Capitol Confidential
The Capitol Confidential podcast is a weekly show from the Times Union that focuses on the policy, personalities and politics of New York's state government.Podcasts
A Perfect Storm over Albany
Published: March 5, 2021, 3:54 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 25 seconds
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Nursing home scandal roils Cuomo administration
Published: Feb. 19, 2021, 5:46 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 49 seconds
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A Scathing Report
Published: Jan. 29, 2021, 4:33 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 9 seconds
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A Tale of Two Budget Proposals
Published: Jan. 22, 2021, 5:07 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 10 seconds
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Stefanik's Red Wall
Published: Jan. 15, 2021, 6:39 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes 7 seconds
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A Tale of Two Violent Capitol protests
Published: Jan. 8, 2021, 6:30 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 27 seconds
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New York's first dose
Published: Dec. 15, 2020, 4:40 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 30 seconds
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The Supermajority
Published: Nov. 24, 2020, 2:30 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 8 seconds
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Crimson surge or red mirage?
Published: Nov. 12, 2020, 2:30 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 50 seconds
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Election 2020: GOP Celebrates, Dems Wait
Published: Nov. 5, 2020, 5:10 p.m.Duration: 16 minutes 56 seconds
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6 Questions About Election Night
Published: Nov. 2, 2020, 2:45 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes 59 seconds
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Repealing 50-a and making police records public in New York
Published: June 10, 2020, 9 a.m.Duration: 24 minutes 45 seconds
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COVID-19: New York in Crisis - Rep. Paul Tonko and a frontline nurse
Published: April 2, 2020, 1:33 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 56 seconds
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Coronavirus pandemic: Cuomos health commissioner on state's battle
Published: March 23, 2020, 9:31 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 8 seconds
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Sen. Stewart-Cousins in Conversation at Times Union's Hearst Media Center
Published: Feb. 28, 2020, 4:11 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 27 seconds
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Medicaid maladies in New York
Published: Oct. 18, 2019, 2:19 a.m.Duration: 17 minutes 25 seconds
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New York's bet on casino gambling
Published: Sept. 6, 2019, 9 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 2 seconds
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The Assembly's loyal opposition
Published: Aug. 30, 2019, 10 a.m.Duration: 32 minutes 13 seconds
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Getting from red light to green
Published: Aug. 23, 2019, 10 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 21 seconds
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Miss Mitchell Regrets
Published: Aug. 2, 2019, 5:14 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 25 seconds
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Confessions of a tabloid journalist
Published: Aug. 2, 2019, 1:58 a.m.Duration: 37 minutes 53 seconds
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The winner's circle
Published: July 19, 2019, 1:39 a.m.Duration: 13 minutes 39 seconds
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The cost of combating climate change
Published: June 28, 2019, 2:48 a.m.Duration: 31 minutes 17 seconds
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Weeding out the obstacles to marijuana legalization
Published: June 14, 2019, 1:12 a.m.Duration: 24 minutes 42 seconds
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Tales from the Coup: New Senate Order
Published: June 7, 2019, 2:36 a.m.Duration: 44 minutes 40 seconds
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Bonus: The making of "Tales from the Coup"
Published: June 5, 2019, 1:38 a.m.Duration: 15 minutes 48 seconds
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Tales from the Coup: Ravitch to the Rescue
Published: May 31, 2019, 2:15 a.m.Duration: 42 minutes 2 seconds
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Tales from the Coup: Summer Stalemate
Published: May 24, 2019, 3 a.m.Duration: 53 minutes 16 seconds
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Tales from the Coup: The Coup
Published: May 17, 2019, 3 a.m.Duration: 42 minutes 16 seconds
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Tales from the Coup: The Plot
Published: May 10, 2019, 3 a.m.Duration: 28 minutes 47 seconds
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Tales from the Coup: Wayward Majority
Published: May 3, 2019, 3 a.m.Duration: 42 minutes 30 seconds
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Tales from the Coup: Ransom Demands
Published: April 26, 2019, 3:30 a.m.Duration: 31 minutes 8 seconds
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Tales from the Coup - Trailer
Published: April 18, 2019, 12:30 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 41 seconds
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The making of a comptroller
Published: April 12, 2019, 12:30 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 19 seconds
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An Inconvenient Podcast
Published: March 8, 2019, 11 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 17 seconds
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The case against gun control
Published: Feb. 1, 2019, 11:30 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 46 seconds
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The podcast goes to pot
Published: Jan. 25, 2019, noonDuration: 24 minutes 25 seconds
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'Tis the (#nybudget) season
Published: Jan. 18, 2019, 12:30 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 16 seconds
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Hamlet on the Hudson
Published: Jan. 11, 2019, 11 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes 49 seconds
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New York's OG IG
Published: Jan. 4, 2019, 11:30 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 22 seconds
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The new face of Albany oversight
Published: Dec. 28, 2018, 12:30 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 35 seconds
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My podcast with Andrea
Published: Dec. 21, 2018, 12:30 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 25 seconds
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Money (That's what I want)
Published: Dec. 14, 2018, 12:30 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 10 seconds
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Campaign confessional
Published: Nov. 16, 2018, 1 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 22 seconds
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What hath the election wrought
Published: Nov. 9, 2018, 12:30 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 32 seconds
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State Senate Extravaganza!
Published: Nov. 2, 2018, noonDuration: 33 minutes 13 seconds
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Congressional forecast
Published: Oct. 26, 2018, 11 a.m.Duration: 25 minutes 52 seconds
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Year of the Woman: Part Deux
Published: Oct. 12, 2018, noonDuration: 22 minutes 19 seconds
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Child Victims Act at stake on Election Day
Published: Sept. 28, 2018, 1 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 21 seconds
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His RV was bound for glory
Published: Sept. 21, 2018, 1 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 51 seconds
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Inside Chuck Schumer's primary win (in 1998)
Published: Sept. 14, 2018, 3:46 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 51 seconds
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Crystal Run Persuasion
Published: Sept. 7, 2018, 1 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 23 seconds
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The evolution of New York's AG
Published: Aug. 31, 2018, 1 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 8 seconds
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Debate Special: I am a podcast
Published: Aug. 30, 2018, 1:39 a.m.Duration: 14 minutes 16 seconds
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How to win debates and influence voters
Published: Aug. 17, 2018, 1 p.m.Duration: 16 minutes 1 second
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Rules of Engagement
Published: Aug. 10, 2018, 2:26 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 50 seconds
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Larry the (PSC and) Cable Guy
Published: Aug. 3, 2018, noonDuration: 28 minutes 21 seconds
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The evolution of Capitol Confidential
Published: July 27, 2018, 1 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 52 seconds
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Let Marc be Marc
Published: July 20, 2018, 12:30 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 43 seconds
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Putting the Gary back in Gerrymandering
Published: July 13, 2018, 2 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 26 seconds
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Capitol Confidential awards
Published: June 29, 2018, 2 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 32 seconds
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The Senate Coup of 2002
Published: June 22, 2018, 2:55 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 47 seconds
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The Campaign Sausage
Published: June 15, 2018, 1:01 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 16 seconds
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Senate shenanigans
Published: June 8, 2018, 1:09 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 41 seconds
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Fuzzy Budget Math
Published: June 1, 2018, 1:44 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 30 seconds
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