Jeff and Celeste talk with MTA Chair/CEO Janno Lieber about congestion pricing, subway crime and more, plus your calls. Original FM air date: March 28, 2024.
Celeste and Jeff discuss the promise and perils of local news with Dan Kennedy, co-author with Ellen Clegg of the new book, "What Works in Community News," and then Nic Dawes, executive director of THE CITY NY. Original FM air date: March 7, 20
Jeff and Celeste discuss aging in New York with City Councilmember Crystal Hudson and AARP New York State Director Beth Finkel, plus your calls. Original air date: February 22, 2024.
Celeste and Jeff discuss the HUGE corruption bust at NYCHA with investigative reporter Greg B. Smith of the nonprofit newsroom THE CITY... plus your calls. Original air date: February 15, 2024.
Jeff and Celeste discuss renewal of mayoral control of NYC schools with Chancellor David Banks, followed by a talk with New York Solidarity Network Executive Director Sara Forman. Original FM air date: February 8, 2024.
Celeste and Jeff look at ongoing labor issues at the New York Daily News -- and beyond -- with special guests Claudia Irizarry Aponte of THE CITY NY and Michael Sheridan of the NYDN Union. Original FM air date: February 1, 2024.
Celeste Katz Marston and Jeff Simmons discuss long Covid with political reporter and long Covid patient Erin Durkin and Betsy Ladyzhets, co-founder of the investigative news site The Sick Times. Original FM air date: January 18, 2024.
Jeff and Celeste catch up with NYC Councilmember and former Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, plus your calls. Original FM airdate: January 4, 2024.
Celeste and Jeff run down some of New York's biggest political and criminal justice stories of 2023 with special guests Emily Ngo of POLITICO and Reuven Blau of THE CITY. Original air date: December 14, 2023.
Celeste and Jeff discuss the Stand Up to Jewish Hate campaign with Matthew Berger and get a download on the March for Israel with Mark Katz. Original air date: November 16, 2023
Celeste Katz Marston talks about antisemitism with Arno Rosenfeld, reporter for The Forward, and artists Nitzan Mintz and Dede Bandaid, creators of the "Kidnapped From Israel" poster campaign. Original air date: November 9, 2023.
Jeff and Celeste talk to PEN America's Kasey Meehan and MoveOn's Mana Kharrazi about the movement to censor books in the nation's schools. Original air date: October 19, 2023.
Jeff and Celeste speak with Jose Martinez, transportation reporter for THE CITY, about the scourge of deadly subway surfing in New York. Original air date: October 5, 2023.