About this episode
The episode discusses New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's impact and the potential shift in liberal perspectives on Israel and populism.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's success may speak to a major shift among liberals on Israel and populism. If the Democratic Party will listen. This episode was produced by Ariana Aspuru, edited by Amina Al-Sadi with help from Miranda Kennedy, fact checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks to supporters during his 100-day address. Photo by Ryan Murphy/Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Sean Rameswaram
Guest: Zohran Mamdani
Topics covered
- politics
- liberalism
- Israel
- populism
- Democratic Party
- mayoral address
Keywords
- Mayor Mamdani
- New York City
- liberals
- Israel
- populism
- Democratic Party
- 100 days
Sponsors
Vox
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Vox
Places: New York City
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