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77. 10 Days That Shook the Hell Gate Podcast
30:21||Season 3, Ep. 77It's frankly rude that the NYC-DSA keeps winning elections and booting incumbents. It shouldn't be allowed, and until it's outlawed, they better start working on their deep, heartfelt apologies for their damning victories. Max, Chris, Katie, and Nick hop on the mic to discuss this week's election and what the insulting outcomes mean for politics in NYC moving forward.
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76. BONUS: Primary Preview feat. Michael Lange
18:15||Season 3, Ep. 76On election eve, we're joined for a special bonus episode with Michael Lange, elections whiz and friend of the show to preview tomorrow's primary elections, share his picks, and give you a taste of what you can expect during tomorrow's Hell Gate primary livestream.
75. Mamdanistan’s Canyon of Knicks Heroes
34:51||Season 3, Ep. 75The Knicks won the championship and Hell Gate reporters spent yesterday morning along the ticker-tape parade of champions, basking in glory, standing in throngs of screaming children and a beaming Karl-Anthony Towns, wondering how much longer they can take this state of unmitigated ecstasy.
74. We Live in Sportsball City feat. Alex Shephard and Miguel Salazar
34:37||Season 3, Ep. 74Hug your mom, scream out the car window, put your hand in the cash register, let’s go Knicks. NYC is crawling with cops and the mayor is trying to pretend the World Cup doesn't matter more to him than Knicks in five. Alex and Miguel of Golden Goal come chat with us about the glory and honor of playing soccer in New Jersey.
73. There Is No God or Honor In NYC, Let’s Go Knicks
38:51||Season 3, Ep. 73A sprawling discussion on the appeal of Zohran’s back-stabbing behavior, the wasian meetup in Central Park, an Ordinary bus, how to be a fan of local music, and why there is no God in New York City.
72. Max and the ‘Mad Dog’ Julianne Knicks Call-In Special feat. Will Menaker, CM Sandy Nurse, Jayson Buford, and Giri Nathan
37:27||Season 3, Ep. 72It’s Hell Gate sports talk radio as Max and Julianne “Mad Dog” Escobedo Shepherd take calls from New Yorkers hoping for, concerned about, and entranced by the glory of The New York Knicks.
71. The Mayor's Hair Is Living in 1994
37:54||Season 3, Ep. 71Knicks making a deep run to the finals. World Cup in the USA. LIRR Strike. Suspiciously luscious mayor locks? We're going back in time to 1994. Too bad Katie won't be there. Heading into a soggy Memorial Day weekend, we talk about Mayor Mamdani's Twitch stream, the Mangionistas and their press credentials, a woman giving birth in Brooklyn criminal court, disappearing SROs, and our aspirations for this summer.