This edition: Mahmood Mamdani's Africa & the Politics of Belonging
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Original tape date: March 25, 2026. First aired: April 10, 2026.Times reporter Jeff Mays speaks with East Africa bureau chief Matthew Mpoke Bigg about Mahmood Mamdani, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s father, and his journey from Ugandan exile to globally influential thinker on colonialism, Gaza, and the politics of who belongs where. Then New York Times reporter Emma Goldberg joins Jeff to explore how questions of power and belonging are playing out on the ground in Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s New York City, from renters at “rental ripoff” hearings to street vendors, low‑wage workers, and homeless New Yorkers. Watch, subscribe, and explore more conversations from The New York Times Close Up.
Guest List
Matthew Mpoke Bigg East Africa Bureau Chief, The New York Times
Emma Goldberg City Hall Reporter, The New York Times
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