December 8, 2025

The Bridge is brought to you by KSwiss and by Carvaan by Saregama.Episode 424Sammy’s Monday episode kicks off the very entertaining week on Rukus Avenue Radio. He kicks off the show with the song Ez_Ez by Diljit and Hanumankind, and he’s got a whole slate of the latest hits. Sammy’s got Katie Dartford from the United Nation’s news department. He’s got he Rukus Avenue Radio Allstars including Dr Roy who tells that Elon Musk revealed his partner Siobhan is half Indian and his son’s middle name honors physicist Dr. Subramaniam Chandrasheker. Sidhant Pantia’s album, Sounds of Gum, received a Grammy nomination for best global music album. Karan reports that Deadly floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand have killed over 1000 people and displaced millions. Meanwhile, India’s GDP grew by 8.2% this quarter, defying global economic trends. Sammy has Puneet on the show, Puneet stops by to preview his upcoming film called Not Tonight. Sammy’s got Meera Sharma with today’s Mindful Minute. Sammy talks to Jay and Sarah about their episode about Immigrant Guilt on Cultural Contours. Sammy is joined by Andro from the show Street Symphonies as the two talk about the Native Tongues movement in the Hip Hop story.11:30 Dr Roy17:10 Meera Sharma20:38 Katie Dartford - UN30:52 Puneet34:33 Sarah and Jay40:41 Andro50:01 Karan Bedi55:40 Doyeeta - Artist SpotlightBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support.Sammy Chand's daily radio show on Rukus Avenue Radio is the leading Indian music and culture show in the world. The one hour show airs daily worldwide."South Asian music podcast," "Punjabi music show," "Bollywood commentary," "Indian diaspora radio", "Indian Music", "Top Indian Radio Show", "Punjabi Radio Show", "Indian Radio Host", "Punjabi Radio Host".