This edition: Mamdani's Moment or Cuomo Comeback?; US at Breaking point?
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Original tape date: October 9, 2025. First aired: October 10, 2025.NYC’s mayoral race is upended as Eric Adams exits, setting off dramatic shifts with Andrew Cuomo’s comeback bid and Zohran Mamdani’s progressive surge dominating the headlines. As political division, trust in democracy, and the U.S. response to the Israel-Hamas truce ignite fierce online debates, Sam Roberts digs deep with Times political reporter Ben Oreskes and NYT-Siena polling analyst Ruth Igielnik. Discover how Trump’s approval survives chaos, why bipartisan support for Israel is fading, and what polling reveals about polarization, immigration, and America’s fraught political identity. Legal historian John Fabian Witt explains why today’s divisions echo 1920s America, where history’s lessons may point a way forward. From Democratic Socialist momentum to the fate of unions in the gig economy and the prospects for industrial democracy, this episode explores the past and future of American politics at a turning point.
Guest List
Ruth Igielnik NYT Polling Analyst, The New York Times
Benjamin Oreskes NYT Metro Reporter , The New York Times
John Fabian Witt Legal Historian & Author, Yale University
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