Opinion
Publisher’s Note: We’re nominated for a Webby!
Vote for the City & State x Firewall Podcast Episode Featuring Zohran Mamdani
Usually we’re the ones *covering* campaigns. Meaghan Collins/Firewall
Oprah Winfrey. Jane Goodall. Tom Allon and Bradley Tusk. What do these people have in common? They’re all featured in the same category for the 30th Annual Webby Awards.
I’m thrilled to share that The Race to Gracie Mansion episode with Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been nominated for Best Individual Podcast Episode - Interview or Talk Show. That podcast series was a collaboration with Bradley Tusk’s Firewall that sought to interview every major candidate for New York City mayor in the 2025 race. When we sat down with Mamdani, he was polling under 25% with Andrew Cuomo still comfortably in the lead.
We’re somewhat of an underdog ourselves in this Webbys category. I believe at the time of publication that the Jane Goodall episode is in the lead, followed by Oprah in second place. Will we see a late surge of momentum, similar to Mamdani’s primary victory? You can be the judge of that by clicking here to vote before the polls close on April 16.