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Podcast: Indy Audio
Episode: Dec. 2, 2025: From the Archives: Zohran Mamdani’s First Appearance on WBAI on June 8, 2020
Description: Before he became a world-famous politician and a leading symbol of the democratic socialist movement in the United States, Zohran Mamdani was a little-known candidate for a state Assembly seat in Astoria, Queens. In this interview with The Indypendent News Hour’s John Tarleton, Mamdani introduces himself, talks about why he is running and reflects on the George Floyd Uprising and how policing should be transformed in the New York City and across the country.