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Brooklyn Magazine: The Podcast

Brooklyn Magazine

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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45:52

Kemi Ilesanmi, executive director, Laundromat Project

Brooklyn Magazine: The Podcast ·

2022/10/31

For 10 years, Kemi Ilesanmi has been the executive director of the Laundromat Project, a community non-profit that provides resources and financial support for primarily Black artists and New Yorkers of color to create art in public spaces throughout the city such as libraries, community gardens, public plazas and, yes, laundromats. And now, she is stepping down at the end of the year. We talk about her background and upbringing (hint: it doesn’t have a lot to do with art), what the LP has

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49:16

Amanda Seales: Smart, funny and Black

Brooklyn Magazine: The Podcast ·

2022/10/24

Best known most recently for her role as Tiffany DuBois on “Insecure,” Amanda Seales was the second Black woman to ever have her own comedy special on HBO. That special, 2019’s “I Be Knowin’,” is an uncompromising and hilarious exploration of what it’s like to be a Black woman in America today, among other topics. The multi-hyphenate Seales — comedian, activist, author, podcast host, VJ — is now the creator of “Smart, Funny and Black,” a variety comedy quiz show that is coming to Brooklyn’s Kings

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43:31

The alchemist: BRIC President Wes Jackson

Brooklyn Magazine: The Podcast ·

2022/10/17

BRIC’s new president, Wes Jackson, has had a career that is just as multifaceted as the organization he’s running. He was the founder and executive director of the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival. He has run a business program for executives at Emerson College. And he began his career producing concerts at college for groups like the Fugees, Nas, Dave Matthews Band the Roots and Tribe Called Quest, before starting his promotions company, Seven Heads Entertainment. We talk about his plans for BRIC, his

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38:57

Kai Avent-deLeon on Building Black Bed Stuy...

Brooklyn Magazine: The Podcast ·

2022/10/10

Launched in 2020 at peak pandemic lockdown and in the wake of the George Floyd and Brianna Taylor murders, Building Black Bed Stuy is a passion project of three women working to promote self-sufficiency and economic independence in the historically Black neighborhood. Kai Avent-deLeon, one of the founding partners and owner of Sincerely, Tommy, joins us to discuss changes in the community. Brooklyn news and views you can use: bkmag.com Email: hello@bkmag.com Follow along on Facebook: Brooklyn

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38:45

Diana Mora, the patron saint of Brooklyn nightlife

Brooklyn Magazine: The Podcast ·

2022/10/03

Diana Mora is the co-founder of the bar and music venue Friends and Lovers, a safe and inclusive space for queer and BIPOC folks in Crown Heights, staffed by locals for locals. But when the pandemic shut down Brooklyn’s nightlife scene, she went citywide. Mora co-founded NYC Nightlife United, an advocacy and action coalition that works to bolster the city's ruptured professional nightlife community. We will talk about that work, the current state of Brooklyn nightlife, what it feels like to be

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42:13

Anne Pasternak, director of the Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Magazine: The Podcast ·

2022/09/26

Anne Pasternak has been the director of the Brooklyn Museum since 2015 and is the first woman to lead one of New York’s two so-called encyclopedic museums. She succeeded Arnold L. Lehman who had been the museum’s director for nearly 18 years, during which time he reshaped the museum in significant ways, broadening its programming and seeking out a larger, more diverse audience. Pasternak, for her part, has both embraced and extended that almost populist legacy — think huge installations about David

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34:49

John Schaefer and the first 40 years of ‘New Sounds’

Brooklyn Magazine: The Podcast ·

2022/09/19

John Schaefer has hosted and produced the WNYC show “New Sounds” since 1982 with an insatiable curiosity and omnivorous musical palate. This week, as he gets set to celebrate the 40th anniversary, he joins us to talk about his radio career and his adventurous musical taste. We talk about the state of radio and his most off-the-rails interview, his love of horse racing, Schaefer beer and more. Brooklyn news and views you can use: bkmag.com Email: hello@bkmag.com Follow along on Facebook: Brooklyn

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39:37

Tony Dokoupil (and his TV hair)

Brooklyn Magazine: The Podcast ·

2022/09/12

Tony Dokoupil on your TV every weekday morning from 7 to 9 as the co-host of "CBS Mornings" with Gayle King and Nate Burleson. The three are celebrating one year as a team under a restructured morning news framework at the network. He joins us for a chat about his career, which started in magazine journalism before moving to TV (not without a few missteps). He opens up about his upbringing which, it’s a safe bet to say, was less conventional than yours. And we talk about the news business, the state

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23:14

Reverend Vince Anderson and filmmaker Nick Canfield

Brooklyn Magazine: The Podcast ·

2022/09/05

For nearly a quarter century now, if you're to walk into the Williamsburg bar Union Pool on any given Monday, you'd be going to church. There you will find Reverend Vince Anderson, conducting a sweaty sermon in sound with his Love Choir. A musician and minister of love, Anderson can now add “movie star” to his resume: He is the subject of a moving and inspirational new documentary called “The Reverend” by Nick Canfield. Both of them are guests on the podcast this week in a conversation recorded live

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35:02

Behind the scenes at Leland Eating and Drinking House

Brooklyn Magazine: The Podcast ·

2022/08/29

Leland Eating and Drinking House is a restaurant in Prospect Heights that somehow opened during the pandemic and survived through ingenuity, hospitality and really good bread to go. The proprietors of Leland Eating and Drinking house — Randi Lee, the restaurant’s co-owner and his fiancee Jeanette Zinno — appeared on the Food Network docuseries “Me or the Menu” over the summer. The title of the show sounds like an ultimatum but even though the series is over, the couple is still together and Leland

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44:14

Sarah Cooper: Winning friends and influencing everyone

Brooklyn Magazine: The Podcast ·

2022/08/15

Sarah Cooper shot to superviral fame in 2020 with a series of lip sync videos mocking President Donald Trump’s insane Covid press briefings. She parlayed her buzz into the Netflix variety special “Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine,” directed by Natasha Lyonne and executive produced by Maya Rudolph. This week she stars in a new coming-of-age film “Summering,” a “Stand By Me” for Gen Z girls. And her auto-biographical take on Dale Carnegie’s “How to Win Friends and Influence People,” called “Let’s Catch

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50:33

Jamel Shabazz: Eyes on the People

Brooklyn Magazine: The Podcast ·

2022/08/08

If you've seen much street photography from New York City from the 1980s, a more innocent time before the crack and AIDS epidemics, at the dawn of hip-hop, chances are you've seen the work of Jamel Shabazz. The Brooklyn-born shutterfly is the recipient of the 2022 Gordon Parks Foundation/Steidl Book Prize and is currently the subject of a career survey, “Jamel Shabazz: Eyes on the Street,” at the Bronx Museum. You can also catch an exhibit he curated of six younger artists at the Lefferts Historic

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49:07

The scoop behind Mo News

Brooklyn Magazine: The Podcast ·

2022/08/01

In 2019, veteran journalist Mosheh Oinounou was the executive producer on “CBS Evening News,” a rarefied and powerful job in broadcasting earned after years of working behind the camera. In 2020, the Emmy-winner went out on his own … on Instagram, where he breaks down the complexities of international relations, domestic politics, climate change and the occasional human interest story in a way that is transparent and conversational. We talk about the evolution of his career, the devolution of

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20:52

Courtney Barnett and Danny Cohen

Brooklyn Magazine: The Podcast ·

2022/07/25

The new documentary “Anonymous Club” pulls the curtain back on the life of an introverted DIY artist experiencing — and going on tour in the aftermath of — an unpredictable and dizzying level of almost instantaneous success. Shot over three years, the film follows Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett on tour through Europe, Asia and the States, performing to huge crowds, and grappling with her own anxiety and anhedonia. Filmmaker Danny Cohen tasked her with keeping an audio diary through

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45:35

Wen-Jay Ying's roots are showing

Brooklyn Magazine: The Podcast ·

2022/07/04

Wen-Jay Ying is a woman on a mission. The founder of Local Roots — a new kind of C.S.A. and, since last year, a physical cafe and market space — Ying has for the past 11 years been single-mindedly driven to bring hyperlocal nutritious food and produce to communities that need it most. But she does it in a way that is educational without being preachy, fun and almost punk rock. Which is not a stretch to say: Years ago, Ying received a piece of advice that set her on the path to where she is now …

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24:51

'Flatbush Misdemeanors'

Brooklyn Magazine: The Podcast ·

2022/06/27

Today we sit down with the stars of Showtime’s hit comedy "Flatbush Misdemeanors," which last week kicked off its second season. It’s an ensemble comedy co-created by Dan Perlman and Kevin Iso, who star as a couple of hapless friends living in Flatbush. Dan joined me on stage along with his castmates Hassan Johnson, who plays Drew, a menacing drug dealer and the devoted uncle to Zayna, played by Kristin Dodson. You can absolutely listen to this if you haven’t been watching the show. In fact it might

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32:53

The state of Brooklyn’s live music scene

Brooklyn Magazine: The Podcast ·

2022/06/20

In this live recording from last week’s Brooklyn Magazine Festival, we sit down with three of the more influential people in the independent Brooklyn live music and event space: Crystal Longo at Kings Theatre, Kae Burke from House of Yes and Brooklyn Bowl’s Lucas Sacks. They get candid about what the pandemic has done to their industry — from ticket sales to the booking of guests to connecting with the neighborhoods where they’re based. And we talk about how concert-going behavior has changed, how

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40:50

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso

Brooklyn Magazine: The Podcast ·

2022/06/13

It’s been just over six months since Antonio Reynoso took over as Brooklyn Borough President. Last month, he released a transition report in which he outlined a “comprehensive plan” for Brooklyn that laid out ideas for alleviating the borough’s housing crisis among many other policy initiatives. But the borough president, while a pretty big pulpit, does not actually possess a ton of statutory power. So, six months into the new gig, we discuss what the borough president can and can’t do and what he’s

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25:43

The 'necessary' music of Gabriel Garzón-Montano

Brooklyn Magazine: The Podcast ·

2022/06/06

Gabriel Garzón-Montano has had a stunning run for someone who has done virtually no self-promotion: He first caught the ear of singer Meyer Hawthorne, who sent his self-produced debut to Stones Throw Records. That landed Garzón-Montano on tour with Lenny Kravitz in 2014, which is where he was when he learned that Drake wanted to sample his song “6 8." His music has since evolved from spare R&B, influenced by Prince and Stevie and even Radiohead, to include elements of reggaeton, ambient, folk and

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42:09

His life in the sunshine

Brooklyn Magazine: The Podcast ·

2022/05/30

Nabil Ayers is a multi-hyphenate musician and executive, record store owner and writer. And now he can add memoirist to the list. His first book, “My Life in the Sunshine: Searching for My Father and Discovering my Family” is out June 7 and tells his remarkable life story. Ayers is the the product of an unorthodox arrangement: His mother, a Jewish suburbanite from Long Island, wanted to become a single mom, unburdened by a man. So, naturally, she asked legendary jazz vibraphonist Roy Ayers to give

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