BKLYN Community Audio

Hear Me Out was an audio storytelling workshop series at BPL, co-produced by Virginia Marshall, UnionDocs, and lead instructor Stephanie Foo.

Shivram Viswanathan studies economics, political science and spiritual music from different cultures. He is currently in South Korea on a fellowship, but is usually a resident of Harlem. His story is about musicians in America that perform South Indian classical music, called Carnatic music, and how they navigate their different identities through this art.

Hear Me Out was an audio storytelling workshop series at BPL, co-produced by Virginia Marshall, UnionDocs, and lead instructor Stephanie Foo.

Raul Rothblatt is a Brooklyn activist who became passionate about Downtown Brooklyn's unique history in 2004 when he joined Joy Monroe and family in the fight to save 227 Abolitionist Place, a likely spot on the Underground Railroad. He lives in Prospect Heights with his wife and two children and he is on the staff of Council Member Robert Cornegy.

BKLYN Mixtape is a podcast from the Shelby White and Leon Levy Information Commons at Brooklyn Public Library. It is a show about everyday creators and makers just like you living and working in Brooklyn, New York. We're asking, what will you make today?

In this episode, Matthew Irizarry interviews the band, "All My Friends Are Stars." Musicians Americk Lewis, Nicholas Sosin, Naiika Sings and Tony Mazz tell BKLYN Mixtape what it was like to record their first album at the library.

BKLYN Mixtape is a podcast from the Shelby White and Leon Levy Information Commons at Brooklyn Public Library. It is a show about everyday creators and makers just like you living and working in Brooklyn, New York. We're asking, what will you make today?

In this episode, Matthew Irizarry interviews Brooklyn-based photographer Lolita Lens (https://www.lolitalens.com/) about her work. Librarian Melissa Morrone shares an excerpt from Susan Sontag's "On Photography."

BKLYN Mixtape is a podcast from the Shelby White and Leon Levy Information Commons at Brooklyn Public Library. It is a show about everyday creators and makers just like you living and working in Brooklyn, New York. We're asking, what will you make today?

For a special edition of BKLYN Mixtape, we gathered aspiring and established writers at Macon Library in Bed-Stuy to share their advice and encouragement about how to keep writing and how to get published. Featured writers include: children's book author Rita Meade, Dr. Dora Gray, author of a book for middle-grade readers, and novelist Brian Platzer.

>BKLYN Outpost Redux is an audio series developed to offer adult and young adult residents in Brooklyn family shelters the interest of expanding their digital knowledge through storytelling.

Tanika talks about the impact that poetry has had on her life and reads a poem of her own.

BKLYN Outpost Redux is an audio series developed to offer adult and young adult residents in Brooklyn family shelters the interest of expanding their digital knowledge through storytelling.

Alexis's story follows her experience living with lupus.

BKLYN Outpost Redux is an audio series developed to offer adult and young adult residents in Brooklyn family shelters the interest of expanding their digital knowledge through storytelling.

Lorena talks about her experiences with Santeria, and her perspective on it.

BKLYN Outpost Redux is an audio series developed to offer adult and young adult residents in Brooklyn family shelters the interest of expanding their digital knowledge through storytelling.

Tamara shares a song and talks about things that make her happy.

BKLYN Outpost Redux is an audio series developed to offer adult and young adult residents in Brooklyn family shelters the interest of expanding their digital knowledge through storytelling.

Sonya talks about building a relationship with yourself to improve your life.