Doug sits down with political, public affairs and governmental relations consultant Hank Sheinkopf of Sheinkopf Ltd. The conversation catches us up on the political climate as we look forward to the coming year.

Doug is joined by Mickey Blum, founding partner of the polling firm Blum & Weprin Associates. Ms. Blum is the pollster for NY1 News, the Daily News, and Newsday. She discusses the likeability of the presidential candidates and the polling process.

Gene Russianoff of the Straphangers Campaign, sits down with Doug to discuss the possibilities of congestion pricing and fare hikes for commuters in New York City.

A frequent guest on “City Talk,” Seymour Fliegel, president of the Center for Educational Innovation-Public Education Association joins Doug to discuss how the New York City School System is doing and what improvements need to be made.

Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión talks to Doug about his commitment to revitalizing troubled Bronx neighborhoods. He also discusses the expansion of the parklands and redevelopment of the borough, as well as his future in New York politics.

Political strategist Douglas E. Schoen joins Doug to discuss his new book “The Power of the Vote: Electing Presidents, Overthrowing Dictators and Promoting Democracy Around the World.”

Dominic Carter, anchor of NY1's “Inside City Hall,” discusses his new book “No Momma's Boy: How I Let Go of My Past and Embraced the Future.” The book explores the childhood abuse he faced at the hand of his "chronic paranoid schizophrenic" mother.

William C. Thompson, Jr., New York City Comptroller and a frequent visitor to City Talk, joins Doug to discuss such topics as public education, Walmart’s presence in New York, and how Eliot Spitzer is doing in his first few months as governor.

Part 1 of a combination Eldridge & Co. and City Talk covering the disappearing middle class. Guests include Andrea Schlesinger, executive director of the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy and John Mollenkopf, director of the Center for Urban Research

Part 5 of the Immigration Special deals with Legislation. Guests include New York Daily News Columnist Juan Gonzalez and New York State Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat.