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🚨Our new podcast What’s the Issue? is live!
🎙 Ep. 1: “Mamdani: Charting a New Course, or More of the Same?” with #MarxeFaculty Thomas Main & Marco DeSena

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November 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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In Case You Missed It: Episode 1 of What’s the Issue?
Marco DeSena breaks down mayoral success:
“The 3 P’s: policy, politics & personality.”

Catch the full conversation 🎧
YouTube: https://ow.ly/1cx550XyOrV
Spotify: https://ow.ly/GSWi50XyOrX

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December 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Revisit Episode 6 of What’s the Issue? 🎙️
Samantha MacBride breaks down what recycling actually achieves—and where it falls short at scale.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owEsUF3g3Bw

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July 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Episode 6 is out now: Recycling: What Works, What Doesn’t 🎙️

Are we doomed? No. But recycling might be.

Marco DeSena and Samantha MacBride discuss what really happens to recycling and the structural issues shaping waste systems.

https://ow.ly/1Cfx50Zhm1c

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June 29, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Episode 6 is out now: “Recycling: What Works, What Doesn’t” 🎙️

Watch What’s the Issue? on YouTube and see what really happens after waste leaves the curb.

https://ow.ly/LayB50Zhiqy

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Quote from Samantha MacBride highlighting composting as a safer natural recycling method compared to industrial processes, with her title and affiliation shown.
August 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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"Given how pervasive AI is, it’s important to get students involved in these discussions really early.” — Elizabeth Edenberg

Ep. 5 of What’s the Issue? explores AI ethics, technology, and public responsibility. 🎧

YouTube: https://ow.ly/TX7850Z1eMq

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Quote from Elizabeth Edenberg emphasizing the importance of involving students early in discussions about AI's impact on technology engagement.
May 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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“How should we be thinking about regulatory intervention in shaping AI user decision-making?” — Rhiannon Neilsen

Episode 5 of What’s the Issue? explores AI ethics, transparency, and oversight. 🎧
YouTube: https://ow.ly/HLHR50Z1eHP

#WhatsTheIssue #AI #MarxeSchool #Podcast
Quote on regulatory intervention in AI decision-making by Rhiannon Neilsen, Assistant Professor at Baruch College, with her portrait below.
May 21, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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In ep. 6 of What’s the Issue?, Marco DeSena and Samantha MacBride unpack the realities of everyday recycling—what actually gets recycled, what doesn’t, and why recycling alone can’t solve today’s waste and sustainability challenges.

https://ow.ly/APkj50ZhhVi

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Quote from Samantha MacBride rejecting the effectiveness of U.S. and global environmental policies, shown with her speaking at a microphone.
July 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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“We see social norms changing all the time. The way we treated large language models in 2022 is not the same way we treat them today.” — Yafit Lev-Aretz

Ep. 5 of What’s the Issue? explores evolving AI norms, policy, and accountability. 🎧
YouTube: https://ow.ly/2nro50Z1eNq

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Quote on evolving social norms around large language models from Yafit-Lev Aretz, Associate Professor at Baruch College's Zicklin School of Business.
June 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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“How can we protect our communities?”

Episode 4 of What’s the Issue? explores crimmigration with Felicia Arriaga & Edwin Grimsley.

🎧 Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKZX4QU0uFU
🎙️ Listen: https://ow.ly/sycy50YGKqJ

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Quote from Assistant Professor Edwin Grimsley on protecting communities and residents, with his title and affiliation on a blue background.
April 13, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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“Can we still build big ideas? I think so, yeah, absolutely.”
— Alexis Perrotta

Episode 3 of What’s the Issue explores transit policy, precedent, and the power of students to build smarter solutions.

🎧 Listen: https://ow.ly/YjMs50YhhBx

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March 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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“Taking away a little bit of anxiety from a whole lot of people – that’s what New York needs.”
— Alexis Perrotta on free or unlimited transit trips

Hear the full conversation in Episode 3 of What’s the Issue:
🎧 https://ow.ly/eocC50Yheyk

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March 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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🎙️ What’s the Issue?
Marxe faculty unpack today’s biggest public policy debates — smart, candid, and unfiltered.

Listen & explore episodes:
🔗 https://ow.ly/mxcl50YiWxt

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February 27, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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🚇 Episode 3 is out!
Transit Unlimited: Funding, Fares, and Failures in NYC
Professors Alexis Perrotta and Hilary Botein break down transit funding, fare debates, and what it all means for New Yorkers.

Smart. Candid. Unfiltered.
🎧 Listen: https://ow.ly/JR4j50YflSm

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February 14, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Has education policy always been partisan?

Professor Judith Kafka says no—and explains why in Episode 2 of What’s the Issue?

🎧 Available now on Spotify & YouTube.
https://ow.ly/7rE850XSHsf

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January 20, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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A powerful moment from Episode 1 of What’s the Issue?:
“The great issue of our time is the threat to liberal democracy.” – Thomas J. Main

Watch & listen:
YouTube: https://youtu.be/w8T0RAvA09w
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2m4ja0uCCEZLedK9tmNVwU

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December 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Episode 1 of What’s the Issue? still has us thinking 👀
Thomas J. Main said: “Mayor elect Mamdani: You’ve got the power. Use it.”

Watch & listen:
YouTube: https://youtu.be/w8T0RAvA09w
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2m4ja0uCCEZLedK9tmNVwU

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December 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM