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Jonathan Dockrell is a multifaceted man of the future, an Emergent Ventures winner, and CEO/co-founder of SkyTrade — a company that enables property owners to charge for the use of their air space. He also writes a Substack called Where’s My Flying Car? Two weeks before the release of his debut novel, OBVIOUS IN HINDSIGHT, Bradley talks to to Jonathan about when and how flying cars could actually become a part of our daily lives. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio.Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: info@firewall.media.Subscribe to Bradley's weekly newsletter, follow Bradley on Twitter + Linkedin, and be sure to pre-order his debut novel, OBVIOUS IN HINDSIGHT.RSVP to Bradley's book launch party in NYC on November 7. You can follow Jonathan on Twitter or shoot him an email, jonathan@sky.trade.

The events over the past few weeks may have you asking, "Why do so many young Americans seem to support terrorism against Israel?" Plus, Bradley makes the case for the creation of a city manager for New York and proposes a set of rules for pedestrians to return sanity (and speed) to our sidewalks.This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio.Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: info@firewall.mediaSubscribe to Bradley's weekly newsletter, follow Bradley on Twitter + Linkedin, and be sure to pre-order his debut novel, OBVIOUS IN HINDSIGHT.

As Israelis steady themselves after the Hamas attack and gear up for the next phase of the conflict, Bradley talks to his good friend Michael Eisenberg of Aleph, a Tel Aviv-based venture capital firm, about how a stronger society can emerge from the trauma.This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio.Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: info@firewall.media.Subscribe to Bradley's weekly newsletter, follow Bradley on Twitter + Linkedin, and visit the Firewall website.

Bradley assesses his own convictions as an American Jew reacting to the attack on Israel and the larger questions it raises.This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio.Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: info@firewall.mediaSubscribe to Bradley's weekly newsletter, follow Bradley on Twitter + Linkedin, and visit the Firewall website.

As the youngest member of the New York City Council, Chi Ossé asks different questions than most of his peers — such as: Why do you have to pay a compulsory brokers' fee to rent an apartment? Bradley talks to Ossé about how making the city more attractive and accessible to young people can make it better for everyone.Read Bradley's recent NY Daily News op-ed in support of banning brokers fees.This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio.Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: info@firewall.mediaSubscribe to Bradley's weekly newsletter, follow Bradley on Twitter + Linkedin, and visit the Firewall website.

Deposed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy had a very bad week but in five or ten years, could it feel like the best thing that ever happened to him? Plus, why the media giving us what we want is not actually what we want and a quick appraisal of emerging tech investors. But first, Bradley opens with three quick thoughts on the outbreak of war in Israel.This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio.Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: info@firewall.mediaSubscribe to Bradley's weekly newsletter, follow Bradley on Twitter, Linkedin, and visit the Firewall website.

Jim Wagner, co-founder and CEO of The Contract Network, an AI-powered contract collaboration platform, discusses the benefits of their product, the role of AI in various industries, efficient use cases of TCN technology for health organizations, and challenges in regulating AI.

Every New Yorker knows the feeling of discovering that in most of America, you just can't do simple things like walk .2 miles to get a cup of a coffee. Bradley tells his tale of woe. Plus, what we learned from Mayor Adams' no-show during the flood, how Lina Khan is taking on Amazon and why Sam Bankman-Fried's parents are probably no better or worse than any parents.This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio.Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: info@firewall.media.Subscribe to Bradley's weekly newsletter, follow Bradley on Twitter, and visit the Firewall website.

If and when the media industry recovers its footing, what will it look like? Bradley talks to Jon Kelly, founder and CEO of Puck, which just celebrated its second anniversary, about the great opportunity that lies between the plodding behemoths and the lonely, on-their-own Substackers.

But how much of that is the Mayor's fault? Chris Coffey, head of Tusk Strategies, sits down with Bradley for their regular check-in on city politics. Plus, Bradley proposes Bush v. Gore as the greatest political tragedy of our times; Chris offers a surprising alternative theory.