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A Century in the Spotligh
A Century in the Spotlight
As the 20th century progressed, Italian immigrants steadily entered the mainstream of U.S. society. By the 1920s and 30s, the immigrant generation had begun to see their children grow up as Americans—a process that many immigrants viewed with some ambivalence. The U.S. pu…
Let's Legalise Pinball
With a single, deliberate shot, Roger Sharpe played pinball for the council of the New York City Council chamber on 2 April 1976, theatrically overturning a 34-year ban on the game by proving it could be a game of skill.
The city’s censorship of the game had its roots in the economic strain of th…
Bad Company
Ralph welcomes journalist and author Megan Greenwell to discuss her book "Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream." Then, Ralph speaks to James Zogby (co-founder and president of the Arab American Institute) about the recent Israeli attacks on Lebanon.
Megan Greenwell is a …
Chris Schembra: The Strange Mercy of a Good Middle
This is the last conversation of my first season, and I almost didn’t finish it.
Chris Schembra came to me the way the best guests do, as a name pressed into my hand by someone I trust. Aliza Kline told me I needed to talk to him, and Aliza is rarely wrong about people. What I didn’t expect was how…
July 21, 2026: Kristen Gonzalez on New York’s Data Center Moratorium + NYC’s New Deal Era Pools
In our first segment, we speak to State Senator Kristen Gonzalez who is a former tech worker, a democratic socialist, the youngest member of the New York State Senate and she chairs its Internet and Technology Committee. Since first being elected in 2022, she has championed legislation to rein in t…
July 21, 2026: Ted Hamm on NYC’s Glorious New Deal Era Pools Which Turn 90 This Summer
In the summer of 1936, New York City opened 11 large outdoor swimming pools across the city that each could hold upwards of 1,000 bathers. It was the height of the New Deal with ambitious public works projects being carried out across the country. FDR’s administration provided the resources and her…
Parental Rights from the Founding to Present Day
CLE credit for this event is available at On-Demand CLE. Parental rights have long occupied an important place in American law and political thought. While the Supreme Court today generally recognizes parental rights as fundamental, the constitutional foundations of those rights remain the subject …
LaGuardia and Mamdani Pt 2: Ideology
This is the second episode in my three part series on Fiorello LaGuardia and Zohran Mamdani. Last episode we covered their immigrant backgrounds and how that influenced their beliefs and later careers. In this episode we’ll cover their socialist beliefs (and for LaGuardia, socialist-adjacent) and h…
Omelet à la Stripper: How Gypsy Rose Lee Inspired My Love of Cooking
I am often asked about my culinary influences, and there were many. I have the usual suspects—my European family members, of course, and Julia Child and other TV chefs. But one was surprising:
Gypsy Rose Lee.
Yes, the stripper. She’s been dead for 56 years, but her name still resonates, mainly to s…
I Never Did Like Politics: How Fiorello La Guardia Became America's Mayor, and Why He Still Matters Audiobook by Terry Golway
https://libranovo.com/free Listen to free audiobooks with a 30-day free trial! Title: I Never Did Like Politics: How Fiorello La Guardia Became America's Mayor, and Why He Still MattersGenres: History, Biography & Memoir, Law & Politics, North America, Political IdeologiesAuthor: Terry GolwayNarrat…
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