"The Gods of New York" On the New Yorkers Podcast! - With Jonathan Mahler

In this episode, Kelly is joined by Jonathan Mahler! He is a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, his sports journalism has been featured in the book “The Best American Sports Writing”, and he is the  author of two books: “Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bronx is Burning” as well as “The Challenge.” And his third book “The Gods of New York” is available now wherever you buy books!

Join them, as Jonathan tells kelly a bit about where he's from, and his profession. Kelly asks about raising kids in New York City, and what age did he think is ok for kids to ride the subway. 

Kelly asks Jonathan to give him a background of New York City leading up to the 1980s. Jonathan tells him what it was like to cover the 2016 presidential campaign, and how he was inspired to write this book. 

Jonathan tells Kelly about some of the stories that were going on during the second half of the 1980s, and Kelly talks about how he remembers living through a lot of these headlines. 

Kelly asks Jonathan what he thinks of the current Mayoral race in New York City. Jae tells a funny story of what floridians think of the race. And Jonathan recounts how he thinks that the events of his book have a direct effect on this current political climate. 

Jonathan talks about his research process for the book, what archival he used, and the people he was able to interview. Jae and Kelly talk about how much they love the writing of the book: How personable it is, how funny it is, and how the passion for New York City is dripping off every page. 

Kelly asks Jonathan to tell us about the title of the book: "The Gods of New York". Jonathan talks about where the title came from, how much he loves the title, but also why he was apprehensive to call it that.

Finally, Kelly asks Jonathan some questions about his writing process, as well as some fun quick New York City questions that every New Yorker has an answer for. 

 

But above all else; Jonathan Mahler is a New Yorker!

 

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Chapters

• (00:00:00) - New Yorkers Podcast: Jonathan Mahler
• (00:01:39) - Meet Jonathan Livingston: Born and Raised in New York
• (00:04:46) - Jonathan Wolff on His New Book 'The Gods of New York
• (00:07:19) - New York's Rise and Fall
• (00:11:31) - In the Elevator With Andrew Cuomo
• (00:12:15) - The New York Mayor's War
• (00:14:41) - In the Elevator With Ed Koch
• (00:16:26) - How To Write A Detailing of the AIDS Era
• (00:19:01) - Interviewing Rudy Giuliani and Donald Trump
• (00:22:25) - In the Elevator With Bernard
• (00:22:52) - Bernie Getz: The Death Wish
• (00:27:02) - George Clooney on the NYC mayoral race
• (00:29:49) - Sen. Bernie Sanders on the Presidential Race
• (00:30:32) - How The City Went From Crisis to Rebirth
• (00:33:08) - In the Elevator With Jay
• (00:33:22) - What Made You Write 'This Is Worth Doing'
• (00:34:11) - What surprised you most during your research for The New York Story?
• (00:37:26) - Ed Koch's Last Term
• (00:40:27) - The Gods of New York
• (00:42:02) - "The End of New York" by Philip Pullman
• (00:43:06) - "The Book Review": A Fan Narrated
• (00:44:05) - 10 Quick-Fire Questions for '
• (00:46:21) - What It Means To Be A New Yorker