July 21, 2026 — “Sammy with his Suitcase of Music”

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Episode 580


ON TODAY'S SHOW

Sammy Chand delivers a music-forward Tuesday spanning eighteen tracks — Punjabi, Bollywood, indie, and a notable global crossover. Harkirat Sangha's Ecstasy opens the hour. Sahib Samra doubles up across the show — Hor Das, the current chart No1, early in the hour and Vaar Vaar in the back half. Shekhar Ravjiani and Madhubanti Bagchi on Mainu Ki Pata. Amrinder Gill and Jasmeen Akhtar's Coffee. Karan Aujla's Boyfriend. Harrdy Sandhu's Wow. Amit Trivedi's Dushman Ka Dada. Saivi Fareed's Naa Pushde. Zayn Malik's Sideways — the British-Pakistani global star in The Bridge rotation. Jai Dhir's Sunehra. Shubh's Sohniye. Shreya Ghoshal appears twice — Lelo, and later alongside AP Dhillon on Thodi Si Daaru. Anuv Jain's Afsos. Snehdeep Singh Kalsi's Pyaar Ki Talaash. Gulab Sidhu's Nai Dabde. Satinder Sartaaj's Nazma'n Di Paalki. Sunidhi Chauhan and Shankar Mahadevan close the hour with Bumbro. Plus Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue and Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight.


FEATURED MUSIC

Ecstasy — Harkirat Sangha
Hor Das — Sahib Samra
Mainu Ki Pata — Shekhar Ravjiani, Madhubanti Bagchi
Coffee — Amrinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar
Boyfriend — Karan Aujla
Wow — Harrdy Sandhu
Dushman Ka Dada — Amit Trivedi
Naa Pushde — Saivi Fareed
Sideways — Zayn Malik
Sunehra — Jai Dhir
Sohniye — Shubh
Lelo — Shreya Ghoshal
Afsos — Anuv Jain
Vaar Vaar — Sahib Samra
Pyaar Ki Talaash — Snehdeep Singh Kalsi
Thodi Si Daaru — AP Dhillon, Shreya Ghoshal
Nai Dabde — Gulab Sidhu
Nazma'n Di Paalki — Satinder Sartaaj
Bumbro — Sunidhi Chauhan, Shankar Mahadevan


FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS

Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment
Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight


RUNDOWN

0:00 Sammy Chand Opening
2:30 Ecstasy — Harkirat Sangha
5:04 Sammy
5:18 Hor Das — Sahib Samra
8:00 Sammy
8:30 Mainu Ki Pata — Shekhar Ravjiani, Madhubanti Bagchi
11:20 Sammy
11:54 Dr. Roy delivers the Word On The Avenue
13:16 Sammy
13:38 Coffee — Amrinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar
16:02 Sammy
16:20 Boyfriend — Karan Aujla
18:36 Sammy
19:02 Wow — Harrdy Sandhu
21:20 Sammy
21:52 Dushman Ka Dada — Amit Trivedi
24:48 Sammy
25:10 Naa Pushde — Saivi Fareed
27:28 Sammy
27:40 Sideways — Zayn Malik
30:30 Sammy
30:56 Sunehra — Jai Dhir
32:56 Sammy
33:32 Sohniye — Shubh
35:22 Sammy
35:50 Lelo — Shreya Ghoshal
38:14 Sammy
38:32 Afsos — Anuv Jain
41:06 Sammy
42:00 Vaar Vaar — Sahib Samra
44:00 Sammy
44:32 Pyaar Ki Talaash — Snehdeep Singh Kalsi
47:00 Sammy
47:36 Thodi Si Daaru — AP Dhillon, Shreya Ghoshal
50:10 Sammy
50:32 Doyeeta Das Gupta delivers the Artist Spotlight
51:42 Sammy
51:52 Nai Dabde — Gulab Sidhu
53:54 Sammy
54:12 Nazma'n Di Paalki — Satinder Sartaaj
58:04 Sammy
58:40 Bumbro — Sunidhi Chauhan, Shankar Mahadevan

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July 20, 2026 — “Sammy Interviews Xefer”

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Episode 579


ON TODAY'S SHOW

Sammy Chand opens the week with Bangladeshi star Xefer — the self-taught singer, songwriter, and now actress whose journey from YouTube covers to 150-million-view hits is one of the great organic artist stories in South Asian music — at 24:12. Her presence brackets the hour: Tor Chaya, the song she composed and stars alongside in the film Tumi Ami Shudhu, sets the table before the conversation, and Jhumka — her landmark collaboration with Muza — carries the hour out of it. Sahib Samra's Hor Das opens the show at the top — the current chart No1. Shubh's Sohniye. D'Evil and Tandon's No Topi. Ammy Virk's Lost In You. Jasleen Royal's Inaam. Chani Nattan, Inderpal Moga, and Jazzy B on She Knows. Badshah and Hiten's Velvet Flow. Harkirat Sangha closes the hour with Ecstasy. Plus Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue, Meera Sharma with the Mindful Sass, Daniel Johnson with UN News, and Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight. Sammy delivers the closing remarks.


FEATURED MUSIC

Hor Das — Sahib Samra
Sohniye — Shubh
No Topi — D'Evil, Tandon
Lost In You — Ammy Virk
Tor Chaya — Xefer
Jhumka — Xefer, Muza
Inaam — Jasleen Royal
She Knows — Chani Nattan, Inderpal Moga, Jazzy B
Velvet Flow — Badshah, Hiten
Ecstasy — Harkirat Sangha


FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS

Xefer — The Main Conversation. Joins Sammy at 24:12. Tor Chaya and Jhumka bracket the interview
Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment
Meera Sharma — Mindful Sass, Monday Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment
Daniel Johnson — UN News
Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight


RUNDOWN

0:00 Sammy Chand Opening
2:30 Hor Das — Sahib Samra
5:16 Sammy
5:40 Sohniye — Shubh
7:36 Sammy
8:02 No Topi — D'Evil, Tandon
10:09 Sammy
10:36 Dr. Roy delivers the Word On The Avenue
12:08 Sammy
12:24 Lost In You — Ammy Virk
14:25 Sammy
14:46 Meera Sharma delivers the Mindful Sass
15:31 Sammy
15:44 Daniel Johnson delivers UN News
20:34 Sammy
20:48 Tor Chaya — Xefer
24:12 Sammy Chand interviews Xefer
43:30 Jhumka — Xefer, Muza
46:20 Sammy
46:53 Doyeeta Das Gupta delivers the Artist Spotlight
48:18 Sammy
48:27 Inaam — Jasleen Royal
51:01 Sammy
51:28 She Knows — Chani Nattan, Inderpal Moga, Jazzy B
53:52 Sammy Chand delivers the Closing Remarks
56:23 Velvet Flow — Badshah, Hiten
58:55 Ecstasy — Harkirat Sangha

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July 17, 2026 — "The Top 20 Countdown"

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Episode 578
Weekend Countdown — Airs Friday July 17 through Sunday July 19


ON TODAY'S SHOW

It's the weekend on The Bridge — the Top 20 Countdown, Friday through Sunday, and there's a changing of the guard at the top. Sahib Samra's Hor Das climbs from No2 to take No1 — his second time at the top of the count — and he doubles up with Vaar Vaar at No13, two songs on the board in the same week. Satinder Sartaaj's Nazma'n Di Paalki, after two straight weeks at No1, falls to No9. Amrinder Gill and Jasmeen Akhtar's Coffee climbs to No2. Shubh's Sohniye storms in at No4. And the debut with a story behind it: Shalmali Kholgade's Giraft enters at No11 — days after she sat with Sammy and performed it live on the show. Fresh entries deepen the board: Prabh Deep's Jaago at No14 and Guru Randhawa and Sanjoy's Qeher at No10. Diljit Dosanjh and AR Rahman's Kya Kamaal Hai slides to No20. Ritviz's Teyi holds at No3, with Talwiinder and NDS's Kyun at No6. Sammy counts them down from No20 to No1 — the songs the diaspora moved the most this week.


FEATURED MUSIC — THE COUNTDOWN

#20 Kya Kamaal Hai — Diljit Dosanjh, AR Rahman
#19 Lost In You — Ammy Virk
#18 Jindua — Jasmine Sandlas, Neeshita Kumar, Gurlez Akhtar
#17 Naa Pushde — Saivi Fareed
#16 Heavyweight — Gurinder Gill, Jazzy B, Merci Beats
#15 Tera Paisa Mera Paisa — Akshay Kumar
#14 Jaago — Prabh Deep
#13 Vaar Vaar — Sahib Samra
#12 Mainu Ki Pata — Shekhar Ravjiani, Madhubanti Bagchi
#11 Giraft — Shalmali Kholgade
#10 Qeher — Guru Randhawa, Sanjoy
#9 Nazma'n Di Paalki — Satinder Sartaaj
#8 Khamakha — Wazir Patar, Banso
#7 Tujko — Arijit Singh, Pritam
#6 Kyun — Talwiinder, NDS
#5 No Topi — D'Evil, Tandon
#4 Sohniye — Shubh
#3 Teyi — Ritviz
#2 Coffee — Amrinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar
#1 Hor Das — Sahib Samra


FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS

None — Weekend Top 20 Countdown format.
No contributor segments. No closing remarks.


RUNDOWN

0:00 Sammy Opening
1:44 #20 Kya Kamaal Hai — Diljit Dosanjh, AR Rahman
5:26 Sammy
5:46 #19 Lost In You — Ammy Virk
7:47 Sammy
8:12 #18 Jindua — Jasmine Sandlas, Neeshita Kumar, Gurlez Akhtar
10:36 Sammy
11:02 #17 Naa Pushde — Saivi Fareed
13:16 Sammy
13:36 #16 Heavyweight — Gurinder Gill, Jazzy B, Merci Beats
16:14 Sammy
16:42 #15 Tera Paisa Mera Paisa — Akshay Kumar
19:42 Sammy
20:15 #14 Jaago — Prabh Deep
22:38 Sammy
23:14 #13 Vaar Vaar — Sahib Samra
25:23 Sammy
25:48 #12 Mainu Ki Pata — Shekhar Ravjiani, Madhubanti Bagchi
28:22 Sammy
28:44 #11 Giraft — Shalmali Kholgade
31:06 Sammy
31:30 #10 Qeher — Guru Randhawa, Sanjoy
33:44 Sammy
34:00 #9 Nazma'n Di Paalki — Satinder Sartaaj
37:50 Sammy
38:08 #8 Khamakha — Wazir Patar, Banso
40:24 Sammy
40:44 #7 Tujko — Arijit Singh, Pritam
43:08 Sammy
43:28 #6 Kyun — Talwiinder, NDS
46:22 Sammy
46:40 #5 No Topi — D'Evil, Tandon
48:52 Sammy
49:20 #4 Sohniye — Shubh
51:10 Sammy
51:28 #3 Teyi — Ritviz
54:16 Sammy
54:38 #2 Coffee — Amrinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar
56:56 Sammy
57:10 #1 Hor Das — Sahib Samra

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July 16, 2026 — "Sammy Chand interviews Ammy Virk"

The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app
Episode 577


ON TODAY'S SHOW

Sammy Chand sits down with Ammy Virk — the singer, actor, and filmmaker whose career has moved by design from devotional music to Punjabi stardom to cinema, now headed to North America on tour this August — at 29:06. Ammy's presence brackets the hour: Solid opens the show, Yaar Amli lands mid-hour, and Lost In You carries the broadcast out of the interview. Sonu Nigam and Sunidhi Chauhan's Suno Naa Dil. Sanju Rathod's Bangles. Rawme Hooda's Total. Anu Malik, Alka Yagnik, and Dee MC on Ishq Kameena 2.0. Talwiinder's Blues. Madhubanti Bagchi's Uyi Amma. Diljit Dosanjh and AR Rahman close the hour with Kya Kamaal Hai. Plus Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue, Aashi Arora with a preview of Leaders Creating Rukus, DJ Geet with her Song of the Week, and Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight. Sammy delivers the closing remarks on Ammy Virk.


FEATURED MUSIC

Solid — Ammy Virk
Suno Naa Dil — Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan
Bangles — Sanju Rathod
Yaar Amli — Ammy Virk
Total — Rawme Hooda
Ishq Kameena 2.0 — Anu Malik, Alka Yagnik, Dee MC
Blues — Talwiinder
Lost In You — Ammy Virk
Uyi Amma — Madhubanti Bagchi
Kya Kamaal Hai — Diljit Dosanjh, AR Rahman


FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS

Ammy Virk — The Main Conversation. Joins Sammy at 29:06. North America tour this August
Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment
Aashi Arora — Preview of Leaders Creating Rukus. Joins at 17:20
DJ Geet — Song of the Week. Featured at 21:41
Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight


RUNDOWN

0:00 Sammy Chand Opening
2:30 Solid — Ammy Virk
5:11 Sammy
5:30 Suno Naa Dil — Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan
8:34 Sammy
8:52 Bangles — Sanju Rathod
12:02 Sammy
12:24 Dr. Roy delivers the Word On The Avenue
13:48 Sammy
14:02 Yaar Amli — Ammy Virk
16:59 Sammy
17:20 Aashi Arora previews Leaders Creating Rukus
17:39 Sammy
17:55 Total — Rawme Hooda
21:26 Sammy
21:41 DJ Geet delivers her Song of the Week
22:42 Sammy
22:52 Ishq Kameena 2.0 — Anu Malik, Alka Yagnik, Dee MC
25:32 Sammy
26:13 Blues — Talwiinder
29:06 Sammy Chand interviews Ammy Virk
46:19 Lost In You — Ammy Virk
48:26 Sammy
48:52 Doyeeta Das Gupta delivers the Artist Spotlight
50:09 Sammy
50:34 Uyi Amma — Madhubanti Bagchi
54:01 Sammy Chand delivers his closing remarks on Ammy Virk
56:46 Kya Kamaal Hai — Diljit Dosanjh, AR Rahman

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July 15, 2026 — “Sammy Interviews Karsh Kale

The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app
Episode 576


ON TODAY'S SHOW

Sammy Chand sits down with Karsh Kale — the tabla master, producer, and pioneer of the South Asian-American sound — at 17:37, a conversation twenty-five years of friendship in the making, built around his new album Dust. Karsh's collaboration with Sting and Anoushka Shankar, Sea Dreamer, sets the table before the interview, and the Dust title track — with Purbayan Chatterjee, Neel Adhikari, and Gaurav Raina — carries the hour out of the conversation. Hanumankind and Jasmine Sandlas open the show with the Dhurandhar Title Track. Amrinder Gill and Jasmeen Akhtar's Coffee. Ammy Virk's Solid. Tanishk Bagchi, Harnoor, and Shreya Ghoshal on Koi Naa. Navaan Sandhu closes the hour with Kath Lagda. Plus Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue and Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight. Sammy delivers the closing remarks.


FEATURED MUSIC

Dhurandhar Title Track — Hanumankind, Jasmine Sandlas
Coffee — Amrinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar
Solid — Ammy Virk
Sea Dreamer — Karsh Kale, Sting, Anoushka Shankar
Dust — Karsh Kale, Purbayan Chatterjee, Neel Adhikari, Gaurav Raina
Koi Naa — Tanishk Bagchi, Harnoor, Shreya Ghoshal
Kath Lagda — Navaan Sandhu


FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS

Karsh Kale — The Main Conversation. Joins Sammy at 17:37. New album Dust out now
Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment
Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight


RUNDOWN

0:00 Sammy Chand Opening
2:30 Dhurandhar Title Track — Hanumankind, Jasmine Sandlas
4:56 Sammy
5:17 Coffee — Amrinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar
7:41 Sammy
7:58 Solid — Ammy Virk
10:30 Sammy
10:44 Dr. Roy delivers the Word On The Avenue
12:08 Sammy
12:25 Sea Dreamer — Karsh Kale, Sting, Anoushka Shankar
17:37 Sammy Chand interviews Karsh Kale
42:14 Dust — Karsh Kale, Purbayan Chatterjee, Neel Adhikari, Gaurav Raina
47:42 Sammy
48:22 Doyeeta Das Gupta delivers the Artist Spotlight
49:46 Sammy
50:00 Koi Naa — Tanishk Bagchi, Harnoor, Shreya Ghoshal
53:16 Sammy Chand delivers the Closing Remarks
56:11 Kath Lagda — Navaan Sandhu

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July 14, 2026 — “Sammy Interviews Vishnu Vaka

The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app
Episode 575


ON TODAY'S SHOW

Sammy Chand sits down with comedian Vishnu Vaka — the Indian-born, American-raised stand-up whose Self-Driven World Tour has made him one of the most vital voices in South Asian comedy — at 25:00, ahead of his July 30th show at Zanies in downtown Chicago. Shubh's Sohniye opens the hour. Darshan Raval's Only Mine. Ammy Virk's Lost In You. Sahib Samra's Hor Das — the current chart No2. Jasmine Sandlas and Shashwat Sachdev on Main Aur Tu. Arijit Singh's Apna Bana Le carries the hour into the interview. Coming out of the conversation, Meesha Shafi's Sachay Loki. Anuv Jain and AP Dhillon's Afsos. Simran Choudhary closes the hour with Makhna. Plus Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue, Neesh Riaz with a preview of his show, and Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight. Sammy delivers the closing remarks.


FEATURED MUSIC

Sohniye — Shubh
Only Mine — Darshan Raval
Lost In You — Ammy Virk
Hor Das — Sahib Samra
Main Aur Tu — Jasmine Sandlas, Shashwat Sachdev
Apna Bana Le — Arijit Singh
Sachay Loki — Meesha Shafi
Afsos — Anuv Jain, AP Dhillon
Makhna — Simran Choudhary


FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS

Vishnu Vaka — The Main Conversation. Joins Sammy at 25:00. Performing at Zanies, downtown Chicago, July 30
Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment
Neesh Riaz — Preview of his show. Joins at 16:38
Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight


RUNDOWN

0:00 Sammy Chand Opening
2:30 Sohniye — Shubh
4:48 Sammy
5:34 Only Mine — Darshan Raval
9:24 Sammy
9:50 Lost In You — Ammy Virk
11:54 Sammy
12:14 Dr. Roy delivers the Word On The Avenue
13:32 Sammy
13:46 Hor Das — Sahib Samra
16:28 Sammy
16:38 Neesh Riaz previews his show
17:20 Sammy
17:36 Main Aur Tu — Jasmine Sandlas, Shashwat Sachdev
20:42 Sammy
21:10 Apna Bana Le — Arijit Singh
25:00 Sammy Chand interviews Vishnu Vaka
46:56 Sachay Loki — Meesha Shafi
50:14 Sammy
50:32 Doyeeta Das Gupta delivers the Artist Spotlight
51:55 Sammy
52:14 Afsos — Anuv Jain, AP Dhillon
54:56 Sammy Chand delivers the Closing Remarks
57:17 Makhna — Simran Choudhary

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July 13, 2026 — “Music Monday!”

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Episode 574 [inferred, please confirm]


ON TODAY'S SHOW

Sammy Chand opens the week with a music-forward Monday spanning eighteen tracks across Punjabi, Bollywood, mainland hip-hop, and global crossover. Satinder Sartaaj's Nazma'n Di Paalki — the two-week chart No1 — opens the hour. Yung Sammy and Seedhe Maut's Mudda brings the mainland pocket early. Gurinder Gill and Jasmeen Akhtar's Coffee. Shubh's Sohniye. Sahib Samra's Vaar Vaar. Harkirat Sangha's Ecstasy. Shekhar Ravjiani and Madhubanti Bagchi on Mainu Ki Pata. Arijit Singh and Pritam's Leher. Ammy Virk's Lost In You — ahead of his North America tour this August. Ritviz's Teyi. Jai Dhir and Lost Stories on Haaniya. Ed Sheeran and Arijit Singh's global crossover Sapphire. AR Rahman and Nilanjana Ghosh's Maskara. Bandhu 2.0. Jasmine Sandlas, Neeshita Kumar, and Gurlez Akhtar's Jindua. Amit Trivedi's Dushman Ka Dada closes the hour. Plus Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue, Meera Sharma with some Mindful Sass, Daniel Johnson with the UN News Report, and Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight.


FEATURED MUSIC

Nazma'n Di Paalki — Satinder Sartaaj
Mudda — Yung Sammy, Seedhe Maut
Coffee — Gurinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar
Sohniye — Shubh
Vaar Vaar — Sahib Samra
Ecstasy — Harkirat Sangha
Mainu Ki Pata — Shekhar Ravjiani, Madhubanti Bagchi
Leher — Arijit Singh, Pritam
Lost In You — Ammy Virk
Teyi — Ritviz Srivastava
Haaniya — Jai Dhir, Lost Stories
Sapphire — Ed Sheeran, Arijit Singh
Maskara — AR Rahman, Nilanjana Ghosh
Bandhu 2.0
Jindua — Jasmine Sandlas, Neeshita Kumar, Gurlez Akhtar
Dushman Ka Dada — Amit Trivedi


FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS

Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment
Meera Sharma — Mindful Sass, Monday Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment
Daniel Johnson — UN News Report
Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight


RUNDOWN

0:00 Sammy Chand Opening
2:30 Nazma'n Di Paalki — Satinder Sartaaj
6:27 Sammy
7:00 Mudda — Yung Sammy, Seedhe Maut
9:29 Sammy
9:50 Coffee — Gurinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar
12:14 Sammy
12:24 Dr. Roy delivers the Word On The Avenue
13:45 Sammy
14:12 Sohniye — Shubh
16:10 Sammy
16:31 Meera Sharma delivers some Mindful Sass
17:19 Sammy
17:41 Vaar Vaar — Sahib Samra
19:44 Sammy
20:10 Daniel Johnson delivers the UN News Report
25:00 Sammy
25:16 Ecstasy — Harkirat Sangha
27:35 Sammy
28:10 Mainu Ki Pata — Shekhar Ravjiani, Madhubanti Bagchi
30:57 Sammy
31:18 Leher — Arijit Singh, Pritam
35:13 Sammy
35:30 Lost In You — Ammy Virk
37:38 Sammy
38:11 Teyi — Ritviz Srivastava
41:06 Sammy
41:22 Haaniya — Jai Dhir, Lost Stories
43:59 Sammy
44:09 Sapphire — Ed Sheeran, Arijit Singh
46:54 Sammy
47:12 Maskara — AR Rahman, Nilanjana Ghosh
50:33 Sammy
50:53 Doyeeta Das Gupta delivers the Artist Spotlight
51:22 Sammy
51:45 Bandhu 2.0
54:49 Sammy
55:20 Jindua — Jasmine Sandlas, Neeshita Kumar, Gurlez Akhtar
57:46 Sammy
58:19 Dushman Ka Dada — Amit Trivedi

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July 10-12, 2026 - Weekly Top 20 Countdown
"The Top 20 Countdown"

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Episode 573 [inferred, please confirm]
Weekend Countdown — Airs Friday July 10 through Sunday July 12


ON TODAY'S SHOW

It's the weekend on The Bridge — the Top 20 Countdown, Friday through Sunday. After last week's near-total shakeup, the chart settles: Satinder Sartaaj's Nazma'n Di Paalki holds at No1 for a second straight week, the first Sufi track in this show's history to hold the top. Sahib Samra's Hor Das climbs to No2 — the strongest surge of the week. Amrinder Gill and Jasmeen Akhtar's Coffee debuts high at No3. The mainland hip-hop pocket anchors the bottom of the count, with Sultaan's Studio Gangsters, Emiway Bantai's Primo, and Amit Trivedi's Dushman Ka Dada opening the hour. Diljit Dosanjh and AR Rahman's Kya Kamaal Hai holds mid-chart at No10. Ritviz's Teyi and Talwiinder and NDS's Kyun land back-to-back at No5 and No4. Sammy counts them down from No20 to No1 — the songs the diaspora moved the most this week.


FEATURED MUSIC — THE COUNTDOWN

#20 Dushman Ka Dada — Amit Trivedi, Amitabh Bhattacharya
#19 Studio Gangsters — Sultaan
#18 Primo — Emiway Bantai
#17 Lost In You — Ammy Virk
#16 Heavyweight — Gurinder Gill, Jazzy B
#15 Leher — Arijit Singh, Pritam
#14 Vaar Vaar — Sahib Samra, Rohansh, Abeer
#13 Khamakha — Wazir Patar, Banso
#12 Mainu Ki Pata — Shekhar Ravjiani, Madhubanti Bagchi
#11 Jindua — Jasmine Sandlas, Neeshita Kumar, Gurlez Akhtar
#10 Kya Kamaal Hai — Diljit Dosanjh, AR Rahman
#9 Naa Pushde — Saivi Fareed
#8 No Topi — D'Evil, Tandon
#7 Tera Paisa Mera Paisa — Akshay Kumar
#6 Tujhko — Arijit Singh, Pritam
#5 Teyi — Ritviz
#4 Kyun — Talwiinder, NDS
#3 Coffee — Amrinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar
#2 Hor Das — Sahib Samra
#1 Nazma'n Di Paalki — Satinder Sartaaj


FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS

None — Weekend Top 20 Countdown format.
No contributor segments. No closing remarks.


RUNDOWN

0:00 Sammy Opening
1:40 #20 Dushman Ka Dada — Amit Trivedi, Amitabh Bhattacharya
4:12 Sammy
4:32 #19 Studio Gangsters — Sultaan
6:29 Sammy
6:50 #18 Primo — Emiway Bantai
8:56 Sammy
9:15 #17 Lost In You — Ammy Virk
11:19 Sammy
11:43 #16 Heavyweight — Gurinder Gill, Jazzy B
14:13 Sammy
14:34 #15 Leher — Arijit Singh, Pritam
18:15 Sammy
18:59 #14 Vaar Vaar — Sahib Samra, Rohansh, Abeer
20:57 Sammy
21:14 #13 Khamakha — Wazir Patar, Banso
23:18 Sammy
23:43 #12 Mainu Ki Pata — Shekhar Ravjiani, Madhubanti Bagchi
26:15 Sammy
26:34 #11 Jindua — Jasmine Sandlas, Neeshita Kumar, Gurlez Akhtar
28:58 Sammy
29:29 #10 Kya Kamaal Hai — Diljit Dosanjh, AR Rahman
32:50 Sammy
33:06 #9 Naa Pushde — Saivi Fareed
35:23 Sammy
35:43 #8 No Topi — D'Evil, Tandon
37:53 Sammy
38:23 #7 Tera Paisa Mera Paisa — Akshay Kumar
41:12 Sammy
41:33 #6 Tujhko — Arijit Singh, Pritam
43:59 Sammy
44:16 #5 Teyi — Ritviz
47:06 Sammy
47:23 #4 Kyun — Talwiinder, NDS
50:08 Sammy
50:38 #3 Coffee — Amrinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar
52:58 Sammy
53:12 #2 Hor Das — Sahib Samra
55:12 Sammy
56:09 #1 Nazma'n Di Paalki — Satinder Sartaaj

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July 9, 2026 — “Sammy Chand interviews Raja Kumari”

The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app
Episode 572


ON TODAY'S SHOW

Sammy Chand sits down with Raja Kumari — the Los Angeles-born, India-based artist and songwriter who stands as a bridge between two worlds — at 29:14, and she brings her track Woh Ikka Hai out of the conversation. Amrinder Gill and Jasmeen Akhtar open the hour on Coffee. Sahib Samra's Hor Das. Dhee's Vari Vari, the first Tamil chart-topper. Yashraj's Mujhe Ye Gaana Pasand Hai. Arijit Singh and Shashwat Sachdev on Phir Se. Ammy Virk's Lost In You. Ali Sethi's Pasoori. Aditya Rikhari's Promise. Satinder Sartaaj closes the hour with Nazma'n Di Paalki — the current chart No1. Plus Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue, Aashi Arora with a preview of her show Leaders Creating Rukus, DJ Geet with a Song Spotlight, and Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight. Sammy delivers the closing remarks.


FEATURED MUSIC

Coffee — Amrinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar
Hor Das — Sahib Samra
Vari Vari — Dhee
Mujhe Ye Gaana Pasand Hai — Yashraj
Phir Se — Arijit Singh, Shashwat Sachdev
Lost In You — Ammy Virk
Pasoori — Ali Sethi
Woh Ikka Hai — Raja Kumari, Mithoon, Vishal Dadlani
Promise — Aditya Rikhari
Nazma'n Di Paalki — Satinder Sartaaj


FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS

Raja Kumari — The Main Conversation. Joins Sammy at 29:14. Brings Woh Ikka Hai out of the interview
Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment
Aashi Arora — Preview of her show Leaders Creating Rukus. Joins at 15:40
DJ Geet — Song Spotlight. Featured at 21:50
Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight


RUNDOWN

0:00 Sammy Chand Opening
2:30 Coffee — Amrinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar
5:02 Sammy
5:16 Hor Das — Sahib Samra
7:52 Sammy
8:13 Vari Vari — Dhee
11:09 Sammy
11:30 Dr. Roy delivers the Word On The Avenue
12:49 Sammy
13:03 Mujhe Ye Gaana Pasand Hai — Yashraj
15:30 Sammy
15:40 Aashi Arora previews Leaders Creating Rukus
16:00 Sammy
16:17 Phir Se — Arijit Singh, Shashwat Sachdev
21:26 Sammy
21:50 DJ Geet delivers a Song Spotlight
23:11 Sammy
23:21 Lost In You — Ammy Virk
25:21 Sammy
25:50 Pasoori — Ali Sethi
29:14 Sammy Chand interviews Raja Kumari
50:15 Woh Ikka Hai — Raja Kumari, Mithoon, Vishal Dadlani
52:29 Sammy
52:57 Doyeeta Das Gupta delivers the Artist Spotlight
54:21 Sammy
54:40 Promise — Aditya Rikhari
56:48 Sammy Chand delivers the Closing Remarks
59:15 Nazma'n Di Paalki — Satinder Sartaaj



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"South Asian music podcast," "Punjabi music show," "Bollywood commentary," "Indian diaspora radio", "Indian Music", "Top Indian Radio Show", "Punjabi Radio Show", "Indian Radio Host", "Punjabi Radio Host".

July 8, 2026 — “Sammy Interviews Shalmali Kholgade”

The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app
Episode 571


ON TODAY'S SHOW

Sammy Chand sits down with Shalmali Kholgade — the playback star turned independent artist — at 25:14, and she performs Giraft live in the room at 44:22. Darshan Raval opens the hour with Only Mine. Shalmali's own voice arrives early on Balam Pichkari, her iconic collaboration with Pritam and Vishal Dadlani. Jasmine Sandlas, Neeshita Kumar, and Gurlez Akhtar's Jindua. Diljit Dosanjh's Morni. Shubh's Bounce. Talwiinder, NDS, and Sifr on Blues. Coming out of the interview and the live performance, Jai Dhir's Sunehra. Seedhe Maut and Yung Sammy bring Mudda — the mainland hip-hop pocket. Simran Chaudhary, Jai Dhir, and Abhijeet Shrivastava's Nai Jaana. Sabat Batin closes the hour with Gal Sun. Plus Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue and Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight. Sammy delivers the closing remarks.


FEATURED MUSIC

Only Mine — Darshan Raval
Balam Pichkari — Pritam, Vishal Dadlani, Shalmali Kholgade
Jindua — Jasmine Sandlas, Neeshita Kumar, Gurlez Akhtar
Morni — Diljit Dosanjh
Bounce — Shubh
Blues — Talwiinder, NDS, Sifr
Giraft — Shalmali Kholgade (live in-studio performance)
Sunehra — Jai Dhir
Mudda — Seedhe Maut, Yung Sammy
Nai Jaana — Simran Chaudhary, Jai Dhir, Abhijeet Shrivastava
Gal Sun — Sabat Batin


FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS

Shalmali Kholgade — The Main Conversation. Joins Sammy at 25:14. Performs Giraft live at 44:22
Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment
Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight


RUNDOWN

0:00 Sammy Chand Opening
2:30 Only Mine — Darshan Raval
6:45 Sammy
7:12 Balam Pichkari — Pritam, Vishal Dadlani, Shalmali Kholgade
11:46 Sammy
12:12 Jindua — Jasmine Sandlas, Neeshita Kumar, Gurlez Akhtar
14:37 Sammy
15:00 Dr. Roy delivers the Word On The Avenue
16:22 Sammy
16:46 Morni — Diljit Dosanjh
19:32 Sammy
20:18 Bounce — Shubh
22:00 Sammy
22:32 Blues — Talwiinder, NDS, Sifr
25:14 Sammy Chand interviews Shalmali Kholgade
44:22 Giraft — Shalmali Kholgade (live in-studio)
46:46 Sammy
47:12 Doyeeta Das Gupta delivers the Artist Spotlight
48:30 Sammy
48:34 Sunehra — Jai Dhir
50:32 Sammy
51:04 Mudda — Seedhe Maut, Yung Sammy
53:26 Sammy Chand delivers the Closing Remarks
56:36 Nai Jaana — Simran Chaudhary, Jai Dhir, Abhijeet Shrivastava
59:04 Gal Sun — Sabat Batin

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Sammy Chand's daily radio show on Rukus Avenue Radio is the leading Indian music and culture show in the world. The one hour show airs daily worldwide.


"South Asian music podcast," "Punjabi music show," "Bollywood commentary," "Indian diaspora radio", "Indian Music", "Top Indian Radio Show", "Punjabi Radio Show", "Indian Radio Host", "Punjabi Radio Host".