City Politics: Summer Campaigning; Mehdi Hasan v. Far-Right Conservatives; Tenement Museum Teaches Teachers; Chefs Love Salt

On today's show: 

• Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, talks about the latest news from the mayoral campaign trail, including Mayor Adams's relationship with the border czar Tom Homan, Mamdani's campaign break in Uganda and Andrew Cuomo's social media charm offensive.

• Mehdi Hasan, editor-in-chief and CEO of Zeteo, columnist for The Guardian and former MSNBC host, talks about his experience debating 20 far-right conservatives on the YouTube series "Surrounded," plus news related to the Jeffrey Epstein frenzy, the NYC mayoral race and more.

• The Tenement Museum is hosting teachers this summer in a program that will provide expertise on how they can effectively teach Black and immigrant history. Annie Polland, president of the Tenement Museum, and Clint Smith, staff writer at The Atlantic, poet and the author of several books, including the forthcoming young readers edition of How the Word is Passed: Remembering Slavery and How It Shaped America (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, September 2025), share what they're teaching the teachers, and teachers call in to talk about their experiences teaching history during this fraught time.

• Adam Platt, features writer and former restaurant critic at New York Magazine, talks about why salt is even more abundant in restaurant food, and often used in unexpected ways.