Latest Errollouis Podcast Episodes
Sochie Nnaemeka: Director of NY’s Working Families Party steps down
You Decide with Errol Louis - May 25, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratingsFounded in New York in 1998, the Working Families Party has played an active role in New York politics, sometimes promoting candidates on their own ballot line and sometimes cross-endorsing Democrats. Sochie Nnaemeka has been running the New York chapter of party since 2019, but has recently d...
Daryl Khan and Clarissa Sosin: Holding the Baton Rouge police accountable
You Decide with Errol Louis - May 18, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratingsTwo journalists have spent the last several years working in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, meticulously documenting what happens (or does not happen) when the internal affairs department of the local police department receives complaints about the excessive use of force. Daryl Khan and Clarissa Sosin ...
Warren Leight: Why the writers’ strike is necessary
You Decide with Errol Louis - May 11, 2023 08:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratingsThe Writers Guild of America (WGA) is a labor union whose members write content for motion pictures, television productions, news and online media. On May 2, the WGA went on strike after months of tense negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The last time the ...
Gov. Hochul details highlights of state budget deal
You Decide with Errol Louis - May 04, 2023 08:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratingsThis week, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the state’s $229 billion spending plan, just hours after state lawmakers officially signed off on the package. Hochul joined Errol Louis on “Inside City Hall” for an exclusive one-on-one interview, during which she outlined the budget. She also explained what’...
Family calls for justice after police killing of Kawaski Trawick
You Decide with Errol Louis - April 27, 2023 08:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratingsThe 2019 police killing of Kawaski Trawick inside his own Bronx apartment has not received the same attention as similar cases across the country. But this week, an NYPD disciplinary trial began for two officers involved in the fatal shooting. The NYPD says the 32-year-old rushed at officers whi...
Corinne Low: Defending ‘safe havens’ for homeless New Yorkers
You Decide with Errol Louis - April 20, 2023 08:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratingsManhattan’s Upper West Side has become a flashpoint in efforts to help homeless New Yorkers, with some residents pushing back against a new facility that’s dedicated to being a “safe haven” for people who were living on the streets. Corinne Low, the executive director of the Open Hearts Initia...
Jay Jacobs: New York Democrats gear up for 2024
You Decide with Errol Louis - April 14, 2023 16:21 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratingsThe Democratic National Committee has chosen Chicago over New York to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention. Errol spoke about the decision with Jay Jacobs, the New York State Democratic Party chairman. And as New York Democrats look ahead to 2024, they discussed efforts by Governor Hoc...
Zachary Carter: Former U.S. Attorney explains Trump’s historic arraignment
You Decide with Errol Louis - April 06, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratingsThis week, former President Donald Trump surrendered to authorities and pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, related to alleged hush money payments made to two women during his 2016 presidential campaign. It marks the first time in U.S. history that a current or...
Dr. Tom Frieden: New York’s big smokeout turns 20
You Decide with Errol Louis - March 30, 2023 08:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratingsIt’s been 20 years since former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg effectively banned smoking in bars, restaurants and workplaces. At the time, the Smoke-Free Air Act was met with plenty of opposition, with critics saying it would destroy the restaurant and bar industry, hurt tourism and cre...
Doug Muzzio: A ‘political analysis sniper’ takes aim at his own story
You Decide with Errol Louis - March 23, 2023 08:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratingsDoug Muzzio, one of the most colorful and most-quoted commentators and pollsters on the New York political scene, is hanging up his hat. Muzzio, the chief pollster at Baruch College where he worked for the last 43 years, joined Errol Louis for a conversation touching on everything from pollin...
The story of a license plate vigilante
You Decide with Errol Louis - March 16, 2023 08:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratingsSome drivers in New York City are flagrantly breaking the rules, doing things like tampering with their license plates in an attempt to avoid being detected by red-light and speed cameras. The number of scofflaws defacing plates is mushrooming after the cameras started operating around the...
Christine Quinn: mental health services in the shelter system
You Decide with Errol Louis - March 09, 2023 09:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratingsThere are over 71,000 people in New York City’s shelter system, including more than 13,000 families with children, a number that continues to climb as more migrants arrive in the five boroughs. Many in the system are escaping trauma, and they would benefit from mental health treatment. The for...
Hip hop hits 50: a conversation with Nelson George
You Decide with Errol Louis - March 02, 2023 09:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratingsWith hip hop celebrating its 50th birthday and getting a museum in its Bronx birthplace, Errol sat down with one of the leading scholars and critics of the genre: Nelson George. George has spent the last four decades chronicling hip-hop's rise. His coverage in the Village Voice and the many bo...
Bob McCarthy: veteran journalist on four decades covering New York & Kathy Hochul
You Decide with Errol Louis - February 23, 2023 09:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratingsBob McCarthy was at the Buffalo News for 41 years, spending much of it covering New York politics. He retired this February, leaving behind an award-winning career and a deep understanding of all things related to the so-called Queen City, including the lengthy political life of Buffalo-native K...
Talking across the Mason-Dixon line: How divided is America?
You Decide with Errol Louis - February 16, 2023 12:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratingsNorth Carolina and New York could not be more different: culturally, socially, economically, historically and — most relevant to us — politically. This week on “You Decide,” Spectrum’s North Carolina Politics Anchor Tim Boyum joined Errol to discuss how that, while they both essentially do the ...
A.R. Bernard: A faith walk that led to a megachurch
You Decide with Errol Louis - February 09, 2023 09:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratingsFor over 22 years, A.R. Bernard has run the largest church in New York City, the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn. Starting as a preacher from his kitchen in Williamsburg, Bernard is now of of New York’s most powerful religious officials, running the center at its 10-acre campus in Brooklyn...
Bonus: Kathy Hochul talks budget, MTA and chief judge battle
You Decide with Errol Louis - February 03, 2023 17:44 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratingsJust a day after announcing her $227 billion state budget plan, Gov. Kathy Hochul joined Errol for an exclusive one-on-one interview. The conversation covered many aspects of the new budget proposal, including her plan to help the city with an increase of asylum seekers. They also discussed cong...
Mayor Adams lays out plan for the five boroughs
You Decide with Errol Louis - February 02, 2023 09:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratingsEric Adams began his second year as mayor of New York City with his annual State of the City address, which outlined his so-called “Working People’s Agenda.” The address detailed proposals covering everything from public safety to housing and the economy. He then joined Errol for an interview, ...
Graham Rayman and Reuven Blau: Inside Rikers Island
You Decide with Errol Louis - January 26, 2023 09:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratingsAs the calls continue to close the city’s massive jails complex on Rikers Island, most New Yorkers are unaware of the history – and sometimes horrors – of the infamous correctional institution. The country’s largest detention complex, Rikers is now overseen by a federal monitor after years of mi...
Cea Weaver: How to solve New York's housing crisis
You Decide with Errol Louis - January 19, 2023 09:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratingsThe housing crisis in New York has now reached epic proportions. In her State of the State address, Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed affordable housing would be a top priority as she aims to build over 800,000 new homes over the next decade. Meanwhile, Mayor Eric Adams has stated he’s looking to expa...
What’s next for George Santos?
You Decide with Errol Louis - January 12, 2023 09:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratingsRep. George Santos started his first term in Congress representing parts of Long Island and Queens with a resume which has been proven to be a series of lies. While his fellow Republicans in Congress have avoided criticizing his, Santos is now being attacked by some of his fellow New York Republ...
You Decide: The Year in Review — 2022, Part 2
You Decide with Errol Louis - January 05, 2023 09:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratingsTo call 2022 an eventful year in New York politics is an understatement. NY1’s “You Decide” was there for all of it. This week, Errol Louis selected some of his favorite episodes of the podcast from the past 12 months, and discussed why he found each conversation so memorable. He revisited his...
You Decide: The Year in Review - 2022, Part 1
You Decide with Errol Louis - December 29, 2022 09:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratingsTo call 2022 an eventful year in New York politics is an understatement. NY1’s “You Decide” was there for all of it. This week, Errol Louis selected some of his favorite episodes of the podcast from the past 12 months, and discussed why he found each conversation so memorable. He revisited his i...
William Neuman: Inside the migration crisis
You Decide with Errol Louis - December 22, 2022 09:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratingsOver the last year, Venezuelans have been crossing the Texas border into the United States in record numbers. Because of Texas Gov. Greg Abbot’s controversial busing plan, many of those asylum seekers have arrived here in New York City. Why are Venezuelans fleeing at such a record pace? Jour...
Maggie Haberman: Donald Trump and the breaking of America
You Decide with Errol Louis - December 15, 2022 09:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratingsJust a few weeks ago, former President Donald Trump announced he’d be running for president again in 2024, despite many critics feeling he was responsible for the Republicans’ overall poor performance in the midterm elections. Acclaimed journalist Maggie Haberman has covered Trump more closely...
The Rev. Al Sharpton: Civil rights activist takes life story to the big screen
You Decide with Errol Louis - December 08, 2022 09:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratings“Loudmouth” is a brand new documentary about the life and career of The Rev. Al Sharpton. The retrospective focuses on the Brooklyn-born Baptist minister's origins and takes a detailed look at Sharpton’s journey from his early days as an activist fighting for justice around the 1986 murder of Mi...
Erin Billups: Fighting the rise of diabetes
You Decide with Errol Louis - December 01, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 152 ratingsMore than 37 million Americans are living with diabetes; another 96 million are pre-diabetic, making it among the most widespread health conditions in the U.S. It can also be among the most debilitating — when not well-managed, it can cause heart disease, kidney failure, blindness, and even lowe...
Scott Hechinger: Public safety, policing and Twitter post midterms
You Decide with Errol Louis - November 23, 2022 20:37 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratingsCrime and public safety were some of the top issues that New York voters were concerned about during the election cycle and major talking points in the race for governor. Even with the election mostly in the rear-view mirror, the issue of crime will continue to be a focus in New York as Mayor Er...
Election Breakdown: Kathy Hochul makes history as first woman elected governor of New York
You Decide with Errol Louis - November 10, 2022 01:39 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratingsAfter a highly competitive race, Democratic incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul defeated Republican challenger Rep. Lee Zeldin to make history as the first woman governor of New York. Errol analyzed the results with Harry Siegel of the news organization the City and co-host of the FAQ NYC podcast; Bri...
Understanding the migrant crisis: a multi-city roundtable
You Decide with Errol Louis - November 03, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratingsThe unprecedented migrant crisis in New York City has forced Mayor Eric Adams to declare a state of emergency. The influx of asylum seekers has been accelerated by Texas Gov. Greg Abbot who is is trying to handle his own state’s border issues by busing thousands of migrants to New York. Florida...
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