Episodes

  • Mamdani Still Backs Tisch & Kelly Can't Buy That Bird

    Mamdani Still Backs Tisch & Kelly Can't Buy That Bird
    Oct 16 2026

    In the aftermath of an ICE shooting and a litany of police blunders, Mayor Zohran Mamdani's allies on the left are calling on him to get rid of NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch once and for all. Will he do it? Not anytime soon.

    Then, a much needed breakdown of another kind of controversy. The Hell Gate team provides an analysis of the epic struggle between Kelly Clarkson and a boutique curio shop over a $15,000 ($15 million?) automatonic singing bird.

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    33 mins
  • BONUS: Max Follows Eric Adams's Footsteps—In Wisconsin

    BONUS: Max Follows Eric Adams's Footsteps—In Wisconsin
    Oct 13 2026
    Our fearless podcast host traveled to Wisconsin Rapids to find out how residents fought back against a data center that was being pitched by the former mayor of New York City.

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    15 mins
  • Governor Kathy Hochul on Taxing the Rich, Cornell, and Her Relationship to the Left

    Governor Kathy Hochul on Taxing the Rich, Cornell, and Her Relationship to the Left
    Oct 9 2026
    Governor Kathy Hochul joins the Hell Gate Podcast for a very special episode filmed at the legendary downtown Irish pub T.J. Byrne's. As the governor faces re-election next month, we get her on the record about her reluctance to tax the rich, what can be done to close loopholes related to the Cornell 7 case, and whether she's moved leftward in her general election race. ALSO: We talk about her axe-throwing skills, why she wants young people to have a future in NY, and her message to Palestinian New Yorkers on October 7.

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    30 mins
  • BONUS: Timelessly Torching James Dolan—Featuring Defector's Patrick Redford and Harry Krinsky

    BONUS: Timelessly Torching James Dolan—Featuring Defector's Patrick Redford and Harry Krinsky
    Oct 6 2026
    Join us for a special bonus episode of the Hell Gate Podcast, where we crossover (get it? basketball??) with our friends at Defector's Nothing But Respect to discuss the ongoing WNBA playoffs and the imminent NBA season. Topics discussed include: how Eric Adams needs to go on Curious Mike, James Dolan's loathing of the city of New York and its talismanic basketball team, Max's proposal to save the Nets, and so much more. Big thanks to Patrick Redford and Harry Krinsky from Defector for joining us in Studio H!

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    57 mins
  • Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier on Building Power, AOC, and 'Squad 2.0'

    Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier on Building Power, AOC, and 'Squad 2.0'
    Oct 2 2026
    This fall, Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier will (almost certainly) be new members of Congress from New York City. We got them in the studio to talk about being a transplant, Latinidad, how the left can build power, what they said to Hakeem Jeffries, and whether they believe in aliens. These two are not very keen on labels like "the Squad," but we are nevertheless soft-launching "Clairializa," this week on the Hell Gate Podcast.

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    51 mins
  • Zohran Mamdani Is Mr. Worldwide

    Zohran Mamdani Is Mr. Worldwide
    Sep 25 2026

    It's a wild week in New York City as our mayor goes international, the president pays a visit and ogles Gracie Mansion, and Mamdani breaks bread with fellow socialist world leaders. Meanwhile, closer to home, the Brooklyn Democrats are up to their usual absolute nonsense, and Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman is stealing people's faces.


    Just audio this week—no video…for reasons! Be careful cutting avocados, folks!

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    37 mins
  • AI Threats, Real and Imagined. Plus, Extremely Real NYPD Misconduct

    AI Threats, Real and Imagined. Plus, Extremely Real NYPD Misconduct
    Sep 18 2026

    What begins as a quaint story about an upstate bookstore morphs into a depressing vision of the future. Is there anyone who can stop the AI apocalypse? Luckily, Hell Gate has consulted its own AI agent on the matter, and they've told us we're in the clear. Just to be safe, Jessy checks in with the mayor about this as well.


    Then, Nick (who is not AI) discusses his new reporting on how NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch keeps transferring cops with misconduct on their records to the NYPD's most problematic and secretive unit. Finally, we give an update on the Brooklyn Dems, whose drama will almost certainly outlive the end of the Earth.



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    37 mins
  • The 9/11 Episode

    The 9/11 Episode
    Sep 11 2026

    As Hell Gate surveys the conversation surrounding the 25th anniversary of 9/11, certain (awful) people are spewing 2002 vintage bigotry. The latest scandal: Our mayor passed a pen to a guy. Meanwhile, New York City mayors not named Mamdani lied to New Yorkers about the toxic dust at Ground Zero.


    In the back half of the episode, Max brings us up to speed on Mt. Sinai’s betrayal of trans kids in NYC. Finally, Julianne considers (a bit wistfully) the scrapped proposal for a building that has a lot more to say than what we got with 1 WTC.



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    37 mins