Emily Jashinsky is joined by Batya Ungar-Sargon to talk about the rise of Zohran Mamdani, the way he avoided identity politics in his campaign so far and focused on economics, his familiar battle with the establishment and billionaires, whether cultural conservatism is on the rise, the "godless and morally offensive" parts of the Big Beautiful Bill, what the working class of both parties agree on, and more. Then David Leonhardt joins to discuss how the center-left failed, the decline of elite viewpoints, Mamdani's great political instincts but why the NYT has "deep qualms" about some of his policies, and more. And Emily closes it out by reflecting on the vibe shift we're experiencing in music, pop culture, and whether it's sustainable when elite millennials didn't get the memo.

Emily Jashinsky kicks off After Party #2 by discussing "Daddy" Donald Trump's consequential NATO meeting. Then Senator Rand Paul joins the party to discuss the fragile ceasefire between Iran and Israel, the intelligence leaks we're seeing in the press, the status of the "Big Beautiful Bill" and the "wimpy" spending cuts, and more. Then Alex Thompson, co-author of "Original Sin," joins to discuss the Biden inner circle vs. House GOP, the truth about the Biden autopen, the Zohran Mamdani victory in NYC, and more. And Emily closes out the party with her take on why Mamdani's win in the primary should be a wake-up call for the left, and the corollaries to the MAGA movement.

Emily Jashinsky is joined for the premiere episode of "After Party" by Tucker Carlson to react to the breaking news of Trump's ceasefire deal between Israel and Iran, what he thinks about Trump's Iran strikes secret mission, why he thinks Ted Cruz and Mark Levin have been exposed as "buffoons" over their comments during the past week, his refusal to be lectured about "America First" by former NeverTrump'ers, and more. Then Emily is joined by her friends Inez Stepman and Rachel Bovard to talk about the nuances of Trump's foreign policy, the value of listening and arguing to those he disagrees with, Michelle Obama's brutal insult of her husband Barack on her latest podcast, an absurd new New York Times article wondering what happened to men, the truth about how the left alienated men and why the Democrats can't woo them back, and more.