Julie talks with former President and CEO of the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) James Patchett, who just left the post in February. In this episode, you’ll hear where James was when he got the call to action from the city, how the NYCEDC ramped up PPE and ventilator production early in the pandemic, what cities and working may look like post-pandemic, and why you should be optimistic about New York’s economic recovery. Thanks for listening!

Ep.10 Responding to COVID: One Year Later with James Patchett

Julie talks with Gothamist & WNYC reporter Liz Kim. In this episode, you’ll hear why Liz went from covering COVID to the candidates, how ranked choice voting is changing city politics, who progressives are coalescing around, and what issues are setting the tone of the race. Thanks for listening!

Ep. 11 Six Weeks to Primary Day: the NYC Mayoral Race with Liz Kim

Julie talks to Union Square Ventures partner and Tech:NYC board co-chair, Fred Wilson. In this episode, you'll hear how Fred landed in New York, where working spaces are going, why kids need computer science education, and what's next for tech. Thank you for listening!

*Minor use of profanity*

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Ep.1 Fred Wilson

Julie talks to New York City Council Member, and soon to be member of Congress representing the South Bronx, Ritchie Torres. In this episode, you'll hear about how the Bronx can recover from COVID, where progressive politics is taking hold, why New York needs more development, and what's in store for Ritchie’s career. Thank you for listening!

Music Credits:
noodleSoup by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58011 Ft: Javolenus
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Ep.2 Ritchie Torres

Julie talks to both members of New York’s Senate delegation, Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer. In this episode you’ll hear how we can support working parents, what our history predicts for the future, why New York is sure to bounce back, and where the Senators like to grab a slice. Thank you for listening!

Ep.3 Sens. Gillibrand & Schumer

Julie talks with New York Times’ tech writer, Shira Ovide. In this episode, you’ll hear what’s changing the face of journalism, how Americans really feel about technology, why government needs to embrace digital tools, and who Shira watches on TikTok (okay spoiler, it’s cute animals). Thanks for listening!

Subscribe to Shira’s newsletter “On Tech” here: https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/OT

Ep.7 Shira Ovide

Conversations on the future of urban life.

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