Sheryl McCarthy interviews filmmaker Sisa Bueno and advocate Darren Mack about the ongoing crisis at Rikers Island. Despite reforms, harsh conditions persist. Kalief Browder’s story drives the push to close Rikers and reform the justice system.

This special episode of One to One features a curated selection of two interviews with CUNY professors Paisley Currah and Red Washburn, offering a comprehensive look at the evolution and current state of transgender rights in the United States.

The following episode of One to One is a curated selection of standout moments from the 2024/2025 season.

CLAGS Director Matt Brim discusses LGBTQ advocacy, transgender rights, and the challenges the community faces, especially with recent harmful policies. He stresses the importance of integrity, coalition-building, and grassroots movements for resilience.

In her interview with André Aciman, Sheryl McCarthy explores his new book Room on the Sea, a trio of novellas centered on love in its many forms—missed, impulsive, obsessive, and mystical. Aciman reflects on his fascination with love, shaped by a lifetime of emotional longing, displacement, and a deep connection to the past. He emphasizes the pain and beauty of fleeting relationships, the loneliness that follows them, and the idea that obsession can reveal profound truths. Aciman finds more meaning in love’s failures than its successes, drawing inspiration from literature and the timeless, often melancholic nature of human connection.

Filmmakers Peter Yost & Michael Rohatyn discuss Drop Dead City, their doc on NYC’s 1975 fiscal crisis—marked by cuts, lost ideals & a near default. Despite federal resistance, a bailout came through taxes, unions & civic resolve.

In this One to One episode, NYC Sanitation’s Joshua Goodman discusses composting reforms, and shares efforts to build a cleaner, more sustainable city where trash is managed efficiently.

In this episode of One to One, author Lynn Ellsworth criticizes NYC’s shift to super-tall luxury towers, driven by powerful developers, weak regulation, and modernist design—undermining affordability, livability, and the city’s human-scale character.

In this episode of One to One, Sheryl McCarthy speaks with Hostos Community College Professor Sarah Hoiland about her book "Righteous Sisterhood: The Politics and Power of an All-Women's Motorcycle Club", an in-depth research on an all-women’s motorcycle club, challenging the male-dominated, biker stereotype. Professor Hoiland shares how her years embedded with the “Righteous Sisterhood” revealed a tight-knit, disciplined group of women—many professionals and veterans—who find sisterhood, identity, and purpose through riding, rituals, and philanthropy. While the club avoids feminist labels, its existence redefines women’s roles in biker culture, highlighting resilience, solidarity, and the human desire for belonging.

CLAGS Director Matt Brim discusses LGBTQ advocacy, transgender rights, and the challenges the community faces, especially with recent harmful policies. He stresses the importance of integrity, coalition-building, and grassroots movements for resilience.