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Six chapters, one story. From AOC to Zohran: A grassroots movement, one staircase at a time.
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A grassroots movement, one staircase at a time. “The People’s Republic of Astoria,” a six-part limited series podcast.
Ten Perfect Strangers
It’s January 2018, and ten strangers are standing in Astoria Park, about to knock on doors for a candidate nobody thinks can win. This is where it begins.
Twenty Years Apart
Twelve miles south, in Bay Ridge, a 26-year-old organizer named Zohran Mamdani is about to lose the first campaign he’s ever managed. While in Astoria, the movement that just elected AOC is about to take on the richest company on earth.
Fifty-Five Votes
In 2019, a public defender named Tiffany Cabán runs for Queens District Attorney. She’ll lose by 55 votes — out of 90,000 cast. This is the story of those votes, and what you learn when you give it your all — and still lose, anyway.
Four Hundred Pounds
It’s March 2020, and the world has stopped. Campaign offices go dark. But in Astoria, the community doesn’t stop — a mutual aid network in born. This is about the ways that people come together — when everything around them is falling apart.
Twenty-Six Hours
June 24th, 2025. Primary day. In 103-degree heat, fifty thousand volunteers are spread across New York City. And now, I’m not just a narrator — I’m one of them. This is the story of an election day, from the inside.
Three Million Doors
Season finale. Coming soon.
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