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Ask the Mayor; National Politics; The Olympics So Far; Silicon Valley's Frat Party

Adam Rippon of the United States performs his routine during the men's free program in the team figure skating event at the Pyeonchang Winter Olympics Monday, February 12, 2018 in Gangneung, S. Korea.

Coming up on today's show: 

  • Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York City, takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC.

  • Susan Page, Washington bureau chief for USA TODAY, gives her take on the latest national political news.

  • New York Times sports editor Jason Stallman recaps the first week or so of the Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, including who the big winners are, who the breakout stars are, and what's going on with the "Olympic Athletes from Russia."

  • Emily Chang, anchor and executive producer of Bloomberg Technology, a daily TV show focused on global technology and the interview show Bloomberg Studio 1.0, and the author of Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley (Portfolio, 2018), talks about what made the tech explosion centered in Silicon Valley reject corporate norms including the ones developed in response to feminism.