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Graft Flip Pidot and Jim Coll
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A grisly dissection of New York's political underbelly. Co-hosts Flip Pidot and Jim Coll have tormented NY's political machine with insurgent campaigns at the local, county, state and federal levels. A former fraud investigator and a retired NYPD detective, they're out to learn why New York ranks the most corrupt state in the nation and to equip you to do something about it.
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State Watchdog Rips Glen Cove IDA a New One
Glen Cove Councilwoman Marsha Silverman returns to the podcast to help us gawk at the shocking results of the NYS Comptroller's audit of one of the most wasteful agencies in the state.
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The Swift, Terrifying, Overdue Downfall of Gov. Andrew Cuomo
It's a special crossover episode with OldBull.tv, your insider's guide to political prediction markets.
With scandals continuing to pile up, could covid prom king Andrew Cuomo's days in Albany be numbered? Traders on PredictIt have him at 60% to make it through the year. We think that might be generous...
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Who'll Fill Collins' Vacancy in CD-27 (with Beth Parlato and Rob Ortt)
Back in October, 4-term Republican congressman Chris Collins resigned his seat representing New York's 27th District upon pleading guilty to insider trading, setting up a fierce competition to replace him, first in a special election this April, and again this November for a full term.
The 27th is one of those few deep red districts in New York, so the winner of the GOP primary is virtually guaranteed a seat in Congress. Today, we're talking with two of the leading candidates in that primary - first the outsider, attorney Beth Parlato, then the insider, State Senator Rob Ortt.
Beth Parlato's campaign site
Rob Ortt's campaign site
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Confessions of a Political Assassin (with Randy Koniowka)
Buckle up listeners, because we're going back to Cohoes, NY. This is our 4th episode on Cohoes and former mayor Shawn Morse.
And why can't we quit this tiny upstate city? Because it's simply the most fascinatingly dysfunctional political scene in New York and that's a high bar.
The recently ousted Morse, awaiting sentencing on a federal fraud charge, has long maintained he'd simply fallen prey to a coordinated political hit job. Now it appears he may have been (at least partly) right.
So is Morse a villain, a victim, or both?
Our prior Cohoes episodes:
Apr 30, 2019: Spindle City Summit (with Shawn Morse)
Apr 25, 2019: Return to Spindle City (with Randy Koniowka)
Feb 28, 2019: Bonus Minisode: Spindle City Takedown
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Long Island Throws Out Some Bums, Keeps Others (with Brad Schwartz)
Yesterday was Election Day in New York. Joining us to gawk at the results of the biggest (downstate, non-NYC) races is Brad Schwartz, host of "The Big Fish" podcast (www.thebigfishpodcast.com), a fantastic new show focused on Long Island's biggest, fishiest political movers and shakers.
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Albany's Lecherous Moral Hazard (with Bob Confer)
Here's an uncontroversial statement: New York taxpayers shouldn't pay for lawmakers' sexual harassment settlements.
And yet we do, to the tune of millions of dollars.
With us today is Bob Confer, author of a recent op-ed exposing this dirty little secret and offering lawmakers a variety of proposals for them to ignore on how to fix it.
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Customer Reviews
Best Long Island (and NY) Analysis
This is a really well done pod. Great sound quality, music, artwork and most especially great content. Flip is a Long Island thought leader.
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It's so good! I've listened to every episode more than once!
Fascinating!
This podcast delves into such interesting subject matter. We're addicted to it!