Colleges Respond to Israel-Hamas War; NYC Democrats; Protecting the Wealthy; Same-Name Friends

On today's show:

• Madina Touré, New York City education policy and politics reporter for POLITICO New York, breaks down the latest as pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian college students clash on campuses around the city and the country.

• Ben Max, veteran NYC politics reporter and host of the Max Politics podcast, talks about the spectrum of viewpoints among NYC's Democrats and whether Mayor Adams will face a challenge from the Left as he seeks a second term.

• Joan Walsh, The Nation's national affairs correspondent, and Donald Cohen, founder and executive director of the research and policy center In the Public Interest, talk about their new book, Corporate Bullsh*t: Exposing the Lies and Half-Truths That Protect Profit, Power, and Wealth in America (The New Press, 2023), in which they lay out six ways they say the wealthy and powerful have blocked progress in the U.S.

• In honor of Brett Michaels adopting a heroic dog named Brett Michaels, we hear from listeners about people (or animals) they've met with the same exact name as them.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.