We discuss his influences, his upbringing, and how he perceives language and what’s happening to day to make him who he is. This is, Broken Language

I met Stephen Richards as a precocious young mind, before a teenager. I was always astounded by his calmness, his sense of still. Almost 2 decades later, we converge on the block and finding out what it was like being an Only Child, growing up in a Jamaican Household, and being a deep thinker and commander of his own ship. We pull up to North Baldwin and chop it up. Without further ado, Stephen Richards.This is Broken Language.

It’s been 3 years since I met Tara, I always found her interesting, because when id di meet her, I found out that she was Iranian and Italian, and now she’s in America trying to figure out things. Without further ado, my conversation with Tara on Broken Language.

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Broken Language! I’m your host Ralph the Ref. This is another pet project that’s a reflection of my reality everyday - a mixture of English, Arabic, Tagalog, Ebonics, and Baldwin Bonics - my own home brewed language. Now this podcast will dig deep into the way we speak in America Everyday, and how vastly different that meaning can mean to someone else. I love learning words, love applying them even more, and love evolving them even most.

First episode is with Mrs. Von, a decorated English teach for over 30 years at Kellenberg Memorial HS, where she discusses English in the BX growing up, English everyday, and English in the classroom. My conversation with Mrs. Von, now.