Episode 1: Congressman George Latimer

Podcast Debut: Westchester Congressman on Trump, Tariffs, the Left – and Which of Us Is a Ryan Reynolds Lookalike

The first episode of our new Local Matters Westchester podcast features Democratic Congressman George Latimer, who joins Examiner founding Editor-in-Chief and current Recorder journalist Martin Wilbur, former PCTV station manager Shane McGaffey, and Examiner Publisher Adam Stone for a wide-ranging discussion. 

We cover:

• The way Latimer believes President Trump misunderstands tariffs

• His bipartisan effort with Republican Congressman Mike Lawler to keep a local Social Security office open – and why it failed

• His own Con Ed bills and what the state can do to rein in energy costs

• His reflections on congestion pricing (London came up)

• Where the Biden administration has fallen short on immigration – and how dug in Republicans are on the issue

• The possibilities for bipartisanship in 2025 Washington

• His take on the far left of his party – and who might represent a more center-left path forward

• His views on the broken health care system, and why deep structural reform is needed

• How Westchester County fumbled aspects of its early COVID response when he was county executive – and what lessons were learned

• His blunt reaction to Trump’s push to abolish the Department of Education, characterizing it as ideological, reckless, and analytically hollow

• His perspective on the end of Examiner’s print editions

• Plus, Congressman Latimer weighs in on the very important question: which one of us looks like Hollywood heartthrob and Pound Ridge resident Ryan Reynolds?

• And a promise to return as a guest this fall

All this and more – with generous sponsorship support from Genesis/Saw Mill Club in Mount Kisco.