Firewall
523 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★★ - 74 ratingsPolitics, technology and the pursuit of happiness. Twice a week, Bradley Tusk, New York-based political strategist and venture investor, covers the collision between new ideas and the real world. His operating thesis is that you can't understand tech today without understanding politics, too. Recorded at P&T Knitwear, his bookstore / podcast studio, 180 Orchard Street, New York City.
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Buying Sky High
April 09, 2024 08:00 - 49 minutes - 113 MBWill giddy retail investors fall for late-stage start-ups with wildly inflated valuations? For the good of the venture-capital industry, let's hope not, says Bradley. Plus, he shares his advice on how immigration could regain the popular support it should have, what it takes to be a good adjunct professor, and the secrets to eating well in New York City. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio. Send us an email with...
All the News That Was Unfit to Print
April 04, 2024 09:00 - 38 minutes - 89.1 MBThe lefty weekly newspaper was once such a great business that Rupert Murdoch happily owned it and left it alone to thrive. Bradley talks to Tricia Romano, the author of "The Freaks Came Out to Write", a riveting oral history of the Voice, about the fruitful but highly fraught alliance of visionaries, provocateurs, aesthetes, outliers and cranks. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio. Send us an email with your tho...
Hot New Kennedy Conspiracy
April 02, 2024 14:23 - 55 minutes - 63.2 MBIf RFK Jr.'s goal is to tip the election to Donald Trump, he could hardly have picked a better running mate than Nicole Shanahan. Bradley sketches out a nightmare for Democrats that could just come true. Plus, why Trump could be a Biblical allegory; what issue Mayor Adams is getting right; and how to make the most out of two-and-a-half days in Atlanta. Discussed on today's episode: What an RFK Jr-Trump Conspiracy Would Look Like, Bradley Tusk, Substack (April 2, 2024) Is Trump a Biblical ...
The Danger of Playing It Safe
March 28, 2024 09:00 - 34 minutes - 79.5 MBWould our big cities be better off today if mayors had the guts to beg for forgiveness rather than always asking for permission? Bradley talks to New York City Council Member Justin Brannan of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn about how assertiveness fueled his unlikely rise from hard-core bands to Wall Street to politics. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio. Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: info@firewal...
The Unhappy States of America
March 26, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 138 MBThe World Happiness Report is a bummer for Americans, says Bradley, but there are practical things we can do about it. Such as, why not score legislation for happiness the way we do for budgetary impact? Plus, how the DOJ's antitrust case against Apple is perceived differently than cases against Google, Meta and Amazon and what's important about the betting scandal involving Shohei Ohtani's translator. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free ...
What Comes After a Golden Age?
March 21, 2024 08:45 - 49 minutes - 114 MBFranklin Foer joins Bradley and regular guest Howard Wolfson to discuss Foer's recent cover story for The Atlantic called "The Golden Age of American Jews is Ending." They talk about the resurgence of anti-Semitism in America, how to separate it from legitimate criticism of Israel and where it all goes from here. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio. Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: info@fir...
The Gaza - Schumer - TikTok Triangle
March 19, 2024 09:00 - 55 minutes - 128 MBYes, there is a plausible scenario for the war stopping, Chinese control of social media ending and the Democrats holding off the Republicans in the fall. Plus, Bradley gives his 13-point scouting report on Aaron Rodgers as running mate, explains how to get the best results from talking to the media and analyzes two new trends on the work-life balance. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio. Send us an email with yo...
Who’s Gonna Shrink the Damn Rent?
March 14, 2024 09:00 - 43 minutes - 100 MBBringing sky-high housing costs back down to earth is becoming a popular rallying cry in New York. Bradley talks to Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine about how to ignite the right kind of building boom. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio. Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: [email protected]. Subscribe to Bradley's weekly newsletter, follow Bradley on Linkedin + Substack, and be sure...
TikTok's Citizen Army
March 12, 2024 09:00 - 49 minutes - 113 MBWhy did the attempt by the social media giant to mimic the 'Uber Play' — ie, politicize its user base — fail to work on Congress? Bradley parses the limits of the tactic he made famous and explains why Trump's flip-flop is not going to hurt him. Plus, he offers his thoughts on 'The Golden Age of American Jews is Ending', Frank Foer's excellent cover story for The Atlantic, Governor Hochul's deployment of the National Guard in the subway and the dazzling future home (fingers crossed) of the b...
The Quasi-Recovery of New York City
March 07, 2024 10:42 - 42 minutes - 98.3 MBCompared to big American cities, post-pandemic New York looks pretty good. On the other hand, the mayor has a 28 percent approval rating, toothpaste is still kept under lock and key and we can't get a handle on mental illness or illicit drugs. Bradley talks it all out with Ross Barkan, who writes a great Substack on city politics, media and culture. Plus, Barkan explains his theory of the all-important *mesoculture* — what it was, how we lost it and why we need it to come back. This episode...
Unhappy Rich People
March 05, 2024 09:00 - 50 minutes - 115 MBHow can we restore a sense of balance and fairness to capitalism? Bradley ruminates on where our heedless pursuit of money and status is taking us. Plus, he proposes a remedy for immigration that is so simple it couldn't possibly work, except why the heck not; explains why we get so freaked out by "surge pricing"; and offers a hopeful take on the Supreme Court doing the right thing and rescuing democracy, if it comes down to that. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street...
What If the Election Ends in a Tie
February 29, 2024 08:45 - 41 minutes - 94 MBWell, it can’t *end* that way, obviously, but if the Electoral College is deadlocked at 269 — a remote but not implausible outcome — it will set off a process that could set a new peak of Trump era mayhem. Bradley plays out the thought exercise with Tom Bonier of TargetSmart, a leading Democratic poll and data shop. They also review the rest of the ‘24 political landscape and come to the conclusion that our darkest fears may not be realized after all. But it’ll be nail biter alright. This ...
My Wellness Routine is Killing Me
February 27, 2024 09:00 - 27 minutes - 62.2 MBWhen you do everything imaginable to improve your mental and physical health, Bradley says, you run the risk of ruining your mental and physical health. Well, not quite. But you get the point. Bradley comes clean about his obsessive regimen and asks the question, How can you tell if you're doing enough? When he's 83, will he wish he'd spent more time, say, improving his grip? For more, check out Bradley's new Substack on this very topic. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchar...
Sevens Steps to Reduce Mass Shootings
February 20, 2024 09:00 - 53 minutes - 123 MBThe shooting near the Super Bowl parade was just another day in America. Fixing our culture of violence, says Bradley, will only come from a hard, grinding program of systemic change that addresses not just easy access to guns but the mental health crisis, income inequality and how we regulate the forces of technology that are running roughshod over society. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio. Send us an email w...
The Epidemic of Dudes Who Don’t Read
February 15, 2024 09:00 - 35 minutes - 80.7 MBThe relative scarcity of male readers inspired Douglas Vigliotti to start a podcast called Books for Men. Like Vigliotti, Bradley is an exception, but as a bookstore owner, he's curious to know why the gender disparity exists and what can be done to change it. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio. Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: [email protected] Subscribe to Bradley's weekly newsletter,...
"'The Bad Orange Man? I Took Him Out.'"
February 13, 2024 09:00 - 55 minutes - 126 MBIf you're wondering why Joe Biden refuses to give up on his reelection campaign, try imagining the way he sees himself — as Bradley does in this episode — and the answer becomes obvious. Plus, Bradley floats a game-changing plan for public subsidies of sports stadiums and shares his personal tips on how to live with OCD. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio. Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: ...
Truth, Lies and Wikipedia
February 08, 2024 09:00 - 34 minutes - 79.7 MBHow does the non-profit open-source encyclopedia withstand the corrupting forces of internet culture? Bradley talks to Molly White, proprietor of the website Web3 is Going Just Great and deeply committed Wikipedian. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio. Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: [email protected] Subscribe to Bradley's weekly newsletter, follow Bradley on Linkedin + Substack, and b...
The Veep Curse
February 06, 2024 09:00 - 42 minutes - 97.7 MBThe secret to Joe Biden's unpopularity may be that we have a hard time loving any politician who's been a Vice President. Plus, endorsements don't matter but Taylor Swift's would, does Mark Zuckerberg's mea culpa mean a damn thing and why the Knicks are good for New York City. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio. Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: [email protected] Subscribe to Bradley's w...
Do You Believe in Technology — or Not?
February 01, 2024 09:00 - 51 minutes - 118 MBEconomic pessimism persists despite the consistent run of good news. Anthony Pompliano, aka Pomp, joins Bradley to discuss what's wrong with this picture — and why the media business, in particular, is anything but doomed. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio. Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: [email protected] Subscribe to Bradley's weekly newsletter, follow Bradley on Linkedin + Substac...
The Bystander Rules
January 30, 2024 09:00 - 48 minutes - 110 MBWhat are you supposed to do when you see a stranger mistreating someone in public? Bradley explores the pros and cons of intervention. Plus: Why he quit Mounjaro; how much of the billions spent chasing swing voters is waste; is Brooklyn Heights to blame for New York City's housing shortage; and no, we don't need a new federal agency to police Big Tech. Discussed on today's episode: Bradley Tusk: The End of my Munjaro Experiment, January 22, 204 This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 18...
What Tina Nguyen Saw at the Revolution
January 25, 2024 11:25 - 49 minutes - 112 MBTina Nguyen, Puck correspondent and author of The MAGA Diaries: My Surreal Journey into the Heart of the Alt-Right (and How I Got Out), joins Bradley and Cory to discuss the past, present and future of the conservative movement and why liberals get outplayed again and again. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio. Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: [email protected] Subscribe to Bradley's wee...
The Art of Not Knowing What You Don't Know
January 23, 2024 08:30 - 34 minutes - 79.9 MBAll those mega-donor masters of the universe pouring money into Trump alternatives forgot one important thing — that it's going to take a lot more than their money to beat him. Bradley assesses the shattered dreams of DeSantis, Christie, Scott, Ramaswamy, and (coming soon!) Haley. But he's sticking with his prediction (for now) that neither Biden nor Trump will be the eventual winner. Plus, how Mayor Adams blew the budget battle before it even started. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear...
How to Detox Social Media
January 18, 2024 09:00 - 34 minutes - 79.7 MBCould the Empire State lead the way in making social media safer for kids? Bradley talks to NYS Senator Andrew Gounardes of Brooklyn about the two bills he's sponsoring in Albany to finally rein in a reckless industry. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio. Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: [email protected] Subscribe to Bradley's weekly newsletter, follow Bradley on Linkedin + Substack, an...
A Reason to Believe in AI
January 16, 2024 08:00 - 49 minutes - 114 MBWith all that's going wrong in the world, argues Bradley, AI stands out for its potential to do good on a grand scale. But it's only potential. Plus, Bradley gives an update on his personal Munjaro experiment, offers free, unsolicited advice to Bill Ackman on his crusade against higher ed, wonders about why a good hit man is so hard to find and tells a good true tale about David Axelrod.
New York State of Play
January 11, 2024 09:00 - 36 minutes - 82.6 MBChris Coffey, CEO of Tusk Strategies, joins Bradley to break down the messy chessboard of New York politics. Can the Governor solve the housing crisis this time around — or least make a meaningful dent in it? Will the Mayor rise above his legal morass and be the man of action he purports to be? And is there anything, beyond law and order, that truly activates voters, or does group affiliation drive almost everything? This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York C...
The End of Addiction
January 09, 2024 09:00 - 59 minutes - 136 MBIf early results hold up, GLP-1 drugs could take out a big bite out of vice and transform life as we know it. Maybe, suggests Bradley, we won't need nearly so many liquor and weed shops, fast-food joints, prisons, rehab facilities or casinos. But what will we all do instead? Plus, Bradley raves about self-driving taxis in Phoenix, reviews the ups and downs of a family vacation in Japan (up: making a TikTok video with Abby; down: horse sashimi), and argues for freeing the art market from all ...
The Gift of George Santos
January 04, 2024 08:45 - 40 minutes - 93.4 MBMaybe we needed a buffoonish compulsive liar elected to Congress to grasp the true state of our democracy? Bradley talks to Mark Chiusano, author of 'The Fabulist', a highly entertaining book about Santos that takes him just seriously enough. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio. Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: [email protected] Subscribe to Bradley's weekly newsletter, follow Bradley on...
Tech in '24
December 26, 2023 08:00 - 59 minutes - 136 MBWhen will we start focusing on the future again? In this year-end double episode, Bradley surveys the regulatory landscape for AI, digital health, crypto and fintech, the gig economy, autonomous vehicles and more. For tech start-ups, there is at least one silver lining. As cities and states deal with shrinking budgets, smart political leaders will support growth and innovation.
A Looming Showdown over Reproductive Rights
December 21, 2023 09:00 - 38 minutes - 87.3 MBCould the Supreme Court go so far as to kneecap the FDA and block access to abortion drugs in Red States? Adam Sieff, the outside counsel for Mayday Health, joins Bradley to discuss the prospects for averting a disastrous decision. Plus, Bradley highlights his favorite books of 2023. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio. Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: [email protected] Subscribe to Brad...
Prediction #1: Neither Biden nor Trump Will Win the Election
December 19, 2023 09:00 - 48 minutes - 111 MBSo who then? Bradley tackles the big political questions of 2024, including convention drama, the outcome of the Trump prosecutions, how the Supreme Court will decide the future of the FDA, where identity politics goes from here, the state of real reform on college campuses and whether Eric Adams will still be mayor in a year's time. Plus, could a fairytale celebrity wedding be what it takes to unite a divided nation? This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York C...
Make America Build Again
December 14, 2023 09:00 - 32 minutes - 73.8 MBWas the 40-year, $22 billion project to put a few precious miles of highway under Boston is a historic boondoggle — or a roadmap of how we can do better in the future? Bradley talks to Ian Coss, the host and co-producer of The Big Dig, one of this year’s best podcast series (according to The New Yorker and us). This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio. Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: info@firew...
Name the Essential Life Skill that High-Status Colleges Ignore
December 12, 2023 09:00 - 46 minutes - 106 MBHow about common sense? Three university presidents were pilloried for their testimony on free speech in Congress, but the bigger problem, says Bradley, is the broken and blinkered system of higher education that they represent. Plus, how Biden could save himself, his party and his country; the EU lights the way on AI regulation; and competing claims on the sports icons of American cities. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recor...
LIVE: How Our Founders See the World
December 07, 2023 09:00 - 43 minutes - 98.9 MBTwo founders of Tusk Venture Partners portfolio companies — Nicole Bocskocsky of Elaborate and Don Burnette of Kodiak Robotics — join Bradley for a wide-ranging discussion on the state of tech policy today. Recorded live this past October as part of a16z's Tech Week NYC 2023, this conversation includes lessons they've both learned from the frontlines of regulatory battles related to AI, autonomous vehicles, and more. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street. Send us an...
Five Ways America Will Change if Trump is President Again
December 05, 2023 09:00 - 57 minutes - 132 MBThe way to beat Trump, argues Bradley, is to closely examine what he says he's going to do and ask voters — is this the country you want? Plus, Bradley maps out a five-day plan for Mayor Adams to save himself and discusses how to fix New York City traffic problems with Tusk's in-house transportation nerd Cory Epstein. [01:21]How Mayor Adams can save himself [16:12] Listener question on street safety [32:25] Discussion on congestion pricing [36:48] Five Ways America Will Change if Trump I...
What New York Can Learn from London
November 30, 2023 09:00 - 42 minutes - 97.5 MBWhy does life in the big sister city across the pond seem kinder and gentler? Leanne Tritton and Rob Fiehn from the London Society join special guest host Hugo to discuss the society's new book 'London of the Future' and compare New York's various predicaments to their own. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio. Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: [email protected] Subscribe to Bradley's week...
To Eat the Cookie ...
November 28, 2023 09:00 - 40 minutes - 92.4 MBOr not to eat the cookie — that is the question. Bradley sketches out a vision for an app to help us make better decisions throughout the day. Plus, he gives the over/under on the percentage of the national vote that a select group of well-known outsiders would receive if they ran for president on the No Labels line.
Why Is It So Hard to Feed People?
November 22, 2023 16:45 - 34 minutes - 79.4 MBFor a special Thanksgiving episode, Bradley checks in with Lisa Quigley, who runs his Solving Hunger philanthropy, for the latest on the thorny politics of universal school meals and related issues surrounding hunger in America. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio. Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: [email protected] Subscribe to Bradley's weekly newsletter, follow Bradley on Twitter + Lin...
The Disruption of Sam Altman
November 21, 2023 09:00 - 48 minutes - 112 MBIt’s anything but smooth sailing in tech these days. Jordan Nof, co-founder and managing partner of Tusk Ventures, joins Bradley to discuss the OpenAI debacle, Elon Musk’s latest outrages, the iffy exit market for start-ups, the Biden-Trump divide on economic and business policy and New York City’s growing edge over San Francisco for young tech talent. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio. Send us an email with yo...
Is the World Ready for Electric Planes?
November 16, 2023 09:00 - 36 minutes - 83.7 MBWhen your business is in the air, you want to move fast and *not* break things — ever. Kyle Clark, the founder and chief executive of the aerospace start-up Beta Technologies, talks to Bradley about their extraordinary machines and how they intend to introduce them into everyday life. Mentioned in today's episode: Electric Planes, Once a Fantasy, Start to Take to the Skies, The New York Times (11/3/23) This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only fre...
How Biden Regains His Footing
November 14, 2023 09:00 - 53 minutes - 121 MBStop trying to convince Americans the economy is better than they feel, says Bradley. Stop being outraged by Trump's lack of human decency. Biden Nation should zero in on the sliver of undecided voters between the haters and the believers, the people who just want a competent president. Plus, why the emerging case against Mayor Adams still lacks existential risk for him. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio. Send ...
Where is My Mindfulness?
November 09, 2023 09:00 - 36 minutes - 83 MBSharon Salzberg, a legend in the world of meditation and mindfulness, joins Bradley to discuss finding connection and kindness in distressing times — and why even she has difficulty tearing herself away from doomscrolling. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio. Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: [email protected] Subscribe to Bradley's weekly newsletter, follow Bradley on Twitter + Linkedin,...
OBVIOUS IN HINDSIGHT lands today!
November 07, 2023 09:00 - 42 minutes - 97.6 MBHow do supremely busy people find time for their passion projects? Bradley explains the long, hard and rewarding road to the publication of his first novel, OBVIOUS IN HINDSIGHT which comes out Tuesday Nov. 7 at select indie bookstores across the country. Plus [34:19], he says the latest trouble around Mayor Eric Adams is very far from a political death spiral, but stay tuned. RSVP to the OBVIOUS IN HINDSIGHT release party in NYC, or buy from a local indie bookstore near you. Full list of p...
How to Get Marjorie Taylor Greene to Scream at You
November 02, 2023 07:30 - 30 minutes - 69.9 MBDavid Hogg, a survivor of the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, decided that electing young people into office is the most effective way to change the laws that have made such tragedies a fixture of American life. Bradley talks to the founder of Leaders We Deserve about how to take the heat from unhinged opponents and channel into a movement. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio. Send us an email with yo...
Tyranny of the Minority
October 31, 2023 09:00 - 48 minutes - 110 MBIn the late 1960s, Richard Nixon popularized the term "silent majority." Drawing from the pro-Hamas rallies, the mass shooting in Maine and the House Speaker debacle, Bradley updates Nixon with a phenomenon he calls "tyranny of the minority." Plus, Bradley discusses his theory of "minimal viable suffering," assesses the impact of Dean Phillips challenging Biden in the Democratic primaries, reflects on the death of actor Matthew Perry and casts dissenting votes on recent output from Martin Sc...
The Rising Price of Air
October 26, 2023 09:00 - 32 minutes - 73.3 MBJonathan Dockrell is a multifaceted man of the future, an Emergent Ventures winner, and CEO/co-founder of SkyTrade — a company that enables property owners to charge for the use of their air space. He also writes a Substack called Where’s My Flying Car? Two weeks before the release of his debut novel, OBVIOUS IN HINDSIGHT, Bradley talks to to Jonathan about when and how flying cars could actually become a part of our daily lives. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street...
Hamas and the American Far Left
October 24, 2023 09:00 - 44 minutes - 103 MBThe events over the past few weeks may have you asking, "Why do so many young Americans seem to support terrorism against Israel?" Bradley and Meaghan Collins, his chief of staff at Tusk, discuss the disturbing rise of anti-Semitism on college campuses and elsewhere. Plus, Bradley makes the case for the creation of a city manager for New York and proposes a set of rules for pedestrians to return sanity (and speed) to our sidewalks. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Stree...
A New Day in Israel
October 18, 2023 09:00 - 35 minutes - 82.3 MBAs Israelis steady themselves after the Hamas attack and gear up for the next phase of the conflict, Bradley talks to his good friend Michael Eisenberg of Aleph, a Tel Aviv-based venture capital firm, about how a stronger society can emerge from the trauma. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio. Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: [email protected]. Subscribe to Bradley's weekly newsletter, f...
The Morality of Supporting Israel at War
October 17, 2023 09:00 - 31 minutes - 71.7 MBBradley assesses his own convictions as an American Jew reacting to the attack on Israel and the larger questions it raises. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio. Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: [email protected] Subscribe to Bradley's weekly newsletter, follow Bradley on Twitter + Linkedin, and visit the Firewall website.
Save The Kids, Ban Brokers Fees
October 12, 2023 09:00 - 31 minutes - 71.4 MBAs the youngest member of the New York City Council, Chi Ossé asks different questions than most of his peers — such as: Why do you have to pay a compulsory brokers' fee to rent an apartment? Bradley talks to Ossé about how making the city more attractive and accessible to young people can make it better for everyone. Read Bradley's recent NY Daily News op-ed in support of banning brokers fees. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast...
Out of the Fire and Into the...?
October 10, 2023 09:00 - 46 minutes - 105 MBDeposed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy had a very bad week but in five or ten years, could it feel like the best thing that ever happened to him? Plus, why the media giving us what we want is not actually what we want and a quick appraisal of emerging tech investors. But first, Bradley opens with three quick thoughts on the outbreak of war in Israel. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio. Send us an email with your t...