Bedste Planet Potluck-podcasts (2024)

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Legislating 101: A Senate Democrat’s freshman experience 27:36

3M ago27:36

27:36

State Sen. Kristen Gonzalez, a Queens Democrat, reflects on his first two legislative sessions in Albany. We discuss the process of moving bills at the Capitol, living out of a suitcase for half the year, and taking over a newly carved up district.

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New York's boring primary results 24:31

3M ago24:31

24:31

The primary campaigns for state legislative races in New York may have been exciting, but the results of the elections were not. We explore why the status quo was so powerful in Democratic primaries this year and consider what the outcomes mean for governing in Albany for the next two years. Our guests are Jasmine Gripper, co-director of the New Yo…

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Legislating 101: The end-of-session sausage making 30:03

3M ago30:03

30:03

Two bills - one imposing a controversial waste reduction mandate and the other a broadly supported employee benefit update - successfully made it through the state Senate in the waning days of the legislative session in June, but didn't end up coming up for a vote in the Assembly. Both of these measures were expected to make it to the governor's de…

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Legislating 101: A Manhattan Democrat's freshman experience 26:49

3M ago26:49

26:49

Assemblyman Alex Bores, a Manhattan Democrat, reflects on his first two legislative sessions in Albany. We discuss the end of session crunch, working with central staff, and navigating the budget process. We also have special theme music courtesy of Anthony Mazzanti.

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Legislating 101: Social media regulations for minors 31:29

4M ago31:29

31:29

Despite passing with overwhelming bipartisan support, legislation to curtail the most addictive features of social media was never a sure thing at the state Capitol in 2024. To learn how the measure went from an idea in 2022 to passing both houses in Albany, we talked with the bill's Senate sponsor, Brooklyn Democrat Andrew Gounardes. We discussed …

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Making cents of New York's financial plan 27:37

4M ago27:37

27:37

The updated financial plan from the Hochul administration sheds new light on how much the state is going to spend in the current fiscal year ($2 billion more than advertised) and what's going to happen with leftover funds from last year. We break down these revelations and much more with Patrick Orecki, director of state studies for the Citzens Bud…

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LIVE from Planet Albany 3.0 30:27

4M ago30:27

30:27

We’re back with another recording in front of a raucous audience at the Bull Moose Club down the hill from the Capitol, with Jasmine Gripper, co-director of the New York Working Families Party, and Shontell Smith, head of the New York practice for Tusk Strategies. We discuss overrated and underrated political stories and get an update on the weddin…

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In the weeds at OCM 30:03

5M ago30:03

30:03

After years of complaints with the state's rollout of the marijuana marketplace, Gov. Kathy Hochul waded into this quagmire in the spring and directed OGS Commissioner Jeanette Moy to examine the operations at the Office of Cannabis Management. We talk with Commissioner Moy about some of the findings in her assessment, including staffing levels and…

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Green agenda faces uphill battle in 2024 29:16

5M ago29:16

29:16

The big win this year for environmentalists in the state budget was holding the line on clean water funding, as the big green priority - the NY HEAT Act - didn't make it through budget negotiations. We discuss what happened behind the scenes on both of these issues and look ahead at the end of the legislative session with Liz Moran, a policy advoca…

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It's a Dispatches potluck episode! 29:47

5M ago29:47

29:47

This week is a sampling of Planet Albany voices, as we check in on the budget process, consider the appointment of a new DEC commissioner, and examine why there was no major investment in the child care workforce. We'll hear from New York State Budget Director Blake Washington, Assembly Children & Families Committee Chair Andrew Hevesi, Senate Envi…

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The recipe for a budget COLA 27:45

5M ago27:45

27:45

The fight over a cost of living adjustment for New York's non-profit organizations providing human services has become a recurring part of the state's budget negotiations, with this year's back and forth producing a 2.84 percent bump for the industry. This week, we explore the making of this year's increase with Jihoon Kim, who in a previous life w…

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A cyberattack and budget framework at the Capitol 28:56

6M ago28:56

28:56

The week began with Gov. Kathy Hochul announcing the parameters of a conceptual budget deal, which news to Democratic state lawmakers who thoughts they were still working on the state's overdue spending plan. Things got weirder from there, with a cyberattack on the Legislative Bill Drafting Commission and more details emerging about the widely pann…

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No pets or budget deals at the Capitol 25:31

6M ago25:31

25:31

On this week's episode we breakdown the big news from Planet Albany: a ban on pets at the Capitol and Legislative Office Building. We also talk with Shontell Smith, head of the New York practice and partner for Tusk Strategies, about the final pieces that need to be put into place for a budget deal and learn how the legislature prioritizes bills at…

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NY Dems hope to regain ground with Asian American voters 28:42

6M ago28:42

28:42

Over multiple elections in New York, Republicans made inroads with Asian American voters, but Democrats are hopeful that the results of a recent special election for Congress is an indicator that the pendulum is swinging back in their favor. Trip Yang Strategies President and founder Trip Yang discusses what the Democratic Party needs to do to win …

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Education 2024: The good, the bad, and shifting alliances 34:50

6M ago34:50

34:50

The education headlines of a decade ago are back in the news on Planet Albany, with policymakers fighting over state aid to public schools and teacher evaluations up for debate. To make sense of these big stories, as well as the conversations around zero-emission school buses and why no one is talking about charter schools, we spoke with Katelyn Co…

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Brother, can you spare a matching contribution? 27:45

6M ago27:45

27:45

2024 is uncharted territory for incumbent state lawmakers and aspiring members of the state legislature, who will have access to matching campaign funds from the state, which would dramatically amplify the value of in-district contributions. To discuss the ramifications of this program we spoke with Bill Mahoney, a Capitol reporter for Politico New…

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One-house budgets take center stage in kabuki theater 29:33

7M ago29:33

29:33

The budget process has passed the "end of the beginning" threshold, according to Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, following the adoption of one-house budget proposals this week. In light of this milestone, we're talking about the significance of these latest salvos in budget negotiations with Shontell Smith, head of the New York pract…

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Whatever happened to taxing the rich? 31:51

7M ago31:51

31:51

Democratic lawmakers and progressive activists have a laundry list of items - worth billions of dollars - that they want to get funded in this year's state budget, but the conversation around raising revenue to pay for those recurring costs is not very loud at the Capitol. Why is that? We try to answer that question and examine what new or higher t…

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Housing 2024: Let's make a deal 25:42

7M ago25:42

25:42

After state lawmakers and Gov. Kathy Hochul emerged from the 2023 legislative session without a grand compromise on housing, there is growing optimism - at least on the left - that the 2024 budget process has the potential to result in some new action on housing. But if there is a deal, will it include some form of "Good Cause," a roll back of rent…

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Redistricting 2024: No Democrat left behind 30:02

7M ago30:02

30:02

The fate of New York's congressional lines will soon be in the hands of state lawmakers, who will either approve the boundaries set by a bipartisan redistricting commission or take their second stab at drawing maps based on the 2020 census. Bill Mahoney, a Capitol reporter for Politico New York, and Jeff Wice, a senior fellow with the New York Law …

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New York's marijuana marketplace 'disaster' 28:38

8M ago28:38

28:38

Gov. Kathy Hochul voiced the frustration of nearly all the stakeholders in New York's burgeoning marijuana marketplace, when she recently conceded to the Buffalo News editorial board that the rollout (under her watch) had been a "disaster." And it's through this lens that we're examining the marijuana landscape in New York, including why state lawm…

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New York's costly (and behind schedule) green future 27:34

8M ago27:34

27:34

Politico New York's energy and environment reporter at the Capitol, Marie French, schools us on the state's effort to realize its renewable energy goals for 2030, the potential backlash to a proposed overhaul of transmission siting, and Gov. Kathy Hochul's opportunity to shape a key utility regulator. Then we'll talk about a recent Siena College Re…

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LIVE from Planet Albany 2.0 33:25

8M ago33:25

33:25

We're back with another recording in front of a raucous audience at the Bull Moose Club down the hill from the Capitol, with Jasmine Gripper, co-director of the New York Working Families Party, and Shontell Smith, head of the New York practice for Tusk Strategies. The show features a discussion about the ideal karaoke partners and road trip compani…

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Not your typical bill signing 29:10

8M ago29:10

29:10

Somewhere between a governor vetoing a bill and simply signing legislation that makes it to their desk is the approval message and subsequent chapter amendment, which has become an ever increasingly popular tool for New York's chief executive. We explore how chapter amendments come together, consider why they're being used at comparatively high lev…

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Hochul's 'common sense' budget 27:22

9M ago27:22

27:22

The budget season officially kicked off this week with Gov. Kathy Hochul revealing her $233 billion spending plan for New York, which includes her commitment to address an influx of asylum seekers, slower growth in school aid, and a lot of Medicaid money. We talk about the underrated and overrated aspects of the proposal, as well as the potential s…

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The state of the state is... 38:55

9M ago38:55

38:55

Gov. Kathy Hochul shared her vision of New York and priorities for the upcoming legislative session as part of her third State of the State address this past week at the Capitol. The Democratic leader focused on fighting crime, addressing mental health issues, and making the Empire State more affordable. This week's episode, which comes from a webi…

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Gaveling in on Planet Albany 25:28

9M ago25:28

25:28

Before embarking on the 2024 legislative session, we look back at some of big stories from Planet Albany in 2023 and consider the big news that could come out of the Capitol in the year ahead. We look back and ahead with BerlinRosen Vice President Loren Amor and Citizen Action of New York Deputy Executive Director Rebecca Garrard.…

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Searching for meaning in the 2023 elections 20:59

11M ago20:59

20:59

All the votes have yet to be counted from this year's local elections in New York, but that won't stop us from looking ahead to 2024 with the help of the unofficial results from 2023. Actum Managing Director Chapin Fay and BerlinRosen Vice President Loren Amor will consider what this year's races mean for state legislative battles and the upcoming …

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Justice for All: Unfinished business 39:26

1y ago39:26

39:26

A 2012 report examining the state's care for people with special needs offered a holistic series of recommendations on how to improve the quality of supervision and supports for vulnerable New Yorkers, but the reaction from state policymakers at the time - and since - has largely ignored the broader conversation about the human services system. On …

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Justice for All: A new sheriff in Albany 35:32

1y ago35:32

35:32

This summer marks the 10th anniversary of the Justice Center for the Protection of People With Special Needs, the state entity created in response to a 2011 exposé on the inadequate system of care for New Yorkers with developmental disabilities. On the second installment of the “Justice for All” series, we highlight the work undertaken by the Justi…

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Justice for All: A cycle of abuse and neglect 34:42

1y ago34:42

34:42

Nearly 40 years before reporting in 2011 by the New York Times prompted a re-examination of the care for people with special needs, the state underwent a similar phase of introspection and reform. On the first installment of the "Justice for All" series, we highlight this four decades of history, including New York's response to the failings at the…

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Trailer: Justice for All 2:25

1+ y ago2:25

2:25

June 28, 2023 - This summer marks 10 years since the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs took over as the state entity responsible for the safety of around 1 million vulnerable New Yorkers, who receive care from state-run or state-overseen facilities and programs. In light of this milestone, The Capitol Pressroom is exami…

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A postmortem on the 2023 legislative session 27:32

1+ y ago27:32

27:32

Shontell Smith, the co-head of the New York practice for Tusk Strategies, analyzes the recently concluded legislative session and looks ahead at what's next for Planet Albany, including closing a $9 billion budget gap, addressing housing creation and appointments from the governor. This episode marks the end of the first season of Dispatches from P…

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Another swing and miss on housing policy 26:33

1+ y ago26:33

26:33

The scheduled legislative session came to an end in June, with Governor Kathy Hochul and the legislative leaders unable to agree on substantive policies that would increase the supply of new homes in New York or make housing more affordable in the near future. But why?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? We answer that looming question with Rebecca Garrard, the deputy d…

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LIVE from Planet Albany 33:57

1+ y ago33:57

33:57

With time running out on the legislative session, we convened a live recording of the show at the Bull Moose Club in Albany, with podcast regulars Shontell Smith, of Tusk Strategies, and Rebecca Garrard, from Citizen Action of New York. The event consisted of a fantasy elected official draft and closed with rapid fire debates on the state of two-wa…

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Suburban Democrats flexing their muscles at the Capitol 27:22

1+ y ago27:22

27:22

The power of state lawmakers from the New York City suburbs has ebbed and flowed at the Capitol in recent decades, but it peaked recently during the budget process when members from the Hudson Valley and Long Island were able to hold significant sway. We put this latest power play into context, examine its origins and consider what the future of th…

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MIA: Antonio Delgado and legislative ambition 29:05

1+ y ago29:05

29:05

Two things seem to be missing from the Capitol these days: Any sense of ambition from the Democratic majorities in the state Legislature and Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado. On this week's episode, with Times Union reporter Josh Solomon and Politico New York reporter Bill Mahoney, we consider the role that Gov. Kathy Hochul's #2 has assumed after a year i…

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Democrats divided on influx of asylum seekers 27:24

1+ y ago27:24

27:24

For months, Gov. Kathy Hochul was largely able to avoid addressing the influx of asylum seekers in New York City, deferring authority to New York City Mayor Eric Adams. That dynamic is changing, with New York City needing state funds, the expiration of Title 42 and efforts to move asylum seekers - at least temporarily - outside of the five boroughs…

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Harsh vibes from New York's marijuana rollout 27:02

1+ y ago27:02

27:02

To explain what state policymakers are doing to prevent unlicensed marijuana sales and promote a legal recreational marketplace, we spoke with New York Cannabis Insider Editor & Publisher Brad Racino and Cannabis Association of New York Director of Government Relations Hal McCabe. The conversation addresses a contentious meeting of state regulators…

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The One with Lil Ripper - Psychedelic Relic 31:05

1+ y ago31:05

31:05

10 May 2023 Family Potluck The One with Lil Ripper - Psychedelic Relic -- Episode 4 In this episode of Family Potluck, we use a bong on the show for the first time, Kayt (and dad) almost lose a lung, and who knows what this episode is about anyway, we're so baked. Plus, amazing ambient bubbling sounds. Stoner brain Kayt here: I say my bong is by LA…

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Who is calling the shots? 27:58

1+ y ago27:58

27:58

With the budget finally in our rear view mirror, we debate whether the final plan is a victory for progressives or moderates in the state legislature, look ahead at the remainder of the legislative session and wrap our heads around who has been quietly advising Gov. Kathy Hochul for the last two years. Our guests are Shontell Smith, co-head of the …

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The future of the New York Working Families Party 26:11

1+ y ago26:11

26:11

With a change of leadership in the works at the New York Working Families Party, we examine what the future of the liberal third party could look like in the Empire State. Citizen Action of New York Legislative Director Rebecca Garrard, a member of the WFP, discusses the role of the party, its relationship with the DSA and how it should approach th…

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Legislature grapples with how to address sexual misconduct in its ranks 27:26

1+ y ago27:26

27:26

Despite state lawmakers being credibly accused of sexual misconduct for decades, the legislature and individual legislators have failed to settle on a consistent and comprehensive response to these allegations. We consider this problem through the lens of the latest allegations of assault and harassment against members of the Assembly, with Elizabe…

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State's top court poised for shakeup 31:04

1+ y ago31:04

31:04

In her second attempt at remaking the state Court of Appeals, Gov. Kathy Hochul is proposing to elevate Associate Judge Rowan Wilson to the vacant chief judge post and has tapped attorney Caitlin Halligan to join New York's top court. We examine what these nominations mean for the judicial system and consider the possibility of changing how judges …

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One-party rule, but competing voices on public safety in Albany 25:02

1+ y ago25:02

25:02

The public safety conversation at the Capitol is largely happening behind closed doors right now, but progressive criminal justice activists are still trying to inject their priorities into negotiations over changes to pre-trial detention laws and the state budget more broadly. Katie Schaffer, director of advocacy and organizing at the Center for C…

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What it takes to win 26:48

1+ y ago26:48

26:48

In advance of the new fiscal year, advocacy groups and lobbyists are making their presence felt at the Capitol, as part of a last push to get their agendas into the final state budget deal (whenever that happens). So that made us wonder, what does it take to get a major policy or funding priority into the budget? To explain the formula for a succes…

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Budget theater begins final act 26:49

1+ y ago26:49

26:49

This week the "Mothership" landed in Albany, a statewide media campaign ramped up its support of the governor's budget, and activists got loud at the Capitol. We break down all these developments with Shontell Smith, co-head of the New York practice for Tusk Strategies, and Rebecca Garrard, legislative director for Citizen Action of New York.…

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The One with the Custom Farts - GG4 and Pink Lemonade 42:58

1+ y ago42:58

42:58

19 March 2023 Family Potluck The One with the Custom Farts - GG4 and Pink Lemonade -- Episode 3 In this episode of Family Potluck, dad talks about how he got some of his gnarliest scars, Kayt wants to customize the scent of her farts, and we wonder when AI will turn on us. Cannabis Info Strains: GG4 and Pink Lemonade Growers: GG4 from Khush Kush; P…

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And then there were three budget proposals 25:44

1+ y ago25:44

25:44

This week - with the introduction and adoption of one-house budget resolutions - the Democratic majorities staked out their positions in the upcoming budget debates with Gov. Kathy Hochul. To consider whether these proposals represent a seismic event at the Capitol and where the governor is going to draw lines in the metaphorical budget sand, we sp…

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The One with the Hotbox Planet - Runtz 29:41

1+ y ago29:41

29:41

10 March 2023 Family Potluck The One with the Hotbox Planet - Runtz -- Episode 2 In this episode of Family Potluck, Kayt has new house shoes, dad talks about his love for singing reality competitions, and the hosts discover the Hotbox Planet. Cannabis Info Strain: Runtz Grower: Rochester Farms Consumption method: Pre-roll Links App mentioned in thi…

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