Two ideas for a fairer world — make New York City the capital of New York State and stop attacking Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg for enacting the policies he ran and won on. Plus, Bradley wants the Olympics put out of our misery, refuses to venerate Neil Young and proudly announces the 10 finalists for the Gotham Book Prize.

Is the Metaverse doomed to be a lawless free-for-all dominated by tech giants who make up the rules and rake in the profits? No, says Bradley, not if we start thinking now about the role of government in shaping the digital worlds of the future. A special Firewall episode on 'Regulating the Metaverse(s)' a new report from Tusk.

How do you get regular, risk-averse people to get their feet wet on cryptocurrency? Bradley talks to Alex Adelman, CEO and co-founder of Lolli, about its innovative cash-back shopping concept, in which the cash comes in bitcoin.

Not even in Washington. Bradley handicaps Big Tech's attempts to buy its way out of political trouble. Plus, he analyzes the career choices and character traits that lead to non-linear success.

How do we incentivize companies to act in the public interest? Bradley talks to Martin Whittaker, the founding CEO of Just Capital, about their annual ranking of companies that exemplify "just" behavior. "I try not to look at this through the lens of politics," Whittaker tells Bradley. "Is it really political to pay someone a good wage? I hope not."

The new theory about who turned in Anne Frank's family inspires a conversation about how any of us would handle an impossible decision. Plus, Bradley raises thorny questions about who will govern the metaverse and makes the case for not treating Novak Djokovic like he's the world's worst person.

If we're serious about limiting climate change to 1.5 degrees, argues engineer and inventor Saul Griffith, there's only one thing left to do — electrify everything. This is not some dreamy Green New Deal, he explains to Bradley. The science and math of mass electrification work. The riddle is politics.

After spending the weekend with old friends, Bradley reflects on how his youthful expectations have panned out. Did professional achievement bring the level of contentment and peace of mind that he thought it would?

The Eric Adams Era has begun — how’s he doing? Bradley breaks down all the implications for the city, the state and the nation with Chris Coffey, co-CEO of Tusk Strategies and New York political savant. They get deep into the weeds.

That's the topic that kicks off a wide-ranging conversation with Bradley about Covid, China, Putin, Manchin coming back to the table, the Dems' looming mid-term trainwreck, the Mets, airports he'd most like to be quarantined in, Disney TV shows and multiple asides and digressions.