The inaugural episode featuring a clip of Gerald Reyes' "Zips" and Teri Gruenwald's "Harvest Interuptus," an interview with Jabari Mahiri, a chat between Mary Ann Smith and Lisa Orta, the complete "Give Us This Day" by Tureeda Mikell, and a interview with Mark Ali. Beats by Ruby. This episode is dedicated to our friend and colleague, Mark Ali.

BAWPcast is a creation of John Levine, University of California at Berkeley, and Evan Nichols, Merritt College (a community college in Oakland, California). They are both Teacher Consultants with the Bay Area Writing Project (BAWP).