About this episode
The episode discusses the fallout from Eric Adams' ex-girlfriend's tell-all about their affair and its implications for politics and power.
This week on Olay & Friends , we get into the chaos surrounding Eric Adams’ ex-girlfriend dropping a tell-all about their affair and her time in his administration. We break down the mess, the motives, the timing, and what this whole spectacle reveals about power, politics, and the people who stay orbiting Adams long after they should’ve let go. Chapters:0:00 Intro0:59 Hello!/ The Eric Adams Affair & The Book trailer4:32 "MLK to FBI??"10:09 He Does in Fact Pull Baddies14:56 The Job Eric Needed Jasmine to Work23:41 The GYMNASTICS27:24 More Evidence of the Lawlessness32:07 The Lack of Outreach for Black & Brown New Yorkers in the Zohran Campaign43:14 The Democratic Circling of Zohran51:04 The Uphill Battle of Campaigning55:08 Speaking Differently to Different People, & the Spectrum of Interent Characters58:56 The View Situation1:02:03 Trump's Affiliation With the Candidates, & How it Plays Against Zohran1:05:28 Trump's Particular Brand of Lawlessness1:13:09 Sharing Community With Neighbors Directly Against You?1:15:27 Actually Speaking & Spreading Truth the RIGHT Way1:26:23 The Rise of Othering of Non-Amercian Black Persons1:31:53 Recent Adam's…
People in this episode
Host: Olayemi Olurin
Topics covered
- Eric Adams affair
- politics
- power dynamics
- media spectacle
- community outreach
- campaigning
Keywords
- Eric Adams
- affair
- politics
- Jasmine
- Zohran
- Trump
- community outreach
- media
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