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Bridging the Gap: Intergenerational Debate at BPL is a 3-cycle pilot debate series that pairs teens with older adults. Using the Benson model of debate created by Dr. Thomas Benson, participants work in intergenerational teams to craft persuasive arguments and develop public speaking and research skills as they get to know one another across the generational divide. These episodes highlight the scope of the program as well as the debate experiences and backgrounds of the participants. Teens interviewed the older adults in lively discussions about ​generational gaps, colonialism, mental health, working from home vs. the office, and even The Beatles!

Bridging the Gap: Intergenerational Debate at BPL is made possible through the generosity of The Eisner Foundation. Episodes were produced by Emily Boghossian at BRIC and the theme music is "Gentle Marimbas," courtesy of Podington Bear and the Free Music Archive.

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Join your hosts Riann and Krishna as they sit down with artist and illustrator Jnéydé Williams, also known as Nehemiah, for a discussion of her influences and interests. Jnéydé is the artist behind BPL's Black American Library Card, unveiled in 2021 at Macon Library's African American Heritage Center and available to pick up and use at select library branches.

Meet Wilbur Pack, fashion design veteran and founder of SK Wilbur, whose B. Brave line of socially conscious bags and accessories puts Black history on display. We sat down with Wilbur and Monty Person, one of B. Brave's History Agents as well as an actor, writer, dancer, honor roll student and school leader, to discuss what it means to wear your history and your cause on your sleeve (or your backpack).

Meet Aaron Foley, senior digital editor for the PBS NewsHour and author of the novel Boys Come First, as well as two works of nonfiction, How To Live in Detroit Without Being a Jackass and The Detroit Neighborhood Guidebook. Bed-Stuy Tea sat down with Aaron to discuss his hometown of Detroit, his move to Brooklyn, his influences and practices as a writer, the history and significance of Motown Records, and more. You can find all the books mentioned during this episode here: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/search?booklist=641984

Meet Ashley Woodfolk, Young Adult author of Nothing Burns as Bright as You and the Flyy Girl series. We discuss the relentless spirit of writers, Ashley's favorite books, and what historical figures we'd enjoy our tea with. An episode sure to inspire fellow writers and readers! You can access all the books mentioned during this episode here: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/search?booklist=630812

Welcome to the self-guided audio tour of BPL's Central Library. This section of the tour includes the area outside Central Library, from the flagpole on Eastern Parkway to the Plaza and the front steps. Feel free to walk around as you listen.

For a transcript of this tour and related pictures, visit: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/podcasts/central-tour/third-floor

Welcome to the self-guided audio tour of BPL's Central Library. This part of the tour includes the balcony, the Business & Career Center, Society, Sciences & Technology, and the History, Biography & Religion divisions, which are all located on the Second Floor. Feel free to walk around as you listen.

For a transcript of this tour and related pictures, visit: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/podcasts/central-tour/second-floor

Welcome to the self-guided audio tour of BPL's Central Library. This section includes the Youth Wing, which is located on the Eastern Parkway side of the library on the first floor. Feel free to walk around as you listen.

For a transcript of this tour and related pictures, visit: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/podcasts/central-tour/eastern-parkway

Welcome to the self-guided audio tour of BPL's Central Library. This section of the tour includes a portion of Central Library that runs along Flatbush Avenue. Feel free to walk around as you listen.

For a transcript of this tour and related pictures, visit: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/podcasts/central-tour/flatbush

Welcome to the self-guided audio tour of BPL's Central Library. This section of the tour includes the Grand Lobby of the Central Library. Feel free to walk around as you listen.

For a transcript of this tour and related pictures, visit: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/podcasts/central-tour/lobby