# Is the Mamdani moment as big as it seems?

An episode of [The Two Matts](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906), 7 Nov 2025, 47 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/690e083b6d62d4e03d6ecb20/media.mp3

The Matts weigh up the success of New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and ask how much we should read into a good set of results for Democrats in the US. And will winning the election prove the easy part now Mamdani has to govern a city notoriously impatient with its mayors? Also - as Mamdani sets out to bring clarity to the unprecedented inequality in American society, what does Elon Musk’s $1trillion pay packet tell us about capitalism in the first quarter of the 21st Century? Enjoy! OFFER: Get The New World for just £1 for the first month. Head to https://www.thenewworld.co.uk/2matts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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