Reporters Ask the Mayor; The Latest From Damascus; Climate Change Hearings at the Hague; Office Holiday Party Advice

On today's show:

• Mayor Adams holds one off-topic press conference per week, where reporters can ask him questions on any subject. Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, recaps what he talked about at this week's event, including the not guilty verdict in the Daniel Penny subway chokehold case.
• Mohammed Aly Sergie, editor of Semafor Gulf, talks about the latest developments in Syria.
• Earlier this month, the top United Nations court opened two weeks of hearings into what countries worldwide are legally required to do to combat climate change. Nikki Reisch, director of the climate and energy program at the Center for International Environmental Law, explains the hearings so far and what relief they may provide for vulnerable nations.
• Listeners call in to share tips on how to survive - and maybe even have fun at - their work holiday parties.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.