# 460: Long Island Influencers And Mamdani's Snow Day

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Podcast: [Tom Kelly Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/tom-kelly-show-1219808)
Published: 2026-01-29T13:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcast.tomkellyshow.com/460-long-island-influencers-and-mamdanis-snow-day
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Duration seconds: 1117

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani is forcing New York City school kids to do a day of virtual learning on a snow day! Long Island Influencers are crowding Instagram and Tiktok. Tom has strong opinions and advice you can apply to your own social media projects. Plus . . . Tom is lost in Willet's Point trying to find his way to Manhattan! Is he doomed? - 00:00 – Cold Open & Chaos: Tom is recording from inside his Jeep in industrial Queens. Is he podcasting or surviving? Unclear. 01:20 – Welcome to the Off-Road Tom Kelly Show Recording in the shadow of Citi Field. Creepy storage rooms and content creation collide. 02:50 – Dinner with Friends & Dedications Karen Ruiz gets a heartfelt shoutout. This episode is a long, hilarious voicemail for a friend. 04:20 – The Long Island Influencer Boom Tom breaks down the rise of hyper-local TikTok stars and how he's feeling about the competition. Who's copying who? 06:00 – Tom's Social Media Philosophy: 🔥 "The future of fame is 15 people." How to monetize a niche following and survive in a sea of algorithm-chokers. 07:45 – The Problem With Pretty People & Muted Videos Why hot real estate agents are winning the internet. And what that means for actual creatives. 09:20 – Dim Sum, Chicken Feet, and Cultural Barriers Tom's hilarious take on a trip to Flushing that turned into a culinary horror show. 12:00 – Navigating Life & Northern Boulevard Is he heading to Manhattan or just spiritually lost? Both? 13:00 – Comedy in a Freezer: Behind the scenes of a Curtis Sliwa parody shoot with James Pontillo… inside a freezing storage room. 14:10 – HOT TAKE: Mayor Mamdani Cancels Snow Days Tom goes full opinionated uncle on NYC's new rule: snow day = Zoom day. But he might just agree this time… 16:45 – The Final Message: 💛 Why your attention is the real gift.

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