

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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Mar 30, 2022 • 40min
Episode 302: Senator Gustavo Rivera On State Budget Negotiations
Episode 302: Senator Gustavo Rivera On State Budget Negotiations by Max Politics

Mar 29, 2022 • 32min
Episode 301: Senate Minority Leader Rob Ortt On State Budget Priorities
Episode 301: Senate Minority Leader Rob Ortt On State Budget Priorities by Max Politics

Mar 23, 2022 • 44min
Episode 300: What To Know As State Budget Negotiations Enter The Home Stretch
With a new New York state budget due by the April 1 start of the next fiscal year, two top Albany journalists -- Susan Arbetter of Spectrum News and Luis Ferré-Sadurní of the New York Times -- joined the show to break down the key issues being negotiated among Governor Kathy Hochul and the State Legislarture in the home stretch.

Mar 17, 2022 • 1h 1min
Episode 299: A Vision for Limited Government in New York
Peter Warren, research director at the Empire Center for Public Policy, joined the show to discuss the vision for New York's fiscal policies, what's broken in state government, and more.

Mar 9, 2022 • 44min
Episode 298: Dr. Dave Chokshi On His Tenure As NYC Health Commissioner
Dr. Dave Chokshi on Recent Covid Policy Decisions and His Tenure as NYC Health Commissioner

Mar 8, 2022 • 48min
Episode 297: Dr. Jay Varma on New York City's Battle with COVID-19
Episode 297: Dr. Jay Varma on New York City's Battle with COVID-19 by Max Politics

Mar 2, 2022 • 44min
Episode 296: Asian-American New Yorkers Fight To Be Seen
Episode 296: Asian-American New Yorkers Fight To Be Seen by Max Politics

Feb 22, 2022 • 51min
Episode 295: The Growth Of Charter Schools In New York City
James Merriman, CEO of the New York City Charter School Center, joined the show to discuss the growth of the charter school sector and what comes next.

Feb 16, 2022 • 31min
Episode 294: Comptroller Brad Lander On The City Budget & Improving Nonprofit Contracting
Episode 294: Comptroller Brad Lander On The City Budget & Improving Nonprofit Contracting by Max Politics

Feb 15, 2022 • 50min
Episode 293: Cryptocurrency Grows In New York
Lule Demmissie, CEO of eToro USA, and Eric Soufer, head of the crypto and fintech practice at Tusk Strategies