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Opie, Ron the Waiter, and Erik Marino (a.k.a. the New Tony) kick off FU Friday with a handwritten letter begging Jim Norton for an opening spot, then immediately burn the whole idea down. Opie hands out FUs to Ron for importing weirdos, the name Anthony, the word “and,” and the O'Jays for only having two hits. Ron answers with a baker's dozen of backstabber FUs, Erik FUs Opie for making too many people rich and famous, and the room spends the rest of the hour on Tony P opening for Norton in Huntington, meatball recipes that outlast guests, mumps taking out a football team, a Fly Dubai cockpit stabbing, Walmart receipt checkers, and why New Yorkers outlive the rest of the country. Summer romance is over. The New Tony has the mic. Don't embarrass him.Support the Show:https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/PRULKVNHUMQVAAbout Opie Unfiltered:Hosted by Gregg "Opie" Hughes—co-creator of the legendary Opie and Anthony show—Opie Unfiltered brings raw, unscripted commentary, classic radio lore, and unfiltered comedy featuring Ron the Waiter and regular guests.For fans of classic New York talk radio, unedited comedy, satellite broadcast history, and the original Opie and Anthony era.

New York set some of the country's most ambitious climate goals, from slashing emissions to bracing for rising seas. But living in the city is freaking expensive. So what does it take for NYC to be affordable and climate-conscious?  In collaboration with Grist, we put that question to the city's chief climate officer, a Grist reporter, and a grassroots leader during New York Climate Week. Listen as we discuss the places where climate, decarbonization, and affordability collide – and the ways people are working to make life better for New Yorkers while keeping both costs and carbon down. Guests:  Daphany Rose Sanchez, Executive Director, Kinetic Communities Consulting Jake Bittle, Staff Writer, Grist Louise Yeung, NYC Chief Climate Officer  Jonathan Gilmour, Co-Executive Director, The Impact Project Highlights: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:10 Jake Bittle on New York delaying climate goals 00:03:53 Daphany Rose Sanchez on the impact of delaying climate goals 00:05:31 Daphany Rose Sanchez on what's missing in the affordability conversation 00:08:12 Jake Bittle on the affordability and climate connection  00:11:13 Daphany Rose Sanchez on the projects she's excited about 00:14:37 Louise Yeung on the ability to address climate and affordability 00:18:25 Louise Yeung on the role of a public utility advocate 00:21:57 Louise Yeung on the battery powered food card pilot program 00:29:50 Louise Yeung on the challenge of implementing policy citywide  00:34:32 Louise Yeung on the headwinds facing climate work  00:37:23 Jonathan Gilmour on what motivated him to host community climate gatherings 00:40:34 Jonathan Gilmour on what people talked about at the community gatherings 00:43:21 Jonathan Gilmour on preserving climate data 00:48:38 Jonathan Gilmour improving the climate data that was preserved  For show notes, transcripts, and related links, visit ⁠ClimateOne.org. *** Join us, on October 14 at 6 p.m. for a conversation with PG&E CEO Patti Poppe on energy affordability, outages, and public outrage. Tickets available at climateone.org/events  On October 20 at 6 p.m. join us, in partnership with The Redford Center, for a screening of the short film In Earth We Trust, followed by a conversation with the filmmaker, the film's central figure, and other faith leaders. Tickets available at climateone.org/events  Support Climate One by going ad-free! By subscribing to Climate One on Patreon, you'll receive exclusive access to all future episodes free of ads, opportunities to connect with fellow Climate One listeners, and access to the Climate One Discord. Sign up today. Ad sales by Multitude. Contact them for ad inquiries at multitude.productions/ads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Mayor Zohran Mamdani released a 33-page plan to combat antisemitism, including increasing funding for synagogue security, public awareness campaigns, and museum trips. But the plan drew criticism from some Jewish groups that wanted a concrete definition of antisemitism to be included in the blueprint, which also largely omitted issues surrounding Israel-related protests. Also, a Staten Island judge ruled this week that New York City must redo the rollout of its second-home, or pied-à-terre, tax. City Hall says it will appeal while maintaining the existing timeline: exemption applications are due Oct. 6, bills arrive in November, and payments are due in January. NY1 investigative reporter Courtney Gross and political reporters Bobby Cuza and Kelly Mena discuss a rocky week for the mayor. After that, the "Off Topic" team previews three highly anticipated debates for statewide office that Spectrum News will host this month. Each hour-long debate will be co-moderated by political anchors Errol Louis and Susan Arbetter. On Oct. 1, Democratic state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli faces Republican challenger Joseph Hernandez. On Oct. 8, state Attorney General Letitia James takes on Republican challenger Saritha Komatireddy. The main event comes Oct. 13, when Gov. Kathy Hochul faces Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman.

Catch Up With All Things Tony Katz! https://wibc.com/schedule/tony-katz-morning-news/ https://wibc.com/898384/tony-katz-3rd-hr-10-2-26-ca-slavery-bill/ New CA law requires companies to disclose slavery profits. France Riots. Dinner with Andre. New Yorkers building their own prison. Jobs report lower than expected, as a result markets are up. TV Theme Song: Film Friday - Saturday Night Fever, S Korea chumming up to China, Amazon going nuclearSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Catch Up With All Things Tony Katz! https://wibc.com/schedule/tony-katz-morning-news/ https://wibc.com/898382/tony-katz-1st-hr-10-2-26-fever-lose/ Fever lose.. at what time Indiana fans become disinterested? USS Theodore Roosevelt heading to the Middle East. Iran is linked to FlyDubai terrorism and Trump has thoughts. Employee at the US Department of Energy has been arrested for trying to provide material support to the Houthis and Iran. Someone loves McDonalds too much. Sen. Chris Van Hollen with the most laughable take of the day https://wibc.com/898382/tony-katz-1st-hr-10-2-26-fever-lose/ Fever lose.. at what time Indiana fans become disinterested? USS Theodore Roosevelt heading to the Middle East. Iran is linked to FlyDubai terrorism and Trump has thoughts. Employee at the US Department of Energy has been arrested for trying to provide material support to the Houthis and Iran. Someone loves McDonalds too much. Sen. Chris Van Hollen with the most laughable take of the day https://wibc.com/898384/tony-katz-3rd-hr-10-2-26-ca-slavery-bill/ New CA law requires companies to disclose slavery profits. France Riots. Dinner with Andre. New Yorkers building their own prison. Jobs report lower than expected, as a result markets are up. TV Theme Song: Film Friday - Saturday Night Fever, S Korea chumming up to China, Amazon going nuclearSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paul Rieckhoff is on the courthouse steps in Foley Square, filing suit against the state of New York. The question in front of the court is as old as the republic and as urgent as this news cycle: does the right to vote derive from citizenship, or from joining a political party? In New York, 25.4% of the electorate — 3.1 million voters — is shut out of the primaries that actually decide most elections. Public schools. Public workers. Public machines. Private party gatekeeping. It is unfair, un-American, and the plaintiffs argue, unconstitutional. This episode captures the launch of Let Vets Vote, a national effort led by Independent Veterans of America to open closed primaries across the country, starting in the state with the most restrictive rules in America. You'll hear from lead counsel Chad Peace of the Independent Voter Project, New York litigator Sam Gregory, and 32-year Army veteran Kristen Rouse — who served three tours in Afghanistan and was forced to join a party she didn't believe in just to cast a meaningful vote. If you've ever felt like the two-party machine was rigged against you, this is the fight. And it's just getting started. -WATCH full video of this episode here. -Let Vets Vote: Millions of American veterans are being locked out of primary elections in the country they served. See what we're doing to change that. -Visit Kalshi and trade on anything. Use code INDEPENDENT to get $25 when you trade $25. -Head to cozyearth.com and use the code AMERICANS for an exclusive 20% off. -Join Noble Mobile today and get a $100 bonus when you use code PAUL and stay a member for 2 months! -Join IVA and help us get independent veterans elected to office. -Learn more about Paul's work to elect a new generation of independent leaders with Independent Veterans of America. -Learn more about American Veterans for Ukraine here. -Remember Independent is an Attitude. -Learn more about The Headstrong Project for Veterans, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), and Department of Veterans Affairs resources in your area. Seeking support is not a sign of weakness. It's a show of strength. If you or a loved one are in immediate crisis, dial 988 and press 1, or text 838255. Connect with Independent Americans: Subscribe on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all podcast platforms Read more at Substack Support ad-free episodes at Patreon  Connect: Instagram  • X/Twitter • BlueSky • Facebook  Follow on social: @PaulRieckhoff on X, Instagram, Threads, and Bluesky -Join the movement. Hook into our exclusive Patreon community of Independent Americans. Get extra content, connect with guests, meet other Independent Americans, attend events, get merch discounts, and support this show that speaks truth to power.  -And get cool IA and Righteous hats, t-shirts and other merch now in time for the new year.  Independent Americans is powered by veteran-owned and led Righteous Media.  And now part of the BLEAV network!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ann is against term limits in elections, highlighting a change in the polls for Republican candidate Bryon Donalds of Florida as his opponent is closing in on him. President Trump is right about AI and how it should be regulated to keep it sky-high and beat the competition. Ann believes that everyone should have some skin in the game when it comes to paying taxes, after Republican candidate Bruce Blakeman wants to cut taxes if elected, for many New Yorkers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AI could make curing and finding diseases in the medical field a lot easier. Businesses around the country have been closing down due to the uptick in shoplifting in certain states and cities. Jimmy Kimmel may be running out of jokes about President Trump. Ukraine has invented a new car called a kamikaze ‘zombie car' that's being used to blow up Russian defenses and other things.  Mark takes your calls!  Mark interviews author Ann Coulter. Ann is against term limits in elections, highlighting a change in the polls for Republican candidate Bryon Donalds of Florida as his opponent is closing in on him. President Trump is right about AI and how it should be regulated to keep it sky-high and beat the competition. Ann believes that everyone should have some skin in the game when it comes to paying taxes, after Republican candidate Bruce Blakeman wants to cut taxes if elected, for many New Yorkers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A senator at Jack Smith's hearing yesterday got some things wrong about what he did to Trump, and it showed. There will be a second trial for the Lindsay Clancy case after her lawyer made a statement about Lindsay allegedly not knowing what was happening when she killed her kids. Former governor Andrew Cuomo was the first to propose the Pied-à-terre tax. Mamdani has announced new protections for Jewish New Yorkers. Republican candidate Bruce Blakeman wants to slash taxes for New Yorkers by billions.  Mark takes your calls!  Mark interviews political strategist Ed Rollins. Ed doesn't think it looks great for Republicans in the midterms and explains what they can do to get the message out. Mark and Ed talk about how President Trump's presidency could end in about two years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark recaps President Trump's meeting with tech companies about new AI regulations and a committee. Mark also explains that the USA needs to lead on AI, not China, for safety reasons. Former special counsel Jack Smith testified yesterday about his history of Trump probes. Many Republicans went after him. Word is that oil has been moving through the Strait of Hormuz more freely over the last week. An NYU professor who is against President Trump has sold tons of his stocks, and the result for him wasn't great because it cost him half his net worth. Larry Ellison has recently bought a huge home and many homes for his staff in Florida. A senator at Jack Smith's hearing yesterday got some things wrong about what he did to Trump, and it showed. There will be a second trial for the Lindsay Clancy case after her lawyer made a statement about Lindsay allegedly not knowing what was happening when she killed her kids. Former governor Andrew Cuomo was the first to propose the Pied-à-terre tax. Mamdani has announced new protections for Jewish New Yorkers. Republican candidate Bruce Blakeman wants to slash taxes for New Yorkers by billions. Mark interviews political strategist Ed Rollins. Ed doesn't think it looks great for Republicans in the midterms and explains what they can do to get the message out. Mark and Ed talk about how President Trump's presidency could end in about two years. AI could make curing and finding diseases in the medical field a lot easier. Businesses around the country have been closing down due to the uptick in shoplifting in certain states and cities. Jimmy Kimmel may be running out of jokes about President Trump. Ukraine has invented a new car called a kamikaze ‘zombie car' that's being used to blow up Russian defenses and other things. Mark interviews author Ann Coulter. Ann is against term limits in elections, highlighting a change in the polls for Republican candidate Bryon Donalds of Florida as his opponent is closing in on him. President Trump is right about AI and how it should be regulated to keep it sky-high and beat the competition. Ann believes that everyone should have some skin in the game when it comes to paying taxes, after Republican candidate Bruce Blakeman wants to cut taxes if elected, for many New Yorkers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A senator at Jack Smith's hearing yesterday got some things wrong about what he did to Trump, and it showed. There will be a second trial for the Lindsay Clancy case after her lawyer made a statement about Lindsay allegedly not knowing what was happening when she killed her kids. Former governor Andrew Cuomo was the first to propose the Pied-à-terre tax. Mamdani has announced new protections for Jewish New Yorkers. Republican candidate Bruce Blakeman wants to slash taxes for New Yorkers by billions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ron Waskow fills in for Glenn Wiggle alongside Mike Lomas on this episode of The Financial Guys. The pair react to a viral street-interview video in which self-described liberal New Yorkers support undocumented immigrants but decline to house them, then turn to Wegmans pulling its planned Upper West Side store, which they tie to New York City's government-run grocery proposal and the earlier loss of Amazon's HQ2. Mike and Ron also discuss AOC's criticism of Cornell, which they frame as selective outrage on crime, along with the UK's quick release of suspects in an alleged plot against a U.S. base and Rochester General Hospital hiring 80 foreign doctors out of 82. That leads into a conversation about meritocracy, DEI, and Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy. The episode closes on money: flat markets, rising interest rates and what they mean for balanced portfolios, and how technology has made rebalancing faster and cheaper.00:00:00 Intro: Ron Waskow joins Mike Lomas00:01:10 Street interviews: would liberals house illegal immigrants?00:06:58 Wegmans shelves its Upper West Side store00:11:28 Amazon HQ2, vacant industrial sites, and solar skepticism00:13:29 AOC vs. Cornell and selective outrage on crime00:17:38 UK releases terror plot suspects00:19:44 Rochester General's foreign doctor hires00:21:34 Scholarships, meritocracy, and MLK's legacy00:26:59 Flat markets, rising rates, and balanced portfolios00:28:48 Technology, rebalancing, and step-up cost basis

Welcome to Conceitednobodi, the Hip Hop-based talk podcast hosted by two native New Yorkers, Red1der and Johantheamerican.As the Curbside Commentators, we offer an unfiltered, global perspective on everything from Hip Hop culture and entertainment to relationships, technology, current events, and whatever else catches our attention. Expect humor, strong opinions, real conversations, and a deep appreciation for the diversity of New York City and the world beyond it.

October 1st marks the start of heat season in New York City, when landlords are legally required to keep buildings warm... but getting a landlord to actually fix a heat problem can be its own battle. Tenants' rights attorney Leah Goodridge walks us through what tenants are entitled to and the steps she, herself, took to get the hot water back in her apartment. Then, WNYC and Gothamist housing reporter David Brand breaks down landlords' perspective on why heat repairs can take as long as they do and also what the city's new policy requiring inspectors to check every complaint individually means for New Yorkers.Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesGot any questions, comments or story ideas? Send us a message at NYCNow@WNYC.org.Mamdani must redo his pied-à-terre tax rollout, NY judge ordersWhat Trump's Title IX rollback means for LGBTQ+ students in New York Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The number one threat to America isn't Donald Trump — it's AI. That's Paul Rieckhoff's argument on episode 635, and the New York Times just handed him fresh evidence: OpenAI's own technology went rogue this summer and meddled with three US government websites without the lab's knowledge. NATO, the UN, Congress, the World Bank — the institutions built to hold the line — can't keep up. Congress isn't even in session. This is a failure of imagination on par with the run-up to 9/11, and it demands bipartisan regulation and international cooperation before AI touches the grid, the military, or the vote. From there Paul turns to the Iran war — a sucking chest wound now hitting the GOP at the pump as gas and diesel prices soar and Republicans finally start calling on Trump to end it. Independent veteran candidates like Brian Bengs, Seth Bodnar, Todd Achilles, and Dan Osborn are making the war a central issue. Then Paul lays out why he is personally suing the state of New York this week alongside Chad Peace and Independent Veterans of America to crack open closed primaries — starting in New York, then Oregon, Kansas, and Louisiana. 3.7 million New Yorkers are shut out of the primaries that decide their representation. Veterans swore an oath to the Constitution, not to a party. This is how we level the playing field. -WATCH full video of this episode here. -Millions of American veterans are being locked out of primary elections in the country they served. See what we're doing to change that. -Visit Kalshi and trade on anything. Use code INDEPENDENT to get $25 when you trade $25. -Head to cozyearth.com and use the code AMERICANS for an exclusive 20% off. -Join Noble Mobile today and get a $100 bonus when you use code PAUL and stay a member for 2 months! -Join IVA and help us get independent veterans elected to office. -Learn more about Paul's work to elect a new generation of independent leaders with Independent Veterans of America. -Learn more about American Veterans for Ukraine here. -Remember Independent is an Attitude. -Learn more about The Headstrong Project for Veterans, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), and Department of Veterans Affairs resources in your area. Seeking support is not a sign of weakness. It's a show of strength. If you or a loved one are in immediate crisis, dial 988 and press 1, or text 838255. Connect with Independent Americans: Subscribe on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all podcast platforms Read more at Substack Support ad-free episodes at Patreon  Connect: Instagram  • X/Twitter • BlueSky • Facebook  Follow on social: @PaulRieckhoff on X, Instagram, Threads, and Bluesky -Join the movement. Hook into our exclusive Patreon community of Independent Americans. Get extra content, connect with guests, meet other Independent Americans, attend events, get merch discounts, and support this show that speaks truth to power.  -And get cool IA and Righteous hats, t-shirts and other merch now in time for the new year.  Independent Americans is powered by veteran-owned and led Righteous Media.  And now part of the BLEAV network!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

When a family of 9 siblings noticed their mother acting strangely, they chalked it up to depression and alcoholism. But after some of the siblings began to exhibit the same behavior, the family learns that they are carriers of a rare gene mutation that causes frontotemporal dementia, and have a 50/50 chance of inheriting the same condition and passing it on to their kids. Journalist and author Robert Kolker tells the story of this family in his new book, The Vanishing Family: Love, Fate, and the Quest to End Dementia.Alex Strada is the inaugural Public Artist in Residence with the NYC Department of Homeless Services and the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs. In that role, Strada created a project called Public Address, in which she engaged with New Yorkers living in the shelter system to create logs that compiled their testimony and expression. Some of that testimony has now been created into signs, designed by the Department of Transportation, that have been on view throughout the city in 2026. The installation is now on view at Joyce Kilmer Park in the Bronx, and other components of the projects will be on view at the Bronx Museum on October 9. Strada discusses her role as an artist in city government, and the idea behind the Public Address project.Image courtesy of the artist Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

His nickname is the Mooch and he gained a place in history when he became the shortest-serving Communications Director in White House history after being on the job for 10 days.  Scaramucci had known Trump for decades before joining the administration. Both were New Yorkers who traveled in prominent circles. Scaramucci had also made a fortune on Wall Street. The former White House Communications Director now considers Donald Trump a threat to democracy. He lays out his case in a new book called All the Wrong Moves. Anthony Scaramucci talks about his biggest mistakes, how his marriage nearly fell apart and what it means to have a moral core. That's all on the new episode of "Now What?" which is produced with the help of Steve Zimmer, Lucy Little and Jackie Schwartz. Audio production is by Nick Ciavatta.

In this Episode, Kelly is joined by Melissa and Jae as they all answer your questions! Melissa tells us how she and Kelly met. She talks about her love for New York City, and how she discovered more of it thanks to Kelly's private tours. Melissa talks about being from Buffalo New York, and how she loves to travel to the city a few times a year to see various sites and do various activities. For the first questions, a viewer asks: What everyone's favoirte observation deck is. Jae offeres an embarrasing omission, and Melissa and Kelly debate which view is better: The empire state building or the top of the rock.  Next, a viewer asks: what we would do if we only had one day in New York. Kelly and Jae both talk about central park of course, but Melissa talks about all of her favorite winter activities if she were to visit during that time of year.  Another viewer asks: what are some unconventional places tourists might not visit. Melissa talks about her favoirte village to walk around in, Jae talks about a neighborhood that you can't get to by train, and Kelly talks about an island that he refuses to take the tram to.   Kelly then asks the group: What are three places that they think tourists should visit. Jae talks about some of his favoirte spots in Brooklyn, Melissa talks about her favorite spots in Manhattan, and Kelly tries to remember the name of a new neighborhood he's been exploring, but Jae helps him figure it out. Finally, a viewer asks: What is everyone's favorite spot in New York is. Each New Yorker talks about their own favorite park and why they love it.  But above all else; Kelly, Jae, and Melissa are all New Yorkers! Kelly's Social Media: @NewYorkCityKopp Jae's Social Media @StudioJae170 Chapters (00:00:00) - Intro and welcome(00:01:18) - How Melissa and Kelly met(00:03:46) - Tribeca and Love Story tour experience(00:06:14) - Being a New Yorker at heart(00:07:34) - Q: Favorite observation decks in NYC(00:11:09) - One World Trade and emotional 9/11 memories(00:13:28) - Favorite observation deck picks(00:14:06) - Q: One perfect day - spring in Central Park(00:16:09) - Winter in New York City(00:17:40) - Autumn foliage and favorite fall spots(00:20:39) - Halloween festivals and fall decorations(00:22:22) - Q: Overlooked NYC neighborhoods(00:24:22) - Fort Greene and Brooklyn's Bridge play(00:26:37) - Q: Top spots for unconventional tourists(00:30:53) - Harry Styles concert walk story(00:34:28) - Q: Absolute favorite spot in NYC(00:37:20) - Central Park memories and Shakespeare in the Park(00:41:08) - Hidden park near Jefferson Library(00:43:14) - Closing thoughts and what being a New Yorker means(00:46:40) - Outro and credits

Plastic keeps getting made, it never goes away, and almost none of it gets recycled. Dr. Judith Weis, Professor Emerita at Rutgers University Newark and Andrew's very first guest on this podcast more than 2,000 episodes ago, returns for her fourth appearance to talk about the second edition of her book, Marine Pollution: What Everyone Needs to Know. Judith walks through every major category of marine pollution: nutrients, metals, oil, pesticides, marine debris, pharmaceuticals, ocean acidification, and one category that surprises most people, biological pollution. She explains why microplastics earned a brand new chapter, why they're so hard to study when they're in every lab and every body, and what Canada's legal fight over listing plastic as toxic means for regulation. There's good news too. Judith grew up near a Hudson River full of raw sewage. After the Clean Water Act and new treatment plants, New Yorkers now walk the waterfront, the water is swimmable in dry weather, and humpback whales feed in New York Harbor. Andrew and Judith ask what that comeback can and can't teach us about plastic, and what you can do today. Takeaways: Every major type of marine pollution comes down to three questions: where it comes from, what it does, and what we can do about it. Judith calls plastic the number one villain in marine pollution today because production keeps rising and recycling doesn't work at scale. Microplastics are 5 mm or smaller, mostly invisible, and carry chemicals both inside them and stuck to their surfaces. They're so widespread that researchers struggle to find microplastic-free controls for experiments. Canada listed plastic manufactured items as toxic under CEPA, banned six single-use categories, and saw that listing upheld on appeal. Large tanker spills have become far less common, with double hulls part of the reason. Sewage treatment after the Clean Water Act transformed the Hudson River and New York Harbor, and whales are back. Pharmaceuticals and hormones pass through treatment plants and change fish behavior and biology. Invasive species count as biological pollution, and unlike chemicals, they reproduce. Beach cleanups, local environmental chapters, and cutting your own plastic use are practical places to start. Buy the book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/marine-pollution-9780197753811?cc=ca&lang=en& Join the newsletter Need help with your ocean non-profit, company, or project? Get the help you need with Pisces Oceans Inc.: https://www.piscesoceans.ca Connect with Speak Up For Blue Website: https://bit.ly/3fOF3Wf Instagram: https://bit.ly/3rIaJSG TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@speakupforblue Twitter: https://bit.ly/3rHZxpc YouTube: www.speakupforblue.com/youtube    

Sept. 28, 2026 - New York State Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon announces plans to launch a modern unemployment processing system in November. She discusses the origin of this multi-year transition that cost $188 million and how it should improve life for unemployed New Yorkers and their employers.

This is the 4PM All-Local update on Monday, Sept. 28.

What exactly is going on with Mayor Zohran Mamdani's influencer operation inside New York City government? On this episode of New York's Finest: Retired & Unfiltered, we break down the NYC Council oversight hearing examining the Mamdani administration's communications with social-media influencers, including its use of Signal. A January memo from Chief Counsel Ramzi Kassem told Mayor's Office employees they “should not use WhatsApp, Signal, or any other communications app or platform for work.” Yet Signal was later used to communicate with a network of more than 200 influencers, and some messages were reportedly configured to disappear. At the Council hearing, lawmakers questioned the administration about transparency, record retention and the operation of the Office of New Media. The administration has said City Hall does not pay influencers for interviews or engagements with Mayor Mamdani, while acknowledging that city agencies have contracted with influencers for other purposes. PLUS: We break down two major NYPD stories: A viral subway-platform video showing an NYPD officer apparently failing to immediately assist his partner during an encounter. ️ NYPD cops being directed to use 311 when dealing with homeless encampments — and what that means for officers and New Yorkers on the street. Three stories. One question: What is happening inside New York City government and the NYPD? Sponsored by Kalshi Download the Kalshi app and use code FINEST to get $25 when you trade $25. https://kalshi.com/r/FINEST Subscribe to The Finest Unfiltered for independent coverage and analysis of the NYPD, NYC politics, policing and public safety. #ZohranMamdani #NYC #NYPD #NYCPolitics #Signal #CityCouncil #Mamdani #TheFinestUnfiltered Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

#753: New York City is short roughly half a million homes, yet at least 60,000 rent-regulated apartments sit empty. Under current rules, many owners lose less money by leaving them vacant than by fixing them up. Kenny Burgos is CEO of the New York Apartment Association, which represents owners of rent-stabilized buildings, and a former New York State Assemblymember from the Bronx. In this episode, we discuss: How New York's rent rules work, and why they've lasted since 1969 Why the typical New Yorker pays about $1,600 while listings ask $5,500 Why some buildings now sell for $50,000 an apartment, and why that isn't a deal How a rent freeze pushes costs onto market-rate renters and delayed repairs Why a targeted rent freeze for seniors and disabled residents works better What Vienna's housing model accounts for that New York's doesn't What aspiring landlords should weigh before buying rent-regulated property Whether you own rentals, hope to, or just want to understand the rent-control debate, this episode shows what happens when costs keep rising and rents can't.

A huge nor'easter is heading our way. Mark plays a clip of Bibi Netanyahu's speech telling the cowards, aka antisemites, to leave the room. It makes me wonder why some celebrities feel the need to step into politics and act a certain way just to gain attention in the world of politics and social media. Republican candidate Bruce Blakeman is sounding off in videos about the cost of electric bills for New Yorkers. Mark takes your calls!  Mark interviews Radio legend Dan Mason. Dan explains his time working in the radio industry at CBS Radio and details about legend Don Imus in the business. Dan also knows Taylor Swift and tells a story about her. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A huge nor'easter is heading our way. Mark plays a clip of Bibi Netanyahu's speech telling the cowards, aka antisemites, to leave the room. It makes me wonder why some celebrities feel the need to step into politics and act a certain way just to gain attention in the world of politics and social media. Republican candidate Bruce Blakeman is sounding off in videos about the cost of electric bills for New Yorkers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bibi Netanyahu spoke at the United Nations in NYC yesterday and blasted Mayor Mamdani over what he called hostility toward the Jewish community. President Trump also spent the day meeting with China's President Xi Jinping, and Mark explains what they talked about, along with what was on the menu at the big steak dinner the two presidents had. The Israeli Defense Forces killed a senior Hamas commander who was holding several people hostage in Gaza. One of the people wounded in the Trump assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, passed away yesterday. A huge nor'easter is heading our way. Mark plays a clip of Bibi Netanyahu's speech telling the cowards, aka antisemites, to leave the room. It makes me wonder why some celebrities feel the need to step into politics and act a certain way just to gain attention in the world of politics and social media. Republican candidate Bruce Blakeman is sounding off in videos about the cost of electric bills for New Yorkers. Mark interviews Radio legend Dan Mason. Dan explains his time working in the radio industry at CBS Radio and details about legend Don Imus in the business. Dan also knows Taylor Swift and tells a story about her. Macklemore is going on tour highlighting efforts to free Palestine after his recent comments about Ed Sheeran's concert. The White House press ban has officially been lifted. Mayor Mamdani is also reportedly working on a system to help Michigan's Abdul El-Sayed in the midterms. Mark interviews comedian Jackie Martling. Mark and Jackie talk about the Rodney Dangerfield Theatre, with Jackie keeping Mark laughing with his one-liners and jokes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kelly from Brooklyn, NY, calls Mark to talk about the rebate check Kathy Hochul is promising New Yorkers to help with high energy costs. Michael from Asbury Park, NJ, calls in to talk about still receiving the New York Post in print. He also saw the New York Times and felt it contained a lot of anti- Trump coverage.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Assembly Member John McDonald (D - Parts of Albany, Rensselaer and Saratoga Counties) joins us to unpack a bill that would help the state navigate the elimination of pennies and another bill prohibiting the sale of nitrous oxide. The lack of affordable housing has become a pertinent issue across the state. We examine how state lawmakers are hoping to provide legislative support to New Yorkers feeling the burden of housing costs.

Episode 209: Michael Colton and John Aboud Interview As we continue to celebrate ten years of Dead Pilots Society, we bring you this month's after show with Michael Colton and John Aboud, writers of Weekly World News, which was featured on last week's episode.The two longtime collaborators take a look back at their path from journalism to founding the early-internet comedy magazine Modern Humorist, becoming VH1 talking heads on Best Week Ever and I Love the '80s, and eventually building a career writing for television and film.Colton and Aboud talk about their work on Penguins of Madagascar, their time working in animation, Home Economics, and the many pilots and projects that never made it to the screen. They also discuss the mysterious death of National Lampoon creator Doug Kenney, and how it became the inspiration for A Futile and Stupid Gesture, a film the two co-wrote and produced, starring Will Forte and directed by David WainThe conversation digs into what drew them to the bizarre world of Weekly World News, how they approached turning the tabloid into a TV workplace comedy, and the advantages of combining familiar genres in unexpected ways. Dead Pilots Society Comes to Brooklyn!Tickets are now on sale for the first-ever Dead Pilots Society live show in New York City! The show takes place Sunday, October 25th at The Bell House in Brooklyn, featuring two brand new dead pilots from two incredible writers: Allison Silverman (Russian Doll, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Colbert Report, Portlandia) and Chris Kelly (Saturday Night Live, The Other Two).A star-studded cast will be announced soon. Andrew Reich and Ben Blacker will both be there, so New Yorkers and fans throughout the tri-state area can finally experience Dead Pilots Society live. Follow Dead Pilots Society on social media for cast announcements. Click this link for tickets! https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3000651E456BB0C6 Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joindeadpilots

Sept. 24, 2026- We explore the state oversight of the treatment of incarcerated New Yorkers put into restricted settings and consider whether new mechanisms are needed to enforce state prison laws. Our guests are Jerome Wright, co-director of the #HALTsolitary Campaign, and Scott Paltrowitz, a member of the #HALTsolitary Campaign.

On this episode of New York's Finest: Retired & Unfiltered, we tackle two major issues facing New Yorkers: public safety in the heart of Manhattan and the use of public-employee pension money to finance housing. FIRST HALF — CRISTINA FONTANELLI We're joined by Cristina Fontanelli, candidate for New York State Assembly District 75 — a Manhattan district encompassing Times Square, Hell's Kitchen, Chelsea, Hudson Yards and much of Midtown. Fontanelli is a lifelong New Yorker, award-winning opera singer, actress, television host and nonprofit founder who is making the jump from the stage to politics. We'll discuss the recent violence in Times Square and what she believes Albany can actually do about public safety. Among the issues: • Supporting law enforcement • Repeat and dangerous offenders • Bail and criminal-justice policy • Serious untreated mental illness • Subway and street safety • Quality-of-life concerns • What Albany can — and cannot — do to make NYC safer And we'll ask the fundamental question behind her campaign: Why leave a successful career in entertainment and run for office now? Campaign information: https://www.cristinafontanelli4ny.com/ SECOND HALF — YOUR PENSION, NYC'S HOUSING PLAN NYC Comptroller Mark Levine and trustees representing four NYC pension systems have committed $300 MILLION in new pension capital to the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust to finance housing construction and preservation. Among the participating funds: • New York City Police Pension Fund • New York City Fire Pension Fund • NYCERS • Teachers' Retirement System The commitment is part of a broader initiative to invest $4 BILLION in pension capital in housing over four years. The city argues these investments can produce competitive, risk-adjusted returns for pensioners while simultaneously helping address New York's housing shortage. But we're going to ask the questions every cop, firefighter and city worker should be asking: Whose money is it? Who makes these investment decisions? What role does the Mamdani administration play? What fiduciary obligations do pension trustees have to members? What has the historical performance of these investments been? And where is the line between making an investment for pensioners and using pension capital to advance government policy? We're following the money. SOURCE — NYC Comptroller: https://comptroller.nyc.gov/newsroom/comptroller-levine-and-pension-trustees-commit-300m-in-new-capital-to-fund-union-built-housing-in-new-york-city/ SPONSOR — KALSHI Think you know what's going to happen next? You can trade that on Kalshi. Download the Kalshi app and use code FINEST to get $25 when you trade $25. https://kalshi.com/r/FINEST #NYPD #NYC #CristinaFontanelli #TimesSquare #PublicSafety #NYCPolitics #ZohranMamdani #MarkLevine #Pension #AffordableHousing #TheFinestUnfiltered 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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Andrew Carmellini has spent the past decade building one of New York's most successful restaurant groups. From the breakout success of Locanda Verde, opened with Robert De Niro, to hits like The Dutch and Bar Primi, NoHo Hospitality has repeatedly shown an ability to understand what New Yorkers want to eat and drink. The group has even created bona fide cultural phenomena along the way, from Frosé to the viral Suprême pastry.Carmellini joins Adam on this episode of The Buildout to talk about his career, the rise of NoHo Hospitality, and what it takes to keep creating restaurants that resonate in New York. He also explains why he wishes more diners would put down their phones and stop letting “the box” tell them where — and what — to eat and drink.Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/buildoutpodcastAndrew Carmellini: https://www.instagram.com/andrewcarmelliniVinePair: https://www.instagram.com/vinepairHosted by VinePair Co-Founder: https://www.instagram.com/adamteeterProduced and edited by: https://www.instagram.com/dolldoctor Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do you take a brand born in LA and make New Yorkers feel like it was made just for them? Jena Wolfe, VP of Marketing at Goop Kitchen (https://www.goopkitchen.com), has figured it out. Jena started out writing restaurant listings for a New York magazine, spent almost 15 years running her own creative agencies, and is now Goop Kitchen's first-ever VP of Marketing (and her first time on the brand side). Since joining, she's taken the brand from California to New York and opened its very first dine-in location in Del Mar. Daniel and Jena talk about how Goop Kitchen decides what's sacred to the brand, why the menu didn't change one bit for New York, and why the launch campaign cast local icons like the New York Liberty's Jonquel Jones and PR legend Kelly Cutrone instead of chasing the most famous names in the city. Plus, how to pick your moments with a celebrity founder like Gwyneth Paltrow, what changes when a delivery-first brand finally gets a physical space, and the one lesson about local Marketing Jena wishes she'd learned sooner. And her Marketing hill to die on? Take the big, scary swings...because when they pay off, they REALLY pay off. If you're a Marketer who wants to scale a brand without watering it down, this episode is for YOU. -- Own every listening moment with SiriusXM Media. As the access point to the most valuable audiences, we make it easy for advertisers to reach people across premium audio, creators, video, and live experiences—all through one connected ecosystem that's built for scale, quality, and measurable results. Learn more about the largest addressable audio ecosystem at ⁠https://www.siriusxmmedia.com/daniel⁠ -- Follow Jena on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenawolfe/ Follow Daniel: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themarketingmillennials Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Dmurr68 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-murray-marketing Sign up for The Marketing Millennials newsletter: www.workweek.com/brand/the-marketing-millennials

Welcome to Conceitednobodi, the Hip Hop-based talk podcast hosted by two native New Yorkers, Red1der and Johantheamerican.As the Curbside Commentators, we offer an unfiltered, global perspective on everything from Hip Hop culture and entertainment to relationships, technology, current events, and whatever else catches our attention. Expect humor, strong opinions, real conversations, and a deep appreciation for the diversity of New York City and the world beyond it.

Today's Guests LinksProf. David Cay Johnston at RIT, Pulitzer Prize winning Author & Investigative Journalist  https://bsky.app/profile/davidcayjohnston.bsky.socialhttps://substack.com/@davidcayjohnstonDmitri Mehlhorn https://www.dmitrimehlhorn.comThe dirty commie rhetoric was put away for a time while President Trump met with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at Gracie Mansion. The surprisingly cordial conversation focused on one issue affecting nearly every New Yorker: the rising cost of living. The two discussed housing affordability, federal funding, immigration protections, and the safety of immigrant communities or the lack thereof. Despite their differences, Trump said Mamdani has “great potential” as mayor, while Mamdani said it's New Yorkers who will be judging his performance. We welcome Pulitzer Prize winning author and investigative journalist David Cay Johnston. We'll talk about the news outlets banned from the White House and how some of Trump's recent announcements have come as a surprise to everyone, including his own staff. Want more David Cay Johnston? Find him on Substack: https://substack.com/@davidcayjohnston and at dcreport.org We will share a great conversation with Dmitri Mehlhorn. He is the author of a new book called: Archipelago of Light. Dmitri is a triple threat...a graduate of Stanford, Harvard and Yale Law School. He is known for his work on public policy, political strategy, philanthropy and efforts to strengthen democratic institutions. Find Dmitri at: https://www.dmitrimehlhorn.com His bicoastal book launch starts on October 6th in NYC. Find more events on his website above. The Mark Thompson Show 9/22/26 Patreon subscribers are the backbone of the show! If you'd like to help, here's our Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/themarkthompsonshow Maybe you're more into PayPal. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=PVBS3R7KJXV24 And you'll find everything on our website: https://www.themarkthompsonshow.com The Mark Thompson Show has an official new Facebook page. Please join! Here's the link: https://m.facebook.com/TheMarkThompsonShow/ Show sponsors: coachellavalleycoffee.com - use code MarkT at check out to save 10%

In this episode: Why imperfect plans can sometimes create the most memorable experiences The fellow partygoer who declared, “We're the real New Yorkers—we showed up” Leather, exposed ass cheeks and dancing through uncertain weather The surprisingly meaningful conversations Steve had with gay men throughout the boat Why even the busiest among us still need time for pleasure, release and community How smaller crowds can sometimes make queer nightlife feel more intimate Steve and Diego's romantic moment in front of the Statue of Liberty Bonding with neighbors, strangers and the people who briefly enter our lives Why marriage doesn't have to mean leaving nightlife or adventure behind DJ Chloé Caillet responding to a rainstorm with “It's Raining Men” How the people we meet throughout our lives represent different chapters, locations and versions of ourselves The difference between waiting for life to happen and actively showing up for it Sometimes community isn't something we simply find. It's what happens when a group of people decides to arrive, dance through the rain and create the experience together. Hot Topic: Troye Sivan is back with new single and video "Party" - are we here for it? Hot Topic: GotMik says 'stale drag' should look to 'Kings' as 'the future'... Hot Topic: D. Smith of Love & Hip Hop is re-transitioning back to a male and has a message to the Trans community... Hot Topic: JD Vance gets everything wrong in speech about The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence! Advice: Grindr is affecting self-esteem in large city... Follow Steve V's new Substack features weekly articles. 20% Off now through end of August! https://substack.com/@thenakedtruthsteve Follow TAGSPODCAST: YouTube: YouTube.com/TAGSPodcast Instagram: @iam_stevev TikTok: @tagspodcast Follow Kodi on IG: @mistahmaurice Subscribe to Steve V's Substack, The Naked Truth, for personal stories and uncensored reflections on sex, desire, confidence, relationships and queer life. https://substack.com/@thenakedtruthsteve Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Among tech titans, there is an invisible line dividing those who add something meaningful to our society and those who are merely extracting value for their own benefit. Bradley reviews the roster of Jobs, Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg, Altman and more. Plus, will the e-bike tragedy in the East Village force Mayor Mamdani to do the right thing, does standing in line bring New Yorkers together, what Bill Simmons could bring to the LA Clippers and why 'Exit Party' by Emily St. John Mandel is the book to read right now.This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City's only free podcast recording studio.Send us an email with your thoughts on today's episode: info@firewall.media.Subscribe to Bradley's weekly newsletter and follow Bradley on Linkedin + Substack.

Geo Perez and Lawrence Reese join Chris and Chris deep dive into their origin stories, sharing throwback tales of growing up in New York and Long Island, working bizarre odd jobs—from Publix seafood desks to adult scriptwriting—and reflecting on how local street culture has changed over the last two decades.The crew also tackles the evolution of modern media and tech, debating why flip phones need a serious comeback, analyzing internet vigilante channels, and breaking down stand-up headlines surrounding Austin's Comedy Mothership. Plus, Lawrence breaks down his viral encounter with Andrew Yang, the group debates why 50 Cent remains the undisputed king of hip-hop trolling, and they analyze the enduring charisma of Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G.Who is the undisputed king of hip-hop trolling? Let us know in the comments below! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell for more weekly episodes from the GaS Digital Network!Air Date 9/17/26DON'T FORGET TO WATCH FAGA'S NEW SPECIAL "BURN AFTER SAYING" ON THE HSR YOUTUBE PAGE!⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxIHJU2LotU⁠⁠Support Our Sponsors!YoKratom: https://yokratom.com/Body Brain Coffee: https://bodybraincoffee.com/ - Grab A Bag of Body Brain Coffee with Promo Code HSR20 to get 20% off!3rd Mic Harrington: https://3rdmicharrington.com/High Society Radio is 2 native New Yorkers who started from the bottom and didn't raise up much. That's not the point, if you enjoy a sideways view on technology, current events, or just an in depth analysis of action movies from 2006 this is the show for you.Chris Stanley is the on air producer for Bennington on Sirius XM.Chris Faga is a lifelong street urchin, a former head chef, county comitteman and supposed comedian. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisFromBklynInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisfrombklynEngineer: DomExecutive Producer: JorgeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/themharrington/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheMHarringtonSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Walter Sterling tackles a wide-ranging episode of The Other Side of Midnight, featuring intense discussions about 9/11, the World Trade Center collapse, Building 7, NYPD, the aftermath of September 11, alien abductions, UFOs, Sydney Sweeney, movies, radio, and more.The episode opens with a deep discussion about September 11, 2001, including the collapse of the Twin Towers and World Trade Center Building 7, questions surrounding the official explanations, reports of explosions, thermite claims, and the experiences of New Yorkers in the aftermath of the attacks.The conversation also looks at the massive evacuation of Manhattan and the thousands of people who walked north through New York City following the attacks.Walter also discusses 9/11 investigations, NYPD experiences, national security, airport security, surveillance, and the lasting impact of September 11 on New York and America.The program then moves into alien abductions and UFOs, examining famous abduction stories, missing time, alleged extraterrestrial encounters, radar evidence, and Walter's theory about what could explain some reported abduction experiences.

What kind of people would dance in the streets after the 9/11 terrorist attack that killed upwards of 3,000 people? The same ones who have now become elevated martyrs by large swaths of the Global Left: the Palestinians.Katie Couric, like most mainstream journalists back then, had no problem exposing such monstrous behavior by those fed a steady diet of dehumanization of the American people. Would she do it today? No. Would any of them do it today? No.Who would celebrate the live execution of a prominent activist on the Right, so much so that they'd lose their jobs for exposing what sociopaths they really are? Hundreds, if not thousands, on the Left did just that. Radicalized or mainstream, it didn't matter. They have become what the Palestinians were back then: so propagandized and radicalized, they've lost their humanity.You can see it now in those TikTok videos that have turned “When it Happens” into a viral trend. That's what ten years of dehumanizing can do to otherwise decent people. They say they're decent, but TikTok proves otherwise.They have cast themselves as morally superior to the other half of the country and would point to how some on the Right mocked George Floyd after his death in 2020. But the difference is that many prominent Republicans like Ted Cruz instantly condemned it. No Democrat has condemned the mockery and the celebration of Charlie's death. Oh sure, they all said what they had to say: the standard “violence has no place in our politics.” They said it, but did they mean it? How could they if they've never condemned the rising cult-like fantasies of Trump's death and the celebration of Charlie's execution?If anything, the Democrats were more worried Charlie's influence would grow, so they sent out their One True King, Barack Obama, to put Charlie's legacy in context.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez did the same thing, acting as though what Charlie said - the cherry-picked, out-of-context quotes fed to them- was worse than their own side mocking and celebrating his murder. His words were worse than his death.But that is who they are now. Speech is violence. Speech is hate. Speech must be tightly monitored and controlled. Is assassinating Charlie Kirk or trying to assassinate Donald Trump any different from the Jihadists who mass-murdered journalists at Charlie Hebdo in Paris for blasphemy against Mohammad? Hasan Piker, aka the “Twitch streamer in California,” like Dean Withers, condemned those who made jokes of Charlie's death. At least at first. Once Piker sensed the vacuum left in Charlie's absence, he turned his death into a viral meme just a month or so later. Credit to Axios' Alex Thompson for pressing him to explain it.Piker's song became a TikTok dance meme and a permission structure for many to showcase themselves as dead-eyed zombies dancing to the sound of the bullet hitting his neck a year later for the “Kirkaversary.”Utopias only have two paths forward. They either collapse or they become more authoritarian. The Left still hasn't confronted the radical elements on their side, not just Hasan Piker, but the many shooters who have risen up to become martyrs and heroes.They mock, they meme, but underneath it all, as with Al-Qaeda or other radical Islamic groups, what motivates them is pure hatred. Words are violence. Words are hatred, and “some hate can't be negotiated out.” They can laugh it off all they want, but they've left a paper trail.Turning Point put up a Charlie Kirk statue, and it was immediately vandalized.If they can meme a live execution and feel nothing, then why wouldn't they see America as bad or worse than Al-Qaeda? The oppressor/oppressed indoctrination factory that is public schools and universities has raised them in the good/evil binary. Video games, IP, and superhero movies all adopted that binary, and after Columbine and 9/11, parents like me shut our kids indoors to keep them safe, and this good/evil binary would one day become white people evil, brown people good, and Al-Qaeda, like the Palestinians, can't be seen as the villains. Abdul El-Sayed and Zohran Mamdani have arisen as cult leaders almost because there is nothing the Left will hold them accountable for, lest they be called racists. No one will look at El-Sayed's erased history, the videos or the tweets. What did he think? What does he still think? No one will know because no one would dare ask.The Democrats have never been held accountable for the sharp rise of radicalized violence and death fantasies that have gone mainstream. They're rewarded for it with likes and reposts. They've never confronted it. They've never solved it, and the legacy media has supported them every step of the way, all the while demonizing MAGA as the more extreme side. Piker was their masculine, patriarchal, non-white Joe Rogan. No more Mr. Nice Guy! Let's get those Gen-Z and male voters. That was the plan anyway. Now, maybe it's becoming a mess, a liability. Then again, maybe not. Maybe this is just who they are now. How We Got HereI know how we got here because I grew up on the Left. I was one of these people. I know what it felt like that day the towers were hit. I know why we pivoted so quickly to focus on the greater evil that was George W. Bush and Dick Cheney and those two wars that did what the war on Gaza has now done: flip the script, so America is the bad guy.I know what happened in our schools. I know how women like me grew in power in America and changed our society amid the “Great Feminization.” I know what happened to my daughter's generation, why so many white kids felt such deep shame they were willing to do anything to escape their own skin, even destroying their own bodies at the hands of a fundamentalist cult.I know what it was like when Obama won and how we built our utopia - a better America shaped by more women and what it was like when our first female president was denied the win but just barely, putting in power a guy who would ultimately redeem Bush and Cheney and be sold as the World's Greatest Evil to whole generations for the past ten years.We were just kidding with Bush and Cheney. Trump is the really, really bad guy. And everyone went along with it. Maybe I didn't think it would go so far as young men picking up weapons to murder as part of the “resistance.” Maybe I didn't think, in the wake of Charlie's death, a guy like Hasan Piker would become such an influential voice and do exactly the opposite of what Charlie did by teaching young people to hate America.But that's what happens when a utopia becomes a totalitarian dystopia, closer to fascism than this country has ever gotten and not that far from where Al-Qaeda was on the eve of 9/11 - so full of hate and revenge fantasies that they would take advantage of the same people who welcomed them into their country and treated them with kindness. I certainly would not have thought any of them, let alone most of them, would see the war in Gaza as “genocide” and then apply that to all of America and its history, redeeming the monsters who attacked us on 9/11. We're the bad guys, they insist. We're the terrorists.But here we are, America. We are about to put these people who hate this country, its history, and many of its citizens, in power. We're about to sell out the American dream because of high gas prices.It's not lost on me that Democrats have been saying the same thing to their voters. I was one of them. I see the mirror image of this moment: when gas prices and inflation were too high under Biden, Democrats begged Americans to vote for Kamala to save the country. I know they see it that way too.But I've been on both sides. I know each side's strengths and weaknesses. And that's why I know the side that either celebrated the murder of Charlie Kirk or said nothing about those who did is the side that is dangerous not just for America but for humanity.President SelectMy daughter was just three when the towers were hit. It was three hours early in California. My French boyfriend at the time had a habit of waking up with CNN, and there it was. Smoke billowing out of one of the towers at the World Trade Center. “Turn on the news,” I told my friend that day. It took us all a while to figure out who did it and why, and the first thing that happened was everyone felt fear that Muslims would be attacked. Even George W. Bush felt it necessary to say Islam is peace. And it's true, not all Muslims- like it's true, not all people on the Left but you have to condemn the radicalized, or else they consume the whole.We were still haunted by the Japanese Internment camps after the Pearl Harbor attack, which took us to World War II. We didn't want to be that America, not us progressive liberals. We were the good guys. The 2000 election left us bitter and unable to accept that Bush was legitimately elected. And that mattered more to us than the tragedy on 9/11. It had to, because Bush was the president, so everything had to go not just wrong but catastrophically wrong - the wars, Wall Street, Katrina. We were making our own reality even back then because we could. In 2004, Michael Moore released Fahrenheit 911, which began with the premise that the 2000 election had been stolen. The villain of Fahrenheit 9/11 was the Commander in Chief, and much was made of this moment, when he heard of the attacks and people like me nodded furiously along. We knew who the bad guys were, and they weren't Al-Qaeda.And in 2003, just two years after 9/11, when Michael Moore accepted the Oscar for Bowling for Columbine, he was booed, with a part of the Left with their perspective still intact. Needless to say, that wouldn't happen now. We were beginning a new origin story, one where the worst people in the world were put in power by the Supreme Court and Big Oil. We weren't quite at the place where we would divide and measure goodness by skin color or gender, but we weren't far off. We just needed a leader to believe in.And as our hero rose in the form of a “skinny kid with a funny name,” we began to find marginalized groups as our protected, sacred symbols because of our love and devotion to Barack Obama.Just as our first black President became our savior, our villain was rising too. It was Sarah Palin and her demonization of Radical Islamic Terror. That, we knew, made her a “racist” and a villain.In 2012, she was depicted as a paranoid idiot whose bigotry clouded her judgment in Game Change.The Tea Party had already been cast as a “white power” movement to thwart its growth, even if by 2016 it would elect a president with the help of Charlie Kirk.By 2012, we were a bitterly divided country with the Left deciding its enemies were not the brown people in the Middle East but rather the homegrown racists in our own country. We began to slowly separate ourselves from them. Whatever unity we felt after 9/11 vanished. That same year, Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty was released about the killing of Bin Laden. But the movie had no heroes. The final scene is brutal and haunting, full of children screaming and women crying. The main character, whose life had been devoted to hunting Bin Laden, is left shaken and alone with the thought lingering in the air: what was it all for? Hardly the rousing moment of heroism we would expect when America won. Game Change and Zero Dark Thirty were pure propaganda for the Democrats and the beginning of how we stopped seeing America as the hero after 9/11.Not that America anymoreAfter 9/11, some questioned whether the Oscars would be held at all. Tom Cruise took to the stage and spoke to all of America, not just the blue half. He wanted to bring this country together, and that, he said, is what movies are for. Remember that Hollywood? Remember that America?After Charlie Kirk's live execution, the cowards in Hollywood didn't even have the courage to say his name at the Oscars or the Emmys, and still don't. That shows you how divided we are, how scared they are, how they see their enemies as half the country, and how their deaths do not matter. I think what hurts the most, watching so many of the 9/11 videos as I've been doing, is seeing and remembering when it was like back then, when we were one America, how everyone came through, how we held together, how so many ordinary people became heroes to help those who were trapped, many of them giving their lives for others.Mothers lost sons and daughters. Wives lost husbands. 40% of those who were killed are still unaccounted for. It doesn't seem like we've ever really come to terms with the tragedy of that day because, in its aftermath, the keepers of culture could not make America the hero. But America was, and remains, the hero fighting the good fight. It's the better fight, for a better world, even if I didn't realize it until 25 years later. Now I see it. Now I understand because now I can see what dehumanization and radicalization can do. Here is a clip from Triggernometry and guest Richard Miniter (watch the whole thing, it's great). I finally watched The Great Boatlift - the largest sea rescue in history - where so many New Yorkers volunteered their boats to rescue 500,000 people off the Island of Manhattan. In these videos, I see the America I remember, the one I fled 30 years ago to spend the rest of my life online. I miss that America, the one that believed in our collective goodness, not the one where one side took all of the power and abused that power by seeing the other half of the country as their enemy.And worse, became radicalized to the point of violence, to the point of mocking the assassinated and believing they have no other choice but to wish for the death of their president, in video after video after video. 9/10 and 9/11 will come back to us every year to remind us of what is great about this country and what is trying to destroy this country. Every year, we will be forced to stare evil in the face and fight for the forces of good standing in its way. Godspeed, America. Godspeed.. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.sashastone.com/subscribe

Episode 208: Weekly World News by Michael Colton and John Aboud Dead Pilots Society celebrates 10 years with Weekly World News, a comedy pilot from Michael Colton and John Aboud  based on the popular newspaper tabloid, Weekly World News is about the reporters who bring us the amazing but true stories of ghosts, aliens, and mutant freaks.Colton and Aboud created and ran ABC's Home Economics for three seasons, were showrunners on HBO Max's animated series Close Enough, and have written for Acapulco, Leverage, and Children's Hospital. They also wrote and produced the Netflix feature A Futile and Stupid Gesture, directed by David Wain and starring Will Forte, and wrote Penguins of Madagascar for DreamWorks Animation. Before moving into television and film, the duo worked as journalists, launched the online comedy magazine Modern Humorist, and became familiar faces as VH1 talking heads on shows including Best Week Ever and I Love the '80s.Andrew was especially excited to bring this one to Dead Pilots Society, having been a fan of Weekly World News as a kid.The pilot features an incredible cast, Rich Sommer (Mad Men), Fred Melamed (Barry, Gail Doughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass), Jackie Tohn (Nobody Wants This), Courtney Pauroso (Ruthie Joins a Death Cult, Jackass Forever), Jessica Lowe (Minx), Alex Moffat (SNL, Bad monkey), Zac Oyama (Dimension 20), James Adomian (Comedian), and Stage direction by Andrew Reich. MaxFun members can watch the full table read, along with all of the Dead Pilots Society video and bonus content from the past decade, for as little as $5 a month at maximumfun.org/join. Dead Pilots Society Comes to Brooklyn!Tickets are now on sale for the first-ever Dead Pilots Society live show in New York City! The show takes place Sunday, October 25th at The Bell House in Brooklyn, featuring two brand new dead pilots from two incredible writers: Allison Silverman (Russian Doll, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Colbert Report, Portlandia) and Chris Kelly (Saturday Night Live, The Other Two).A star-studded cast will be announced soon. Andrew Reich and Ben Blacker will both be there, so New Yorkers and fans throughout the tri-state area can finally experience Dead Pilots Society live. Follow Dead Pilots Society on social media for cast announcements. Click this link for tickets! https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3000651E456BB0C6 Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joindeadpilots

Oprah and Whoopi just defended Lindsay Clancy?!! Then 9/11 families confront kids who say America deserved it. Woke Mob goes after Pink for objecting to Macklemore, and James Talarico says the one thing that could hand Ken Paxton the Senate.IN THIS EPISODE: The Attack on P!nk & Macklemore's Stunt: What happens when a mainstream pop concert becomes ground zero for political indoctrination, and why are lifelong liberals suddenly facing the mob's wrath?Oprah and Whoopi Goldberg go to bat for Lindsay Clancy!?The Lindsay Clancy AI Framing: How altered footage, algorithmic rage bait, and deliberate disinformation are manufacturing a full-scale war between men and women.Twenty five years after 9/11, a generation of New Yorkers is telling 9/11 families that America had it coming. Jillian traces exactly where they got that idea. And it's pretty scary.Bill Maher's Brutal Reality Check: Breaking down the weaponization of language, historical erasure, and why bad actors rely on TikTok to rewrite reality.The Battle for Texas: Why James Talarico's viral "kindergartner" comments and political flip-flops reveal a terrifying strategy for the future of the U.S. Senate.

Mark explains Iran's strategy of holding the USA hostage with high oil prices due to the ongoing fighting in the Middle East until the midterms are over. Mayor Mamdani has announced a new "Vision Zero Reimagined" plan for street safety in New York. Former President Obama may be responsible for shifting liberals' fear of AI. The Carnegie Deli had a huge opening-day success yesterday in Midtown Manhattan! Kathy Hochul's green energy policies and plans have raised New Yorkers' electric bills significantly! Republicans aren't great at hearings, but Dems are, and it could hurt the midterms. Kash Patel and Cory Booker clashed over crime numbers during a judiciary committee hearing. Nick Reiner, who murdered his parents, Rob Reiner and Michelle Reiner, may remain in prison forever for what he did, but the death penalty is most likely off the table for Nick.    Mark takes your calls!   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark explains Iran's strategy of holding the USA hostage with high oil prices due to the ongoing fighting in the Middle East until the midterms are over. Mayor Mamdani has announced a new "Vision Zero Reimagined" plan for street safety in New York. Former President Obama may be responsible for shifting liberals' fear of AI. The Carnegie Deli had a huge opening-day success yesterday in Midtown Manhattan! Kathy Hochul's green energy policies and plans have raised New Yorkers' electric bills significantly! Republicans aren't great at hearings, but Dems are, and it could hurt the midterms. Kash Patel and Cory Booker clashed over crime numbers during a judiciary committee hearing. Nick Reiner, who murdered his parents, Rob Reiner and Michelle Reiner, may remain in prison forever for what he did, but the death penalty is most likely off the table for Nick.  Ever wonder why CNN has such low ratings? It could be due to how some of its hosts act, like Jake Tapper going fly fishing with Gavin Newsom. President Trump likes to put his name on a lot of things. Presidents over the years have a history of cursing, and Mark explains which presidents did it more or less. 60 Minutes went back to its old formula this past weekend, and it looks good! The Emmy ratings from the weekend are in, and Mark breaks them down. Mark interviews Breitbart Business News editor John Carney. John explains how a Fed rate hike helps with inflation in the USA. The Fed is widely expected to raise rates at today's meeting. What's next for oil prices as Brent Crude is over $100 a barrel?  More drama for Ed Sheeran after the promoter allegedly decided to boot Macklemore off the show for Macklemore's antisemitic comments, and now some of Macklemore's closest friends are backing off too. Closing the beaches and some other places during the pandemic may not have been the best idea by some politicians. Has Mitt Romney paid his taxes?  Mark interviews author Ann Coulter. Ann believes that President Trump should focus on political issues like the war in Iran and affordability rather than putting his name on things to help the GOP. Mark and Ann dive into how the EU runs differently politically. Ann isn't a big fan of FLOCK cameras. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In this Dateline Special, New Yorkers whose experiences were captured in real time on September 11, 2001, reflect on what they saw, what they survived and how the attacks indelibly shaped their lives and the country. Former WNBC New York cameraman Ralph Patterson, World Trade Center Port Authority Police commanding officer Tim Norris, North Tower 82nd-floor Port Authority employees Daphne Carlisle and Muyiwa Onigbogi, NYPD detective and helicopter pilot Greg Semendinger, Newark Airport Port Authority Police officer John McDevitt, and FDNY paramedic Trinh K. Dinh share their stories of that day. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Caroline Lewis, health care reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, explains what you need to know about fall vaccines, including flu, Covid and RSV, plus discusses the news that there is a new Legionnaires' cluster in The Bronx.Photo: 12 years and older New Yorkers got vaccinated at the St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church in Bronx of New York City, United States on June 13, 2021. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency 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.

In New York City this morning, the families of those killed at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, will gather for the 25th time to honor the dead one by one.Among those at ground zero will be an array of city officials who assured the public that it was safe to return to Lower Manhattan just weeks after the attacks.Today, Sally Goldenberg, a reporter who covers politics and government for The New York Times, and Dana Nelson, who attended school next to ground zero, reveal the 9/11 health crisis that has now claimed more lives than the terrorist attacks themselves.Guest: Sally Goldenberg, a reporter covering New York City politics and government for The New York Times.Background reading: Documents suggest that New Yorkers were misled about air quality after 9/11.Photo: Chang W. Lee/The New York TimesFor more information on today's episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. For more information on today's episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.