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Zohran Mamdani is New York City's youngest and most unlikely mayor in a generation. Rolling Stone Senior Writer Jack Crosbie sat down with Mamdani just days after a climactic primary election cycle in which his political allies won big across the city, to recap his first six months in office, find out where he plans to go from here, and learn what the city's biggest soccer fans think of the World Cup, the NBA finals, and Taylor Swift's wedding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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