Max Politics
Max Politics
Max Politics is a New York politics podcast hosted by journalist Ben Max featuring in-depth interviews with elected and appointed officials, candidates, advocates, and others about New York City and State politics and policy. Produced at New York Law School and its Center for New York Law. Get in touch: benmax25@gmail.com
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Intro/outro music is Live-It by Ketsa. source (Free Music Archive) and license type (CC BY-NC-ND)
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Intro/outro music is Live-It by Ketsa. source (Free Music Archive) and license type (CC BY-NC-ND)
Episodes
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Nov 17, 2022 • 58min
Episode 366: Why Republicans Had Such A Good Election In New York
Republican Joe Borelli, City Council minority leader and a major booster of Lee Zeldin, joined the show to discuss the New York GOP's strong showing in the 2022 elections — how it happened, what it means, and what comes next.
Nov 13, 2022 • 55min
Episode 365: A Winning Formula For Democrats In Tough New York Races
Chris Walsh, campaign manager for Pat Ryan's two Hudson Valley congressional wins this year and Brad Lander's 2021 NYC Comptroller win, joined the show to discuss how campaigns work, how to win tough races, Democratic messaging, the specifics of Ryan's wins, and more.
Nov 11, 2022 • 40min
Episode 364: Gender And New York's 2022 Elections
Alexis Grenell, a Democratic strategist and writer on politics with a focus on gender, joined the show to discuss New York's 2022 elections, including the election of the state's first female governor and more.
Nov 9, 2022 • 36min
Episode 363: Breaking Down The 2022 New York Election Results, With Basil Smikle Jr
Dr. Basil Smikle Jr., former Executive Director of the New York State Democratic Party and currently a professor at Hunter College, joined the show to break down the results of New York's 2022 general election.
Nov 7, 2022 • 34min
Episode 362: Republican Leader Rob Ortt On State Senate Races
New York State Senate Republican Leader Rob Ortt joined the show to discuss Republicans' hopes for a big election night in retaking seats won by Democrats in recent election cycles.
Nov 7, 2022 • 31min
Episode 361: Democratic Campaign Chair Michael Gianaris On State Senate Battlegrounds
State Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris, the Chair of the New York Democratic Senate Committee, joined the show to discuss the State Senate battleground races and Democrats' hopes for keeping their supermajority.
Nov 4, 2022 • 38min
Episode 360: High Hopes For The New York GOP
Episode 360: High Hopes For The New York GOP by Max Politics
Nov 3, 2022 • 49min
Episode 359: Understanding The Numbers Game In The Governor's Race
Bruce Gyory, a political scientist and strategist, joined the show to lay out key numbers of the race for Governor; break down racial, ethnic, regional, and other demographic trends; and explain paths to victory for Kathy Hochul and Lee Zeldin.
Oct 27, 2022 • 51min
Episode 358: The Working Families Party Works To Keep Its Ballot Line, Win Key Races
Sochie Nnaemeka, director of the New York Working Families Party, joined the show to discuss the WFP's campaign to keep its automatic ballot line, key races it is focused on in the 2022 election, its relationship with Gov. Kathy Hochul, and more.
Oct 26, 2022 • 39min
Episode 357 Breaking Down The Hochul - Zeldin Debate
After Gov. Kathy Hochul and Rep. Lee Zeldin debated Tuesday night in the race for Governor, two experts joined host Ben Max to analyze the debate and the final two weeks of the race: Dr. Christina Greer, political science professor at Fordham University and Casey Seiler, editor of the Albany Times Union.
