CUNY TV's City Talk
City Talk is CUNY TV 's forum for politics and public affairs. City Talk presents lively discussion of New York City issues, with the people that help make this city function. City Talk is hosted by Professor Doug Muzzio, political commentator for WABC-TV New York, co-director of the Center for the Study of Leadership in Government and the founder and former director of the Baruch College Survey Research Unit, both at Baruch College's School of Public Affairs.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 182
- Years Active
- 2007 - 2011
Jay H. Walder
Doug is joined by the Chair and CEO of the Metropolitan Transit Authority, Jay H. Walder. They discuss the financial difficulties facing the MTA and how the organization plans to deal with them.
00:27:52 |
Wed 19 May 2010
Maury Allen
Doug is joined by legendary sports writer Maury Allen, a former columnist for the “New York Post,” and the author of over twenty books about baseball, including his latest book, “Dixie Walker of the …
00:28:10 |
Wed 12 May 2010
Shoshanna Sofaer
Doug sits down with Dr. Shoshanna Sofaer of Baruch College School of Public Affairs. Dr. Sofaer is an internationally recognized expert in health care measurement and improvement. She joins Doug to d…
00:28:15 |
Wed 05 May 2010
Ann L. Buttenwieser
Doug is joined by Ann L. Buttenwieser, author of “Governors Island: The Jewel of New York Harbor.” The book tells of the island's rich history, including the vital role it played until recently in th…
00:27:14 |
Wed 21 Apr 2010
Hon. Thomas P. DiNapoli, Part 2 of 2
Doug welcomes back New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli to the program for the second part of a two-part series. They discuss the budget crisis and how the state is coping with the severe defic…
00:27:46 |
Wed 14 Apr 2010
Hon. Thomas P. DiNapoli, Part 1 of 2
Doug welcomes New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli to the program for the first part of a two-part series. They discuss the budget crisis and how the state is coping with the severe deficit and…
00:27:07 |
Wed 07 Apr 2010
John Avlon
Doug sits down with John Avlon, senior political columnist at the Daily Beast and author of “Wingnuts: How the Lunatic Fringe is Hijacking America.” The book looks at the outbreak of extremism in the…
00:27:32 |
Tue 30 Mar 2010
Dr. Jeremy Travis
Doug is joined by Dr. Jeremy Travis, President of John Jay College of Criminal Justice/CUNY. They discuss the recent report "Stop, Question & Frisk Policing Practices in New York City: A Primer," whi…
00:27:58 |
Wed 24 Mar 2010
Eli B. Silverman
Join Doug as he welcomes Eli B. Silverman, Prof. Emeritus from John Jay College of Criminal Justice/CUNY and co-author of a recent survey of retired police officials, involving the reporting of NYC c…
00:26:39 |
Wed 10 Mar 2010
Stephen Clark, Omi Aguirre, Don Gomez
Join Doug as he learns about the CUNY Office of Veteran Affairs. Joining him are Stephen Clark, of the Office of Veteran Affairs, as well as Omi Aguirre of Hostos Community College and Don Gomez of C…
00:27:26 |
Wed 03 Mar 2010
Bob Liff
Doug welcomes Bob Liff, Senior Vice President of M+R Strategic Services and CUNY TV host of "CUNY Forum." They discuss the recent quagmire in Albany involving Gov. David Paterson.
00:28:18 |
Wed 24 Feb 2010
Colum McCann
Colum McCann joins Doug to talk about New York and his new book “Let the Great World Spin,” which won the 2009 National Book Award. McCann has taught in Hunter College's MFA Creative Writing programs…
00:28:08 |
Wed 17 Feb 2010
Amb. Richard Murphy, Part 2 of 2
In the second part of a two-part series Doug is joined once again by Amb. Richard Murphy, former US ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Syria, the Philippines and Mauritania. The two discuss current Middle E…
00:28:06 |
Wed 10 Feb 2010
Amb. Richard Murphy, Part 1 of 2
Joining Doug once again to talk about the Middle East - its problems and prospects and US policy in the region - is a distinguished Middle East hand, Ambassador Richard Murphy, former US ambassador t…
00:26:44 |
Wed 03 Feb 2010
Sonia Jarvis and Thomas Halper
Doug discusses the recent Supreme Court decision involving political spending by corporations in elections with Sonia Jarvis, Dir. of the Center on Equality, Pluralism and Policy at Baruch College, a…
00:26:52 |
Wed 27 Jan 2010
Hon. Ed Cox
Doug sits down with newly selected New York Republican State Committee Chairman Ed Cox. They discuss the midterm elections and the chances of the Republican Party making a comeback.
00:28:50 |
Wed 20 Jan 2010
Raymond Muzzio and James Stewart
Join Doug as he looks back on the years he has spent at Giants Stadium watching his favorite football team play. He is joined by his brother, Raymond Muzzio, and one of the members of their "fan fami…
00:27:25 |
Wed 13 Jan 2010
Eli M. Noam
Doug is joined by Eli M. Noam, Professor of Finance and Economics at the Columbia Business School. They discuss Prof. Noam’s most recent book, “Media Ownership and Concentration in America.”
00:26:27 |
Wed 23 Dec 2009
Comm. Fatima Shama
Doug is joined by Fatima Shama, Commissioner of the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs. They discuss how immigration affects New York City differently than the rest of the country.
00:27:30 |
Wed 16 Dec 2009
William Grimes, Part 2 of 2
Doug is joined by William Grimes, lead obituary writer for “The New York Times” in the second part of a two-part series. Mr. Grimes’s most recent book, “Appetite City,” takes us on a fascinating hist…
00:28:52 |
Wed 09 Dec 2009
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