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This podcast serves as a self-guided walking tour through the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Fort Greene, Clinton Hill and Wallabout, focusing on the area's rich history of Black artists. The recorded version of the tour was produced by Femme Vocale and features the voice talents of Crystal Sershen and Dave Fennoy.
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The Ready Set Blow Podcast is brought to you each and every Wednesday by Randy Valerio. Randy is a LA-based comedian and podcaster originally hailing from Queens, New York. He tries to make sense of his life and the world around him every week on the podcast by sharing crazy ideas, news, stories, and his adventures with his guests and the listeners.
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Black History is American History, yet it often isn't treated that way. Join me in discussions about this misunderstood and ignored history with experts and friends. If you believe that America cannot address its present and move forward without understanding its history and Black people's role in it, you've found the right podcast! New episodes every 15th (and sometimes) 30th! Website: https://wetheblackpeople.captivate.fm/
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Every week, Brooklyn Magazine: The Podcast highlights prominent (and soon-to-be-prominent) Brooklynites as we explore the vast and diverse borough through the lens of culture, community and commerce. Hosted by Editor-in-Chief Brian Braiker, the show features intimate conversations with cultural luminaries, community leaders and compelling locals. These are the people who move us, entertain us, feed us and inspire us. There are a lot of little Brooklyns, and we are all a little Brooklyn.
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Brooklyn Free Speech Radio is the borough's first community podcast network with content produced and edited by New York City's most diverse audio makers.
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Podcast hosted by Sam Maxwell supporting a conceptual dramatic TV series/graphic novel/radio drama about Brooklyn, its ballclub & how both were affected by the rapid transition into Modern America, keeping the audience active listeners in research process.
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Black History Mini Docs expands its social media and web content with the BHMD Podcast series. Legendary award winning producer/director Neema Barnette along with her husband, filmmaker/actor Reed R. McCants have been offering their mini history lessons for 11 years and are available on most social media platforms. Black History Mini Docs Podcast are hosted by a variety of guest host including Barnette and McCants. #BHMD Podcast has joined the BuzzSprout family of Podcasters and you can list ...
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This Week in Blackness is an award winning video and radio series discussing race, politics and pop-culture. Featuring satirist, columnist and founder of TWiB! Elon James White, Political Strategist L. Joy Williams and TWiB's 2 Cent Editor Aaron Rand Freeman.
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An exploration of the history and ongoing impact of Black art and artists in Seattle. Hosted by Brooklyn Jamerson-Flowers.
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A look back in history at a time of great promise and great disappointment for Black Americans who dreamed of and struggled for the promise of community and full citizenship.
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Beige Journalism, bringing some common sense to the News. This Mini-Podcast gives a different perspective on current events from a black male from Brooklyn, NYC. All types of news, local (NY) and Global will be covered from a Raw, Real, and Realistic, yet funny point of view.
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TV & Film enthusiast DeShana Pitts discuss her take on black entertainment television, movies, and everything else in-between. Giving the audience detailed comedic recaps and perspective on her favorites shows and films each episode - the black culture perspective. Produced by A Brooklyn Soul Productions, LLC.Send inquiries and questions to: info@abksoulproductions.com
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Enter: Nelson and Shai, two opinionated Black youth from Brooklyn. Join them as they get on the mic, and give their two cents on what's going on in current events, and the land of pop culture.
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The Not Carrie Bradshaw Podcast is hosted by Brooklyn-based (Atlanta native) Content Creator Jessica Wilkins. In each episode, Jessica dives into all the style, wellness, and pop culture topics she’s been DM’ing and texting with her friends about. From fashion tips to feminism to all things Black and beautiful, Jessica is your new fun bestie who has something to say about everything.
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You never really know someone…especially online. In today’s world, the power of influence can be the quickest path to money and fame, and it often ends in ruin. These are the stories of the world’s most insidious Scamfluencers. And we are their prey. On Wondery’s new weekly series, join co-hosts Scaachi Koul and Sarah Hagi as they unpack epic stories of deception from the worlds of social media, fashion, finance, health, and wellness. These influencers claim to be everything from charismatic ...
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Step into the future with 1166 Podcast - a 360-supported platform for transhumanist artists. Hosted by BLKZEN, expect unfiltered opinions, laughter, and introspective thoughts as we explore the intersection of art and technology. Join us on this innovative experience centered around enhancing human life through creativity, futuristic advancements, and love.
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call and response, hosted by Felicia Fitzpatrick, explores the intersection of Blackness and performing arts.
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Join Devine from Brooklyn as we all embark on this journey towards restorative justice and wherever that may lead. Robust and necessary conversations and calls to action will hopefully come to fruition from the discussions that will take place here. If not now then when and if not you then who? Turn that dial to Restitution Radio
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Phoebe Robinson and Jessica Williams are funny. They’re black. They’re BFFs. And they host a a live comedy show in Brooklyn. Join the 2 Dope Queens, along with their favorite comedians, for stories about sex, romance, race, hair journeys, living in New York, and Billy Joel. Plus a whole bunch of other S**t. WNYC Studios is a listener-supported producer of other leading podcasts including Radiolab, Snap Judgment, Sooo Many White Guys, On the Media, Here’s the Thing with Alec Baldwin and many ...
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The Chronicles of an Introverted Black Woman Podcast is a bi-weekly conversation with Jeanette Hendrix, a reading specialist in Brooklyn, New York, about all things introversion, reading development, personal development, mental health, and motherhood. My ultimate goal is to empower individuals to overcome their limiting beliefs, face their fears, build their confidence and think outside the box by tapping into their creativity! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/i ...
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HEYWHATSUP™? GUNWASH is the future of talk radio; a weekly 90 minute explosion of dark humor, eye-opening interviews, dancehall reggae and psychedelic sounds. Tune in for unguarded insight from the artists, musicians, troublemakers and curators shaping culture in the 21st century. Design, typography, astrophysics, dancehall reggae, conspiracy theories, illustration, drums, nuclear engineering, disco, Polo Ralph Lauren, crime, the 1990's, iconography, iced coffee, late night downtown, drummer ...
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Shifting The Culture Back To Where It Belongs .. Straight Out Of Fort Greene, Brooklyn, NYC! .. This Is My Thoughts, Opinions And Feelings On Hip Hop THE CULTURE And Black/Urban Influence.
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Views From The City is a weekly Sports and Pop Culture Podcast ,were we examine the current state of New York City Sports, from the views of an African American Sports Journalist and fan. If you want to know the real about the NYC sports scene , UFC, Wrestling and Boxing, Black Buddha : Views From The City has you covered.
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Two Black Guys with Good Credit is a show about two black guys from Canada living in the US for over 20 years - Arlington in Los Angeles and Shaun in Brooklyn. Both are business owners with successful track records and, of course, good credit! Each week they will bring you their ‘straight talk’ and at times humorous perspective on making, managing, and protecting your money. Two Black Guys with Good Credit will educate, entertain, and inspire you to achieve YOUR financial goals. Support this ...
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Music from the planet Brooklyn, but the Digital era is over. This is my podcast page, old, alternative, and previously unpublished mixes are archived at my mixcloud page (http://tiny.cc/Blk7Music). All my mixes (new and old), podcast links, archive link, and iTunes subscription link can be found on the Black 7 Music facebook page http://tiny.cc/Black7. Not on fb, no worries I'll work something out real soon, or just hit me and I'll send you the links direct. Thanks for the love and as always ...
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In the age of consciousness and woke culture, three lifelong friends try to navigate through the webs of black culture. Some takes will be insightful. Some might be "toxic". What else could you expect from some Brooklyn heads?
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Carl Jerard, Brooklyn Dre, and JRob welcome you to The Only One Mic Podcast. We are joined each week by authors, activists, advocates, community leaders, and professionals from several walks of life who would like to offer their experience, expertise, or commentary on the various topics you will be interested in learning.
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3 young black men and 1 young black woman from different walks of life trying to make it in the Big Apple. Sharing their perspective on an ever changing world, but always remains Brooklyn
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Colored People Time is a podcast that covers black pop culture, politics, music and entertainment. Created by Levi Who from Rochester, New York & Kino from Brooklyn, New York Your hosts Kino and Levi Who extensive backgrounds in music & radio bring comedy and there own personal insight and opinions on this weekly podcast.
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Een podcast uit Brooklyn, NY, in het Nederlands en in het Engels over leven en werken in Brooklyn, New York, met interviews en hedendaagse Amerikaanse culturele wetenswaardigheden. Host: Bob van Pelt A podcast in Flemish Dutch and English about living and working in Brooklyn, New York, with interviews and cultural highlights. Host: Bob van Pelt
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A monthly book club discussion from Cafe Con Libros, an Intersectional Feminist Bookstore and Coffee Shop in Brooklyn. Each month, Kalima DeSuze along with a community member, take a deep dive into the Feminist & Bookish subscription pick. Using an intersectional lens, the peer reflects on pressing themes, key takeaways, and the changing face of Feminism.
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Aqualamb is a small record label and publisher putting out music in digital, book and vinyl forms. We decided to start to open it up to conversations with artists and creatives we feel are making this world a better place. Inspired by the lack of album art in the age of invisible music, Brooklyn-based record label AQUALAMB publishes 100+ page printed books of artwork and writings as physical accompaniments to its releases.
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Envision Freedom's Dismantling Injustice podcast offers insight and analysis from our community members, allies, and colleagues about issues affecting people who encounter the racist, unjust criminal legal and immigration systems and the work we're all doing to dismantle those systems. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dismantlinginjustice/support
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Interviews with Biographers about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography
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Join us as we examine black reality economically, socially, spiritually, mentally and emotional through the perspective of solution oriented dialogue.
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Jon, Miles and Andrew are Just Three Kids from Brooklyn reviewing all the Movies and News of the Marvel Cinematic Universe! Listen to our Live Shows recorded right after New Marvel Studio Releases in front of an Audience!
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3 Gen Blk Grl explores various topics around social justices from the perspective of 3 generations of strong Black women. Cover art photo provided by HUST WILSON on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@hustwilson
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Love Thy Neighbor: Four Days in Crown Heights That Changed New York
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Thirty years ago, in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Crown Heights, a car accident set off four days of unrest. Two people died. Dozens were injured. Hundreds were arrested. In this Pineapple Street Studios series, journalist Collier Meyerson explores what came to be known as the “Crown Heights Riot.” It’s a story about immigration, New York City’s first Black mayor, the rise of Rudy Giuliani, and the Lubavitch Jewish and Caribbean-American communities sitting at the center of it all. To Meyers ...
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In a post truth political landscape there is plenty of blame to go around. Join comic's Dave Sirus and Maryssa Smith on their Blamestorming journey. Dave Sirus is a comedian from Brooklyn. He's worked as a writer for the 41st season of Saturday Night Live, The Triumph Election Special and Election Watch series on Hulu, The Comedy Central Roasts of Justin Bieber and Rob Lowe, CBS Interactive's TV Briefly, and his own film Archie Black: The Worst. Maryssa Smith is an emerging talent on the New ...
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A proud Brooklyn rapper, Talib Kweli is both lyrically gifted and politically insightful. Whether working with Mos Def as Black Star, collaborating with Kanye West, performing with Javotti Media/Empire artist Cory Mo, or releasing his own material, Kweli always commands attention with his captivating stories and unique ability to rhyme over any kind of beat. "Prisoner of Conscious" is his latest release.
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Consider It Blacklit: Talk on Deliverance and Black Barbie
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Consider It Blacklit host Kim Singleton discusses the two Netflix movies, "The Deliverance" and "Black Barbie".Kirjoittanut Kimberly Singleton
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Matthew C. Ehrlich, "The Krebiozen Hoax: How a Mysterious Cancer Drug Shook Organized Medicine" (U Illinois Press, 2024)
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The brainchild of an obscure Yugoslav physician, Krebiozen emerged in 1951 as an alleged cancer treatment. Andrew Ivy, a University of Illinois vice president and a famed physiologist dubbed “the conscience of U.S. science,” wholeheartedly embraced Krebiozen. Ivy’s impeccable credentials and reputation made the treatment seem like another midcentur…
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The New York City Department of Education is breaking new ground this school year. A curriculum on Black Studies, first piloted last year, will now be available as part of the citywide public school curriculum. Brian Carlin is director of Social Studies for the New York City Department of Education . Joseph Schmidt is a senior instructional special…
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Welcome to the Not Carrie Bradshaw podcast where your host Jessica discusses all things style, wellness, pop culture, and whatever else.In this episode, Jessica is sharing a fashion tip in the form of a fellow creator you should be following: https://www.instagram.com/simimoonlight?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==We are al…
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At a time when we’re debating where policing is going, we’re going to tell you where the police came from. Guided by Peabody award-winning host Chenjerai Kumanyika, Empire City will provide the first accessible narrative history of the American police and its place in popular culture. Who are the police? And why were police departments created in th…
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Award-Winning Producer Salena Rochester on Her Journey from Bravo Network Producer to Founder of Purple Moon Pictures
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Send us a text What motivates a Peabody award-winning producer to venture out and create her own content? Join us as we welcome Salena Rochester, whose illustrious career spans over a decade working on popular Bravo shows like "Real Housewives of Atlanta," "Million Dollar Listing LA and New York," and "Married to Medicine." Salena opens up about he…
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There will be 41 million members of Gen Z eligible to vote this year, and both Democrats and Republicans have been making an effort to win this large voting bloc. We wanted to learn more about how that’s playing out in our area. WNYC's Sean Carlson talked with Democrat Councilmember Chi Osse, who represents Crown Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant and …
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Jack Abramoff: Bringing Down the House Part 1
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Jack Abramoff got his start bending the rules while he was still in elementary school… and never stopped. At first, he works to advance right-wing causes he believes in. Jack’s principles start to fade once he finds his true calling: using pay-to-play politics to amass wealth and power for himself and his friends. Years before calls to drain the sw…
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The Jets and the Giants are about to kick off their seasons. And our local NFL teams are dealing with different expectations, with big hopes for the Jets and less expected from Big Blue. The Giants play the Minnesota Vikings Sunday Sept. 8 at 1. The Jets are on Monday Night Football Sept. 9, facing the San Francisco 49ers. Sports reporter Priya Des…
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Yaacob Dweck, "Dissident Rabbi: The Life of Jacob Sasportas" (Princeton UP, 2019)
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In 1665, Sabbetai Zevi, a self-proclaimed Messiah with a mass following throughout the Ottoman Empire and Europe, announced that the redemption of the world was at hand. As Jews everywhere rejected the traditional laws of Judaism in favor of new norms established by Sabbetai Zevi, and abandoned reason for the ecstasy of messianic enthusiasm, one ma…
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It's been quite a week for the administrations of Governor Hochul and Mayor Adams. First, we learned that one of Hochul's former top aides, who also served in her predecessor Andrew Cuomo's administration, is accused of working on behalf of the Government of China. Her name is Linda Sun and she faces a federal indictment. Then, we heard about the F…
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Tom Boniface-Webb, "Modern Music Masters: Oasis" (MMM, 2020)
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In the first book in the Modern Music Masters series, Tom Boniface-Webb examines the Manchester band Modern Music Masters-Oasis (MMM, 2020). Founded in 1994 and playing together until their spectacular and abrupt breakup in 2009, during their time together Oasis made an imprint on British music that will last for generations, impacting fans through…
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Sara E. Johnson, "Encyclopédie Noire: The Making of Moreau de Saint-Méry's Intellectual World" (Omohundro Institute and UNC Press, 2023)
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If you peer closely into the bookstores, salons, and diplomatic circles of the eighteenth-century Atlantic world, Médéric Louis Élie Moreau de Saint-Méry is bound to appear. As a lawyer, philosophe, and Enlightenment polymath, Moreau created and compiled an immense archive that remains a vital window into the social, political, and intellectual fau…
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NYC Councilmember Robert Holden calls for NYPD Commissioner Caban to step down after federal probe
It's a busy week at City Hall, after federal agents raided the homes of three top aides to Mayor Eric Adams. Multiple outlets report the FBI seized evidence from NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban. Councilmember Robert Holden represents Maspeth, Middle Village and other nearby neighborhoods in Queens. He's also the co-chair of the Council's moderate Co…
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This week's On The Way roundup of New York City transit news features a look at Gov. Hochul's take on the history of the MTA, as well as a dispatch from a conference on a plan to build a 16-mile tunnel beneath the Long Island Sound
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James M. Scott, "Black Snow: Curtis Lemay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb" (Norton, 2024)
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In our interview about Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb (W. W. Norton & Company, 2022), James M. Scott discusses the principles and personalities involved in the most destructive air attack in history. Seven minutes past midnight on March 10, 1945, nearly 300 American B-29s thundered into the skies…
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Mark Blake, "Dreams: The Many Lives of Fleetwood Mac" (Pegasus Books, 2024)
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An illuminating deep-dive into everything Fleetwood Mac--the songs, the rivalries, the successes, and the failures—Dreams: The Many Lives of Fleetwood Mac (Pegasus Books, 2024) evokes the band's entire musical catalog as well as the complex human drama at the heart of the Fleetwood Mac story. Fleetwood Mac has had a ground-breaking career spanning …
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Magdalena J. Zaborowska, "Me and My House: James Baldwin's Last Decade in France" (Duke UP, 2018)
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The last sixteen years of James Baldwin's life (1971–87) unfolded in a village in the South of France, in a sprawling house nicknamed “Chez Baldwin.” In Me and My House: James Baldwin's Last Decade in France (Duke UP, 2018), Magdalena J. Zaborowska employs Baldwin’s home space as a lens through which to expand his biography and explore the politics…
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Pouring Into the Community - Giselle Byrd: Episode 121
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This week we chat with The Theater Offensive’s executive director, Giselle Byrd. We dive into how liberation and community has always been at the center of her artistic philosophy—from her leadership beginnings in college as President of 3rd Act to building momentum as a talent manager to crafting her vision as the first Black trans woman leading a…
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Brunch, Blaze & Babble: The Relevancy of Reality TV
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The Relevancy of Reality TV The hosts of Brunch, Blaze and Babble take a look at the history, impact, and influence of reality tv. Alexus and Roger will share a few of their favorites and some you should check out.Kirjoittanut Roger Turner
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It was a summer of delays on rail lines across the New York City region. But commuters hitting the region's many airports fared equally as poorly. Summer is typically high season for airline disruptions, with more planes in the skies and tempestuous weather patterns becoming all the more common. Jason Rabinowitz is an aviation expert, researcher, a…
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Education reporter Jessica Gould shares the latest on delays to a smartphone ban at public schools, the rollout of new reading and math curricula and more.
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Several jail guards currently employed at Rikers Island have been accused of raping and sexually assaulting detainees, and city officials do not appear to be investigating the claims – a violation of federal guidelines and the city’s own rules for handling sexual misconduct allegations against correction officers. A new Gothamist investigation show…
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Hiya: Sabine Salamé
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Moritz Masberg, an attorney in Midtown, shows up to his Sixth Avenue office every day, along with about a third of his coworkers. He says he senses a promising trend. “The lunch places are full, and I don’t see many empty stores anymore,” Masberg said. “I think that the city recovered quite well here in Midtown.” New data from the market research f…
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After a massive tent shelter for migrants arrived on Randall’s Island in August last year, Liz Hurtado said she changed her weekly running route to avoid the new crowds. Split Here She cited catcalls from the newcomers and zig-zagging moped traffic on the pedestrian bridge linking the island across the river to East Harlem, where she lives. Other s…
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The Roulette Tapes - Luke Stewart: Liberation
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Bassist, composer, and activist Luke Stewart is best known as an accomplished jazz musician, but he is also an innovator of techniques incorporating feedback as an extension of his sound. This edition features Stewart's commentary on his musical trajectory as well as the role of liberation politics in music. With excerpts from the Feedback Ensemble…
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Ep. 417 Xander Beltran - Laughing Fit
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Randy welcomes the always funny Xander Beltran back to the podcast. The two talk about the end of the Olympics and novel sports the USA would be good at. Randy discusses his dislike of bidets. The boys shift gears and talk about performing comedy at music shows. Xander discusses performing while on various substances. Xander then tells the tale of …
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Federal prosecutors say a New York state official who worked for Governor Kathy Hochul and former Governor Andrew Cuomo was secretly an agent for the Chinese government — and made millions of dollars through the scheme. Hochul talked with WNYC's Sean Carlson to address the allegations. She also spoke at length about her proposed cell phone ban in N…
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An estimated 8 million Americans will come of age to vote by the November election. WNYC's Community Partnerships Desk recently collaborated with the group YVote to gather insights from young people who can cast a ballot in a presidential race for the first time this year. In this segment, we hear from Brooklyn resident Shreeya Thakur, who will tur…
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Jonathan Butler, "Join the Conspiracy: How a Brooklyn Eccentric Got Lost on the Right, Infiltrated the Left and Brought Down the Biggest Bombing Network in New York" (Fordham UP, 2024)
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In the shadow of recent turmoil, Join the Conspiracy: How a Brooklyn Eccentric Got Lost on the Right, Infiltrated the Left and Brought Down the Biggest Bombing Network in New York (Fordham University Press, 2024) transports readers to a pivotal moment of division and dissent in American history: the late 1960s. Against the backdrop of the Vietnam W…
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Kostas Kampourakis, "Darwin Mythology: Debunking Myths, Correcting Falsehoods" (Cambridge UP, 2024)
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Many historical figures have their lives and works shrouded in myth, both in life and long after their deaths. Charles Darwin (1809–82) is no exception to this phenomenon and his hero-worship has become an accepted narrative. Darwin Mythology: Debunking Myths, Correcting Falsehoods (Cambridge UP, 2024) unpacks this narrative to rehumanize Darwin's s…
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Emily Nussbaum on the invention of reality TV
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Love it or hate it, reality TV isn’t going anywhere. It’s also probably not going to stop being divisive any time soon, either. So maybe it’s time we take seriously a genre so many people dismiss as silly. That’s the central argument of Emily Nussbaum’s deeply reported warts-and-all history “Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV,” which she succ…
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Sanjay Lal, "Gandhi's Thought and Liberal Democracy" (Lexington Books, 2019)
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Is religion indispensable to public life? What can Gandhi’s thought contribute to the modern state? With an intense focus on both the depth and practicality of Mahatma Gandhi's political and religious thought this book reveals the valuable insights Gandhi offers to anyone concerned about the prospects of liberalism in the contemporary world. In Gan…
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Kingdom Con: The Vermont Ski Scam
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Ski-obsessed Bill Stenger has big dreams for his sleepy Vermont mountain town. He pairs with a wealthy businessman to tap into an obscure government program that funnels millions from foreign investors looking to fast-track their visa applications. Bill and Ariel turn their ski resort into a year-round tourist attraction and create thousands of job…
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