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What makes the progressive wing of the Democratic Party tick? Journalist Matt Bai joins guest host Mike Pesca to talk about his new book The Argument: Billionaires, Bloggers, and the Battle to Remake Democratic Politics. Also, real estate blogger Lockhart Steele on why so many New Yorkers still rent, compared to other Americans; Comptroller William Thompson on who’s moving in and who’s moving out of the city; your calls on New York City flight; and what shows in the upcoming fall TV season are worth watching.
Migratory Patterns
New York City Comptroller Bill Thompson talks about New York City's population shifts and the economy.
Open Phones: New York City Flight
New census figures show people at certain income brackets leaving New York City. We take calls from listeners who are leaving the city. If you are thinking about leaving, what needs to change to convince you to stay?
To Rent, or Not to Rent...
Lockhart Steele, publisher of the Curbed blog, joins us every Thursday in September to talk real estate. This week, why are New Yorkers twice as likely as other Americans to rent instead of own?
Virtual Politics
In his new book The Argument: Billionaires, Bloggers, and the Battle to Remake Democratic Politics (Penguin, 2007), Matt Bai, studied what is at the heart of the Democratic party and whether Democrats can get over what divides them to succeed in 2008.
The Argument is available for purchase at Amazon.com
Matt Bai will be reading on Tuesday, September 18th at 7:00 PM, at the Barnes & Noble on the Upper West Side, 2289 Broadway (@82nd St).
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Ray Young, the chief financial officer of General Motors, talks about GM’s bankruptcy.
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Don't Say That, Literally
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John Flansburgh of the band They Might Be Giants discusses the running list the band keeps of "things we can no longer say." (a few examples: "my bad" "don't go there" "one hundred and ten percent" and "voted off the island")
What would be on your list of banned words or phrases? Comment below!- Comments [173]
From Denmark with Love
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Jesper Grunwald, senior managing editor with the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, talks about the Danish economy, biking to work, and why the Danes are allegedly the happiest people in the world.
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Squatting, Then and Now
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As former squats in the East Village make the transition to coops, making homes from abandoned housing is again an issue. Andrew Reicher executive director of Urban Homesteading Assistance Board, Frank Morales an Episcopal priest involved in East Village/Lower East Side squatting and homelessness activism since the late '70s, and Rob Robinson, a leader of the Housing Campaign of Picture the Homeless, discuss the return of squatting.
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