BAES 143: Can Nithya Raman Fix Los Angeles?

The Ben and Emil Show

Ben and Emil

Comedy

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2026

⏱️ 71 minutes

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With us this week is Nithya Raman, running for mayor of Los Angeles. She tells us exactly how the city is *actually* run, the problems it faces, and most importantly...how they can be solved. Follow Nithya on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/nithyaforthecity?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== Follow Nithya on TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@nithyaforthecity Follow Nithya on Twitter here: https://x.com/nithyavraman?s=21 Find more info about her campaign here: http://nithyaforthecity.com NEW MERCH OUT! Get 10% off when you sign up and also get bonus content, ad-free versions and more plus your first 7 days free at https://benandemilshow.com ***THE SOUTHWEST COMPANION PASS IS BACK GET IT HERE: https://www.cardratings.com/bestcards/featured-credit-cards?src=691608&shnq=520080,4028088,4048122,4028085,3006151,4048149,4028089,4048084&var2= The newest acid video is out now so check it out! https://youtu.be/7vkFY3f5kkw WATCH THE LATEST EPISODE OF EMIL'S NEW SHOW! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHG9iIjhXvI Give this video a thumbs up if you enjoyed it! And please leave us a comment! It helps us! ***Ben's new movies and tv podcast with Dillon is OUT NOW! GO WATCH the latest episode on our TOP MOVIES OF 2025: https://youtu.be/tbC-cMqcby8?si=tO0NK0PmpN2187ir **CHECK OUT EMIL'S LIVESTREAMS HERE: https://www.youtube.com/emilderosa __ SOME OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY ENJOY: That's Cringe of Cody Ko: https://youtu.be/dTbEk0pVh2w Our AUSTIN VIDEO: https://youtu.be/yGSs56bFzRU Our episode with Kyla Scanlon: https://youtu.be/cIHWkY35cuc Big Tech is out of ideas (ft. ED ZITRON): https://youtu.be/zBvVGHZBpMw Arguing with a millionaire (ft. Chris Camillo): https://youtu.be/1ZUWTkWV_MM We bought suits HERE: https://youtu.be/_cM1XqA9n2U ***LINK TO OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/CjujBt8g ***Subscribe to Emil's Substack: https://substack.com/@emilderosa ***Trade with Ben at https://tradertreehouse.com __ HIMS: For simple, online access to personalized and affordable care for Hair Loss, ED, Weight Loss, and more, visit https://Hims.com/BAES CHUBBIES: Chubbies is here to keep you comfy and looking good year-round. Get 20% off with code benandemil at https://chubbiesshorts.com/benandemil! #chubbiespod __ Follow us on instagram! @ benandemilshow @ bencahn @ emilderosa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What I've dedicated my life to is revenge.
0:04.7	A brand new drama based on the best-selling novel.
0:07.5	They think they're better than us.
0:08.5	Who do you think you are?
0:09.8	I'm going to prove to them that they're wrong.
0:11.5	She's punishing me.
0:13.0	You destroyed my family.
0:14.3	I will not rest until I've destroyed yours.
0:17.0	A woman of substance on Channel 4 starts tonight at 9.
0:20.3	How do we make housing affordable? We have a very expensive rental market right now, really expensive. We just rented a house and it is... Really expensive. It'll make you insane. Okay, don't tell me. The only other way that prices go down is when you have an economic crisis and I don't really want that. Yeah, let's not do it like that.
0:37.9	Let's not do it that way.
0:39.0	Yeah, let's do it a different way. Let's do it the positive way. Like the fact that we haven't paved a road in a year and have no plans to. Yes. I actually challenge you to make it worse. Can you make it worse? I know. A lot of that has fallen off. the things that the city used to do well are no longer being done well because we're cutting
0:55.5	all of these services down to the bone, right? lot of that has fallen off. The things that the city used to do well are no longer being done
0:54.2	well because we're cutting all of these services down to the bone, right? So that, but I'm here
0:59.6	to say it's fixable. I feel pretty helpless right now looking at the national situation.
1:04.0	And I think for a lot of people who felt like really betrayed by their federal government,
1:08.2	I think had this sense of like, oh, we can help our local
1:11.2	government reflect more of what we want to see from it. But I really trust the voters. Like,
1:16.2	voters are smart. Yeah. Not me. I'm really one of the dumber ones.
1:23.1	I'm looking down tired with me baby on Me, tell me what's going on.
1:29.4	Tell me what's going on.
1:32.3	So listen to a baby on.
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