No Gods No Mayors
The Office of the Mayor
Municipal government: a trap that catches those too incompetent, too corrupt, too incompetent even for national politics. And the greatest of these, the mayor - the highest political office one can hope to reach with a truly oppositional personality or a crack addiction. Mattie Lubchansky, Riley Quinn and November Kelly are teaming up to make a podcast investigating these mayors. From petty Bonapartes to flagrant mafiosi, these are their stories.Every other week, we'll have an episode on the free feed. For more Mayoral goodness, check out the bonus episodes on our Patreon.
Episodes
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Oct 31, 2024 • 1h 12min
Darryn Lyons, with Andrew Law and Ben McCleay
We are joined by two of the joint mayors of our sister city, Boonta Vista, to talk about Mr. Paparazzi himself: Geelong's Darryn Lyons. The story of one brave man who installed a carapace on himself, collected the most beautiful art of naked women known to man, and was finally chased out of the country by a dingo to live as a tax exile in Italy. We salute you, Darryn!
Oct 24, 2024 • 6min
PREVIEW: Eric Adams Part 2, with Alex Press
We dig into the very bad no good 2024 of Mr. Adams – a simple polyamorous vegan trying to make it big in the city he was born and raised in, taken down by the cruel passengers of the very plane he was trying to fly. We are joined by special acting deputy Mayor and longtime Eric Adams obsessive Alex Press.This is the last time we split the episodes up like this for a while! But you can listen to the whole thing over on the Mayoral Bonus Feed at nogodsnomayors.com
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Oct 17, 2024 • 1h 13min
Eric Adams, Part 1
OKAY: We promised we were going to stop splitting the episodes behind the paywall like this but this is an emergency and then we'll stop doing that.Mayor Mattie sits at the head of the table of success and takes Riley and November through the career of Eric Adams, from when he was a mere teenager getting hit in the back of the head with a baseball bat through the first half of his high-flying mayoralty, when all the troubles began.Part 2, about The Crimes, will be up on the patreon next week: nogodsnomayors.com
Oct 10, 2024 • 6min
Boris Johnson, Part 2 (PREVIEW)
Mayor Nova and Deputy Mayors Mattie and Riley dive into Boris's second term as Mayor of London. This episode has everything: bridges that aren't built. Airports that aren't built. Exploding battleships. Disgusting affairs. Head to http://nogodsnomayors.com to listen to the whole episode!
Oct 3, 2024 • 1h 20min
Boris Johnson, Part 1
We finish up our Power Trio of hometown heroes with Nova in the Mayoral Seat for Boris Johnson. Get in, loser! We're riding our Boris bikes to the IFS Cloud Cable Car to the ArcelorMittal Orbit tower! Part 2 next week on the bonus feed.
Sep 26, 2024 • 5min
PREVIEW: Rob Ford, Part 2
Riley, Nova, and Mattie stand over what's left of Rob Ford and his mayoralty after "the incident" and also what appears to be several months of him getting chased around Ontario by police holding a big net. In a lot of ways, 'twas beauty killed the beast. Listen to the whole episode over on our Patreon at NoGodsNoMayors.com
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Sep 19, 2024 • 59min
Rob Ford, Part 1
We continue our tour of maniac executives with The Most Mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford. In this episode, Mayor Riley guides Mattie and November from Rob's humble beginnings hanging out in suburban Ontario's most cursed basement up through the part of his life where they are tagging him like a wild rhinoceros. Tune in next week on the Patreon (http://nogodsnomayors.com) for Part 2. FYI the thing Mattie was trying to think of was "The Great Sun" of the Natchez. That was the thing but they read The Dawn of Everything a while ago and it was like 7am. Don't write in.
Sep 11, 2024 • 6min
PREVIEW: Rudy Giuliani, Part 2
Well, the bigger they are...the harder they fall. For our first bonus feed episode, we dive into Rudy becoming the Mayor of 9/11-town and, well, all the stuff he does afterwards. Go to our Patreon at nogodsnomayors.com to hear the full thing!
Sep 11, 2024 • 1h 18min
Rudy Giuliani, Part 1
Dive into the eccentric world of municipal governance, where mayors can be as quirky as they are controversial. Explore Rudy Giuliani's rise in New York City, filled with comedic anecdotes and a touch of irony. The discussion contrasts his anti-mob rhetoric with his mob ties, while examining the duality of his public and private lives. Plus, uncover the absurdities of political ambition and the impact of policing metrics on ethics. From gritty Times Square to theatrical politics, this is a humorous critique of modern leadership.
