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Roots & Routes Podcast Episode 2: Mamdani & Milwaukee
Welcome back to Episode 2 of Roots & Routes!
This week, Nsé and Eric dive into the rise of Zohran Mamdani — the youngest and first Muslim mayor of New York City — and unpack the deeper political tradition behind his campaign: Sewer Socialism.
From historic youth turnout to a 100,000-person volunteer operation, Mamdani’s campaign wasn’t powered by corporate PAC money — it was powered by people. The hosts break down what made his message resonate, how material policies like rent freezes and universal childcare became winning issues, and why proving democracy works in people’s everyday lives was central to his victory.
But this conversation goes further back.
Nsé and Eric trace the roots of Sewer Socialism to early 1900s Milwaukee, where leaders like Victor L. Berger and Daniel Hoan built public housing, municipal power plants, sanitation systems, and labor-aligned governance that improved working-class life in tangible, everyday ways.
This is a conversation about delivery, people power, and what happens when government actually works.
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Read More ⬇️
Mamdani’s campaign and NYC Democrats — The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/06/zohran-mamdani-campaign-new-york-democrats
Milwaukee political history & municipal culture — Marquette University Law School
https://law.marquette.edu/facultyblog/2012/01/why-milwaukee-lost-the-braves-perspectives-on-law-and-culture-from-a-half-century-later/
Sewer Socialism in Wisconsin — Labor Politics
https://www.laborpolitics.com/p/sewer-socialism-in-wisconsin-and
🎶 Want to hear some of our favorite songs honoring the movement in Milwaukee?
Listen here ⬇️
https://tinyurl.com/RRPlaylist2
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By Nse & Eric RobertsonWelcome back to Episode 2 of Roots & Routes!
This week, Nsé and Eric dive into the rise of Zohran Mamdani — the youngest and first Muslim mayor of New York City — and unpack the deeper political tradition behind his campaign: Sewer Socialism.
From historic youth turnout to a 100,000-person volunteer operation, Mamdani’s campaign wasn’t powered by corporate PAC money — it was powered by people. The hosts break down what made his message resonate, how material policies like rent freezes and universal childcare became winning issues, and why proving democracy works in people’s everyday lives was central to his victory.
But this conversation goes further back.
Nsé and Eric trace the roots of Sewer Socialism to early 1900s Milwaukee, where leaders like Victor L. Berger and Daniel Hoan built public housing, municipal power plants, sanitation systems, and labor-aligned governance that improved working-class life in tangible, everyday ways.
This is a conversation about delivery, people power, and what happens when government actually works.
📲 FOLLOW USInstagram: @rootsandroutes.pod
Threads: @rootsandroutes.pod
TikTok: @rootsandroutes.podcast
Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/RootsandRoutesPodFB
Read More ⬇️
Mamdani’s campaign and NYC Democrats — The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/06/zohran-mamdani-campaign-new-york-democrats
Milwaukee political history & municipal culture — Marquette University Law School
https://law.marquette.edu/facultyblog/2012/01/why-milwaukee-lost-the-braves-perspectives-on-law-and-culture-from-a-half-century-later/
Sewer Socialism in Wisconsin — Labor Politics
https://www.laborpolitics.com/p/sewer-socialism-in-wisconsin-and
🎶 Want to hear some of our favorite songs honoring the movement in Milwaukee?
Listen here ⬇️
https://tinyurl.com/RRPlaylist2