About this episode

The episode discusses mayoral megalomania and the evolution of violence in municipal politics with guests Mattie Lubchansky and Riley Quinn.

The girls from No Gods No Mayors swing by to talk about mayoral megalomania and the evolution of the violence inherent to municipal politics. Listen to No Gods No Mayors For more from Mattie Lubchansky: – Read Simplicity– Read Boys Weekend– Listen to Temporal Culture WarFor more from Riley Quinn:– Listen to Trashfuture– Listen to Trouble in River City If you enjoyed this episode:– Support Blood Work via Patreon– Leave a rating or review on your podcast app– Follow us on Bluesky / Instagram / Twitter Image: Former Mayor of New York City Eric Adams holding a picture of a gun. Blood Work is a Scam Goldin ProductionThis episode was produced by Thomas O’MahonyOur theme song is ‘Dream Weapon’ by Genghis TronOur artwork is provided courtesy of KT Kobel THIS WEEK IN VIOLENCE: Power TripALSO AVAILABLE IN AUDIO Last week, Israel carried out airstrikes on a defunct airbase in northwestern Syria, in an action both stated and perceived as aimed at Turkey. We offer a little background on Israel and Turkey’s regional rivalry in the context of Syria’s civil war, and speculate on how Israel’s actions might have another target in their sights: Turkey’s NATO membership.

People in this episode

Guests: Mattie Lubchansky, Riley Quinn

Topics covered

• municipal politics
• mayoral power
• political violence
• Israel-Turkey relations
• Syria civil war

Keywords

• municipal politics
• mayoral megalomania
• political violence
• Israel
• Turkey
• Syria
• No Gods No Mayors

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: No Gods No Mayors, Blood Work, Genghis Tron, KT Kobel

Places: Israel, Turkey, Syria

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