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Capitol Confidential

The Capitol Confidential podcast is a weekly show from the Times Union that focuses on the policy, personalities and politics of New York's state government.

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Tales from the Coup: Ransom Demands

Tales from the Coup: Ransom Demands

The "Senate Coup" of 2009 caught Albany by surprise, but the writing was on the wall months earlier after Senate Democra... Read more

26 Apr 2019

31mins

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The Berger Prescription

The Berger Prescription

The delivery of health care in New York has been in flux for more than a decade, but the current landscape was largely s... Read more

24 Aug 2018

29mins

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Tales from the Coup: Wayward Majority

Tales from the Coup: Wayward Majority

Progressive activists in New York frustrated by the pace of change during this year's legislative session, would have be... Read more

3 May 2019

42mins

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Tales from the Coup: The Coup

Tales from the Coup: The Coup

June 8, 2009 was supposed to be a quiet day in the state Senate. But the plans of the Democratic majority were quickly u... Read more

17 May 2019

42mins

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How to win debates and influence voters

How to win debates and influence voters

Cynthia Nixon and two-term incumbent Andrew Cuomo will meet once in a head-to-head primary debate before the Democratic ... Read more

17 Aug 2018

16mins

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Tales from the Coup: The Plot

Tales from the Coup: The Plot

Senate Democrats didn't realize they had defectors in their ranks in 2009 until it was too late. For months leading up t... Read more

10 May 2019

28mins

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The evolution of New York's AG

The evolution of New York's AG

Suing the president, investigating police related homicides and leading multi-state actions against the federal governme... Read more

31 Aug 2018

23mins

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Tales from the Coup: Summer Stalemate

Tales from the Coup: Summer Stalemate

The chaos that occurred on June 8, 2009 – when Senate Republicans, along with two wayward Democrats, attempted to take c... Read more

24 May 2019

53mins

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Debate Special: I am a podcast

Debate Special: I am a podcast

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Cynthia Nixon sparred over corruption, their tax disclosures and a handful of progressive issue... Read more

30 Aug 2018

14mins

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State Senate Extravaganza!

State Senate Extravaganza!

The state Senate has never been more exciting! Control of the narrowly divided 63-seat chamber is up for grabs on Electi... Read more

2 Nov 2018

33mins

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Congressional forecast

Congressional forecast

Election Day is less than two weeks away and the fate of New York's most competitive congressional races is still a bit ... Read more

26 Oct 2018

25mins

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Tales from the Coup: Ravitch to the Rescue

Tales from the Coup: Ravitch to the Rescue

A constitutionally questionable appointment and some cold feed ended the summer stalemate at the Capitol in 2009. One m... Read more

31 May 2019

42mins

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Tales from the Coup: New Senate Order

Tales from the Coup: New Senate Order

It took one month in 2009 for order to be restored in the state Senate following an attempted power grab that upset the ... Read more

7 Jun 2019

44mins

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Inside Chuck Schumer's primary win (in 1998)

Inside Chuck Schumer's primary win (in 1998)

Twenty years ago, Chuck Schumer was facing an uphill battle to get into the U.S. Senate. Then a New York City congressma... Read more

14 Sep 2018

20mins

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David & David

David & David

David Carlucci, an original member of the state Senate's Independent Democratic Conference and one of two to survive the... Read more

19 Oct 2018

22mins

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New York's OG IG

New York's OG IG

Long before the world would meet New York State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott through the performance by actre... Read more

4 Jan 2019

20mins

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Rules of Engagement

Rules of Engagement

The state's chief elections enforcement officer either had her wings clipped this week or reasonable oversight authorit... Read more

10 Aug 2018

23mins

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Larry the (PSC and) Cable Guy

Larry the (PSC and) Cable Guy

The state's regulator of public utilities brought the hammer down on your cable company, assuming you haven't cut the co... Read more

3 Aug 2018

28mins

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The evolution of Capitol Confidential

The evolution of Capitol Confidential

In the most meta episode yet, Times Union Editor Rex Smith discusses the evolution of Capitol Confidential from a print ... Read more

27 Jul 2018

29mins

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The new face of Albany oversight

The new face of Albany oversight

At 25-years-old, Jim Skoufis was elected to the state Assembly. With six years of Capitol experience under his belt, he ... Read more

28 Dec 2018

27mins

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