July 20, 2026 — “Sammy Interviews Xefer”

July 21, 2026 — “Sammy with his Suitcase of Music”

July 21, 2026 — “Sammy with his Suitcase of Music” The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 580 ON TODAY'S SHOW Sammy Chand delivers a music-forward Tuesday spanning eighteen tracks — Punjabi, Bollywood, indie, and a notable global crossover. Harkirat Sangha's Ecstasy opens the hour. Sahib Samra doubles up across the show — Hor Das, the current chart No1, early in the hour and Vaar Vaar in the back half. Shekhar Ravjiani and Madhubanti Bagchi on Mainu Ki Pata. Amrinder Gill and Jasmeen Akhtar's Coffee. Karan Aujla's Boyfriend. Harrdy Sandhu's Wow. Amit Trivedi's Dushman Ka Dada. Saivi Fareed's Naa Pushde. Zayn Malik's Sideways — the British-Pakistani global star in The Bridge rotation. Jai Dhir's Sunehra. Shubh's Sohniye. Shreya Ghoshal appears twice — Lelo, and later alongside AP Dhillon on Thodi Si Daaru. Anuv Jain's Afsos. Snehdeep Singh Kalsi's Pyaar Ki Talaash. Gulab Sidhu's Nai Dabde. Satinder Sartaaj's Nazma'n Di Paalki. Sunidhi Chauhan and Shankar Mahadevan close the hour with Bumbro. Plus Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue and Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight. FEATURED MUSIC Ecstasy — Harkirat Sangha Hor Das — Sahib Samra Mainu Ki Pata — Shekhar Ravjiani, Madhubanti Bagchi Coffee — Amrinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar Boyfriend — Karan Aujla Wow — Harrdy Sandhu Dushman Ka Dada — Amit Trivedi Naa Pushde — Saivi Fareed Sideways — Zayn Malik Sunehra — Jai Dhir Sohniye — Shubh Lelo — Shreya Ghoshal Afsos — Anuv Jain Vaar Vaar — Sahib Samra Pyaar Ki Talaash — Snehdeep Singh Kalsi Thodi Si Daaru — AP Dhillon, Shreya Ghoshal Nai Dabde — Gulab Sidhu Nazma'n Di Paalki — Satinder Sartaaj Bumbro — Sunidhi Chauhan, Shankar Mahadevan FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Chand Opening 2:30 Ecstasy — Harkirat Sangha 5:04 Sammy 5:18 Hor Das — Sahib Samra 8:00 Sammy 8:30 Mainu Ki Pata — Shekhar Ravjiani, Madhubanti Bagchi 11:20 Sammy 11:54 Dr. Roy delivers the Word On The Avenue 13:16 Sammy 13:38 Coffee — Amrinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar 16:02 Sammy 16:20 Boyfriend — Karan Aujla 18:36 Sammy 19:02 Wow — Harrdy Sandhu 21:20 Sammy 21:52 Dushman Ka Dada — Amit Trivedi 24:48 Sammy 25:10 Naa Pushde — Saivi Fareed 27:28 Sammy 27:40 Sideways — Zayn Malik 30:30 Sammy 30:56 Sunehra — Jai Dhir 32:56 Sammy 33:32 Sohniye — Shubh 35:22 Sammy 35:50 Lelo — Shreya Ghoshal 38:14 Sammy 38:32 Afsos — Anuv Jain 41:06 Sammy 42:00 Vaar Vaar — Sahib Samra 44:00 Sammy 44:32 Pyaar Ki Talaash — Snehdeep Singh Kalsi 47:00 Sammy 47:36 Thodi Si Daaru — AP Dhillon, Shreya Ghoshal 50:10 Sammy 50:32 Doyeeta Das Gupta delivers the Artist Spotlight 51:42 Sammy 51:52 Nai Dabde — Gulab Sidhu 53:54 Sammy 54:12 Nazma'n Di Paalki — Satinder Sartaaj 58:04 Sammy 58:40 Bumbro — Sunidhi Chauhan, Shankar Mahadevan Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss]. 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".

July 20, 2026 — “Sammy Interviews Xefer”

July 20, 2026 — “Sammy Interviews Xefer” The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 579 ON TODAY'S SHOW Sammy Chand opens the week with Bangladeshi star Xefer — the self-taught singer, songwriter, and now actress whose journey from YouTube covers to 150-million-view hits is one of the great organic artist stories in South Asian music — at 24:12. Her presence brackets the hour: Tor Chaya, the song she composed and stars alongside in the film Tumi Ami Shudhu, sets the table before the conversation, and Jhumka — her landmark collaboration with Muza — carries the hour out of it. Sahib Samra's Hor Das opens the show at the top — the current chart No1. Shubh's Sohniye. D'Evil and Tandon's No Topi. Ammy Virk's Lost In You. Jasleen Royal's Inaam. Chani Nattan, Inderpal Moga, and Jazzy B on She Knows. Badshah and Hiten's Velvet Flow. Harkirat Sangha closes the hour with Ecstasy. Plus Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue, Meera Sharma with the Mindful Sass, Daniel Johnson with UN News, and Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight. Sammy delivers the closing remarks. FEATURED MUSIC Hor Das — Sahib Samra Sohniye — Shubh No Topi — D'Evil, Tandon Lost In You — Ammy Virk Tor Chaya — Xefer Jhumka — Xefer, Muza Inaam — Jasleen Royal She Knows — Chani Nattan, Inderpal Moga, Jazzy B Velvet Flow — Badshah, Hiten Ecstasy — Harkirat Sangha FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Xefer — The Main Conversation. Joins Sammy at 24:12. Tor Chaya and Jhumka bracket the interview Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment Meera Sharma — Mindful Sass, Monday Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment Daniel Johnson — UN News Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Chand Opening 2:30 Hor Das — Sahib Samra 5:16 Sammy 5:40 Sohniye — Shubh 7:36 Sammy 8:02 No Topi — D'Evil, Tandon 10:09 Sammy 10:36 Dr. Roy delivers the Word On The Avenue 12:08 Sammy 12:24 Lost In You — Ammy Virk 14:25 Sammy 14:46 Meera Sharma delivers the Mindful Sass 15:31 Sammy 15:44 Daniel Johnson delivers UN News 20:34 Sammy 20:48 Tor Chaya — Xefer 24:12 Sammy Chand interviews Xefer 43:30 Jhumka — Xefer, Muza 46:20 Sammy 46:53 Doyeeta Das Gupta delivers the Artist Spotlight 48:18 Sammy 48:27 Inaam — Jasleen Royal 51:01 Sammy 51:28 She Knows — Chani Nattan, Inderpal Moga, Jazzy B 53:52 Sammy Chand delivers the Closing Remarks 56:23 Velvet Flow — Badshah, Hiten 58:55 Ecstasy — Harkirat Sangha Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss]. 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".

July 17, 2026 — "The Top 20 Countdown"

July 17, 2026 — "The Top 20 Countdown" The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 578 Weekend Countdown — Airs Friday July 17 through Sunday July 19 ON TODAY'S SHOW It's the weekend on The Bridge — the Top 20 Countdown, Friday through Sunday, and there's a changing of the guard at the top. Sahib Samra's Hor Das climbs from No2 to take No1 — his second time at the top of the count — and he doubles up with Vaar Vaar at No13, two songs on the board in the same week. Satinder Sartaaj's Nazma'n Di Paalki, after two straight weeks at No1, falls to No9. Amrinder Gill and Jasmeen Akhtar's Coffee climbs to No2. Shubh's Sohniye storms in at No4. And the debut with a story behind it: Shalmali Kholgade's Giraft enters at No11 — days after she sat with Sammy and performed it live on the show. Fresh entries deepen the board: Prabh Deep's Jaago at No14 and Guru Randhawa and Sanjoy's Qeher at No10. Diljit Dosanjh and AR Rahman's Kya Kamaal Hai slides to No20. Ritviz's Teyi holds at No3, with Talwiinder and NDS's Kyun at No6. Sammy counts them down from No20 to No1 — the songs the diaspora moved the most this week. FEATURED MUSIC — THE COUNTDOWN #20 Kya Kamaal Hai — Diljit Dosanjh, AR Rahman #19 Lost In You — Ammy Virk #18 Jindua — Jasmine Sandlas, Neeshita Kumar, Gurlez Akhtar #17 Naa Pushde — Saivi Fareed #16 Heavyweight — Gurinder Gill, Jazzy B, Merci Beats #15 Tera Paisa Mera Paisa — Akshay Kumar #14 Jaago — Prabh Deep #13 Vaar Vaar — Sahib Samra #12 Mainu Ki Pata — Shekhar Ravjiani, Madhubanti Bagchi #11 Giraft — Shalmali Kholgade #10 Qeher — Guru Randhawa, Sanjoy #9 Nazma'n Di Paalki — Satinder Sartaaj #8 Khamakha — Wazir Patar, Banso #7 Tujko — Arijit Singh, Pritam #6 Kyun — Talwiinder, NDS #5 No Topi — D'Evil, Tandon #4 Sohniye — Shubh #3 Teyi — Ritviz #2 Coffee — Amrinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar #1 Hor Das — Sahib Samra FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS None — Weekend Top 20 Countdown format. No contributor segments. No closing remarks. RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Opening 1:44 #20 Kya Kamaal Hai — Diljit Dosanjh, AR Rahman 5:26 Sammy 5:46 #19 Lost In You — Ammy Virk 7:47 Sammy 8:12 #18 Jindua — Jasmine Sandlas, Neeshita Kumar, Gurlez Akhtar 10:36 Sammy 11:02 #17 Naa Pushde — Saivi Fareed 13:16 Sammy 13:36 #16 Heavyweight — Gurinder Gill, Jazzy B, Merci Beats 16:14 Sammy 16:42 #15 Tera Paisa Mera Paisa — Akshay Kumar 19:42 Sammy 20:15 #14 Jaago — Prabh Deep 22:38 Sammy 23:14 #13 Vaar Vaar — Sahib Samra 25:23 Sammy 25:48 #12 Mainu Ki Pata — Shekhar Ravjiani, Madhubanti Bagchi 28:22 Sammy 28:44 #11 Giraft — Shalmali Kholgade 31:06 Sammy 31:30 #10 Qeher — Guru Randhawa, Sanjoy 33:44 Sammy 34:00 #9 Nazma'n Di Paalki — Satinder Sartaaj 37:50 Sammy 38:08 #8 Khamakha — Wazir Patar, Banso 40:24 Sammy 40:44 #7 Tujko — Arijit Singh, Pritam 43:08 Sammy 43:28 #6 Kyun — Talwiinder, NDS 46:22 Sammy 46:40 #5 No Topi — D'Evil, Tandon 48:52 Sammy 49:20 #4 Sohniye — Shubh 51:10 Sammy 51:28 #3 Teyi — Ritviz 54:16 Sammy 54:38 #2 Coffee — Amrinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar 56:56 Sammy 57:10 #1 Hor Das — Sahib Samra Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss]. 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".

July 16, 2026 — "Sammy Chand interviews Ammy Virk"

July 16, 2026 — "Sammy Chand interviews Ammy Virk" The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 577 ON TODAY'S SHOW Sammy Chand sits down with Ammy Virk — the singer, actor, and filmmaker whose career has moved by design from devotional music to Punjabi stardom to cinema, now headed to North America on tour this August — at 29:06. Ammy's presence brackets the hour: Solid opens the show, Yaar Amli lands mid-hour, and Lost In You carries the broadcast out of the interview. Sonu Nigam and Sunidhi Chauhan's Suno Naa Dil. Sanju Rathod's Bangles. Rawme Hooda's Total. Anu Malik, Alka Yagnik, and Dee MC on Ishq Kameena 2.0. Talwiinder's Blues. Madhubanti Bagchi's Uyi Amma. Diljit Dosanjh and AR Rahman close the hour with Kya Kamaal Hai. Plus Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue, Aashi Arora with a preview of Leaders Creating Rukus, DJ Geet with her Song of the Week, and Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight. Sammy delivers the closing remarks on Ammy Virk. FEATURED MUSIC Solid — Ammy Virk Suno Naa Dil — Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan Bangles — Sanju Rathod Yaar Amli — Ammy Virk Total — Rawme Hooda Ishq Kameena 2.0 — Anu Malik, Alka Yagnik, Dee MC Blues — Talwiinder Lost In You — Ammy Virk Uyi Amma — Madhubanti Bagchi Kya Kamaal Hai — Diljit Dosanjh, AR Rahman FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Ammy Virk — The Main Conversation. Joins Sammy at 29:06. North America tour this August Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment Aashi Arora — Preview of Leaders Creating Rukus. Joins at 17:20 DJ Geet — Song of the Week. Featured at 21:41 Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Chand Opening 2:30 Solid — Ammy Virk 5:11 Sammy 5:30 Suno Naa Dil — Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan 8:34 Sammy 8:52 Bangles — Sanju Rathod 12:02 Sammy 12:24 Dr. Roy delivers the Word On The Avenue 13:48 Sammy 14:02 Yaar Amli — Ammy Virk 16:59 Sammy 17:20 Aashi Arora previews Leaders Creating Rukus 17:39 Sammy 17:55 Total — Rawme Hooda 21:26 Sammy 21:41 DJ Geet delivers her Song of the Week 22:42 Sammy 22:52 Ishq Kameena 2.0 — Anu Malik, Alka Yagnik, Dee MC 25:32 Sammy 26:13 Blues — Talwiinder 29:06 Sammy Chand interviews Ammy Virk 46:19 Lost In You — Ammy Virk 48:26 Sammy 48:52 Doyeeta Das Gupta delivers the Artist Spotlight 50:09 Sammy 50:34 Uyi Amma — Madhubanti Bagchi 54:01 Sammy Chand delivers his closing remarks on Ammy Virk 56:46 Kya Kamaal Hai — Diljit Dosanjh, AR Rahman Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss]. 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".

July 15, 2026 — “Sammy Interviews Karsh Kale"

July 15, 2026 — “Sammy Interviews Karsh Kale The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 576 ON TODAY'S SHOW Sammy Chand sits down with Karsh Kale — the tabla master, producer, and pioneer of the South Asian-American sound — at 17:37, a conversation twenty-five years of friendship in the making, built around his new album Dust. Karsh's collaboration with Sting and Anoushka Shankar, Sea Dreamer, sets the table before the interview, and the Dust title track — with Purbayan Chatterjee, Neel Adhikari, and Gaurav Raina — carries the hour out of the conversation. Hanumankind and Jasmine Sandlas open the show with the Dhurandhar Title Track. Amrinder Gill and Jasmeen Akhtar's Coffee. Ammy Virk's Solid. Tanishk Bagchi, Harnoor, and Shreya Ghoshal on Koi Naa. Navaan Sandhu closes the hour with Kath Lagda. Plus Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue and Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight. Sammy delivers the closing remarks. FEATURED MUSIC Dhurandhar Title Track — Hanumankind, Jasmine Sandlas Coffee — Amrinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar Solid — Ammy Virk Sea Dreamer — Karsh Kale, Sting, Anoushka Shankar Dust — Karsh Kale, Purbayan Chatterjee, Neel Adhikari, Gaurav Raina Koi Naa — Tanishk Bagchi, Harnoor, Shreya Ghoshal Kath Lagda — Navaan Sandhu FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Karsh Kale — The Main Conversation. Joins Sammy at 17:37. New album Dust out now Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Chand Opening 2:30 Dhurandhar Title Track — Hanumankind, Jasmine Sandlas 4:56 Sammy 5:17 Coffee — Amrinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar 7:41 Sammy 7:58 Solid — Ammy Virk 10:30 Sammy 10:44 Dr. Roy delivers the Word On The Avenue 12:08 Sammy 12:25 Sea Dreamer — Karsh Kale, Sting, Anoushka Shankar 17:37 Sammy Chand interviews Karsh Kale 42:14 Dust — Karsh Kale, Purbayan Chatterjee, Neel Adhikari, Gaurav Raina 47:42 Sammy 48:22 Doyeeta Das Gupta delivers the Artist Spotlight 49:46 Sammy 50:00 Koi Naa — Tanishk Bagchi, Harnoor, Shreya Ghoshal 53:16 Sammy Chand delivers the Closing Remarks 56:11 Kath Lagda — Navaan Sandhu Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss]. 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".