My Local Race Goes International (Or, Mamdani and Simotas)
NOV 25, 202523 MIN
My Local Race Goes International (Or, Mamdani and Simotas)
NOV 25, 202523 MIN
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<p>Really, I’m jealous. I wish I felt as hopeful and pumped up as so many of my friends and family around the world are about the election of Zohran Mamdani. I wish I felt like you felt. I mean, yes, I voted for him and I am very glad he won but as many of <a href="https://artiststruggle.wordpress.com/2025/07/06/yes-i-am-glad-but-also/">you know</a>, I have some complicated feelings about my state assembly representative and I just can’t share everyone’s enthusiasm. </p><p>To keep reading <a href="https://artiststruggle.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">My Local Race Goes International (Or, Mamdani and Simotas)</a> visit the Songs for the Struggling Artist blog. </p><p>This is Episode 474</p><p>Song: Nashville</p><p>Image of Mamdani & Simotas from <a href="https://qns.com/2020/06/newcomer-zohran-mamdani-leading-incumbent-simotas-in-assembly-race/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">QNS </a>mag</p><p>To support this podcast:</p><p>Give it 5 stars in Apple Podcasts. Write a nice review!</p><p>Rate it wherever you listen or via: <a href="https://ratethispodcast.com/strugglingartist">https://ratethispodcast.com/strugglingartist</a></p><p>Join my mailing list: <a href="http://www.emilyrainbowdavis.com/">www.emilyrainbowdavis.com/</a></p><p>Like on Facebook:</p><p> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SongsfortheStrugglingArtist/">https://www.facebook.com/SongsfortheStrugglingArtist/</a></p><p>Support me on Patreon: <a href="http://www.patreon.com/emilyrdavis">www.patreon.com/emilyrdavis</a></p><p>Or on Kofi: <a href="http://ko-fi.com/emilyrainbowdavis">http://ko-fi.com/emilyrainbowdavis</a></p><p>or PayPal: <a href="https://www.paypal.me/strugglingartist">https://www.paypal.me/strugglingartist</a></p><p>Join my Substack: <a href="https://emilyrainbowdavis.substack.com/">https://emilyrainbowdavis.substack.com/</a></p><p>Follow me on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/erainbowd">@erainbowd</a></p><p>On Mastodon - @[email protected]</p><p>On Blue sky - @erainbowd.bsky.social</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/songsforthestrugglingartist/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/SongsForTheStrugglingArtist/">Pinterest</a></p><p>Listen to The Dragoning <a href="https://anchor.fm/messenger-theatre-company/episodes/">here</a> and The Defense <a href="https://www.messengertheatreco.org/#/the-defense/">here</a>. </p><p>You can support them via Ko-fi here: <a href="https://ko-fi.com/messengertheatrecompany">https://ko-fi.com/messengertheatrecompany</a></p><p>As ever, I am yours,</p><p>Emily Rainbow Davis</p>
