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Should Mayor Zohran Mamdani fire Commissioner Jessica Tisch? City & State Editor, Peter Sterne and Author of 'The End of Policing', Alex Vitale join us to why people want Tisch out and what the future of policing looks like. We also took listener call-ins, with some interesting perspectives to chew on.

Mirasol Bonifaz, a sophomore at Barnard, a longtime organizer and a founder of the Columbia chapter of Epstein Off Campus, talks about the school's ties to Epstein. The group recently led a demonstration titled: #STOPTHESEXUALVIOLENCE: From the Frat House to the White House, demanding institutional change. Despite intimidation tactics by the schools, student protestors continue to organize across universities, from Cornell to Brown to Columbia. An enlightening conversation on the realities of the violence against women Columbia has condoned. Thanks for listening!

Should Mayor Zohran Mamdani fire Commissioner Jessica Tisch? City & State Editor, Peter Sterne and Author of 'The End of Policing', Alex Vitale join us to why people want Tisch out and what the future of policing looks like. We also took listener call-ins, with some interesting perspectives to chew on. Thank you for listening!

Mirasol Bonifaz, a sophomore at Barnard, a longtime organizer and a founder of the Columbia chapter of Epstein Off Campus, talks about the school's ties to Epstein. The group recently led a demonstration titled: #STOPTHESEXUALVIOLENCE: From the Frat House to the White House, demanding institutional change. Despite intimidation tactics by the schools, student protestors continue to organize across universities, from Cornell to Brown to Columbia. An enlightening conversation on the realities of the violence against women Columbia has condoned.

The Museum of New York Presents "Raise Your Voice", a new permanent exhibition which chronicles the four main ways that ordinary New Yorkers have organized to make change, over the last 250 years. Curator Sarah Seidman and Neal Rosenstein, President of the Puffin foundation join us to talk about the new exhibit. We take a look at the history of activist movements,  the thoughtfulness of curating this archive and how it aims to teach not just New York's history but the impact activism truly has, how successful movements are run, and fun tidbits about the patterns that seem to be fixtures of in movements across time. Puppets seem to feature prominently.  Joy, whimsy and music has always been what drives the human spirit through the hardest times.  The museum is free on Wednesdays open late till 9:00pm. There's a suggested donation on the rest of the days. Students can go free any day. Schools can request learning material and plan trips. Our guests are enthusiastic and passionate, tune in for an uplifting and inspiring show.

In our second segment, we're joined by Alex Patterson. As utility bills keep increasing and New Yorkers struggle under the crushing weight of higher costs, Patterson joins us to talk about how New Yorkers landed in this crisis, why they're hosting a public hearing and what they hope to accomplish.

New York's first ever Utility Rip off hearing is powered by NYC DSA's Ecosocialists and the Public Power New York Coalition which brings Con-Ed and National Grid customers together at the Hebert Von King park on Tuesday evening.

In our final segment, we talk about the Cornell 7 Sexual Assault Case with our listeners.

The Museum of New York Presents "Raise Your Voice", a new permanent exhibition which chronicles the four main ways that ordinary New Yorkers have organized to make change, over the last 250 years. Curator Sarah Seidman and President of the Puffin foundation join us to talk about the new exhibit. We take a look at the history of activist movements,  the thoughtfulness of curating this archive and how it aims to teach not just New York's history but the impact activism truly has, how successful movements are run, and fun tidbits about the patterns that seem to be fixtures of in movements across time. Puppets seem to feature prominently.  Joy, whimsy and music has always been what drives the human spirit through the hardest times.  The museum is free on Wednesdays open late till 9:00pm. There's a suggested donation on the rest of the days. Students can go free any day. Schools can request learning material and plan trips. Tune in for an uplifting and inspiring show!

As utility bills keep increasing and New Yorkers struggle under the crushing weight of higher costs, Alex Patterson joins us to talk about how New Yorkers landed in this crisis, why they're hosting a public hearing and what they hope to accomplish.

New York's first ever Utility Rip off hearing is powered by NYC DSA's Ecosocialists and the Public Power New York Coalition which brings Con-Ed and National Grid customers together at the Hebert Von King park on Tuesday evening.

Trigger warning: We invite our listeners to talk about the Cornell case from 2024, where a student was allegedly gangraped by 7 frat boys.

The Puerto Rican people are in a growing crisis. We sit with proud Boricua, Democratic Socialist City Councilmember Alexa Avilés to understand what is happening in Puerto Rico right now, how we got here and what we can do to stand in solidarity with the Puerto Rican people. This conversation illuminates how debt slavery is an integral play in the neo-colonial playbook.

Author Karen Malpede graces us with her presence this week. She talks about her new play 'Epstein Oratorio Or A Modern Hymn to Demeter'. We talk about the Epstein Class, how they obscure the horrors of their actions in language and how Malpede uses excerpts from the files directly. As in all her work, she asks how we can imagine the possibility for healing when we ask the right questions. Expect a satirical, hilarious and poignant work - go watch it this Thursday or Friday at LaMama ETC. Tune into the interview to learn more about the play and how radical art has been the pulse of the leftist movement for decades.

The Puerto Rican people are in a growing crisis. We sit with proud Boricua, Democratic Socialist City Councilmember Alexa Avilés to understand what is happening in Puerto Rico right now, how we got here and what we can do to stand in solidarity with the Puerto Rican people. This conversation illuminates how debt slavery is an integral play in the neo-colonial playbook.

Author Karen Malpede graces us with her presence this week. She talks about her new play 'Epstein Oratorio Or A Modern Hymn to Demeter'. We talk about the Epstein Class, how they obscure the horrors of their actions in language and how Malpede uses excerpts from the files directly. As in all her work, she asks how we can imagine the possibility for healing when we ask the right questions. Expect a satirical, hilarious and poignant work - go watch it this Thursday at LaMama ETC. Tune into the interview to learn more about the play and how radical art has been the pulse of the leftist movement for decades.