Brooklyn, USA

Historian Benjamin Hunnicutt has called the push for more free time the “forgotten American dream"; but somewhere along the way the pursuit of that happiness was replaced by the idea that work and wealth are ends in themselves. This week, we're imagining the utopian and dystopian futures of work. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Alisha Bhagat, Muhammad Floyd, Rob Cameron, Brad Parks, James Earl King, Carlos Luis Delgado, Christopher Lazariuk, and the Kaleidocast podcast. • Transcript: https://bit.ly/3CH73XL

They say, “love your job, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” But what happens when you turn a hobby or interest into a profession? This week, we spoke with members of the Nets Gaming Crew – a professional NBA2K team affiliated with the Brooklyn Nets, and the founder of CoExist gaming – a hub for professional gamers in the NYC area, about what happens when play becomes work. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Kuye Youngblood, Alex Bernstein, Ian Curtis, Letta J, and Mike Ren. • Transcript: https://bit.ly/3GTLrtr

The COVID-19 pandemic demanded more of workers: longer hours, angrier customers, and increased exposure to disease. Now, workers across the country — from baristas to warehouse workers to nurses — are organizing to demand safer, fairer workplaces. Workers in New York City are leading this wave of action, unionizing more workers than anywhere else in the country. Producer Melanie Kruvelis spoke to striking workers, elected officials, and community members to understand what's at stake for New York City's workers — and how organizing in the five boroughs impacts working people across the country. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Melanie Kruvelis, Zach Lennon-Simon, Lee-Sean Huang, Cara Levine, Megan, and striking workers everywhere! • Transcript: https://bit.ly/3VEENfb

Art has long been a lever for working class solidarity and social justice. It’s also a collaborative form of labor that props up some workers and devalues others. This week, we're taking a long, hard look at two works of art: Rodrigo Valenzuela: New Works for a Post Worker’s World, an exhibition on view at BRIC House through December 23rd, and 7 MINUTES, a play produced by Waterwell that premiered at HERE Arts Center last spring. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Justin Bryant, Elizabeth Ferrer, Marc Enette, Waterwell, Lee Sunday Evans, Arian Moayed, Andrew Tilson, and Matthew Munroe aka Superlative Sain. • Transcript: https://bit.ly/3ATfJZS

This season, we’re taking an in-depth look at work and the history and future of labor organizing in Brooklyn. To kick off our series, we spoke with Dr. Joshua Freeman, CUNY professor and author of Working-Class New York: Life and Labor Since World War II; Celeste Headlee, NPR journalist and author of Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Melanie Kruvelis, Ashley Sandberg, and Zakiya Gibbons. • Transcript: https://bit.ly/3AEHkOG

Ekushey February (or 21st of February) is commemorated by Bangladeshis across the world to honor students and activists who died in the 1952 Bengali Language Movement in what was then East Pakistan. Many years later, February 21st became known as “International Mother Language Day” across the world, a time for all people to reflect on, cherish, and protect the rich linguistic heritage of our human family. For the final episode of our language season, we sit for “cha” and “adda” and hear the stories of Bangladeshi community members right here in Brooklyn. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Ifti Chowdhury, Sohel Mahmud, Annie Ferdous, Kadar Rahim, Hanif Yazdi, the Royal Bengal Teahouse, Adriana, Leen, Nidal, and the Arab American Family Support Center. • Transcript: https://bit.ly/3I1eMAr

The Pulaar Speaking Association on Fulton Street in Bed-Stuy provides the Fulani community in Brooklyn with a space to gather, connect, pray, and preserve their culture and language. Shirin Barghi dropped by after Friday prayers to speak with the association’s president and membership. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Hamel Toure, The Pulaar Speaking Association, Hanif Yazdi, Adriana, Amina, and the Arab American Family Support Center. • Transcript: https://bit.ly/3gDm9C5

It is believed that around 80% of the words in the English dictionary are borrowed from other languages. Musician Karim Douaidy grew up speaking French, Arabic, and English. In this episode, he reflects on the linguistic crossover between Arabic and English – two languages thought to have little in common. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Karim Douaidy and Zak Sherzad. • Transcript: https://bit.ly/3LiueKF

The question of which came first between language and music is one that scholars will likely debate forever, but what is indisputable is how intertwined the modes of expression are. In this episode, husband and wife Riva Nyri and Monvelyno, who comprise the musical group Bohio Music, sit down with producer Tadia Toussaint to discuss the complex history of the Haitian Creole language, and how they use music to keep its revolutionary spirit alive. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Tadia Toussaint, Riva Nyri, Monvelyno, and Bohi Music. • Transcript: https://bit.ly/3Btby6s

For over three thousand years, the Aramaic language has been used throughout Mesopotamia. In Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, a community of Syrian immigrants preserves this ancient language – and a connection to their homeland – through prayer and song. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Professor Geoffrey Khan, Safaa Jalou, Father Gabriel Adde, and the St. George Syriac Orthodox Church in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. • Transcript: https://bit.ly/3s1BAKU

Before European colonization, varieties of Lenape were spoken for thousands of years in the New York City metropolitan area. Today, after centuries of genocide, dispersal, and diaspora, Lenape speakers, teachers, archivists and activists keep the language alive. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Sriyanka Ray, Jasia Ka, Curtis Zunigha, Nikole Pecore, and Jim Rementer. • Transcript: https://bit.ly/3HOydwf

This season, we’re celebrating Brooklyn’s linguistic diversity. To kick off the season, we spoke with New York-based linguist, and co-director of the Endangered Language Alliance, Ross Perlin. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Ross Perlin and the Endangered Language Alliance for supporting New York’s linguistic diversity, and inspiring our language season. Thank you to the Lenape Talking Dictionary, Curtis Zunigha, and the Delaware Tribe of Indians for sharing audio clips from their archive with us. • Transcript: https://bit.ly/3L9mMRO

#BHeardAmplified is a BRIC initiative that meets emerging producers where they live, and gives them the tools and the know-how to tell the stories that they think matter most. This year the program was presented in collaboration with the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs with support from The National Endowment for the Arts fund. Producer Sriyanka Ray, music producer Karim Douaidy, and filmmaker Jude Chehab spent 13 weeks in Bay Ridge in partnership with Yemeni American Merchants Association (YAMA) and Arab American Association of New York (AAANY) teaching a small group of residents how to develop a podcast. This week, we’re sharing stories from 22 of Brooklyn’s newest audio-makers. Read the transcript here: https://bit.ly/3dp7usP

This week, we head out on the highway with the oldest and largest women's motorcycle club in New York. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Khyriel Palmer, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, and Mayumi Sato. No Siren Left Behind is the title of an upcoming documentary short co-directed by Shirin Barghi and Martine Granby. Keep an eye out for its premiere this summer. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Martine Granby, KT Ballantine, Cheryl Stewart, Jen Baquial, and their sisters at the Sirens Motorcycle Club of New York City, as well as The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, The Lesbian HerStory Archives, Désirée Yael Vester “DYV”, Dyke TV, Mary Patierno, and Clipper Master D’Barberia. Directors of Photography: Danielle Calodney Kristin Kremers Edited by Shirin Barghi Katherine Rodriguez Additional Camera Martine Granby Katherine Rodriguez Sasha Whittle Production Assistants Ariana Rosas Sasha Whittle Gabriel Azavero Sean Anthony David Francois Zoë Kase Myra Al-Rahim Nana Shakhnazaryan • LINKS: Brooklyn, USA - bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA • TRANSCRIPT: https://rb.gy/83b3ng • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICTV

This week, we’re sitting down with a new generation of Arab activists. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Khyriel Palmer, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Ro Johnson, Sriyanka Ray, Amanda Harrington, Eileen Arias Reyes, Brian Vines, Anna Lueck, Jonathan Ortiz, Michael Carroll, David Feldman, Eric Haugesag, Alex Onica, Leslie Hayes, Peter Rywelski, Clinton Philson Jr., Antonio M. Rosario, Onel Mulet, Steve de Séve, Jada Dantzler, Stephen Arnold, Marcus Kearns, Rebecca Rouse, Anhelo Reyes, Laurel Sheridan, and the Brooklyn Nomads. • LINKS: Brooklyn, USA - bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA Onwards: The Future of Arab-American Activism - https://bit.ly/3ynnQLl Mariam Barghouti - @mariambarghouti on Instagram Yafa Dias - https://www.arabamericanny.org/team-aaany Somia Elrowmeim - https://www.wecnyc.org/the-founder Mohammed Missouri - https://www.jet-pac.com/team/mohammed-missouri/ Vetnah Monessar - https://www.yamausa.org/vetnah-y-monessar/ • TRANSCRIPT: https://tinyurl.com/byn2f5kx • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICTV

This week, we’re sharing work and stories from Indigenous documentarians, poets, and performers who are setting the art world and its history of cultural and historical theft on fire. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Khyriel Palmer, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to BRIC Radio Junior Correspondent Griff City, Taylor Cook, Lauren Germain, Sky Hopinka, and Tanaya Winder. • LINKS: Brooklyn, USA - bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA Syreeta Hector - https://www.syreetahector.com/ Sky Hopinka - http://www.skyhopinka.com/ Tanaya Winder - Website: https://tanayawinder.com/; IG: @tanayawinder; Book: https://bit.ly/3h86Rqx Soni Moreno - https://bit.ly/3ui1kBr Native Roots - http://www.nativeroots.net/ Ulali - https://purafe.com/ulali-project Maika'i Tubbs - http://www.maikaitubbs.com • RESOURCES: Frack Outta Brooklyn - https://www.instagram.com/frackouttabk/ Amerinda - http://amerinda.org/main/ Manna-hatta Fund - https://mannahattafund.org/ American Indian Community House - https://www.aich.org/ Indigenous Kinship Collective - https://indigenouskinshipcollective.com/ LANDBACK - https://landback.org/ • PODCASTS: “Indigenous Action Ep. 1: Acknowledge This!” - https://bit.ly/3uecU0h • TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/3vNnkEx • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICTV

This week, public access television rules the nation. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Khyriel Palmer, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Alease Annan, Anthony Riddle, and the Free Speech TV family. • LINKS: Brooklyn, USA - bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA Brooklyn Free Speech TV - https://bit.ly/3tCixFk Lottie Shannon - Facebook.com/KeepingItRealWithShannon Ed Easton Jr - @EdEastonJr on Twitter and Instagram Alfonso Siverls - www.alfonsosiverls.com Ketriana Yvonne - www.ketrianayvonne.com • TRANSCRIPT: https://rb.gy/tugs3g • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICTV

This week, we’re imagining our disability justice future, and asking you to do the same. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Khyriel Palmer, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Nader Bahu, Taylor Cook, BRIC Radio Junior Correspondent Griff City, Lauren Germain, and Laura Mauldin. • MUSIC: “Pulsers” by Podington Bear • TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/3dIMNYj • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICTV

This week, we’re sending radical love and care to our AAPI neighbors. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Khyriel Palmer, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Hui and Jeffrey Su. • LINKS: Brooklyn, USA - bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA BRIC statement on anti-AAPI violence: https://www.instagram.com/p/CMnVZ-zjyeq/ Dr. Sherry Wang - https://bit.ly/3rcrhju Asian American Research Institute - https://aaari.info Red Canary Song - https://www.redcanarysong.net Yin Q - http://www.yinq.net Support survivors and their families’ direct funding requests: https://bit.ly/2QBhLdb AAPI Journalists Therapy Relief Fund: https://bit.ly/3cWUKc1 • MUSIC: “Dark Matter” by Podington Bear • TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/3db4jEa • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICTV

This week, we’re going on an audio tour of BRIC’s Latinx Abstract exhibition. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Khyriel Palmer, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to BRIC Radio Junior Correspondent Griff City, Taylor Cook, Lauren Germain, Kecia Élan Cole, Kuye Youngblood, Christian Ovando, Elizabeth Ferrer, Jenny Gerow, Sol Nova, Steve De Seve, Ro Johnson, and the bands Strings N Skins, La Cumbiamba, Ladama. • LINKS: Brooklyn, USA - bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA BRIC’s Latinx Abstract Exhibition - https://bit.ly/3elbUlI Sarah Zapata - https://www.sarah-zapata.com/ Glendalys Medina - https://www.gmedinastudio.com Karen Miranda - http://karenmiranda.com/ Maria Chavez - http://www.mariachavez.org/ Christian Ovando - https://www.christianeovando.com/ • VIDEO LINKS: ~coming soon~ • TRANSCRIPT: https://rb.gy/2xlggu • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICTV

This week and every week, we’re celebrating Brooklyn’s Black history and future. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to BRIC Radio Junior Correspondent Griff City, Taylor Cook, Lauren Germain, Rob Cameron, The New Modality, Tony Riddle, Nathan Fitch, Devon Blackwell, Fred Brown, Lewis Finlay, and Kyla Primus. • LINKS: Brooklyn, USA - bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA “Friends Who Remember” by Devon Blackwell - https://vimeo.com/495311570 "The Mmanual" by Kenney Emmanuel - https://gumroad.com/l/VXPVd The Lesbian Herstory Archive - https://lesbianherstoryarchives.org/ "Jean Wimberly, LGBTQ Senior Speaks Out" by Fred Brown for #BHeard - https://bit.ly/2ZOeuby “Promised Land: Religious Ideology and Solarpunk Science Fiction” by Rob Cameron for The New Modality - https://bit.ly/2ZOuWJ2 Rob Cameron - http://www.rob-cameron.com/ • TRANSCRIPT: https://rb.gy/sjebc9 • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICTV

This week, we gear up for the long winter by taking a look at loneliness. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • LISTENER SURVEY: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BKUSA • LINKS: BKUSA - bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA SHAINA FEINBERG - shainafeinberg.com/welcome/ GRETCHEN BURGER - fearless360.com • MUSIC: “Di Breun” by Blue Dot Sessions “Li Fonte” by Blue Dot Sessions “Blue Blanket” by Podington Bear “Heart Sutra (Gate Gate) ft. Mukti Bird” by Siddhartha Corsus • TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/3pOJeEu • BRIC EVENTS & CLASSES: https://bit.ly/2WV72tq • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICtv

This week, we go behind the scenes of Flatbush Fists – our 5-part documentary series on the influence that martial arts has had on New York culture. You can watch the entire series here: https://bit.ly/2K1s4DS • "Sensei Chad" was produced by Charlie Hoxie • "Fight Like a Girl" was produced by Sasha Whittle • "Lyrical Mantis" was produced by Khyriel Palmer • "The Known & The Unknown" was produced by Charlie Hoxie • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • FLATBUSH FISTS SERIES PAGE: https://www.bricartsmedia.org/BKUSA/Issue43 • LISTENER SURVEY: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BKUSA • LINKS: BKUSA - bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA Center for Anti-Violence Education - https://www.caeny.org/ Grand Master Bill McCloud's dojo - www.studymartialarts.com Haile Ali - haileali.bandcamp.com Taimak - facebook.com/taimak • TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/2W1VxjL • BRIC EVENTS & CLASSES: https://bit.ly/2WV72tq • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICtv

This week, we reflect on the last two, then we hear from our friends up north at Free City Radio on how the U.S. Election impacts worker’s justice in Canada, and share more election experiences from across the nation. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • LISTENER SURVEY: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BKUSA • LINKS: BKUSA - bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA Free City Radio - https://soundcloud.com/freecityradio Hannah Epperson - http://www.hannahepperson.ca/ Tanesha Barnes Travel - https://www.tbarnesglobaltravel.com/ • TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/36GN4Y4 • BRIC EVENTS & CLASSES: https://bit.ly/2WV72tq • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICtv

This week, we tag along with voters across the country as they cast their ballots in the highest-stakes election in American history. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. Suzie Kim provided the soundtrack for this week’s episode. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • LISTENER SURVEY: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BKUSA • LINKS: BKUSA - bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA National Federation of the Blind - http://nfb.org Trans Voter Protection Hotline - (239) 946-2718 Equality Federation - https://www.equalityfederation.org/ Equality Arizona - https://www.equalityarizona.org/ RailroadedUnderground - https://twitter.com/RailroadUnderg1 Alejandrina Guzman - https://twitter.com/alejandrinazoom Worker's Justice Project - http://www.workersjustice.org/ La Colmena - https://www.lacolmenanyc.org/ Savory Sweet Neat - https://savorysweetneat.com/2020/11/02/four-years-ago/ • TRANSCRIPT: https://rb.gy/qnom2b • BRIC EVENTS & CLASSES: https://bit.ly/2WV72tq • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICtv

This week, we join research studio Extrapolation Factory, Brooklyn’s Speculative Fiction Writers Group, NYC Prepper Jason Charles and other community members in charting a course for what’s next. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. Suzie Kim provided the soundtrack for this week’s episode. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thanks to Jaime Cho, Sharlene Chou, Chuankui Jiang, Lucas Contino, Chuck Kuan, Susan Lau, Nancy Man, Estella Natal, Linda Rose, Mauricio Ruiz, Francie Scanlon, Dominic Wong, Emily Wu, Jordan Wu, Way Zen, John Peery, Alexis Powell, Candace Thompson for participating and performing in the Speculative Design workshop, and to Ignacio Garnham Brandes, Kevin Caldwell, Yuxin Cheng, Jenny Liu, Anh-ton Tran, Jonas Voigt for facilitating. And special thanks to Judy Yenti Chu, Guido Garaycochea, Nung-Hsin Hu at the The Queens Museum New New Yorkers Program. • LINKS: Brooklyn, USA - https://www.bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA Extrapolation Factory - https://extrapolationfactory.com/ Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers Group - http://www.bsfwriters.com/ NYC Preppers - https://nycpreppers.com/ • TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/3m6YNW2 • BRIC Events and Classes: https://bit.ly/2WV72tq • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICtv

This week, we thought that we were getting back to normal, but instead, we’re redefining it. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato • “Suncut” was produced by Fred Brown • “New York’s Not Dead” was produced by Emily Boghossian • “NYC Nightlife United” was produced by Shirin Barghi with help from Khyriel Palmer and Kecia Élan Cole • “Jazz Stoop” was produced by Charlie Hoxie. Original compositions in the segment by Kali Rodriguez-Pena, more on him and his band at www.kalirodriguezpena.com • “Pandemic Motherhood” was produced by Shaina Feinberg • “Outdoor Dining” was produced by Ross Tuttle • “Cooking Under Solitude” was produced by Emily Boghossian and Fred Brown • “Griffin’s World” was produced by Emily Boghossian, Taylor Cook and Lauren Germain • Suzie Kim provided the soundtrack for this week’s episode • Read the episode transcript here: https://bit.ly/36JITMU • You can watch Shaina Feinberg’s short film, “Pandemic Motherhood” here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CD4DdF-gfk0/ • Make your own Sun Cut appointment with Shawn Cosbert – aka The Sun-Barber – by emailing Shawnwcosbert4[at]gmail.com or calling (917) 562-5360 • Check out the "Jazz Stoop" musicians on Instagram @wackzilliam, @vitopalos, @kali_rodriguez_music, @sashagutierrrez, @gchakarji, @thebasswalker, @ginasotofficial • Learn more about the Brooklyn Anti-gentrification Network here: https://bangentrification.org/ • If you have something to say and want us to share it, call us at (917) 719-0021 or check out our handy guide on how to send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • See what you’ve been missing on BRIC x HOME: https://bit.ly/2WV72tq • Learn a new skill in one of BRIC’s Online Media Education Courses: https://bit.ly/2WAd43v • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICtv • bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA •

This week, we’re getting ready for school. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato • “Learning Pods” was produced by Shirin Barghi • “Blended Learning” was produced by Emily Boghossian • “Going Back To School” was produced by Khyriel Palmer • “Griffin’s World” was produced by Emily Boghossian, Taylor Cook and Lauren Germain • Suzie Kim provided the soundtrack for this week’s episode • If you have something to say and want us to share it, call us at (917) 719-0021 or check out our handy guide on how to send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Read the episode transcript here: https://rb.gy/ty5ewp •If you want to do your part to ensure that schools stay safe and well-funded, don’t forget to fill out the census: https://2020census.gov/en.html • See what you’ve been missing on BRIC x HOME: https://bit.ly/2WV72tq • Learn a new skill in one of BRIC’s Online Media Education Courses: https://bit.ly/2WAd43v • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICtv • bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA •

This week, we’re taking flight. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, Ross Tuttle, and Mayumi Sato • The song "Door Hoté (from a distance)" was written by Ifti Chowdhury • “Weekend Weather with Junior Meteorologist Griff City” was produced by Emily Boghossian, Taylor Cook and Lauren Germain • Suzie Kim provided the soundtrack for this week’s episode • Brooklyn, USA’s “Messages From Over Here” are produced by Voltron. If you have something to say and want us to share it, call us at (917) 719-0021 or check out our handy guide on how to send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Read the episode transcript here: https://bit.ly/2FEpWjq • See what you’ve been missing on BRIC x HOME: https://bit.ly/2WV72tq • Learn a new skill in one of BRIC’s Online Media Education Courses: https://bit.ly/2WAd43v • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICtv • bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA •

This week, we’re (re)open for business. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, Ross Tuttle, and Mayumi Sato • “Anthony” was produced by Charlie Hoxie • “Neighborhood Spot” was produced by Sachar Mathias and Ross Tuttle • “The Person I Am Today” was produced by Shirin Barghi • “Mutual Gift” was produced by Charlie Hoxie • “Red Canary Song” was produced by Emily Boghossian • “Bringing Things Back” was produced by Emily Boghossian • “Weekend Weather with Junior Meteorologist Griff City” was produced by Emily Boghossian, Taylor Cook and Lauren Germain • and our Brower Park Walkabout was produced by Afi Yellow-Duke • Suzie Kim provided the soundtrack for this week’s episode • Brooklyn, USA’s “Messages From Over Here” are produced by Voltron. If you have something to say and want us to share it, call us at (917) 719-0021 or check out our handy guide on how to send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Read the episode transcript here: https://rb.gy/cjfasc • Learn more about the Brooklyn Public Library’s Justice Initiatives group: https://bit.ly/2EiPyBB Participate in virtual story time at the Brooklyn Public Library: https://bit.ly/2CBDlHR • Support the work of Red Canary Song: https://bit.ly/3g55ndi • See what you’ve been missing on BRIC x HOME: https://bit.ly/2WV72tq • Learn a new skill in one of BRIC’s Online Media Education Courses: https://bit.ly/2WAd43v • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICtv • bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA •

This week we’re giving up the ghost of summers past. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, Ross Tuttle, and Mayumi Sato • “The God Squad” was produced by Sriyanka Ray and Anna Lueck • “Hands, Kings and Brooklyn Streets” was written and performed by Najee Omar • “Skater Spirit” was produced by Khyriel Palmer • “Soap Box Derby” was produced by Charlie Hoxie • our Coney Island Sound Walk was produced by Khyriel Palmer and Emily Boghossian • “Hazel Brown Eyes” and “Brower Park Skaters” were produced by Sriyanka Ray and Emily Boghossian • “The Summit” was produced by Shirine Saad and Khyriel Palmer • “Weekend Weather with Junior Meteorologist Griff City” was produced by Emily Boghossian, Taylor Cook and Lauren Germain • and our Brower Park Walkabout was produced by Afi Yellow-Duke • Suzie Kim provided the soundtrack for this week’s episode • Brooklyn, USA’s “Messages From Over Here” are produced by Voltron. If you have something to say and want us to share it, call us at (917) 719-0021 or check out our handy guide on how to send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Read the episode transcript here: https://rb.gy/0vhebw • See what you’ve been missing on BRIC x HOME: https://bit.ly/2WV72tq • Learn a new skill in one of BRIC’s Online Media Education Courses: https://bit.ly/2WAd43v • Follow us on Twitter and Intagram @BRICtv • bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA •

This week we’re catching up with old friends. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, Ross Tuttle, and Mayumi Sato • “Dr. Mert, MD” was produced by Ross Tuttle • Suzie Kim provided the soundtrack for this week’s episode • Brooklyn, USA’s “Messages From Over Here” are produced by Voltron. If you have something to say and want us to share it, call us at (917) 719-0021 or check out our handy guide on how to send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Read the episode transcript here: https://bit.ly/2FcsPHJ • See what you’ve been missing on BRIC x HOME: https://bit.ly/2WV72tq • Learn a new skill in one of BRIC’s Online Media Education Courses: https://bit.ly/2WAd43v • Donate to BRIC’s Creative Future Relief Fund: https://bit.ly/2LzRtlM • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICtv • bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA •

This week, we’re serving up a full TV Dinner, complete with documentary shorts, animated stories, collaborative poetry, video art, and creative meditations on resistance and resilience. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube.com/BRICtv • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, Ross Tuttle, and Mayumi Sato • “Stranger Fruit” was produced by Jon Henry, Sol Nova, Emily Boghossian and Sachar Mathias • “The People” was produced by Tendayi Kuumba and Greg Purnell • “Facts” was produced by Charlie Hoxie • “Yo SOS” was produced by Emily Boghossian, Heather Day, Rahson Johnson and Soraya Palmer • “Something Is Going to Come Of This” was produced by Suzie Kim and Charlie Hoxie • “How We Love” was produced by J Kas • “How’s That For A Check-In?” was produced by Najee Omar (Artist In Residence, ICAC), Baba Israel, Jessica Sucher and Sachar Mathias. The Intergenerational Community Arts Council (ICAC) is proudly supported by program partners BRIC and University Settlement. • “BK MADE | Tanda Francis” was produced by Kecia Élan Cole • “Weekend Weather with Junior Meteorologist Griff City” was produced by Griffin Wormer, Emily Boghossian, Taylor Cook, Lauren Germain and Maddie Wormer • Suzie Kim provided the soundtrack for this week’s episode. • If you have something to say and want us to share it, call us at (917) 719-0021 or check out our handy guide on how to send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Read the episode transcript here: bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA • Follow us on Twitter and Intagram @BRICtv • bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA •

This week we get a higher education. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, Ross Tuttle, and Mayumi Sato • “A Sink in Every Single Classroom” was produced by Brian Vines, Sachar Mathias, and Ross Tuttle • “Concrete Stories: Youth Media Festival” was produced by Charlie Hoxie and Emily Boghossian • “Good Afternoon and Welcome” was produced by Charlie Hoxie • “The Long Method That We Know” was produced by Khyriel Palmer • “A Gap in Their Learning” was produced by Khyriel Palmer • “The People Who Are Not There” was produced by Khyriel Palmer • “A Hands-On Apocalypse” was produced by Emily Boghossian • “Weekend Weather with Junior Meteorologist Griff City” was produced by Emily Boghossian, Taylor Cook, and Lauren Germain • Brooklyn, USA’s “Messages From Over Here” are produced by Voltron. If you have something to say and want us to share it, call us at (917) 719-0021 or check out our handy guide on how to send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Read the episode transcript here: https://bit.ly/2OsioRZ • See what you’ve been missing on BRIC x HOME: https://bit.ly/2WV72tq • Learn a new skill in one of BRIC’s Online Media Education Courses: https://bit.ly/2WAd43v • Donate to BRIC’s Creative Future Relief Fund: https://bit.ly/2LzRtlM • Follow us on Twitter and Intagram @BRICtv • bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA •

This week we’re comin’ straight from the underground. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, Ross Tuttle, and Mayumi Sato • “It Just All Feels Wrong” was produced by Sachar Mathias, Shirin Barghi and Ross Tuttle • “Different Parts of Life” was produced by Khyriel Palmer • “A Dot On A Map” was produced by Emily Boghossian • Very Old, Very Large, Complex” was produced by Sriyanka Ray • “Weekend Weather with Junior Meteorologist Griff City” was produced by Emily Boghossian, Taylor Cook, and Lauren Germain • Thank you to Patricia, Kenshasa, Florence and Collete for all they shared with us at the Brooklyn Free Speech Community Producer Watercooler • Suzie Kim provided the soundtrack for this week’s episode • Brooklyn, USA’s “Messages From Over Here” are produced by Voltron. If you have something to say and want us to share it, call us at (917) 719-0021 or check out our handy guide on how to send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW ♥ Read the episode transcript: https://bit.ly/2A5ygWY • See what you’ve been missing on BRIC x HOME: https://bit.ly/2WV72tq • Learn a new skill in one of BRIC’s Online Media Education Courses: https://bit.ly/2WAd43v • Donate to BRIC’s Creative Future Relief Fund: https://bit.ly/2LzRtlM • Follow us on Twitter and Intagram @BRICtv • bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA •

This week we’re going back to the future. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, Ross Tuttle, and Mayumi Sato • “We Are Strong, We Are Resilient” was produced by Sachar Mathias • “TAROT READING” was produced by Emily Boghossian • “Complicated Questions That We Know We Can’t Solve” was produced by Charlie Hoxie • “The Foreseeable Future: A Virtual #BHeard Town Hall” was produced by Ro Johnson, Brian Vines, Anna Lueck and Amanda Harrington • “Comfortable With My Own Company” was produced by Shirin Barghi • “You Can’t Get Hugs Anymore, On The Internet” was produced by Charlie Hoxie and Emily Boghossian • “Weekend Weather with Junior Meteorologist Griff City” was produced by Emily Boghossian, Taylor Cook, and Lauren Germain • Suzie Kim provided the soundtrack for this week’s episode • Brooklyn, USA’s “Messages From Over Here” are produced by Voltron. If you have something to say and want us to share it, call us at (917) 719-0021 or check out our handy guide on how to send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW ♥ Read the episode transcript: https://bit.ly/2WVn1Jd

This week we go from -19,’20 all the way down to zero. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, Ross Tuttle, and Mayumi Sato • “Hyphen Comma Apostrophe” was produced by Emily Boghossian • “Start To Fade Away” was produced by Shirin Barghi • “Colds And Coughs And That Sort Of Thing” was produced by Ross Tuttle • “In The Beginning It Was Confusing” was produced by Mayumi Sato • “The People That Really Need It” was produced by Shirin Barghi • “Weekend Weather with Junior Meteorologist Griff City” was produced by Emily Boghossian, Taylor Cook, and Lauren Germain • Suzie Kim provided the soundtrack for this week’s episode • Brooklyn, USA’s “Messages From Over Here” are produced by Voltron. If you have something to say and want us to share it, call us at (917) 719-0021 or check out our handy guide on how to send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW ♥ Read the episode transcript: https://bit.ly/2VfX4mn

This week we're learning how to get along. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, Ross Tuttle, and Mayumi Sato • “And The Leaves Are Good In Salad” was produced by Charlie Hoxie • “This Prisoner In My Room” was produced by Khyriel Palmer • “A Lifetime of Stuff” was produced by Sachar Mathias • “Back In The War” was produced by Shirin Barghi • “No One Is Counting” was produced by Taylor Cook, Shirin Barghi, and Emily Boghossian • “The Right To Not Get Sick” was produced by Stefan Christoff for Free City Radio • “The Divine Spiritual Wisdom of The Universe” was produced by Chief Ayanda Clarke and Justin Bryant • “Weekend Weather with Junior Meteorologist Griff City” was produced by Emily Boghossian, Taylor Cook, and Lauren Germain • Suzie Kim provided the soundtrack for this week’s episode • Brooklyn, USA’s “Messages From Over Here” are produced by Voltron • If you have something to say and want us to share it, send us a message or call us at (917) 719-0021 ♥ Read the episode transcript as a Google Doc: https://bit.ly/3dxy2W9 ♥ Read the episode transcript as a PDF: https://bit.ly/2XxUFVn

This week: an experiment in finding the truth. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, Ross Tuttle, and Mayumi Sato • “I Think I’m Okay” was produced by Ross Tuttle • “Sentinel Surveillance” was produced by Emily Boghossian • “What Is A Virus?” was produced by Charlie Hoxie • “Hello, Hello?” was produced by Ross Tuttle and Sachar Mathias • “Primordial Wisdom” was produced by Shirin Barghi • “And Now They’re Gone” was produced by Fred Brown • “A Grain Of Salt” was produced by Sachar Mathias and Yonatan Rosen • “Weekend Weather with Junior Meteorologist Griff City” was produced by Emily Boghossian, Taylor Cook, and Lauren Germain • Suzie Kim provided the soundtrack for this week’s episode • Brooklyn USA’s “Messages From Over Here” are produced by Voltron • If you have something to say and want us to share it, send us a message or call us at (917) 719-0021 • See what you’ve been missing on BRICxHOME • Learn a new skill in one of BRIC’s Online Media Education Courses • Donate to BRIC’s Creative Future Relief Fund • Follow us on Twitter and Intagram • • bricartsmedia.org/radio • • Read the transcript here: shorturl.at/pAHMT

This week we’re overwhelmed, almost inoperable, and having trouble figuring anything out at all. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, Ross Tuttle, and Mayumi Sato • “The Sickness Is The Cure” was produced by Shirin Barghi • “Those Who Had Come Into Contact” was produced by Ross Tuttle and Sachar Mathias • “Weekend Weather with Junior Meteorologist Giff City” was produced by Emily Boghossian, Taylor Cook, and Lauren Germain • Suzie Kim provided the soundtrack for this week’s episode • Brooklyn USA’s “Messages From Over Here” are produced by Voltron • If you have something to say and want us to share it, send us a message. • See what you’ve been missing on BRICxHOME • Learn a new skill in one of BRIC’s Online Media Education Courses • Donate to BRIC’s Creative Future Relief Fund • Follow us on Twitter and Intagram • • bricartsmedia.org/radio • • Read the transcript here: shorturl.at/tFO38

This week, we’re seeing the world, the way the world sees itself. (Part 2) • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, Mayumi Sato, and Ross Tuttle • Suzie Kim provided the soundtrack for this week’s episode. • All the thanks in the world to the following people for helping us collect these messages from across the universe: Ethan Liu; Daniel Rios; Siji Awoyinka; Ana Catalan; Ilya Shnitser; Arthur and Jamie; Marion and John; Helen; Jessica Lander; Allyson and Santi; Yonatan Rosen; Dave Mark; Jack Barrett and Ellen Barrett. • Thank you to BANTU and Entraña y Torrezno for providing original music for this show. • If you have something to say and want us to share it, send us a message! https://www.bricartsmedia.org/BKUSA/VoiceMemo • Or call us at (917) 719-0021, tell us your name, where you’re calling from, how to reach you, and any and all of the things you need or want to say. We’re here when you need us, and we can’t wait to hear from you. • bricartsmedia.org/radio • • Read the transcript here: shorturl.at/EHOT1

This week, we’re seeing the world, the way the world sees itself. (Part 1) • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, Mayumi Sato, Ross Tuttle and Sriyanka Ray. • “Radio Quarantine Kolkata” was produced by Sriyanka Ray • “Mert Erogul, M.D.” was produced by Ross Tuttle • “E.B. White” was produced by Shirin Barghi • "Friendship Far" was produced by Emily Boghossian • “Health in Haiti” was produced by Ross Tuttle • “Hanna Min Jung Herbertson” was produced by Sachar Mathias • “Weekend Weather with Junior Meteorologist Grff City” was produced by Emily Boghossian, Lauren Germain, and Taylor Cook • Suzie Kim provided the soundtrack for this week’s episode • Listen to Part 2 for more messages from around the world! • If you have something to say and want us to share it, send us a message! https://www.bricartsmedia.org/BKUSA/VoiceMemo • Or call us at (917) 719-0021, tell us your name, where you’re calling from, how to reach you, and any and all of the things you need or want to say. We’re here when you need us, and we can’t wait to hear from you. • bricartsmedia.org/radio • • Read the transcript here: shorturl.at/hnqPQ

This week, we’re washing the invisible hand. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. • Suzie Kim provided the soundtrack for this week’s episode. • “La Colmena” was produced by Shirin Barghi • “With Those Who Have Less” was produced by Ross Tuttle • “Lining Up For Scones” was produced by Ross Tuttle and Sachar Mathias • “Workers Justice” was produced by Charlie Hoxie • “The Skin On Your Body” was produced by Justin Bryant and Nefertiti Dallas • “After The Pandemic” was produced by Charlie Hoxie • “They Kept Some Of It For Themselves” was produced by Ross Tuttle and Sachar Mathias • “Strike Wave” and “On Hold” were produced by Emily Boghossian “Weekend Weather with Junior Meteorologist Griff City” was produced by Emily Boghossian, Lauren Germain, and Taylor Cook • bricartsmedia.org/radio • Support the Worker's Justice Project's COVID-19 Journalera Relief Fund: http://www.workersjustice.org/donate • Support La Colmena in advocating for worker's rights: https://www.lacolmenanyc.org/donate • Support for our Medical Heroes On The Front Lines: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-our-medical-heroes-on-the-front-lines If you have something to say and want us to share it, call (917) 719-0021, tell us your name, where you’re calling from, email (we’ll edit this out, we just want to know how to reach you) and any and all of the things that you need or want to say. You can also record yourself using your phone and email the audio file to brooklynusapodcast@gmail.com. We’re here when you need us, and we can’t wait to hear from you. Read the transcript here: shorturl.at/akBNO

This week, we’re doing it all from home. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. • “It’s Like Nothing’s Even Going On” was produced by Justin Bryant and Christopher Murrell • “Alone In A Studio” was produced by Shirin Barghi • “They Expect You To Be There” and “Mert Erogul, MD” were produced by Ross Tuttle and Sachar Mathias • “Your Are Your Safest Sex Partner” was produced by Emily Boghossian • “It Always Feels Like A Party” was produced by Charlie Hoxie • “Weekend Weather with Junior Meteorologist Griff City” was produced by Emily Boghossian, Lauren Germain, and Taylor Cook • Suzie Kim provided the soundtrack for this week’s episode • Thank you to John Redmond for providing the soundtrack for this week’s episode • bricartsmedia.org/radio If you have something to say and want us to share it, call (917) 719-0021, tell us your name, where you’re calling from, email (we’ll edit this out, we just want to know how to reach you) and any and all of the things that you need or want to say. You can also record yourself using your phone and email the audio file to brooklynusapodcast@gmail.com. We’re here when you need us, and we can’t wait to hear from you. Read the transcript here: shorturl.at/iluGZ

This month, we’re surviving a plague. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Khyriel Palmer, Mayumi Sato, and Charlie Hoxie • “Jason Charles, Doomsday Prepper” was produced by Charlie Hoxie • “Ahmed Hozain, Surgical Resident” was produced by Ahmed Ali Akbar and Shirin Barghi for BRIC Radio x See Something Say Something miniseries M Train • “Yin Q, BDSM Practitioner” and “Skin Hunger” were produced by Emily Boghossian • “Mert Erogul, ER Doctor” was produced by Ross Tuttle • “Junior Meteorologist Griff City” was produced by Emily Boghossian, Lauren Germain, and Taylor Cook • “Pandemic Brooklyn Soundwalk” was produced by Sachar Mathias • Thank you to Suzie Kim and Man Meat for providing the soundtrack for this week’s episode • bricartsmedia.org/radiobricartsmedia.org/radio Read the episode transcript here: https://bit.ly/3lS4oAD If you have something to say and want us to share it, call (917) 719-0021, tell us your name, where you’re calling from, email (we’ll edit this out, we just want to know how to reach you) and any and all of the things that you need or want to say. You can also record yourself using your phone and email the audio file to brooklynusapodcast@gmail.com. We’re here when you need us, and we can’t wait to hear from you. Read the episode transcript here: https://bit.ly/3lS4oAD

Last year, 8 of Brooklyn’s best and brightest were selected to spend 12 weeks learning how to write, produce, record and edit a podcast as part of BRIC’s second-ever Podcast Intensive. Armed with zoom recorders and with headphones up, these burgeoning audio stars took us into the basements and backrooms of the foodservice industry, on a life-and-death search through 3 million acres of national park, into the music that defines our existence, and inside a memory from seven summers ago. In November, the cohort gathered in the BRIC ballroom for a live showcase of their work hosted by special projects manager Liam Billingham, and media artist and program instructor Nicole Solomon. Read the transcript here: shorturl.at/abyJK

#BHeardAmplified is a new BRIC initiative that meets emerging producers where they live and gives them the tools and the know-how to tell the stories that they think matter most. Producer Sriyanka Ray and media artist Nicole Solomon spent eight weeks in Brownsville as part of a collaboration with The Neighborhood Opportunity Network (NeON) teaching a small group of students how to develop a podcast. This month, we’re sharing stories from 7 of Brooklyn’s newest audio-makers. Read the transcript here: shorturl.at/mzP05

This month, we’re looking for ways to get better without breaking the bank. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Khyriel Palmer, Sasha Whittle, and Charlie Hoxie • “The Life That They Want” was produced by Khyriel Palmer • “The Parallels I See Between” was produced by Jasia Kaulbach. • “Take Care Of Ourselves” was produced by Emily Boghossian. • “Black Boys Play” was produced by Martine Granby. • bricartsmedia.org/radio Read the transcript here: shorturl.at/etvJM

Welcome back to More Than Slam, a four-part series hosted by Mahogany L. Browne and DJ Jive Poetic about the past, present and future of slam poetry. Read the transcript here: shorturl.at/lDHV5 In Part 3, poet, activist and educator Crystal Valentine joins Mahogany and Jive to talk about loving and leaving slam.

Every November, people from all over the country come to Brooklyn to jockey for the best sidewalk corners and empty lots, set up their stands, and sling Christmas trees for up to $130 a pop. Producer James Dinneen spent the dog days of December wandering around Brooklyn, talking to the seasonal workers and year-round farmers running these pop-up stands. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias and Emily Boghossian. • “L'offre Et La Demande” was edited and produced by James Dinneen. • bricartsmedia.org/radio Read the transcript here: shorturl.at/bkHMW

This month, we’re staring down the barrel and looking for answers to America’s gun problem. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Khyriel Palmer, Sasha Whittle, and Charlie Hoxie • “Content Likely To Incite” was produced by Maria Luisa Tucker. • “The God Squad” was produced by Sriyanka Ray and edited by Anna Lueck. • “A Dot On A Map”, “YO S.O.S.”, and “There Is Nothing Strange About Him” were produced and edited by Emily Boghossian. • bricartsmedia.org/radio Read the transcript here: shorturl.at/bnoGM

Welcome back to More Than Slam, a four-part series hosted by Mahogany L. Browne and DJ Jive Poetic about the history of slam poetry, and where it’s going next. In Part 2, Mahogany and Jive sit down with actor, poet, and supernova Carvens Lissaint to talk about coming of age in the New York youth poetry slam scene, and how it prepared him for a Broadway stage. Read the transcript here: shorturl.at/rtyHL

This month, we’re defining the relationship we’re in with the planet. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Khyriel Palmer, Sasha Whittle, and Charlie Hoxie • “Between a Human and a Fish” was produced by Reva Goldberg. • “These Rocks Don’t Belong Here” was produced by James Dinneen. • “These Things Have Been Growing For Years” was produced by Brian Vines and Emily Boghossian. • “Dissolving Down” was produced by Lindsay Skedgell. • “Bloom Again Brooklyn” was produced by Kritzie Roberts and Khyriel Palmer. • https://www.bricartsmedia.org/brooklyn-usa Read transcript here: shorturl.at/uCJSV

This month, we’re finding sparks of joy and celebrating life. • The Brooklyn, USA podcast is produced by Sachar Mathias and Emily Boghossian. • “The Summit” was produced by Shirine Saad and edited by Khyriel Palmer. • “Your Outside House” was written and produced by Syd Baloue. • “God Bless His Taste In Music” was produced by Shirin Barghi and Emily Boghossian. • “Born And Bred In My Island” was produced by Dan Rosato. • bricartsmedia.org/radio Read the transcript: shorturl.at/nrDEQ

Welcome to More Than Slam, a four-part series hosted by Mahogany L. Browne and DJ Jive Poetic about the history of slam poetry, and where it’s going next. In Part 1, Mahogany and Jive are joined in the studio by RADI, CJ Parker, Lindsay Young, and Rico Frederick to relive the Brooklyn Slam Team’s recent trip to Antigua.

This season on Brooklyn, USA, we're taking you behind the scenes and into the minds of the Brooklyn Slam Team with More Than Slam. More Than Slam is a new, four-part series hosted by Mahogany Browne and DJ Jive Poetic about the past, present, and future of slam poetry. Episode 1 of More Than Slam is coming soon! So keep your ears open and your eyes on the Brooklyn, USA feed. Read transcript here: shorturl.at/agFJN

This month, we’re finding our faith and losing our religion. Read the transcript here: shorturl.at/aemM5

TELL is a bimonthly, live storytelling podcast that centers queer voices and is hosted by Drae Campbell. #TELLqueerstories For more Drae Campbell, visit www.draecampbell.com Our theme song was written and recorded by Peter Lettre and Drae Campbell. ••• #TELL is part of the BRIC Radio family. For more information on this and all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit www.bricartsmedia.org/radio.

“Nothing essential happens in the absence of noise.” - Jacques Attali Read the transcript here: shorturl.at/gitxA

We hear from the community on what Justice means to them, in Part 2 of our look back at this year's BRIC OPEN Festival. Read the transcript here: shorturl.at/gwORS

Stories of Humanity with The Innocence Project and Phony Ppl – live at the BRIC Open Festival, 2019. Read the transcript here: shorturl.at/ersv3

It has been said that he not busy being born is busy dying. *** Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias and Emily Boghossian. "Corpse Flower" was produced by Emily Boghossian and Brian Vines, with help from Mayumi Sato. You can follow Brian into the field, and inside the issues that matter on his BRIC TV series, "Going In With Brian Vines" https://bit.ly/2sesJ8k and on IG here: https://bit.ly/2EIgUA0 "Shatzi Weisberger Believes That Death," was produced by Shirin Barghi and edited by Myra Al-Rahim "Morbid Anatomy" was produced by Emily Boghossian and Dolma Ombadykow -- who can be found on Twitter @dombadyk. To learn more about Doreen Garner’s work, visit her website www.doreengarner.com Thanks to Richard Bryan for being a part of the process. This episode featured music from the De Wolfe music library and the song "Corpse Flower" by the band Horror Story, courtesy of Demon Nation Records. If you like what you heard, please rate and review! If you think we got something wrong or just want to get in touch, leave us a comment, tweet us @BRICradio or leave a message at (347) 504-0801 For more information on this and all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit www.bricartsmedia.org/radio Read the transcript here: shorturl.at/juvzU

What’s the deal with women and audio? *** Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias and Emily Boghossian. Thanks again to Annie Rose Malamet, Keisha “TK” Dutes, Paola Messina and Ah-Keisha McCants for putting this workshop together with us, and to TK for producing and editing all of the audio recorded therein. Annie hosts and produces a podcast called Relevant, over at Posture Magazine: https://bit.ly/2R8Ngq0 TK hosts the Bondfire Radio morning show “TK In The AM” on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays: https://apple.co/2iGz07R For more information on Sound Thinking NYC, visit https://bit.ly/2R2d878 Thank you to the CUNY Creative Arts Team, Brooklyn Free Speech, BRIC Media Education for their help with this episode. For more information on BRIC Media Education, and a full list of available courses, visit: https://bit.ly/2ztXIBT Brooklyn, USA is part of the BRIC Radio family. For more information, visit bricartsmedia.org/radio. Read the transcript here: shorturl.at/boHZ9

This week, we're going home and we're taking you with us. Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias and Emily Boghossian. "NYCHA: The Cost of Living | A #BHeard Town Hall" was produced by Ro Johnson and Brian Vines, and can be viewed in its entirety here: https://bit.ly/2pYN8O2 Our sound walk through the Sea Park Apartments was produced by Emily Boghossian and Khyriel Palmer. Our Ebbets Field history lesson was produced by Victoria Marin. And special thanks to Najee Omar for dropping by the studio for a heartfelt reading of his original poem, "Hands, Kings, and Brooklyn Streets." You can find more of his work at www.najeeomar.com. For more information on this and all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit www.bricartsmedia.org/bric-radio. Read the transcript here: shorturl.at/rwFN4

Welcome back to Brooklyn, USA. We’re kicking off our second season with two stories that would’ve ended very differently, if it weren’t for a well-timed intervention. In the first, three sisters keep each other grounded while jumping over a series of hurdles. In the second, a war machine is rescued from its violent past, and given new life as a work of public art. Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias, Emily Boghossian, Myra Al-Rahim and Sasha Whittle. Sasha who won the Best Young Creator award at the 2018 Urbanworld Film Festival for her documentary, "Three In Stride," from which our first story was adapted. You can watch the it here: https://vimeo.com/290981680 The exhibition Mary Mattingly: What Happens After is on view through November 11th in the Gallery at BRIC House. There's more information here: https://bit.ly/2DEuJjm For more information on this and all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit www.bricartsmedia.org/radio Read the transcript here: https://bit.ly/3rttiaW

On Saturday, June 9th, thousands gathered along 5th Avenue in Park Slope to celebrate Brooklyn Pride. According to the 2017 census, New York City has the largest number of self-identifying LGBTQ+ residents in the country. However, Brooklyn’s LGBTQ+ population is threatened by the same exclusionary forces that marginalize gay, lesbian and transgender folks in conservative, small towns across America. Sarah Grochowski went out onto the streets and into the crowd to meet some loud & proud Brooklynites… and a few of their detractors. ••• Brooklyn, USA is produced Sachar Mathias and Emily Boghossian. If you want to get in touch, you can leave us a comment, tweet us at BRIC RADIO or leave a message at (347) 504-0801. For more information on this and all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit www.bricartsmedia.org/radio. Read the transcript here: https://bit.ly/2QGFOY6

We’re hitting the road for the summer– but before we do, we’re taking you on a ride. First, we go on an imaginary cab ride. Then, we get to the bottom of Brooklyn’s pothole problem. Next, we go deep underground to find out what’s happening with the New York City Subway. And finally, we head out west, and hit some turbulence on the way back. If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there. And getting there is half the fun in Brooklyn, USA. ••• Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias and Emily Boghossian. "Rideshare Ride Along" was produced by Josh Rollin, written and directed by Calvin Kasulke, and was performed by Utkarsh Rajawat, Connor Carson, Greg Schultz, Luz Ozuna, Romana Sow-tus, and Nell Muldoon. Thanks to Mark Pagan for giving us yet another reason to never ride the subway. Mark hosts a podcast called Other Men Need Help and runs our sister network, Brooklyn Free Speech Radio– check them out. Thanks to Brian Vines for hitting those potholes so we didn’t have to. You can follow Brian as he goes into the field, and inside the issues that matter on his BRIC TV Series, "Going In With Brian Vines" : https://bit.ly/2sesJ8k Thanks to Thyra Heder for dragging us out into the desert and introducing us to Eileen. Thyra is chronicling her road trip in a webcomic called Across and Back for Spiral Bound – the art and illustration section of Medium. https://medium.com/spiralbound http://www.thyraheder.com/ Thanks to Lewis Carroll and George Harrison for the words of wisdom. This episode featured music from the de Wolfe music library and (like some of the best journeys) started on the B38 bus. If you like what you hear, think we got something wrong or just want to get in touch, leave us a comment, tweet us @ BRICradio or leave a message at (347) 504-0801. https://twitter.com/bricradio For more information on this and all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit www.bricartsmedia.org/radio. Read the transcript here: https://bit.ly/3cnYYdG

For four days in April, BRIC Arts Media hosted the second annual BRIC Open Festival: an exploration of the borders that exist in and around our world. Today, we're bringing you stories from the borders people cross to get into, out of, around and through Brooklyn. In the first, a mother makes an impossible decision in order to give her children a better life. Then, a group of high school students leave Brooklyn for the weekend, and wind up all over the world. Then, back at home, a community is divided by a seemingly invisible line. And finally, we go back to school and back in time with a group of kids who are tracing their family's roots around the globe to Brooklyn, USA. ••• Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias and Emily Boghossian. Thanks to Alexandra Brauni, Candi and Ana for carrying us across one of the world’s most treacherous borders. Thanks to Rohi Pandya, and the PS 10 Diversity Committee and students for bringing us along on their journey. Thanks to Carolyn, and the students at The Academy of Urban Planning for letting us tag along as they ventured out of Brooklyn, through the Northeast and around the world. Thanks to Rachel Jacobs and the people of Crown Heights for helping us find our way around Brooklyn. This episode featured music from the de Wolfe music library and opened with a Darnell Moore interview from one of our other podcasts, 112BK. If you like what you hear, think we got something wrong or just want to get in touch, you can leave us a comment, tweet us at BRIC RADIO or leave a message at (347) 504-0801. For more information on this and all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit ww.bricartsmedia.org/radio. Read the transcript here: https://bit.ly/3tYffMa

A watched pot never boils, in Brooklyn, USA. ••• Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias and Emily Boghossian. This episode features Andie Milares, Brian Vines, Charlie Hoxie, Charles Hailer and music from the de Wolfe music library. If you like what you hear, wanna advertise on our show, or just want to get in touch, you can leave us a comment, tweet us @ BRIC RADIO or leave a message at (347) 504-0801. For more information on this and all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit ww.bricartsmedia.org/radio. Read the transcript here: https://bit.ly/3tUFkvG

Black History Month 2018 was one for the books. We saw millions of fans celebrate #JanetJacksonAppreciationDay on Superbowl Sunday, Sade announce her first musical release in seven years for the Ava Duvernay-directed A Wrinkle In Time, the Obama presidential portraits unveiled, and The Golden State Warriors opt out of the traditional White House visit to instead take a group of students to the Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture. We even saw a Black Lives Matter flag raised over a high school in Vermont, and of course Black Panther burn up the box office, smashing records along the way. We spent the month honoring the past, present, and future of Blackness in Brooklyn. We got a lesson on jazz great Betty Carter’s legacy from some of her contemporaries and closest friends. We joined a book club that celebrates black literature and womanhood. And we followed a group of students from Brooklyn all the way to Wakanda. #BlackHistory, #BlackFuture, #BlackExcellence. Say it loud in Brooklyn, USA. ••• Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias and Emily Boghossian. Thanks to Gail Boyd, Ora Harris, Carmen Lundy, Marc Cary, Charenee Wade, Shannon Effinger and Kuye Youngblood for telling Betty Carter’s story, and to Keisha "TK" Dutes and the Bondfire Radio family for mixing the piece. For more information on Betty Carter and Jazz Ahead, visit www.kennedycenter.org Thanks to Primos Cobb and the 7th graders at Exceed Charter School for letting us tag along, and to Frederick T. Joseph for starting the #BlackPantherChallenge. That story was produced by Emily Boghossian and Khyriel Palmer. Thanks to Glory Edim and all of the Well Read Black Girls who took time out of the festival to share their experiences with us. For more information on the book club visit www.wellreadblackgirl.com, and make sure to pick up the upcoming anthology, "Well Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves" when it comes out this fall. This episode featured music from the de Wolfe music library. If you like what you hear, think we got something wrong or just want to get in touch, you can leave us a comment, tweet us at BRIC RADIO or leave a message at (347) 504-0801. For more information on this and all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit ww.bricartsmedia.org/radio. Read the transcript: https://rb.gy/jsm2te

Welcome back to Brooklyn, USA. We're halfway through putting together our next episode, but wanted to wish you a happy Valentine's Day in the meantime. Here's Joan... ••• This piece was produced by Emily Boghossian and Khyriel Palmer, with Sachar Mathias, and featured music from the de Wolfe music library. Thanks to Joan Andre for telling her story. You can follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/kingsilvy. If you like what you hear, think we got something wrong or just want to get in touch, you can leave us a comment, tweet us at BRIC RADIO or leave a message at (347) 504-0801. For more information on this and all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit ww.bricartsmedia.org/radio. Read the transcript: https://rb.gy/8ftrx6

The conversations around sexual assault, harassment, and inequality that started last year continued into this one, amid half-baked apologies and the constant, widespread undermining of women’s rights and interests. Less than a day into 2018, actresses and activists teamed up to declare that the clock had run out on toxic masculinity. Two days later, Tina Smith was sworn into office, bringing the number of women currently serving in the Senate to a record-breaking 22. Meanwhile, women all over the world are gearing up to celebrate the anniversary of last year’s march by making this year’s march even bigger. Today — like everyday — we’re celebrating women. First, we’ll hear the story of an activist, survivor and community organizer who finds her voice and the courage to help other women find theirs. Then, we’ll tag along with two recent transplants as they get to know Brooklyn and the women who shaped it with the help of an unconventional guide. And finally, we’ll talk to two artists, each creating work that reflects their culture and borrows from it’s past. New year, new you, girls rule and boys drool. Time’s Up in Brooklyn, USA. ••• Brooklyn, USA is produced and edited by Sachar Mathias and Emily Boghossian, with help from Ariana Rosas. Thanks to Hira Nabi and Paola Messina for helping us decipher the She Map. Their story featured June Jordan reading her "Poem About My Rights" as recorded on March 31, 1992, at an Academy of American Poets reading held at the French Institute, Alliance Française, in New York City; as well as a reading of Jordan’s 1974 "Poem About Police Violence" by Moriah Hope Thomas. It also featured original music by Imaad Manzar, and is the first of many trips along the She Map that Hira and Paola plan on taking. Thanks to Jocelyn Arem and Jessica Thompson of Arbo Radiko for sitting down with Martha Redbone and Jaishri Abichandani. You can hear more from Arbo Radiko by visiting www.arboradiko.com. And thanks to Tarana Burke for sitting down with Ro Johnson and for saying #MeToo. This episode featured music from the de Wolfe and Cueniverse music libraries and original music by Imaad Manzar and Martha Redbone. If you like what you hear, think we got something wrong or just want to get in touch, you can leave us a comment, tweet us at BRIC RADIO or leave a message at (347) 504-0801. For more information on this and all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit ww.bricartsmedia.org/radio. Read the episode transcript: https://rb.gy/1oronf

Spend a day with us – a day out of our forgotten past – starting with a walk on the Brooklyn Heights promenade where a mysterious plaque asks more questions than it answers. Then, a tour takes us underground and back in time. And finally, a giant fossil, dug up out of Brooklyn’s industrial age gets retrofitted for its shiny new future. Can you dig it? Today's headlines: yesterday's news. Night or day, may it always grow in Brooklyn, USA. ••• Brooklyn, USA is produced and edited by Sachar Mathias and Emily Boghossian. Thanks to producer Sarah Kerson for demystifying the plaque on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. Thanks to producer Fillipo Piscopo for digging-up the tunnel underneath Atlantic Avenue and to Emily for sifting through the rubble. And thanks to producer Sophia Paliza-Carre for taking us back in time and on a tour of the Brooklyn Army Terminal’s storied past. This episode featured music from the de Wolfe and Cueniverse music libraries, audio from the 1949 documentary travelogue "Brooklyn" written by Frank P Donovan and narrated by Alois Havrilla, and tape from the Brooklyn Historical Society Oral Histories Collection. If you like what you hear, think we got something wrong or just want to get in touch, you can leave us a comment, tweet us @ BRICradio or leave a message at (347) 504-0801. For more information on this and all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit ww.bricartsmedia.org/radio. Read the transcript here: https://rb.gy/jgalwh

How did you spend your summer vacation? We spent ours in a park in Crown Heights. It’s hard to talk about Crown Heights without talking about how it’s changed in recent years— rising rents, shifting demographics, new businesses built on top of old wounds. But reducing a neighborhood to it's own displacement erases the people who've been there all along, who've built it up, and who often still call it home. We celebrated the end of summer by walking around Crown Heights and talking to people. We met two female entrepreneurs, with very different business models. We followed a group of skaters around in a circle, down a ramp and into their past. And along the way we met a handful of people who were spending the final days of summer hanging out in Brower Park, Brooklyn, USA. ••• Brooklyn, USA is produced and edited by me, Sachar Mathias, and Emily Boghossian.  If you like what you hear, think we got something wrong or just want to get in touch, you can leave us a comment, tweet us @ BRICradio or leave a message at (347) 504-0801.  Thanks to producer Afi Yellow-Duke for walking us around the park today, and introducing us to some of the coolest people in Crown Heights. Thanks to journalist Sriyanka Ray for the nutcrackers, the blades, the bikes and the boards. Thanks to Otis Gray and the Hungry Podcast for telling us both sides of the Summerhill story. You can hear more of the Hungry Podcast by visiting www.hungryradio.org or by tweeting @ HungryPodcast. And thanks to Alanna, Phyllis, Tisha, Ronnie, Regina, Jermaine, and Theodore for taking the time to talk to us. This episode featured music from the Blue Dot Sessions and the Cueniverse and de Wolfe music libraries. For more information on this and all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit ww.bricartsmedia.org/radio. Read the episode transcript here: https://rb.gy/6hc4ll

For many, living in Brooklyn is an easy choice to make. But for those who have come to Brooklyn fleeing war and seeking asylum, the story is more complicated. On this trip through Brooklyn, USA, journalist Sriyanka Ray brings you the stories of three Brooklynites who are here not by choice, but by necessity. In the first, a 16-year-old from Yemen traverses international borders and high school girl-dom. In the second, a physician who misses his family in Libya dreams of raising his children in the United States. And in the third, a young Syrian activist living in Bushwick is caught between wanting to remember and trying to forget. This episode features audio from the Sacred Voices of Syria, recorded by Jason Hamacher for the Lost Origins Sound Series. https://soundcloud.com/lostorigins ••• Brooklyn, USA is produced and edited by Sachar Mathias and Emily Boghossian. If you like what you hear or want to get in touch, you can leave us a comment, tweet us at @BRICradio or leave us a message at (347) 504-0801. For more information on this show and all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit bricartsmedia.org/radio. Read the transcript here: https://rb.gy/n0ovqn

Some rules weren't meant to be broken: do unto others as you would have them do unto you; look both ways before crossing the street; "i" before "e," except after "c." Some rules were born to bend: don't wear white after Labor Day; speak only when spoken to; don't talk politics or religion on a first date. And then there's the 2017 version of rules, where it's unclear if they even exist anymore and, if they do, whether or not that they apply to everyone– or just the people who can't afford to break them. Today we've got stories about a time that it was time to break the rules. In our first one, a young person navigates the space between who he knows he is and who he thinks he's allowed to be. In the second, a kid grows up on a walk around Downtown Brooklyn, after waiting for a bus that never showed up. And in the end, we hear from a caller who's digging deep for needles of truth in an alternative haystack. Sometimes the truth hurts, and some rules are for fools. But the truth rules, in Brooklyn, USA. We want to know how you feel– what you’re up against or excited about, what gets you out of bed in the morning, and what keeps you up at night. Call and leave a Caller I.D. message at (347) 504-0801. This episode features music by Young Paris, that was recorded on one of out other podcasts, B-Side. ••• Brooklyn, USA is produced by Sachar Mathias and Associate Producer Emily Boghossian. For more information on this show and all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit bricartsmedia.org/radio. Read the transcript here: https://rb.gy/oxeci7

Wanna hear a good story? Come to Brooklyn, USA. You'll meet the people, the places, the moments and the memories that make Brooklyn the capital of the world. You can hear stories from Brooklyn, wherever you are, and stories you wont hear anywhere else. Here's a sneak peek at the tales we're gonna tell you. Wanna tell us a story? Send us an email at radiopitches@bricartsmedia.org Read the transcript here: https://rb.gy/nrlr2v