Zohran Mamdani’s Social Media Triumph | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer

The Nation Podcasts · Aug 3, 2025 · 37m · transcript

Writing in The New Republic, Greg Sargent called attention to Zohran Mamdani’s highly

effective media strategy which has allowed him to reach many voters that have been drifting

away from the Democratic Party, especially young people and immigrants. In punchy, short

videos, Mamdani has offered an optimistic message that celebrates big city life and diversity

while showing how government policies can help make life better.

I talked to Greg about the lessons of the Mamdani campaign. We also talk about strategies for

investigating the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, a subject he wrote about here…