The Hell Gate Podcast
by Hell Gate
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The New York 2026 Midterms Explained ft. Michael Lange
The New York 2026 Midterms Explained ft. Michael Lange
About this podcast
Local dispatches, analysis, and conversations from New York City’s worker-owned, subscriber-funded news outlet. Subscribe: https://hellgatenyc.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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- The New York 2026 Midterms Explained ft. Michael Lange · 35 min · Season 4 Episode 18Holly and Max are joined by left-whisperer and election-knower Michael Lange (The Narrative Wars) to preview Tuesday's general election. We discuss how much Kathy Hochul owes…
- Mamdani's Schools Chancellor Gets Roasted · 36 min · Season 4 Episode 17This week on the podcast, we talk about how Nikole Hannah-Jones absolutely ripped into Mamdani's schools chancellor about segregation in our schools (although credit to Kamar…
- Mamdani Still Backs Tisch & Kelly Can't Buy That Bird · 33 min · Season 4 Episode 16In 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…
- BONUS: Max Follows Eric Adams's Footsteps—In Wisconsin · 15 min · Season 4 Episode 15Our 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…
- Governor Kathy Hochul on Taxing the Rich, Cornell, and Her Relationship to the Left · 30 min · Season 4 Episode 14Governor 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…
- BONUS: Timelessly Torching James Dolan—Featuring Defector's Patrick Redford and Harry Krinsky · 57 min · Season 4 Episode 13Join 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…
- Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier on Building Power, AOC, and 'Squad 2.0' · 51 min · Season 4 Episode 12This 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…
- Zohran Mamdani Is Mr. Worldwide · 37 min · Season 4 Episode 11It'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…
- AI Threats, Real and Imagined. Plus, Extremely Real NYPD Misconduct · 37 min · Season 4 Episode 10What 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…
- The 9/11 Episode · 37 min · Season 4 Episode 9As 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…
- Come Get 7SoulsDeep With Us · 29 min · Season 4 Episode 8This Labor Day weekend Hell Gate is celebrating with an episode on the very 2026 form of labor that is social media. Is Mamdani’s Signal group chat with 200 influencers as…
- Holy Cannoli! Is Robert Moses In Heaven??? · 35 min · Season 4 Episode 7Is Robert Moses smiling down on Mamdani’s BQE? Why didn’t Frank Seddio bring cannolis to the Brooklyn Dems function? And what did we uncover when we requested the transcripts…
- President AOC, Senator Chi Ossé? · 37 min · Season 4 Episode 6Editor Holly Pretsky dove into NYC-DSA’s caucuses and found rumblings of a 2028 where charismatic DSA members might try their hand at higher office. Editor Christopher Robbins…
- We Won't Shut Up About Elizabeth Street Garden · 38 min · Season 4 Episode 5Well-connected NIMBYs score another unexpected victory in New York City as the fight over Elizabeth Street Garden reaches its apparent final chapter. Low-level arrests are as…
- Eric Adams Is Selling Data Centers in Wisconsin Now · 35 min · Season 4 Episode 4Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams has taken on a new role as a traveling salesman. ICE has been crawling around and macing elderly people, harassing children, and hiding…
- Are Sharks Pied-à-Terre-orizing NYC’s Beaches? · 36 min · Season 4 Episode 3This week: Mamdani’s pied-à-terre “hit list,” God’s most beautiful creature (sharks), and some apartment hunting tips for Lebron James. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for…
- Can Mamdani Arrest Netanyahu? No, and That's Also Not the Point · 36 min · Season 4 Episode 2Zohran Mamdani stole headlines once again, proclaiming he was looking into arresting war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu…which he quickly admitted he couldn't. But are the mechanics…
- The All-New Hell Gate Podcast (Audio Version) · 39 min · Season 4 Episode 1From the brand new Studio H, Max, Jessy, Julianne, and Nick take on Mahmoud Khalil’s lawsuit against the federal government, a conflict of interest playing out in housing court…
- That’s Beach… Week Live in the Rockaways! feat. Lifeguard Janet Fash · 36 min · Season 3 Episode 81Broadcasting from Rippers at Beach 86th street, Katie, Adlan, and Max contemplate their commune with the infinite. Then Rockaway's first female chief lifeguard tells them about…
- The Tall Ships Are Coming · 37 min · Season 3 Episode 80The tall ships are lowering their anchors on Friday, but for now NYC can rejoice in finally having a budget negotiated. In a big win for Mayor Mamdani, that translates to no…
