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Jennifer Weiss-Wolf on Abortion and Democracy Nov 22, 2022

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It’s no secret that abortion rights are under attack across America. Bob talks about this crisis, and what can be done about it, with guest Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, the executive director of the Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Network at the NYU School of Law.

James Parrott on NYC’s Economic Challenges Nov 07, 2022

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“Fiscal crisis” is a term that can send chills through New Yorkers' spines. As the city faces some enormous economic challenges, Bob talks about them, and what the city can do about them, with guest James Parrott, the director of economic and fiscal policies at the New School’s Center for New York City Affairs.

Lynne Weikart on The Mayoralty of Michael Bloomberg Oct 24, 2022

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After a period of relative prosperity, declining crime, and a real boost in the city’s spirits, New York is once again struggling. The mayor during most of that prior, more or less benign, period was Michael Bloomberg. Bob takes a look back at his administration – the highs, the lows and the in-betweens – with Lynne Weikart, a retired associate professor from Baruch College and the author of a compelling new book titled “MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG: The Limits of Power.”

Richard Aborn on New Gun Laws for New York Oct 06, 2022

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Bob talks with Richard Aborn, a lawyer, and the president of the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City. The discussion centers on how a recent Supreme Court ruling, which struck down part of New York’s 109-year-old concealed carry law, is forcing some big changes in NYC, and what that will mean for the safety of the everyday New Yorker.

Kostya Kennedy on the Incomparable Jackie Robinson, Part 2 Sep 27, 2022

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Bob is joined once again by veteran sports chronicler, Kostya Kennedy, for part two of their discussion about Kennedy's book “TRUE: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson.”

They pick up the story in the mid-1950s, when the lights are already dimming on Robinson’s amazing career.

Kostya Kennedy on the Incomparable Jackie Robinson, Part 1 Sep 09, 2022

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Award-winning sports chronicler, Kostya Kennedy, joins Bob Herbert to discuss his new book “TRUE: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson." TRUE touches on four transformative years of the baseball great and civil rights trailblazer's life. In part 1 of this two part interview, we learn about Jackie Robinson's time playing for the Montreal Royals, a farm team of the Brooklyn Dodgers, as well as his 1949 season with the Dodgers during which he won the Most Valuable Player award.

Eric Alterman on the State of Our Democracy Feb 14, 2022

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What kind of democracy, or more accurately, a democratic republic, are we living in when presidents get elected without winning the popular vote, or when voters favor stronger gun control measures, easier access to legal abortions, and a higher minimum wage, but they have been unable to achieve these measures no matter how often they go to the polls and cast a ballot? Bob talks about all of this with his guest, Eric Alterman, a historian, author, distinguished professor of English and Journalism at CUNY's Brooklyn College, and columnist at The American Prospect.

Erica Atwood on Curbing Gun Violence in Major Cities Feb 02, 2022

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With gun violence in America only going up during the pandemic, more than fifteen hundred boys and girls below the age of 18 were killed in homicides, suicides and accidental shootings in 2021. Bob talks with guest Erica Atwood, senior director of Philadelphia’s Office of Policy and Strategic Initiatives for Criminal Justice and Public Safety, about some of the root causes of gun violence, and the steps that are being taken to prevent it.

David Wallace-Wells on Those Most Impacted by Climate Change Jan 19, 2022

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Bob talks with David Wallace-Wells, New York Magazine editor-at-large, about his recent cover story, "The Guilty and the Damned." The piece explains how the countries least responsible for climate change are being impacted the most.

Sam Roberts on the Evolution of Newspaper Reporting Jan 03, 2022

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Bob talks about the good, the bad, and the troubles he’s seen over his half century in the news business with an old friend and colleague – Sam Roberts – once the city editor of the Daily News, where Bob spent 17 years, and now the urban affairs correspondent at The New York Times, where Bob spent 18 years. Sam is also the host of The New York Times Close-Up, which airs on CUNY TV.

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