In this week’s The<\/em> Reason Roundtable<\/em>, editors Matt Welch<\/a>, Katherine Mangu-Ward<\/a>, Nick Gillespie<\/a>, and Peter Suderman<\/a> gawk at the amusing circumstances surrounding the federal indictment of New York City Mayor Eric Adams, before discussing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s recent in-person visits with both presidential candidates.<\/p>\n

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02:25\u2014New York City Mayor Eric Adams indicted in a federal corruption investigation<\/p>\n

21:58\u2014Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump<\/p>\n

35:46\u2014Weekly listener question<\/p>\n

49:27\u2014This week’s cultural recommendations<\/p>\n

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Mentioned in this podcast:<\/p>\n

“Turkish Delight<\/a>” by Liz Wolfe<\/p>\n

“Could Eric Adams’ Corruption Charges Sink His Signature Zoning Reform?<\/a>” by Christian Britschgi<\/p>\n

“The “Migrant Crisis” is Caused by Flawed Work and Housing Policies, not Migrants<\/a>” by Ilya Somin<\/p>\n

“NYC Mayoral Frontrunner Eric Adams Talks Conspiratorial Nonsense About ‘Voter Suppression,’<\/a>” by Matt Welch<\/p>\n

“Port Authoritarians<\/a>” by Jim Epstein<\/p>\n

“You take someone on heroin, put them in one room, and someone hooked on cheese, put ’em in another room, and you take it away, I challenge you to tell me the person who’s hooked on heroin and who’s hooked on cheese.”<\/a>\u00a0New York City Mayor Eric Adams<\/p>\n

“NYC paid millions for unnecessary migrant services, comptroller’s report says<\/a>” by Marcia Kramer<\/p>\n

“‘Vegan’ Mayor Eric Adams Under Fire for Repeatedly Ordering Fish at NYC Restaurants<\/a>” by Luke Fortney<\/p>\n

“NYC Mayor Adams’ Approval Hit Bottom Even Before Scandal<\/a>” by Katarina Buchholz<\/p>\n

“The War in Ukraine Is Already Over\u2014Russia Just Doesn’t Know it Yet<\/a>” by Paul Schwennesen<\/p>\n

“Ukraine Is Safer If It Stays Out of NATO<\/a>” by Paul Schwennesen<\/p>\n

“What If the U.S. Cuts Off Aid to Israel?<\/a>” by Matt Welch<\/p>\n

“Send in the Estonians?<\/a>” by Liz Wolfe<\/p>\n

“U.S. Defense Spending Continues To Spiral Out of Control<\/a>” by Varad Raingoankar<\/p>\n

“What if America Runs Out of Bombs?<\/a>” by Matthew Petti<\/p>\n

“After the War<\/a>” by Matt Welch<\/p>\n

“Rents Fall and Listings Increase After Javier Milei Ends Rent Control In Argentina<\/a>” by Katarina Hall<\/p>\n

“Helen Fisher on COVID’s Sexless Summer<\/a>” by Nick Gillespie<\/p>\n

“Dr. Helen Fisher on How Brain Chemistry Determines Personality and Politics<\/a>” by Ian Keyser<\/p>\n

“Helen Fisher, Who Researched the Brain’s Love Circuitry, Dies at 79<\/a>” by Richard Sandomir<\/p>\n

Upcoming Events:<\/p>\n

Reason<\/em> Speakeasy: Musa al-Gharbi<\/a>\u00a0October 24, 2024<\/p>\n

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Send your questions to\u00a0roundtable@reason.com<\/a>. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.<\/p>\n

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