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Relitigating the 20th Century

JL;DR SUMMARY The episode delves into the radicalism of Zohran Mamdani, a candidate for the mayoralty of New York City, and the complexities surrounding antisemitism in the U.S., emphasizing Mamdani's socialist platform and its implications. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

  • At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
  • This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
  • Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
  • But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
  • And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.
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Jewish CommunityPublic PolicyDemocratic Socialists Of AmericaSocialismZohran MamdaniElectionsNew York PoliticsRadicalismU.S. Democratic Party

Places mentioned

New York City, New York, United States
"winning the mayoralty of the largest Jewish city, what was for a very long time the largest, the city with the largest Jewish population in the world. It is no longer Jerusalem is now more, has more Jews in it than New York City does."
Israel
"I'm just going to say now that I don't want to talk today about the news out of Israel that Israel may be occupying Gaza."
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
"we don't know what's real, and what's a feint, and what's a dodge, and what's a negotiating tactic, and who is being served by such stories, and whether they are covers for other operations or anything like that."
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
"Useful to also see Mamdani within the context of other progressive mayors. Michelle Wu of Boston, for example."
California, United States
"We've seen a lot of them out in California, some of whom have been recalled."
Washington, Maryland, United States
"Certainly here in D.C. Those were disbanded and never really reformed in an effective way because they were considered unpopular among, you know, in a big blue city like the one I live in."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"Go live somewhere else. Go to the southwest. Go to some other anywhere else in America where go to Chicago. Rents are half what they are here."
Florida, United States
"Well, no, there's no air conditioning. All those all those little images are from, like, New England. I'm like, you never would have survived in Florida."
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