Author Archives: Janos Marton

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About Janos Marton

Janos Marton is a lawyer, advocate and writer.

Must Be The Money: Background Check

Diving straight into number crunching would be a thrill, but for “Must Be The Money” to have legs, folks need to know a little background about the project, and about campaign finance reform in New York City. During the summer … Continue reading

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“Must Be The Money” Series Launch

“You follow drugs, you get drug addicts and drug dealers. But you start to follow the money, and you don’t know where the fuck it’s gonna take you. ” – Detective Lester Freamon, The Wire New York City may have … Continue reading

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LTD Podcast: Mark Updegrove, author of Indomitable Will: LBJ in the Presidency

It’s spring, and that means we’ll have some great podcasts coming your way.  Mark Updegrove is the director of the LBJ Presidential Library, and the author of a new book, Indomitable Will: LBJ in the Presidency.    During the podcast we talk about … Continue reading

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Last Band Standing: Wonder seeks the higher ground, trio face elimination

Now that Led Zeppelin has been crowned champion, it eagerly awaits the opportunity to defend its title.  Enter Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon.  Stevie goes for the series win this weekend.  Listen here and vote by commenting before 8pm Tuesday … Continue reading

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Last Band Standing: Led Zeppelin Crowned as Champs!

After knocking off Blondie, David Bowie and Bruce Springsteen, Led Zeppelin is the first official winner of the Last Band Standing Championship!  Their road to the finals was impressive: vs. Blondie Heartbreaker v. Rip Her to Shreds W  105.45 – … Continue reading

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Last Band Standing: Trouble in the heartland for Bruce, Led Zeppelin goes for title in Game 5

Great turnout tonight, all.  Welcome, to our new voters, and great job coaches- three of these battles went down to the wire and caused me extra late night work flipping storylines.  But here’s the big question – can Led Zeppelin … Continue reading

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Last Band Standing: Zeppelin seizes comeback Game 3 win

A lot of our coaches dumped their ho-hum stuff over the weekend, but we have some great tunes going tonight.  Listen here, and vote by commenting below before midnight on Wednesday.  Also, just wanted to note that my indoor soccer … Continue reading

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Last Band Standing: Bruce knots series at 1; slugfest set for Game 3

Everyone’s doing a great job nominating so far.   For games 3-5 the nominating and listening order (“home field advantage”) reverse. Listen to Game 3 here and vote by commenting before close of business (10pm EST) on Monday. Game 2 … Continue reading

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Last Band Standing: Led Zeppelin takes 1-0 lead – Gmo turns to ace

Our long-awaited championship round is underway, with contenders lurking around the corner.   Listen to Game 2 match-ups here and vote by commenting before midnight on Friday.   And read Guillermo’s Hurricane Camp stories on the site right now- late … Continue reading

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Last Band Standing: Championship Round

In about a week, we’ll be ready to crown a champion.  Then that champ will have to turn around and face a new #1 contender.  All the while, undercards rise through the ranks.  That is Last Band Standing.  Listen to … Continue reading

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