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(Airs 12/14/23 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina speaks with New York state Senator James Skoufis, a Democrat and Chair of the Senate Committee on Investigations and Government Operations. Senator Skoufis talks about his latest investigation in Orange County, he makes an endorsement in a coming congressional race, updates listeners on crash gates, zombie poles, and much more.
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In the age of Donald Trump, politicians are more famous than celebrities and truth is in the partisan eye of the beholder. Enter George Anthony Devolder Santos, the Talented Mr. Ripley of American politics, who lied, fabricated, and swindled his way into representing New York’s 3rd District in the US House of Representatives, ushering in a brand-new era of American shamelessness.Newsday alum and PEN/Hemingway honoree Mark Chiusano tells the full (well, as full as can be given the subject) story of Santos in "The Fabulist: The Lying, Hustling, Grifting, Stealing, and Very American Legend of George Santos."
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(Airs 12/07/23 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina speaks with Ed Cox, Chairman of the New York state Republican Committee about who Republicans are considering for Congressman Santos’ seat, redistricting, a listener letter on the crime rate, and much more.
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Vermont’s Congressional representative is co-sponsoring a resolution to expel New York Representative George Santos.