Could a Zohran Mamdani Moment Happen Here? Plus, ‘La Migra’ on the Menu and Busking on 16th St.
New Yorkers shocked the country last week when they picked a Democratic Socialist TikTok star as the Democratic Party’s nominee for mayor. So could a Zohran Mamdani-type phenomenon happen here? Our politics contributor Deep Singh Badhesha joins producer Paul Karolyi and host Bree Davies to talk about how our local politics are different. Plus, a food influencer shared a traumatizing and seemingly racist experience at Morning Story in DTC and our wins and fails of the week.
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UPDATE: After we recorded this episode, the owners of Morning Story released another statement with more details about the incident with @UnfocusedFoodie.
Bree talked about UMS’s big announcement, Bar Bar’s wall, and Bruce Brown’s return to the Nuggets. Paul mentioned this Colorado Sun story about budding local entrepreneurs, 9News’ recent interview with DOTI director Amy Ford, the NYT's interview with Trump's border czar Tom Homan, and the sword of Damocles. Deep discussed the Boulder attack victim who passed this week and his personal restaurant guide to Denver.
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