{"podcast":{"title":"Rand Radio","slug":"rand-radio-7193419","podcast_index_feed_id":7193419,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1627785.rss","website_url":"https://www.randpaulreview.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/1627785/d0bb836829be9d07d03f6c0a17f5e09d.jpg","author":"Rand Paul Review","episode_count":84,"summary":"For liberty to expand, government must shrink. For the economy to grow, government must get out of the way. -- Rand Paul. [Unofficial Rand Paul fan-stack.]","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T00:20:12.959108+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rand-radio-7193419"},"episode":{"title":"PAUL on MAMDANI: NYC Voters 'Should Have Visited Venezuela First'","slug":"paul-on-mamdani-nyc-voters-should-have-visited-venezuela-first","published_at":"2025-11-14T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rand-radio-7193419/paul-on-mamdani-nyc-voters-should-have-visited-venezuela-first","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rand-radio-7193419","url":"https://www.randpaulreview.com/p/paul-on-mamdani-nyc-voters-should","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/178192532/db169fb7a9a6fcee73a7ece6134b7e6b.mp3","summary":"In the wake of New York City electing an avowed socialist mayor, Sen. Rand Paul was asked his thoughts on the election results. Newsmax Ed Henry said to Paul on Wednesday, “You know, Zohran Mamdani, after his victory, one of the many things he said was, basically, ‘There is no problem too large for government to solve and no matter too small for government to care about.” “I imagine as a libertarian you have some thoughts on that,” Henry asked. Paul replied, “I think the people of New York should have visited Venezuela first.” Rand Paul Review is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Life in Venezeula The senator ran down a short list of how badly socialism has damaged that country. “When they make everything free, guess what? There’s not much to eat,” Paul noted. “The average person in Venezuela lost thirty pounds last year, not purposely. Gangs in Venezuela guard the dumpsters outside of restaurants to look for food. It’s known for them to kill pets and rodents to eat.” “Socialism doesn’t work.” “That’s what socialism is,” he added. “It’s scarcity. It’s lack of production of things.” Paul said people will ultimately vote with their feet - perhaps running even faster than ever away from a socialist New York City. “So, you know, New York’s going to get what they deserve, I guess, and Florida will get bigger and bigger with all the New Yorkers exiting,” the senator said. The Venezuela comparison is apt. So is any comparison of the mayor-elect to socialist dictators around the world. Because that’s exactly who Mamdani sounds like and whose political agenda he’s pursuing. A Silver Lining to Mamdani’s Victory? Sen. Paul believes New York City voters are about to “get what they deserve” in voti…","meta_description":"In the wake of New York City electing an avowed socialist mayor, Sen. Rand Paul was asked his thoughts on the election results. Newsmax Ed Henry said to P…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":418,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rand-radio-7193419/episodes/paul-on-mamdani-nyc-voters-should-have-visited-venezuela-first/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rand-radio-7193419/paul-on-mamdani-nyc-voters-should-have-visited-venezuela-first.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}