The Connective Pod
No scripts, no talking points—just unfiltered conversation making sense of a country that’s lost the plot. Politics, sports, and culture. Hosted by Journalist and filmmaker, Andrew Bell and former DNC and Biden-Harris staffer, Gerard Oberle. A production of Connective Narrative, an independent progressive media company founded in Asheville, North Carolina, and New York City.
The Connective Pod
Insider Meghnad Bose on Columbia, Mahmoud Khalil, and Zohran Mamdani
Meghnad Bose, an intrepid reporter, sits at the nexus, of three global stories that have converged in the heart of NYC at once. A Graduate of Columbia School of Journalism, he covered the epicenter of the College Protests and Encampments up close and then reported as Mahmoud Khalil was arrested by ICE and detained. Andrew and Gerard speak with Meghnad about his journey, navigating American media, hot button Middle East Media Coverage and the unexpected triumph of Zohran Mamdani in the NYC Mayoral primary.