Ranked #1
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
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31mins
Ranked #2
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
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29mins
Ranked #3
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
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42mins
Ranked #4
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
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42mins
Ranked #5
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
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16mins
Ranked #6
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
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28mins
Ranked #7
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
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23mins
Ranked #8
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
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53mins
Ranked #9
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
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14mins
Ranked #10
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
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33mins
Ranked #11
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
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25mins
Ranked #12
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
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42mins
Ranked #13
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
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44mins
Ranked #14
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
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20mins
Ranked #15
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
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22mins
Ranked #16
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
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20mins
Ranked #17
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
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23mins
Ranked #18
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
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28mins
Ranked #19
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
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29mins
Ranked #20
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
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27mins