November 18, 2022. New York City is at war... with rats. And today, Mayor Eric Adams is set to announce four new pieces of legislation aimed at combating this scurrying problem.
Two of these laws will target garbage, the rats' main source of food. If you put trash in places the rats can't get, their population will plummet, and New York will get a major vict ... Show More
Apr 20
One Eco-Arson After Another: The Earth Liberation Front
April 20th, 2004. A quiet suburban development outside Seattle. Brand-new homes. Fresh lawns not yet grown in. Then, in the middle of the night—sirens. Flames ripping through two houses. Investigators quickly find the cause: homemade incendiary devices. And a message, left behind ... Show More
34m 2s
Apr 13
Jefferson’s Trade War Shuts Down America
April 18, 1806. In his study, President Thomas Jefferson signs a law that doesn’t look like an act of war. It bans imports. Leather. Silk. Glass. Playing cards. A strange list. A quiet move. But Jefferson is trying to confront one of the most powerful empires in the world, withou ... Show More
28m 30s
Apr 9
A Good, Not Great Lake (from Points North)
This episode comes from Points North, a podcast about the land, water, and inhabitants of the Great Lakes. You can listen to Points North wherever you get your podcasts. Lake Champlain is more than 16 times smaller than Lake Ontario, the smallest Great Lake. But in 1998, Congress ... Show More
25m 33s
Feb 2025
623. Can New York City Win Its War on Rats?
<p>Even with a new rat czar, an arsenal of poisons, and a fleet of new garbage trucks, it won’t be easy — because, at root, the enemy is us. (Part two of <a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/sympathy-for-the-rat/">a three-part series</a>, “Sympathy for the Rat.”)</p><p> ... Show More
50m 23s
Oct 2025
Andrew Cuomo on Beating Mamdani for New York Mayor, Donald Trump BEEF, Losing Charlie Kirk
<p>Governor Andrew Cuomo joins the boys to discuss his plan to BEAT Zohran Mamdani for NYC Mayor, his rocky relationship with Donald Trump, Charlie Kirk getting assassinated, why NYC is the BEST city on the planet + how he would fix the rat problem, why raising taxes & defund ... Show More
1h 23m
Apr 2025
NYC Mayor Adams on Bribery Charges, Corruption, & Which Borough Has The Baddest Shawtys
YERRR! NYC Mayor Eric Adams pulled up to FLAGRANT and it got real. Adams talked about his Turkish controversies, and broke down how he handles crime, critics, and chaos. He talks about what it actually means to lead NYC, why NYC is the best, what it takes to be a New Yorker and d ... Show More
1h 54m
Aug 2024
Bruce W. Dearstyne, "Progressive New York: Change and Reform in the Empire State, 1900-1920: A Reader" (SUNY Press, 2024)
In the first two decades of the twentieth century, New York State was a hotbed of change. Cities grew as immigrants arrived from Europe and African Americans trekked up from the South. Corporations grew in power and women fought for the right to vote.
In political speeches, muckr ... Show More
49m 45s
Oct 2025
Andrew Cuomo on Beating Mamdani for New York Mayor, Donald Trump BEEF, Losing Charlie Kirk
<p>Governor Andrew Cuomo joins the boys to discuss his plan to BEAT Zohran Mamdani for NYC Mayor, his rocky relationship with Donald Trump, Charlie Kirk getting assassinated, why NYC is the BEST city on the planet + how he would fix the rat problem, why raising taxes & defund ... Show More
1h 23m
Nov 2025
LEMON DROP | Zohran Mamdani’s Historic Win in New York City
This morning, New York woke up changed. In a city that rarely rewards idealists, Zohran Kwame Mamdani, the 34-year-old son of Uganda and India, a proud democratic socialist, just made history as the new Mayor of New York City. His victory wasn’t bought by billionaires or party bo ... Show More
7m 32s