#TheEdgeofEverydayPodcast | Ep 40 Penis Politics in The City with Karen Hinton

Today we are #LIVEintheHIVE with Karen Hinton, author of the bestselling book, Penis Politics: A Memoir of Women, Men, and Power, a compelling coming-of-age memoir, set both in small-town Mississippi and big-city New York, with a long layover in the nation's capital.

 

The Kirkus review had this to say: “A timely, engaging political account about the consequences of saying nothing - and speaking up. Hinton’s prose is sharp and incisive. She is adept at setting a scene and bringing people to life on the page.”

 

And one of those people was Andrew Cuomo, whom she has known for over 20 years and for whom she has worked for 5 years.

 

Andrew Cuomo resigned as Governor of New York on August 24, 2021, amidst an overlapping cluster of ethics scandals, including accusations of sexual harassment and misconduct from 11 women.

And now Cuomo is running to become the next Mayor of New York City.

 

This episode was recorded on the eve of the Mayoral primary, and, at that time, Cuomo was leading in first choice ballot polling, however, Zohran Mamdani, the virtual unknown, Democratic Socialist jumped to the lead in ranking polls.

 

In a shocking victory, Cuomo conceded to Mamdani in the NYC Democratic Primary. Will Cuomo run as an Independent in November? We'll see.

 

How was someone who resigned in scandal + shame able to lead in the polls? Why do we continue to choose misogynistic, scandal ridden men to be our political leaders?

 

What has become of the #MeToo movement? With all our patriarchal systems in place, with an adjudicated rapist in the highest office in the US, is it possible to uncouple sex and sexual abuse from power and politics?

 

Karen Hinton is uniquely qualified to explore these questions and to weigh in on why Andrew Cuomo is unfit to become the Mayor of NYC.

 

Mississippi native Karen Hinton is a nationally recognized media professional in Washington, DC and New York. Best known for her role as press secretary to both former Housing Secretary - Andrew Cuomo and former New York City Mayor - Bill de Blasio, Hinton played a powerful role in the clash between Cuomo, now the former Governor of New York, and former Mayor de Blasio. The New York Times called the clash “one of America’s ugliest political feuds.”

 

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