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Breaking News: End Of An Era

Reports from Albany confirm that Eliot Spitzer will resign as Governor of New York. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein brings us the latest news. And Adam Davidson, NPR's business and economics reporter, helps follow the money trail. Plus, Wayne Barrett of the Village Voice reflects on Spitzer's rise and fall. Plus, Jim Sleeper, a lecturer in political science at Yale, a writer on American civic culture and politics, blogs at TPM Café, looks at the federal prosecutor's decision to investigate Spitzer's finances.

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Paterson Rising

A look at the next Governor of New York, David Paterson, with Elinor Tatum, the publisher and editor-in-chief of the Amsterdam News and Wayne Barrett, the senior editor of the Village Voice.

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The View from Albany

New York State Assemblyman Richard Brodsky (D-86th District-Westchester County) and Senator Martin Golden (R-22, Brooklyn) react to the Spitzer story.

Assemblyman Brodsky's webpage
Senator Golden's webpage

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Inside Men

Nando Pelusi, a licensed clinical psychologist with a private practice in New York City and a contributing editor to Psychology Today, takes male listener's calls on the nature of infidelity and the reaction to the Spitzer scandal.

Note: We cut live to Joe Bruno's remarks on Spitzer towards the end of this segment

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Spitzer Speaks

In anticipation of Eliot Spitzer's official resignation speech, Brian and WNYC political director Andrea Bernstein continue to get updates from Albany and analysis from WNYC reporter Arun Venugopal live at the Governors office. We are also joined by Ben Smith, a columnist and blogger for Politico.com, and John Fund, an editorial columnist for The Wall Street Journal.

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In His Own Words

We cut live to the resignation of Governor Eliot Spitzer. Then Brian and WNYC political director Andrea Bernstein offer analysis of the speech with Ben Smith, a columnist and blogger for Politico.com, and Karen de Witt, Capitol Bureau Chief for New York State Public Radio.

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