Max Politics
Max Politics
Max Politics is a New York politics podcast hosted by journalist Ben Max featuring in-depth interviews with elected and appointed officials, candidates, advocates, and others about New York City and State politics and policy. Produced at New York Law School and its Center for New York Law. Get in touch: benmax25@gmail.com
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Intro/outro music is Live-It by Ketsa. source (Free Music Archive) and license type (CC BY-NC-ND)
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Intro/outro music is Live-It by Ketsa. source (Free Music Archive) and license type (CC BY-NC-ND)
Episodes
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Dec 15, 2022 • 60min
Episode 371: Dan Doctoroff On The Plan For A 'New' New York
Dan Doctoroff, former deputy mayor and now co-chair of the 'New' New York panel assembled by Governor Hochul and Mayor Adams, joined the show to discuss the extensive action plan put forward by the task force, governor, and mayor.
Dec 11, 2022 • 51min
Episode 370: City Council Member Shekar Krishnan On Priorities For NYC Parks
City Council Member Shekar Krishnan, a Queens Democrat, joined the show to discuss his work as chair of the Council's parks committee, his vision for the future of NYC parks and public open spaces, housing policy, and more.
Dec 8, 2022 • 45min
Episode 369: Borough President Donovan Richards On The Latest In Queens And Looking Ahead To 2023
Queens Borough President Donovan Richards joined the show to discuss recent developments in Queens, working with Mayor Adams, his top priorities, and what's ahead in 2023.
Nov 30, 2022 • 55min
Episode 368: Ron Kim On How Democrats Can Win Back Asian Voters
Queens Assemblymember Ron Kim, fresh off a narrow reelection win, joined the show to discuss how Democrats can win back Asian voters who have been moving toward Republicans in recent election cycles, what's wrong with the Democratic Party in New York, and more.
Nov 18, 2022 • 58min
Episode 367: After A Disappointing Election, What's Next For New York Democrats
L. Joy Williams, a Democratic strategist and president of the Brooklyn NAACP, joined the show to break down the 2022 election results and discuss what's next for the New York State Democratic Party, New York Democrats, Gov. Kathy Hochul and other prominent party leaders, and more.
Nov 17, 2022 • 58min
Episode 366: Why Republicans Had Such A Good Election In New York
Republican Joe Borelli, City Council minority leader and a major booster of Lee Zeldin, joined the show to discuss the New York GOP's strong showing in the 2022 elections — how it happened, what it means, and what comes next.
Nov 13, 2022 • 55min
Episode 365: A Winning Formula For Democrats In Tough New York Races
Chris Walsh, campaign manager for Pat Ryan's two Hudson Valley congressional wins this year and Brad Lander's 2021 NYC Comptroller win, joined the show to discuss how campaigns work, how to win tough races, Democratic messaging, the specifics of Ryan's wins, and more.
Nov 11, 2022 • 40min
Episode 364: Gender And New York's 2022 Elections
Alexis Grenell, a Democratic strategist and writer on politics with a focus on gender, joined the show to discuss New York's 2022 elections, including the election of the state's first female governor and more.
Nov 9, 2022 • 36min
Episode 363: Breaking Down The 2022 New York Election Results, With Basil Smikle Jr
Dr. Basil Smikle Jr., former Executive Director of the New York State Democratic Party and currently a professor at Hunter College, joined the show to break down the results of New York's 2022 general election.
Nov 7, 2022 • 34min
Episode 362: Republican Leader Rob Ortt On State Senate Races
New York State Senate Republican Leader Rob Ortt joined the show to discuss Republicans' hopes for a big election night in retaking seats won by Democrats in recent election cycles.
