January 5, 2026

The Bridge is brought to you by KSwiss and by Carvaan by Saregama.Episode 440Sammy’s back with his first show of the year in 2026. He’s back for a brand new year and starts it off with a Monday episode packed with goodies. He’s joined by the Rukus Avenue Radio Allstars Dr Roy, Rhianna, and Doyeeta Das Gupta. Dr Roy tells us that Niraj Kaiwan’s film “Homebound” is shortlisted for best international feature film at the 98th Academy Awards. Niraj Goyat won his boxing match against Anthony Taylor at Misfits Boxing 23 in Dubai. Rhianna reports that The U.S. military launched strikes on Venezuela, capturing President Maduro and his wife, citing narco-terrorism and electoral fraud. This intervention has been condemned by several countries as a violation of international law and sovereignty. Meera Sharma stops by with this week’s Mindful Minute. Jay and Sarah talk about Racism in their show on today, and Andro stops by to talk about the East Coast-West Coast hip hop beef. Doyeeta spotlights Sidhu Moosewala. Deanne Penn joins Sammy to share the news from the United Nations.12:36 Dr Roy17:28 Meera Sharma21:00 Deanne Penn from UN News34:02 Andro from Street Symphonies42:14 Jay and Sarah from Cultural Contours48:10 Rhianna52:46 DoyeetaBecome 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".