The Arthur Aidala Power Hour

The Arthur Aidala Power Hour 10-31-25

Guests: 

Louis R. "Padre Lou" Aidala, Father of Arthur Aidala, Councilman Justin Brannan, Representing District 43 in Brooklyn, NY - including Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst and Bath Beach https://council.nyc.gov/district-43/  

Music Selections:
Classics IV - Spooky
The Beastie Boys - No Sleep Til Brooklyn
Bruno Mars - Somewhere in Brooklyn

The Arthur Aidala Power Hour 10-30-25

Guests: 

Tom Allon, Publisher & Founder, City & State https://www.cityandstateny.com/ , George Sarantopoulous, Republican Candidate for NYC City Council in Brooklyn's 47th Congressional District https://georgeforchangenyc.com/ , Alicia Vaichunas, Deputy Chief of Staff for Councilmember Robert Holden and Republican Candidate for NYC Council District 30 serving parts of Queens, NY (Maspeth, Middle Village, Glendale, Ridgewood, Elmhurt, and Rego Park) https://aliciavfornyc.com/ 

Music Selections:
Squeeze - Tempted
Pratt & McClain - Happy Days (From 'Happy Days' TV Show)
Beastie Boys - An Open Letter to NYC
Mobb Deep - Shook Ones, Pt. II
Run-D.M.C. - It's Tricky
Men At Work - Who Can It Be Now?
U2 - Walk On

The Arthur Aidala Power Hour 10-29-25

Guests: Andrew Cuomo, 2025 Independent Candidate for NYC Mayor (https://www.andrewcuomo.com/) and Former Governor of New York State 

Frank Seddio, Lawyer, District Leader, Former Kings County Judge, Former NYS Assembly, NYC Board of Commissioners; Henry 'Hank' Sheinkopf, Ph.D., President, Sheinkopf Ltd., Veteran Political & Business Consultant and Crisis Manager  https://www.hanksheinkopf.com/

Music Selections:
Billy Joel - New York State of Mind
U2 - New York
Frank Sinatra - New York, New York

The Arthur Aidala Power Hour 10-28-25
Guest Co-Host: John Chell, Former NYPD Chief of Department https://x.com/JohnMChell 

Guest: 

Robert Holden, NYC Councilman representing District 30 in Queens, Council Veterans Committee Chair https://council.nyc.gov/district-30/ 

Music Selections:
Todd Rundgren - Bang On The Drum All Day
Scorpions - Rock You Like a Hurricane
The Police - Can't Stand Losing You
Ramones - Rockaway Beach
Fleetwood Mac - Empire State
Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
The Cure - The Lovecats

The Arthur Aidala Power Hour 10-27-25

Guests: 

Lauren Fix, Car Coach Reports Award-winning Auto Expert, and new Radio Host of "The Drive with Lauren and Karl" #MotorMonday https://carcoachreports.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@thedrivecarshow , Frank Morano, Councilman representing the 51st District of Staten Island, NY https://council.nyc.gov/district-51/ https://moranoforcouncil.com/ 

Music Selections:
John Sebastian - Welcome Back (Theme from Welcome Back, Kotter)
Bruce Springsteen - My Hometown
Gary Numan - Cars
The Beatles - Helter Skelter - Remastered 2009
Metallica - Enter Sandman
Duran Duran - Ordinary World
U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name (Live - from Rattle & Hum)
U2 - With or Without You (Live - from Rattle & Hum)

The Arthur Aidala Power Hour 10-24-25
Guest Host: Joan Pelzer, Executive Producer of The Arthur Aidala Power Hour and Cristyne Nicholas, CEO, Nicholas & Lence Communications https://nicholaslence.com/ , Chairman, The Broadway Association https://www.broadwayassociation.org/ , Co-Host on Radio Night Live with Kevin McCullough "Fun Friday" https://am970theanswer.com/radioshow/radio-night-live-with-kevin-mccullough-and-cristyne-nicholas , and featuring Matthew SambolinO

Guests: 

Drew Nieporent, one of America's most respected and celebrated restaurateurs, Author "I'm No Trying To Be Difficult: Stories from the Restaurant Trenches" https://www.amazon.com/Im-Not-Trying-Difficult-Restaurant/dp/1538765578 & Mark Fontes, Entertainer starring as Dr. Frank N. Furter, in the Rocky Horror Picture Show Shadowcast production at the Sparkle on Stage Cultural Arts Center in Freeport, NY https://www.sparkleonstage.org/ instagram.com/mark_von_tess https://open.spotify.com/artist/2xHvkh93QRyeKL7B79W35W?si=H-28sdQvSwutFGUA4H2Dyw 

Music Selections:
Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy
Grateful Dead - Sugar Magnolia
Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf
Modern English - I Melt With You
Little Nell, Patricia Quinn, Richard O'Brien - Time Warp (from The Rocky Horror Picture Show)

The Arthur Aidala Power Hour 10-23-25
Guest Host: Joan Pelzer, Executive Producer of The Arthur Aidala Power Hour and featuring Matthew SambolinO and Alex Garrett

Guests: 

Scott Levenson, Political Consultant, President and Founder of The Advance Group https://www.theadvancegroup.com/ , Michael Kemper, MTA Chief Security Officer https://www.mta.info/transparency/leadership/executive-leadership/michael-kemper & John McCarthy, MTA Chief of Policy and External Relations https://www.mta.info/transparency/leadership/executive-leadership/john-mccarthy 

Music Selections:
Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy
Ed Sheeran - Photograph
Survivor - Eye of the Tiger
The Rolling Stones - Street Fighting Man
Beastie Boys - Posse In Effect
Beastie Boys - The New Style

The Arthur Aidala Power Hour 10-22-25
Guest Host: Joe Sibilia, Executive Producer of The Joe Piscopo Show on AM 970 The Answer and Host of The Friars Club Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-friars-club-podcast/id1646724884, and featuring Matthew SambolinO

Guests: 

Stephen Graves, President, Gotham Polling https://gothampolling.com/ , Tom Allon, Publisher & Founder, City & State https://www.cityandstateny.com/ 

Music Selections:
Jo Stafford - Whatcha Know Joe
Annette Funicello - Tall Paul
Annette Funicello - Pineapple Princess
Annette Funicello - Beach Party
Annette Funicello - I Can't Do the Sum
Annette Funicello & Tommy Sands - Just a Toy
Annette Funicello - It's Really Love
Jimmie Dodd, The Mouseketeers - Mickey Mouse Club Alma Mater - From "The Mickey Mouse Club TV Show"

The Arthur Aidala Power Hour 10-21-25 with Guest Co-Hosts Joan Pelzer & Tom Harris, President, Times Square Alliance #TimesSquareTuesday (https://www.timessquarenyc.org/times-square-alliance/about-the-alliance)

Guests: Beth Finkel, State Director, AARP New York https://states.aarp.org/new-york/ ; Scott Cramton- Founder of American Immersion Theater (https://americanimmersiontheater.com/); Dakota White, Lead in 'Spirits' and Ariel in 'The Grandest Princess Ball Ever' 

Music Selections:
Alphaville - Forever Young
The Clash - London Calling
George Benson - On Broadway
Bobby 'Boris Pickett'- Monster Mash
Michael Jackson - Thriller

The Arthur Aidala Power Hour 10-20-25
Guest Host: Frank Morano, Council member representing the 51st District in New York City https://council.nyc.gov/district-51/

Guests: 
Tony Danza, Legendary Actor, TV Personality, Boxer, Talk Show Host, Author and Entertainer, who is performing at the Tropicana in Atlantic City on November 13th, 2025 - Purchase tickets HERE
Topic(s): his upcoming show(s), education in America; his career
Website: https://tonydanza.com/ 
Social Media:
https://x.com/TonyDanza 
https://www.facebook.com/TonyDanza 
https://www.instagram.com/tonydanza/?hl=en 

David Wildstein, Editor of The New Jersey Globe https://newjerseyglobe.com/ 
Topic: New Jersey Governor's Race
Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Wildstein
Social Media:
https://x.com/wildstein 
https://www.facebook.com/dmwildstein 

Music Selections:
Metallica - Enter Sandman
Will Ferrell & Reese Witherspoon - Islands in the Stream
Tony Danza - If My Friends Could See Me Now (Live)
Tony Danza - Our Love Is Here To Stay (Live)
The Bouncing Souls - So Jersey
Joe Piscopo - New Jersey
The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name
Razor Ramon, Jim Johnston - Bad Boy (WWE Theme)

The Arthur Aidala Power Hour 10-17-25
Guest Host: Joan Pelzer, Executive Producer of The Arthur Aidala Power Hour & featuring Alina Herrera-Villegas, Legal Secretary, Aidala, Bertuna & Kamins, PC., and featuring Matthew SambolinO and Alex Garrett

Guests: 
David Schwartz, Founder and President, Gotham Government Relations https://www.gothamgr.com/ , Chairman, Gotham Polling https://gothampolling.com/ , Partner, Aidala Bertuna & Kamins P.C. https://aidalalaw.com/ , Frank Seddio, Lawyer, District Leader, Former Kings County Judge, Former NYS Assembly, NYC Board of Commissioners, Dom Scala, Baseball Player, Coach, Scout & New York Yankees World Champion 1978 https://domscalabaseball.com/ 

Music Selections:
Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy
*NSYNC - It's Gonna Be Me
Eminem - Not Afraid
War - Why Can't We Be Friends
Madonna - Music
Ace Frehley - New York Groove
Sid Bass And His Orchestra - Here Come The Yankees
Gary Glitter - Rock 'n' Roll (Part 2)

The Arthur Aidala Power Hour 10-16-25

Guests: 
Megyn Kelly, Founder of Devil May Care Media and host of The Megyn Kelly Show, one of the top podcasts in the United States, Journalist, Attorney, Political Commentator, Talk Show Host, and Television News Anchor https://www.megynkelly.com/ , Chuck Thies, Consultant: Politcis, Media, Advocacy https://chuckthies.com/ 

Music Selections:
Talking Heads - (Nothing But) Flowers
Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can't Stop
Phil Collins - Something Happened On The Way to Heaven
Patti Smith - People Have the Power

The Arthur Aidala Power Hour 10-15-25

Guests: 
Professor Alan Dershowitz, Harvard Law Professor, Emeritus, Host of "The DerShow" https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDershowWithAlanDershowitz & Diana Fabi-Samson, Partner, Aidala, Bertuna & Kamins P.C. https://aidalalaw.com/ 

Music Selections:
The Four Tops- I'll Be There
Frank Sinatra - My Way
Frank Sinatra - It Was a Very Good Year
U2- It's a Beautiful Day  
Liza Minelli  - New York, New York  

The Arthur Aidala Power Hour 10-14-25

Guests: 
Tom Harris, President, Times Square Alliance #TimesSquareTuesday https://www.timessquarenyc.org/ & Angela Buccinni-Butch, Co-Creator and Circus Coordinator, Cirque Le Swing at Swing 46 http://www.cirqueleswing.wellattended.com/ , Tom Allon, Publisher & Founder, City & State https://www.cityandstateny.com/ 

Music Selections:
The Moody Blues - Your Wildest Dreams
Hugh Jackman, Keala Settle, Zac Efron, Zendaya, The Greatest Showman Ensemble - The Greatest Show
Britney Spears - Circus
Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Tony Yazbeck, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Clyde Alves - New York, New York (from 'On The Town' New Broadway Cast Recording)
Leonard Bernstein, Jim Bryant, Johnny Green, West Side Story Orchestra - West Side Story: Act I: Something's Coming (from West Side Story Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

The Arthur Aidala Power Hour 10-13-25 - Columbus Day Special

Guests: 
Louis R. "Padre Lou" Aidala & Mary Ann "Chickie" Rita Piazza Aidala, Parents of Arthur Aidala, Randy M. Mastro, First Deputy Mayor of New York City under Mayor Eric Adams https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office , Joe Piscopo, Morning Show Host of The Joe Piscopo Show, heard weekdays 6am - 10am on AM 970 The Answer https://joepiscopo.org/ , John Calvelli, Executive Vice President of Public Affairs, Wildlife Conservation Society and Chairman of the National Italian American Foundation https://www.wcs.org/ https://niaf.org/ 

Music Selections:
Benny Goodman - Christopher Columbus (Remastered 1991)
Sergio Bruno - Finiculi Funicula
Dean Martin - Mambo Italiano
Frank Sinatra - I've Got the World On a String
Frank Sinatra - That's Life
Lou Monte - Please, Mr. Columbus (Turn the Ship Around)
Lou Monte, Joe Reisman & His Orchestra - Lazy Mary (Luna Mezza Mare)

The Arthur Aidala Power Hour 10-10-25

Guests: 
Andrew Dimino, President, Italian American One Voice Coalition https://www.iaovc.org/ & Frank Seddio, Lawyer, District Leader, Former Kings County Judge, Former NYS Assembly, NYC Board of Commissioners, and he is the last remaining Italian politician in Brooklyn, Angelo Vivolo, President of the Columbus Heritage Coalition, Former President of the Columbus Citizens Foundation https://www.columbusheritagecoalition.org/ & Dom Scala, Baseball Player, Coach, Scout & New York Yankees World Champion 1978, Italian American Baseball Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award 2021 https://domscalabaseball.com/ 

Music Selections:
General Public - Tenderness
Toto Cutugino - L'italiano
Ricchi & Poveri - Sara Perche Ti Amo
Umberto Tozzi - Gloria
Ornella Vanoni - L'apputamento
Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro
Manu Pilas - Bella Ciao (Musica Original de la Serie La Casa de Papel / Money Heist)

The Arthur Aidala Power Hour 10-9-25

Guests: 
Frank Seddio, Lawyer, District Leader, Former Kings County Judge, Former NYS Assembly & Henry 'Hank' Sheinkopf, Ph.D., President, Sheinkopf Ltd., Veteran Political & Business Consultant and Crisis Manager https://www.hanksheinkopf.com/ , Beth Finkel, State Director, AARP New York https://states.aarp.org/new-york/ 

Music Selections:
Depeche Mode - Everything Counts
Glenn Frey - You Belong to the City
The Beatles - In My Life
Rod Stewart - Forever Young
Bad Bunny - Titi Me Pregunto

The Arthur Aidala Power Hour 10-08-25

Guest: Curtis Sliwa, GOP Mayoral Candidate in the 2025 NYC Mayor's Race, (https://www.sliwafornyc.com/)

Music Selections:
Pink Floyd - Another Brick in The Wall, Pt. 2
James Brown- Get On The Good Foot
The Doobie Brothers- Taking It To The Streets
Chumbawamba   - Tubthumping
Frank Sinatra - This Town
Mark Ronson Ft. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk
Glenn Frey- You Belong To The City

The Arthur Aidala Power Hour 10-07-25

Guests: Mike Gallagher , Host, The Mike Gallagher Show (https://mikeonline.com/); Dottie Herman, Vice Chair of Douglas Elliman and host of 'Eye on Real Estate' heard Saturdays at 10am and Real Talk With Dottie Herman heard Sundays at 10 AM on AM 970 The Answer  https://dottieherman.com/  

Music Selections:
John Lennon - Imagine
Jackie DeShannon - Put A Little Love In Your Heart
Phillip Phillips- Home
Dion and Paul Simon - New York Is My Home
U2  - Pride (In The Name of Love)
Billy Joel - New York State of Mind
Sid Bass Orchestra  - Here Come the Yankees

The Arthur Aidala Power Hour 10-6-25

Guests: Frank Morano, Councilmember representing the 51st District in New York City https://council.nyc.gov/district-51/ https://moranoforcouncil.com/ ; Dom Scala, Baseball Player, Coach, Scout & New York Yankee World Champion 1978. (https://domscalabaseball.com/experience/ )

Song Selections:
The Clash- Rock The Casbah
Sid Bass and His Orchestra  - Here Come the Yankees 
David Bowie - Under Pressure
Metallica- Enter Sandman
Rush- Working Man/ The Spirit of  Radio