I think I should call the President

About this episode

Tony and Timmy Facciola discuss the first 100 days of Zoran Mamdani's NYC mayoralty and various political and personal topics.

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this episode, Tony and Mr Judge Street Journal, Timmy Facciola, explore the first 100 days of Zoran Mamdani's NYC mayoralty, political strategies, and the evolving landscape of New York City politics. Timmy also breaks down his phone call with President Trump. They also touch on international issues, sports (NBA briefly), and personal passions (Timmy's fishing), providing current affairs and personal stories that get a little loose. We'll have to redial the President on the shack soon ;) The One Million Homes Project: https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-156658656 The Hind Rajab jersey for Dignity for Palestine is available here: https://spicebagmerch.com/

People in this episode

Host: Tony

Guest: Timmy Facciola

Topics covered

• New York City politics
• Zoran Mamdani
• political strategies
• international issues
• NBA
• personal stories

Keywords

• Zoran Mamdani
• New York City
• politics
• Timmy Facciola
• President Trump
• NBA
• fishing
• current affairs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Street Journal, One Million Homes Project, Dignity for Palestine

Places: New York City

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