Bay Ridge's Hyperlocal Progressive Podcast
Elections, political interviews, and issues relating the operation of our state, local, and federal government.
A deep-dive into Nicole Malliotakis’s legislative history. We’ll explore into a very unusual bill that leads us on a journey back to the 1970s. We’ll unravel a web of land-grabs, NIMBYism, political backstabbing, racism, and legal maneuvers to keep Staten Island segregated.
A complete and constantly-updating list of things Nicole Malliotakis has vocally opposed without having any way of backing up her statements.
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Where’s our 2020 Election Analysis? Learn why we’re delaying our full review of the 2020 election until the official results come in.
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The 2020 Election is being held in the middle of a pandemic. You may be a bit concerned about crowding into a voting booth on election day. Today, we go over some of the other options you have to make sure your vote is counted on Election Day!
How have our local politicians in Bay Ridge voted on police reform and in support of the Black Lives Matter movement?
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Join us on our latest deep-dive! We’re looking back to November of 2019 for a complete analysis of the sleepy general election for Public Advocate. It’s more than just who was on the ballot. We have first-time data for Libertarian voters, for example. We also tease apart correlations on how reliable Conservative Party and Republican Party voters are in the absence of big up-ticket candidates.
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Happy New Year! It’s 2020, and that means big things are in store for Bay Ridge and our nation. We’re joined in the studio by Tyler Adams and Matthew Malloy, volunteer organizers for Elizabeth Warren. Organizing in South Brooklyn since August, they have unique insights into how the presidential campaign ground game will shape local politics, and how we can keep our batteries charged and our minds clear for the fights ahead.
Join us as we analyze public but rarely-seen Facebook data to explore how social media works in Bay Ridge. What news do we read? How political are our neighbors? Let’s take a peek behind the curtain of ad data, and see what it says about us.
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In Rachel’s final episode, we gather together an all-star (and all-women) round-table of field organizers. Each of them were at the forefront of the Bay Ridge 2018 Blue Wave. What was it like? What does it take to become a field organizer? What are the strategies and tactics? How can you become one too?