June 2, 2026 — "Across The Lanes"

June 3, 2026 — "Sammy Chand Interviews Sudesh Bhosle"

June 3, 2026 — "Sammy Chand Interviews Sudesh Bhosle" The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 546 ON TODAY'S SHOW Sammy Chand sits down with the legendary Sudesh Bhosle — the playback voice behind Amitabh Bachchan for decades, a master mimic who replicated 21 vocals across 28 different artists, and (as Sammy discovered in the interview) a painter before he was ever a singer. The interview is bookended by two of his most iconic Bachchan tracks: Jooma Chumma De De setting up the voice-behind-the-voice frame, and Say Shava Shava with Aadesh Srivastava and Alka Yagnik landing the legacy. The hour also pulls from this week's chart and the new music driving it — Jasmine Sandlas and Shashwat Sachdev's Main Aur Tu opens, Hassan Raheem and Uzair Jaswal's Baby Girl, AP Dhillon and Boi-1da's Born Winner, Rashmeet Kaur's Faqeeran (Live), and Talwiinder/NDS/Sifr's Blues feature. Dr. Roy delivers the Word On The Avenue, Doyeeta Das Gupta brings the Artist Spotlight, and Arijit Singh's Sunhari Kirne closes the hour. FEATURED MUSIC Main Aur Tu — Jasmine Sandlas, Shashwat Sachdev Baby Girl — Hassan Raheem, Uzair Jaswal Born Winner — AP Dhillon, Boi-1da Jooma Chumma De De — Sudesh Bhosle Say Shava Shava — Sudesh Bhosle, Aadesh Srivastava, Alka Yagnik Faqeeran (Live) — Rashmeet Kaur Blues — Talwiinder, NDS, Sifr Sunhari Kirne — Arijit Singh FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Sudesh Bhosle — Playback legend, the voice behind Amitabh Bachchan. Interview at 20:18 Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight at 48:28 RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Chand Opening 2:30 Main Aur Tu — Jasmine Sandlas, Shashwat Sachdev 5:44 Sammy 5:58 Baby Girl — Hassan Raheem, Uzair Jaswal 9:12 Sammy 9:34 Born Winner — AP Dhillon, Boi-1da 13:26 Sammy 14:06 Dr Roy delivers the Word On The Avenue 15:18 Sammy 15:34 Jooma Chumma De De — Sudesh Bhosle 20:18 Sammy Chand interviews Sudesh Bhosle 41:44 Say Shava Shava — Sudesh Bhosle, Aadesh Srivastava, Alka Yagnik 48:00 Sammy 48:28 Doyeeta Das Gupta delivers an Artist Spotlight 49:59 Sammy 50:14 Faqeeran (Live) — Rashmeet Kaur 52:39 Sammy 53:09 Blues — Talwiinder, NDS, Sifr 56:01 Sammy Chand delivers the Closing Remarks 58:40 Sunhari Kirne — Arijit Singh 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".

June 2, 2026 — "Across The Lanes"

June 2, 2026 — "Across The Lanes" The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 545 ON TODAY'S SHOW Sammy Chand opens Tuesday with a wide-pull hour spanning the top of the chart and the new music driving it forward. The countdown's No1 — Sanju Rathod's Bangles — lands early, alongside Dhee's history-making Vari Vari, Diljit's Morni, and Saivi Fareed's Naa Pushde. Arijit Singh's Laiyaan, Talha Anjum's 2AM in London, AP Dhillon and Boi-1da's Born Winner, and Sahib Samra's 1 Day all feature. Pritam delivers Mashooqa, Panjabi MC brings Panj Lakh, Simran Choudhary and Aditya Rikhari with Rehle Mere Kol, Talwiinder/Sifr/NDS with Blues, and Shubh's Bounce closes the hour. Anushka Arora joins Sammy to talk about her experience on this Aura tour. Ruby Basi joins for the South Asian diaspora report ahead of the song, Panj Lakh. Neesh Riaz previews his show, Dr. Roy delivers the Word On The Avenue, and Doyeeta brings the Artist Spotlight. FEATURED MUSIC Anthem — Jassi Gosal, Jagan Randhawa Naa Pushde — Saivi Fareed Bangles — Sanju Rathod Vari Vari — Dhee Morni — Diljit Dosanjh Laiyaan — Arijit Singh 2AM in London — Talha Anjum Born Winner — AP Dhillon, Boi-1da 1 Day — Sahib Samra Mashooqa — Pritam Panj Lakh — Panjabi MC Rehle Mere Kol — Simran Choudhary, Aditya Rikhari Blues — Talwiinder, Sifr, NDS Bounce — Shubh FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Anushka Arora — Indian Cinema Update, joins Sammy at 35:10 Ruby Basi — South Asian Diaspora Report, joins Sammy at 43:24 Neesh Riaz — Show Preview, at 17:02 Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight at 51:59 RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Chand Opening 2:58 Anthem — Jassi Gosal, Jagan Randhawa 5:45 Sammy 6:05 Naa Pushde — Saivi Fareed 8:20 Sammy 8:40 Bangles — Sanju Rathod 11:46 Sammy 12:00 Dr Roy delivers the Word On The Avenue 13:26 Sammy 13:32 Vari Vari — Dhee 16:33 Sammy 17:02 Neesh Riaz with a Preview of his show 17:52 Sammy 18:03 Morni — Diljit Dosanjh 20:54 Sammy 21:24 Laiyaan — Arijit Singh 24:27 Sammy 24:55 2AM in London — Talha Anjum 27:31 Sammy 28:02 Born Winner — AP Dhillon, Boi-1da 31:47 Sammy 32:02 1 Day — Sahib Samra 35:10 Sammy Chand is joined by Anushka Arora 39:52 Mashooqa — Pritam 43:24 Sammy Chand is joined by Ruby Basi 49:14 Panj Lakh — Panjabi MC 51:36 Sammy 51:59 Doyeeta Das Gupta delivers an Artist Spotlight 53:26 Sammy 53:43 Rehle Mere Kol — Simran Choudhary, Aditya Rikhari 55:53 Sammy 56:23 Blues — Talwiinder, Sifr, NDS 59:10 Sammy 59:53 Bounce — Shubh 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".

June 1, 2026 — "Sammy Chand Interviews Rashmeet Kaur"

June 1, 2026 — "Sammy Chand Interviews Rashmeet Kaur" The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 544 ON TODAY'S SHOW Sammy Chand sits down with Rashmeet Kaur — the free-spirit, multi-form artist whose Faqeeran (Live) sat at No4 on last week's countdown. The interview leads a Rashmeet-heavy hour with four of her tracks across the show: Faqeeran (Live), Umraan, Chor with Indo Warehouse, and Ranjha Ranjha with Noor Mohammad closing the hour. The chart's No1 — Sanju Rathod's Bangles — opens. Saivi Fareed's Naa Pushde (No5), Darshan Raval's No2 Only Mine, AP Dhillon and Boi-1da's Born Winner, and Kushagra's Starstruck round out the music. Plus Doyeeta with an Artist Spotlight on Hustinder leading into Well Known with Gurlez Akhtar. Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue, Meera Sharma with the Mindful Minute, and Jolina Dong from the UN News. The hour closes on Ranjha Ranjha. FEATURED MUSIC Bangles — Sanju Rathod Faqeeran (Live) — Rashmeet Kaur Naa Pushde — Saivi Fareed Born Winner — AP Dhillon, Boi-1da Only Mine — Darshan Raval Umraan — Rashmeet Kaur Chor — Rashmeet Kaur, Indo Warehouse Well Known — Hustinder, Gurlez Akhtar Starstruck — Kushagra Ranjha Ranjha — Rashmeet Kaur, Noor Mohammad FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Rashmeet Kaur — Interview at 28:32 Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment Meera Sharma — Mindful Minute, Monday Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment Jolina Dong — UN News Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight on Hustinder RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Chand Intro 2:30 Bangles — Sanju Rathod 5:46 Sammy 6:14 Faqeeran (Live) — Rashmeet Kaur 8:40 Sammy 9:00 Naa Pushde — Saivi Fareed 11:16 Sammy 11:52 Dr Roy delivers the Word On The Avenue 13:12 Sammy 13:38 Born Winner — AP Dhillon, Boi-1da 16:00 Sammy 16:16 Meera Sharma delivers the Mindful Minute 17:06 Sammy 17:40 Only Mine — Darshan Raval 21:00 Sammy 22:04 Jolina Dong from the UN News 26:14 Sammy 26:22 Umraan — Rashmeet Kaur 28:32 Sammy Chand interviews Rashmeet Kaur 44:52 Chor — Rashmeet Kaur, Indo Warehouse 48:08 Sammy 48:24 Doyeeta Das Gupta delivers an Artist Spotlight on Hustinder 49:36 Sammy 49:56 Well Known — Hustinder, Gurlez Akhtar 52:51 Sammy 53:06 Starstruck — Kushagra 55:32 Sammy Chand delivers the Closing Remarks 58:02 Ranjha Ranjha — Rashmeet Kaur, Noor Mohammad 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".

Countdown Show - May 29 - May 31

May 29, 2026 — "The Top 20 Countdown" The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 543 ON TODAY'S SHOW It's Friday on The Bridge — the Top 20 Countdown that closes out the week. And the chart just made history again. Sanju Rathod's Bangles takes No1 — the first Marathi-language song ever to top this show's countdown. It comes two weeks after Dhee's Vari Vari became the first Tamil No1, marking two non-Hindi-non-Punjabi No1s in three weeks. Darshan Raval's Only Mine lands at No2. Sahib Samra's 1 Day — fresh off Thursday's interview — climbs to No3. Rashmeet Kaur's Faqeeran (Live) sits at No4 the same week she's on the show. Diljit's Morni — No1 for two weeks running not long ago — sits at No8, out of the top five for the first time in months. Three new chart entries this week: Jamna Kina, One Call Away, and Saivi Fareed's Naa Pushde lands at No5. Sammy counts down from No20 to No1 — the songs the diaspora is moving the most this week. FEATURED MUSIC No20 Lucky Me — Jordan Sandhu No19 Mujhe Ye Gaana — Yashraj No18 Jamna Kina No17 Wang — Ranjit Bawa No16 Moon — Jai Dhir No15 Starstruck — Kushagra No14 From The Bay — Kanwar Gill, Fateh Doe No13 Gulmohar — Wazir Patar No12 Eyes on Me — Sidhu Moosewala, The Kidd No11 One Call Away No10 Bounce — Shubh No9 Panj Lakh — Panjabi MC No8 Morni — Diljit Dosanjh No7 Well Known — Hustinder, Gurlez Akhtar No6 Vari Vari — Dhee No5 Naa Pushde — Saivi Fareed No4 Faqeeran (Live) — Rashmeet Kaur No3 1 DAY — Sahib Samra No2 Only Mine — Darshan Raval No1 Bangles — Sanju Rathod RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Opening 2:08 No20 Lucky Me — Jordan Sandhu 4:38 Sammy 5:08 No19 Mujhe Ye Gaana — Yashraj 7:11 Sammy 7:29 No18 Jamna Kina 9:11 Sammy 9:32 No17 Wang — Ranjit Bawa 12:30 Sammy 13:01 No16 Moon — Jai Dhir 15:27 Sammy 15:43 No15 Starstruck — Kushagra 18:05 Sammy 18:31 No14 From The Bay — Kanwar Gill, Fateh Doe 20:10 Sammy 20:34 No13 Gulmohar — Wazir Patar 22:25 Sammy 22:56 No12 Eyes on Me — Sidhu Moosewala, The Kidd 25:01 Sammy 25:24 No11 One Call Away 28:04 Sammy 28:40 No10 Bounce — Shubh 30:22 Sammy 30:45 No9 Panj Lakh — Panjabi MC 33:12 Sammy 33:38 No8 Morni — Diljit Dosanjh 36:13 Sammy 36:42 No7 Well Known — Hustinder, Gurlez Akhtar 39:35 Sammy 39:57 No6 Vari Vari — Dhee 42:58 Sammy 43:18 No5 Naa Pushde — Saivi Fareed 45:24 Sammy 45:55 No4 Faqeeran (Live) — Rashmeet Kaur 48:08 Sammy 48:35 No3 1 DAY — Sahib Samra 51:40 Sammy 52:20 No2 Only Mine — Darshan Raval 56:04 Sammy 56:37 No1 Bangles — Sanju Rathod 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".

May 28, 2026 — "Sammy Chand Interviews Sahib Samra"

May 28, 2026 — "Sammy Chand Interviews Sahib Samra" The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 542 ON TODAY'S SHOW Sammy Chand sits down with Sahib Samra — the rising artist behind 1 Day, which climbed all the way to No5 on last week's countdown. The conversation comes as Sammy makes the case that the kind of patient, point-of-view-driven approach Sahib brings is exactly what a quieter scene needs to find its next wave. The hour is a wide pull across the current pulse: Diljit's Dealer and Morni, Sanju Rathod's Bangles, Dhee's history-making No1 Vari Vari, Darshan Raval's Only Mine, fresh cuts from Cheema Y and Gur Sidhu (Haji Mastan), Seedhe Maut (Mudda), Rashmeet Kaur's Faqeeran Live, and more. Sahib's own 1 Day lands right after the interview. Plus The Musical Doc, Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue, and Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight. The hour closes on Karan Aujla's Jee Ni Lagda. FEATURED MUSIC Sunehra — Jai Dhir Mudda — Yung Sammy, Seedhe Maut Dealer — Diljit Dosanjh Bangles — Sanju Rathod Only Mine — Darshan Raval Vari Vari — Dhee Haji Mastan — Cheema Y, Gur Sidhu Morni — Diljit Dosanjh, Tru Skool Lucky Me — Jordan Sandhu Miss Me With That — Talwiinder, Push Kahlon Gal Sun — Sabat Batin 1 Day — Sahib Samra Faqeeran Live — Rashmeet Kaur Bounce — Shubh Jee Ni Lagda — Karan Aujla FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Sahib Samra — Rising artist behind 1 Day (No5 on last week's countdown). Interview at 39:10 Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment The Musical Doc — segment at 25:30 RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Chand Intro 2:30 Sunehra — Jai Dhir 4:36 Sammy 5:02 Mudda — Yung Sammy, Seedhe Maut 7:30 Sammy 7:54 Dealer — Diljit Dosanjh 9:20 Sammy 9:50 Dr Roy delivers the Word On The Avenue 10:50 Sammy 11:22 Bangles — Sanju Rathod 14:28 Sammy 15:18 Only Mine — Darshan Raval 19:02 Sammy 19:28 Vari Vari — Dhee 22:30 Sammy 22:54 Haji Mastan — Cheema Y, Gur Sidhu 25:16 Sammy 25:30 The Musical Doc 27:30 Sammy 27:46 Morni — Diljit Dosanjh, Tru Skool 30:14 Sammy 30:36 Lucky Me — Jordan Sandhu 33:14 Sammy 33:34 Miss Me With That — Talwiinder, Push Kahlon 35:58 Sammy 36:32 Gal Sun — Sabat Batin 39:10 Sammy Chand interviews Sahib Samra 46:30 1 Day — Sahib Samra 49:38 Sammy 50:02 Doyeeta Das Gupta delivers an Artist Spotlight 51:32 Sammy 51:44 Faqeeran Live — Rashmeet Kaur 54:08 Sammy 54:48 Bounce — Shubh 56:26 Sammy Chand delivers the Closing Remarks 58:02 Jee Ni Lagda — Karan Aujla 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".