There Is A Spectre Haunting New York City
Weird Little Guys
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🗓️ 3 July 2025
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
The right wing media is buzzing with accusations that the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City is a communist. They're calling for his removal from not only the ballot... but the also the country. This anticommunist panic isn't new.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:04.2 | In 2012, 16-year-old Brian Herrera was gunned down in broad daylight on his way to do homework. |
| 0:11.4 | No suspects. |
| 0:12.5 | No witnesses. |
| 0:13.5 | No justice. |
| 0:14.5 | I would ask my husband, do you want me to stop? |
| 0:17.0 | He was like, no. |
| 0:17.8 | Keep fighting. |
| 0:18.8 | After nearly a decade, a breakthrough changed everything. |
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| 0:34.4 | Maybe you've heard that Stonewall was a riot where queer people fought back against |
| 0:38.7 | police or that it's the reason pride is celebrated this time of year. It was one of the most |
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| 1:25.9 | of alan berg and he pointed to the Denver phone book and said, well, there are probably 2 million suspects. |
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