CKM ABC 2.6.2025
Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news and politics with Rod Quinn of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, February 6, 2025.
Feb 12, 2025•26 min
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CKM ABC 07252024
Celeste Katz Marston discusses U.S. news and politics with Rod Quinn of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, July 25, 2024.
Aug 01, 2024•28 min
CKM ABC 06272024
Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news and politics with Rod Quinn of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, June 27, 2024.
Jun 27, 2024•24 min
Driving Forces 04252024 See You On The Radio!
In the show's FINAL episode, Celeste and Jeff speak with Jonthan Vigliotti, author of "Before It's Gone: Stories from the Front Lines of Climate Change in Small-Town America," plus your calls. Original FM air date: April 25, 2024. Thanks for listening!
Apr 25, 2024•55 min
Driving Forces 04182024 Rep. Gregory Meeks And More
Jeff and Celeste speak with Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), plus your calls. Original FM air date: April 18, 2024.
Apr 19, 2024•54 min
Driving Forces 03282024 Catching Up With MTA's Janno Lieber
Jeff and Celeste talk with MTA Chair/CEO Janno Lieber about congestion pricing, subway crime and more, plus your calls. Original FM air date: March 28, 2024.
Mar 28, 2024•55 min
Driving Forces 03212024 Gerson Borrero Breaks It All Down
Celeste and Jeff catch up with veteran journalist and political commentator Gerson Borrero, plus your calls. Original FM air date: March 21, 2024.
Mar 22, 2024•54 min
Driving Forces 03072024 Local News on the Line
Celeste and Jeff discuss the promise and perils of local news with Dan Kennedy, co-author with Ellen Clegg of the new book, "What Works in Community News," and then Nic Dawes, executive director of THE CITY NY. Original FM air date: March 7, 2024.
Mar 07, 2024•54 min
CKM ABC 02222024
Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news with Rod Quinn of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, February 22, 2024.
Feb 23, 2024•22 min
Driving Forces 02222024 Aging In New York
Jeff and Celeste discuss aging in New York with City Councilmember Crystal Hudson and AARP New York State Director Beth Finkel, plus your calls. Original air date: February 22, 2024.
Feb 23, 2024•55 min
Driving Forces 02152024 NYCHA Corruption
Celeste and Jeff discuss the HUGE corruption bust at NYCHA with investigative reporter Greg B. Smith of the nonprofit newsroom THE CITY... plus your calls. Original air date: February 15, 2024.
Feb 16, 2024•54 min
CKM ABC 02082024
Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news with Rod Quinn of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, February 8, 2024.
Feb 09, 2024•23 min
Driving Forces 02082024 Chancellor Banks And NY Solidarity Network
Jeff and Celeste discuss renewal of mayoral control of NYC schools with Chancellor David Banks, followed by a talk with New York Solidarity Network Executive Director Sara Forman. Original FM air date: February 8, 2024.
Feb 08, 2024•55 min
Driving Forces 02012024 Daily News Blues
Celeste and Jeff look at ongoing labor issues at the New York Daily News -- and beyond -- with special guests Claudia Irizarry Aponte of THE CITY NY and Michael Sheridan of the NYDN Union. Original FM air date: February 1, 2024.
Feb 01, 2024•54 min
CKM ABC 01252024
Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news with Tim Webster of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, January 25, 2024.
Jan 26, 2024•15 min
Driving Forces 01252024 Congressman Dan Goldman
Jeff and Celeste speak with New York Rep. Dan Goldman, plus your calls. Original FM air date: January 25, 2024.
Jan 26, 2024•54 min
Driving Forces 01182024 Long Covid, Seriously
Celeste Katz Marston and Jeff Simmons discuss long Covid with political reporter and long Covid patient Erin Durkin and Betsy Ladyzhets, co-founder of the investigative news site The Sick Times. Original FM air date: January 18, 2024.
Jan 18, 2024•55 min
CKM ABC 01112024
Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news with Tim Webster of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, January 11, 2024.
Jan 15, 2024•18 min
Driving Forces 01042024 Gale Brewer And More
Jeff and Celeste catch up with NYC Councilmember and former Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, plus your calls. Original FM airdate: January 4, 2024.
Jan 04, 2024•54 min
Driving Forces 12282023 Year In Radio Retrospective
Celeste and Jeff ring out 2023 with a look back at some of their most compelling interviews of the year. Original air date: December 28, 2023.
Jan 02, 2024•54 min
CKM ABC 12282023
Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news with Tim Webster of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, December 28, 2023.
Dec 29, 2023•21 min
CKM ABC 12142023
Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news and politics with Tim Webster of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, December 14, 2023.
Dec 15, 2023•22 min
Driving Forces 12142023 The Year In Politics And Justice
Celeste and Jeff run down some of New York's biggest political and criminal justice stories of 2023 with special guests Emily Ngo of POLITICO and Reuven Blau of THE CITY. Original air date: December 14, 2023.
Dec 14, 2023•55 min
CKM ABC 11162023
Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news and politics with Rod Quinn of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, November 16, 2023.
Nov 20, 2023•16 min
Driving Forces 1116 March For Israel & More
Celeste and Jeff discuss the Stand Up to Jewish Hate campaign with Matthew Berger and get a download on the March for Israel with Mark Katz. Original air date: November 16, 2023
Nov 16, 2023•54 min
Driving Forces 1109 We Need To Talk About Antisemitism
Celeste Katz Marston talks about antisemitism with Arno Rosenfeld, reporter for The Forward, and artists Nitzan Mintz and Dede Bandaid, creators of the "Kidnapped From Israel" poster campaign. Original air date: November 9, 2023.
Nov 09, 2023•55 min
CKM ABC 11022023
Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news with Tim Webster of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, November 2, 2023.
Nov 05, 2023•18 min
Driving Forces 10192023 Book Bans
Jeff and Celeste talk to PEN America's Kasey Meehan and MoveOn's Mana Kharrazi about the movement to censor books in the nation's schools. Original air date: October 19, 2023.
Oct 19, 2023•56 min
Driving Forces 10052023 NYC Subway Surfing
Jeff and Celeste speak with Jose Martinez, transportation reporter for THE CITY, about the scourge of deadly subway surfing in New York. Original air date: October 5, 2023.
Oct 05, 2023•55 min
CKM ABC 09282023
Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news and politics with Rod Quinn of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, September 28, 2023.
Oct 04, 2023•25 min
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