{"podcast":{"title":"Empire City: The Untold Origin Story of the NYPD","slug":"empire-city-the-untold-origin-story-of-the-nypd-6934102","podcast_index_feed_id":6934102,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/empire-city","website_url":"https://wondery.com/shows/empire-city/","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/94/3a/e8/4f/943ae84f-9055-486b-80b8-7155473ef05c/86a77dabcd752fce6b24b416da2bf89c2bfe4c6616a04e8fe6c277a46d149aff1a6c0077c5ab9845df881e145deff78a826bb6764020a747b5d781d0177536b3.jpeg","author":"Audible | Crooked Media","episode_count":13,"summary":"The police tell us they are here to protect us. But what if their original purpose was something else altogether? Peabody Award-winning host Chenjerai Kumanyika takes listeners on a journey to uncover the hidden history of the largest police force in the world – from its roots in slavery, to rival police gangs battling across the city, to everyday people who resisted every step of the way. As our society debates where policing is going, Empire City: The Untold Origin Story of the NYPD explores where the police came from. From Wondery, Crooked Media and PushBlack. Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of Empire City: The Untold Origin Story of the NYPD ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-04T18:17:56.699027+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/empire-city-the-untold-origin-story-of-the-nypd-6934102"},"episode":{"title":"Bonus Episode: The Fall of Eric Adams","slug":"bonus-episode-the-fall-of-eric-adams","published_at":"2024-11-01T07:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/empire-city-the-untold-origin-story-of-the-nypd-6934102/bonus-episode-the-fall-of-eric-adams","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/empire-city-the-untold-origin-story-of-the-nypd-6934102","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/83739a25-06c5-4556-b64f-ce6f8c0ab3df.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/83739a25-06c5-4556-b64f-ce6f8c0ab3df.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"New York’s Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted and charged by the federal government with corruption, wire fraud, bribery and more. Could we have predicted what kind of mayor Adams would become based on the culture he was a part of in the NYPD? Chenjerai and attorney John Teufel, who has investigated police misconduct, discuss the implications of the indictment and the significance of a former cop becoming the mayor. From Wondery, Crooked Media and PushBlack. Empire City is made with a commitment to ensure the stories of those who were and are still impacted by the NYPD are always part of the stories we tell ourselves about the Police, about America, and about Democracy. Voices & References: John Teufel: https://www.johnteufelesq.com/ DOJ’s Indictment of Adams: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/new-york-city-mayor-eric-adams-charged-bribery-and-campaign-finance-offenses See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"New York’s Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted and charged by the federal government with corruption, wire fraud, bribery and more. Could we have predicted…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1442,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/empire-city-the-untold-origin-story-of-the-nypd-6934102/episodes/bonus-episode-the-fall-of-eric-adams/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/empire-city-the-untold-origin-story-of-the-nypd-6934102/bonus-episode-the-fall-of-eric-adams.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}