Elections: From Mamdani to Trump (with Astead Herndon)

Stay Tuned with Preet

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Society & Culture, Politics, Government, News

4.8 • 32.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

What can we learn from the rise of NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani? This week, Vox Media’s newest addition Astead Herndon joins Preet Bharara to discuss political coverage in a shifting media landscape, what today’s kitchen table issues say about American politics, and the surprising similarities between Mamdani and Trump. Then, Preet answers your questions on whether the Speaker of the House has to swear in new members and whether the president’s subordinates are immune from prosecution. In the bonus for Insiders, Preet and Astead chat about the role that age plays in elections for both voters and candidates. Join the CAFE Insider community to stay informed without hysteria, fear-mongering, or rage-baiting. Head to cafe.com/insider to sign up. Thank you for supporting our work. Show notes and a transcript of the episode are available on our website. You can now watch this episode! Head to CAFE’s Youtube channel and subscribe. Have a question for Preet? Ask @PreetBharara on BlueSky, or Twitter with the hashtag #AskPreet. Email us at [email protected], or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	From Cafe and the Vox Media Podcast Network, welcome to stay tuned.
0:06.0	I'm Preet Bharara.
0:08.3	The similarity between Zoran and Trump, in my opinion, is their focus on mass politics.
0:14.1	They're not trying to calibrate for the center, and they're not trying to reflect the party as it is.
0:22.2	They are trying to cut the party out, reach people directly, and those people shift the party.
0:32.7	That's Estead Herndon.
0:34.7	He recently started as a host and editorial director at Vox, where he'll unpack the
0:39.0	26 midterms and the run-up to the 28 presidential election. Previously, he was a national
0:45.7	politics reporter for the New York Times. Astead joins me this week to discuss political
0:50.3	coverage in a shifting media landscape, what today's kitchen table issues say about
0:54.6	American politics, and the rise of New York City mayoral candidate Zoran Mamdani.
0:59.8	Then I'll answer your questions.
1:02.2	Must the Speaker of the House swear in new members?
1:05.0	And are President's subordinates immune from prosecution?
1:08.0	That's coming up.
1:09.7	Stay tuned. Megan Rapino here.
1:22.3	The WMBA season is over.
1:25.2	But on a touch more, we're still playing games.
1:28.0	We're checking out the tug of war between the players and the league, as the CBA is about
1:33.6	to expire while five teams play a round of musical chairs to fill their empty head coaching
1:38.4	slots.
1:39.1	And we've got Valky's head coach Natalie Nacase on the show to talk about her epic first season with the
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