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This edition: Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Transition Team Mamdani, AAPI Leaders, Halal Street Food


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Episode Details

Original tape date: December 15, 2025. First aired: January 13, 2026.

Meet Zohran Mamdani, NY’s historic first south Asian, Muslim millennial mayor; drum: desi rising up & moving fuels social change; who’s who in the administration and what’s ahead for the nation’s AAPI political landscape; plus a taste of halal street food.

Guest List

Mohamed Abdallah Manager, Halal Guys 53rd & Sixth Ave

Fahd Ahmed Executive Director, DRUM, Desis Rising Up and Moving

Ravi Bhalla Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey

Qin Gao, PhD Professor & Acting Director, Columbia University Asian American Initiative

Soniya Munshi, PhD Associate Professor & Director, Urban Studies, Queens College, CUNY

Singh Swarnjit Mayor, Norwich, CT

Charles Tien, Ph.D Professor, Political Science,, Hunter College, CUNY

Janhitha Veeraachaneni Chair, Jersey City High School and College Democrats

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