Trevor sits down with Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass on the anniversary of her first year in office. In 2022, Bass upset a well-financed opponent to win the election and return to the city where her activism began. Mayor Bass discusses her work as a high school student on Bobby Kennedy’s campaign, why she cut a London trip short because of Angela Davis, LA’s h ... Show More
Jan 22
Rachel Yehuda: The Biology of What We Carry
In this episode, Trevor and Eugene unpack intergenerational trauma with psychiatrist Rachel Yehuda. Turns out, trauma is inherited, passed down through generations, but don’t fear! The three turn the heavy science of PTSD into a profound conversation about meaning-making and we l ... Show More
1h 32m
Jan 20
Prime Minister Mia Mottley: Climate, Immigration, and the Power of Small Nations
In this very special bonus episode that’s as smart as it is fun, Trevor goes one-on-one with Barbados' Prime Minister, Mia Mottley. Between lessons on Bajan slang, "road tennis" Olympic dreams, and big ideas on global finance, climate change, and managed migration, Mottley proves ... Show More
1h 35m
Nov 2023
Analysis: Mayoral Candidate Rocky Anderson on Homelessness
The topic of homelessness has dominated the Salt Lake City mayoral race, and earlier this year, City Cast Salt Lake was quick to get candidates on the record about the issue. In the second of three interviews, host Ali Vallarta talks with former SLC mayor and current mayoral cand ... Show More
39m 16s
Mar 2022
Hello, Mayor! (with Michelle Wu & Eric Adams)
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a source of upheaval and suffering for over two years, but it has also presented us with an opportunity to try to do things differently going forward—in our personal lives, in our communities, and in the way governments serve people.
During what loo ... Show More
54m 24s
Oct 2023
Nury & The Secret Tapes: Part 2
<p>Before the L.A. City Council tape scandal, Nury Martinez, the former council president, was known as a champion of working class immigrants. After, she became the poster child of anti-Blackness and colorism in the Latino community. Host Antonia Cereijido examines how Nury's up ... Show More
45m 41s
Sep 2022
Bonus: Governor Kathy Hochul
Join us for special episode of “Your Political Playlist,” as host Emily Tisch Sussman talks with New York's first female governor, Governor Kathy Hochul. She is up for reelection this November against conservative pro-life, pro-gun republican Lee Zeldin. Emily spoke with Governor ... Show More
29m 17s