The Sunday Podcast: Isaac, Ari, and Kmele talk about Zohran Mamdani, the Iran strikes and response to some Juneteenth criticism.
Tangle
Isaac Saul
4.7 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 29 June 2025
⏱️ 106 minutes
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Summary
Isaac, Ari, and Kmele discuss the general response and personal opinions to Zohran Mamdani's mayoral primary win and what the Democratic Party should learn from it. They also talk about the Iran strikes and then Kmele addresses some criticism we received from last week's Sunday podcast. And, as always, the Airing of Grievances and our mutual frustration with ticks!
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| 0:00.0 | Coming up, we talk Zoran Mamdani, the Iran strikes, |
| 0:05.6 | and some love for Trump so far on the outcome. |
| 0:09.6 | Camille responds to some Juneteenth-related criticism we got via email |
| 0:13.9 | and then some grievances and lots of talk about tick-borne illnesses. |
| 0:18.3 | It's a good one. |
| 0:22.3 | From executive producer Isaac Saul, this is Tangle. |
| 0:43.2 | Good morning, good afternoon and good evening and welcome to the Tangle podcast, a place we get views from across the political spectrum, some independent thinking and a little bit of my take. |
| 0:48.0 | The still unnamed Sunday pod, soon to be Friday podcast with a new name. |
| 0:52.1 | I'm here with Tangle managing editor Ari Weitzman and Tangle editor at Large Camille Foster. |
| 0:58.2 | And we're all living in Zohram Mamdani's world now, fellas. |
| 1:02.0 | How are we feeling? |
| 1:03.2 | Socialism's here. |
| 1:04.2 | Sharia laws around the corner. |
| 1:06.3 | Get ready, boys. |
| 1:07.6 | Couldn't be more terrified. |
| 1:09.3 | New York City is all of us, I guess. I'm just having a hard time. I mean, we've experienced us already. A lot of M's, a lot of N's in that name. Not sure where to put them. Mom Donnie. We've had difficulty in the dock. I have zero difficulty saying Mom Donnie, but every time I write it, I write it as Mom Dami. |
| 1:30.4 | Something about the A-M-I, my fingers want to do. |
| 1:33.6 | And every time I write his last name, I write Zom-Dony. |
| 1:36.5 | There's got to be a C in there, right? |
| 1:38.6 | I know the C's got to be there. |
| 1:41.2 | Camille, you're a man actively considering a move from the beautiful lands of California, |
| 1:50.0 | San Francisco. |
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