It's the Brian Larry Show on WNYC.

Good morning, everyone.

Thanks to Bridget Bergen and Tiffany Hansen for filling in when I was out sick, the last three shows last week.

It's funny, these days you get a

cough, a sore throat, some common respiratory symptoms. You take a COVID test a couple of times

like I did and it comes up negative and you think, great, I don't have COVID. But then you remember,

oh, but I'm still sick. And then you're not so happy.

And you muddle along until you get better.

But better now.

So thanks to Bridget and Tiffany.

And actually, so you don't think I've relapsed tomorrow,

Bridget will be filling in tomorrow, too,

as I take the day off in observance of Russia Shana as I do.

But I'm glad I'm here today because it's a landmark day for one of our signature recurring series.

Today we begin our election series, 30 issues in 30 days, beginning right now and for the next 30

straight shows, we will explore an issue a day as part of our show in the New York City mayoral or a New Jersey governor's race, some days both, including today, with analysis and opposing points of view to help you the voters make your choices.

And some of the segments, as we mentioned this summer and previewing it,

will experiment with an always, sometimes, never approach,

such as one I've mentioned we'll be doing on the touchy question,

is anti-Zionism, always sometimes or never, anti-Semitism?

That'll be one day next month. This week, on 30 issues and 30 days,

we'll have a pro-and-con debate on freezing the rent in New York City's rent-stabilized

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