Don't Mess With The Zohran!

About this episode

Jenny Yang joins Dan Ilic and Lewis to discuss the implications of Zohran Mamdani's victory in New York City politics.

🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ G’day Fearmongers, So much fun this week to have Jenny Yang joins Lewis and I on A Rational Fear. Jenny is a Los Angeles based comedian, writer, director, podcaster and community organiser. She’s spent a huge amount of time in local politics. She painted us a picture of what it was like this week when Zohran Mamdani won City Hall in New York City. We discuss what it means for grassroots politics in the US moving forward. Even thought it’s only a mayoral seat, it felt like a seismic shift in American politics. AND if you’re an AACTA Member — our web series “Long Head” is up for an AACTA nomination, please consider making us your #1 choice. Cheers, Dan Ilic 🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear Here's all the fun stuff you get when you sign up to Patreon. 🎧 Get an ad-free and sponsor free version of the show. 🎟 Get early access and discounts to live shows. 🎥 Get early access to final videos, and draft edits of upcoming videos. 👨🏼‍⚖️ Make show suggestions. 💬 Get a link to the A Rational Fear discord. If you enjoyed this please…

People in this episode

Host: Dan Ilic

Guest: Jenny Yang

Topics covered

• politics
• comedy
• grassroots
• interviews
• New York City
• community organizing

Keywords

• Zohran Mamdani
• Jenny Yang
• grassroots politics
• New York City
• AACTA
• comedy
• A Rational Fear

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AACTA, A Rational Fear, Patreon

Places: New York City, Los Angeles

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