Power & Politics
Hosted by Tom Eschen and Olivia Holloway · WRGB CBS6, Power And Politics, Tom Eschen
5.0from 10 ratings
- 227
- Episodes
- 222
- Transcribed
- 10
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
- 50M
- YouTube views
About Power & Politics
A Murrow Award winning podcast that brings you inside the issues impacting our communities. Every week, Tom Eschen sits down with local leaders and power brokers for a frank, sometimes blunt, conversation about the current political environment and how their decisions and stances shape and alter all of our lives. Whether it’s your tax bill, public safety, schools, immigration, or healthcare – politics affects every day and every aspect of your life. From the corridors of power to the heart of the debate, this podcast aims to ask the tough questions you want answered – to hold leaders accountable, to cut through the rhetoric and the canned responses. It’s a conversation that really matters.
- Publisher
- WRGB CBS6, Power And Politics, Tom Eschen
- Category
- government · news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 5 Aug 2024
- Latest episode
- 19 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
222 of 227 episodes have a transcript.
19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Campaign 2026: NYS Assembly District 107 Democratic Candidate Chloe Pierce
19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Campaign 2026: NYS Assembly District 107 incumbent Scott Bendett discuses reelection bid
16 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Campaign 2026: Senate District 46 Debate: Martha McHugh (R) vs Pat Fahy (D)
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Campaign 2026: NYS Assembly District 107 Democratic Candidate Chloe Pierce
Published 19 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] A lot of the cuts that are happening are falling on our shoulders and we have to burden it. We're excuse me. We're the ones who are forced to burden it. So we need to to tackle that head on. Too many people are forced between deciding to fill up their gas tank or fill up their grocery cart. to keep their healthcare or keep the lights on, to have a roof over their head or to have their kids have a quality education and childcare experience for their families. So we need to do things to address that. We need to invest in programs that help people. And I think so often we hear the phrase that people just need to pull themselves up by the bootstraps. […]
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- Chloe Pierce
- Scott Bendett
- Martha McHugh
- Pat Fahy
- Peter Guidarelli
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 50,450,160
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 8 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 2 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 76 / 100
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- Quality
- 82
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 81
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Who hosts Power & Politics?
Tom Eschen and Olivia Holloway host the show. Published by WRGB CBS6, Power And Politics, Tom Eschen.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Power & Politics take guests?
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