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Mayor Mamdani’s Name Dropping Strategy, Staten Island’s Award Winning Bathroom, and the Comedy Grind
19 minutes Posted Jan 16, 2026 at 9:00 pm.
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In this episode, WNYC’s arts and culture editor Matthew Schnipper discusses some of the stories his desk is covering at the moment, including how Mayor Zohran Mamdani uses pop culture name dropping to connect with different audiences, why a Staten Island public restroom just won a major architecture award, and what it actually takes to get stage time at the Comedy Cellar.