday is Election Day, and there’s still time to find your ballot and voting station here, and to read THE CITY’s explainers about the judges at the bottom of your ballot and what the race is all about, and its closing day report on the handful of hot…

LISTEN: The FDNY Keeps Shutting Down Migrant Shelters

Co-hosts Christina Greer, Katie Honan and Harry Siegel discuss kids in tents, city hall’s crude insult comedy, Eric Adams’ strong political hand and much more. Some show notes, starting with election stuff! Look up your early voting and election day votings sites and also what will be on your ballot.…

LISTEN: The Mayor Can’t Help It

Co-hosts Christina Greer and Harry Siegel discuss Eric Adams’ discipline problem, his Republican sympathies, his multi-lingual AI voice avatar and much more — including a look back at his 2020 talk here on FAQ NYC about letting licensed current and retired law enforcement officers carry their guns into houses of worship.…

LISTEN: The World’s Tumult Shakes New York City

What did Eric Adams trip south of the border accomplish? The FAQ NYC hosts discuss that and much more in an episode centered on how the world’s events register in the city’s politics.  Subscribe to the FAQ NYC podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever podcasts are found.