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THIS WEEK'S EPISODE:

Episode #1040: Rearview Mirror
First Broadcast: 12/29/25
The year 2025 is almost up, and we spent this episode going over some of the various topics Free New York covered in that time, starting with the death of former President Jimmy Carter way back in December of 2024 (yes, it was a different year, I know, don't @ me). We also talked about the death of director David Lynch; President Trump's war of words with an Episcopal bishop; the price of eggs; the chaos of Trump's tariffs; the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live; a baffling tribute to James Bond at the Oscars; the Trump administration's open hostility towards anyone who isn't from here (however you want to define it); technology that makes a dubbed movie look like it's not dubbed; Trump's speculations on how he could run for a third term (spoiler alert: he can't); Eric Adams' doomed re-election campaign for mayor; a union victory for striking workers at the Alamo Drafthouse; and the seeming trend of electoral victories around the world going to whoever opposes Trump the most (which, hopefully, bodes well for 2026), for starters! And we're still not done! Tune in for the second half of our round-up next week... if there is a next week...

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So, what is Free New York anyway? The simple answer is that it's a this neat little public access TV show on Manhattan Neighborhood Network which I co-produce with the tremendous help of my camerawoman/editor/everything else, Kim. The complicated answer is that it's a project of mine to broadcast opinions and events which don't always appear within "the mainstream media" (like The New York Times, the major networks, local radio, etc.), and so far I think it's been working.

If you think I'm doing a good job--or not--and you feel like sending me snail mail, the address is:

Free New York
P.O. Box 20945
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New York, NY 10009

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