Glitter & Doom

On the show today: A marine biologist tells us why we should be optimistic about the environment; and then, two co-authors share some of Brooklyn's hidden gems. 112BK is hosted by Ashley Ford (twitter.com/iSmashFizzle), and produced by Ross Tuttle, Fred Brown, Shirin Barghi, Ariana Rosas Emily Boghosssian and Kritzie Roberts. Our editors are Clinton Philson, Jr. and Khyriel Palmer, our Technical Director is Eric Haugesag, and our theme music is by Brad Parker. Our Executive Producers are Aziz Isham, Jonathan Lief and Sachar Mathias. If you want to get in touch, you can leave us a comment, tweet us @BRICRradiousing the hashtag 112BK, email us at [email protected] or leave a message at (347) 504-0801.

Over the weekend, the Working Families Party endorsed Cynthia Nixon for governor. We'll talk to two WFP backers about the fallout; and the NYPD's shooting of Saheed Vassell has further stoked gentrification concerns in Crown Heights. We'll find out how. 112BK is hosted by Ashley Ford (twitter.com/iSmashFizzle), and produced by Ross Tuttle, Fred Brown, Shirin Barghi, Emily Boghosssian and Kritzie Roberts. Our editors are Clinton Philson, Jr. and Khyriel Palmer, our Technical Director is Eric Haugesag, and our theme music is by Brad Parker. Our Executive Producers are Aziz Isham, Jonathan Lief and Sachar Mathias. If you want to get in touch, you can leave us a comment, tweet us @BRICRradiousing the hashtag 112BK, email us at [email protected] or leave a message at (347) 504-0801. #112BK is part of the BRIC Radio family. For more information on this, and all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit www.bricartsmedia.org/radio

Contending with child homelessness in the City - as that population grows; and a conversation starter in the form of poetry about male survivors of sexual abuse. 112BK is hosted by Ashley Ford (twitter.com/iSmashFizzle), and produced by Ross Tuttle, Fred Brown, Shirin Barghi, Emily Boghosssian and Kritzie Roberts. Our editors are Clinton Philson, Jr. and Khyriel Palmer, our Technical Director is Eric Haugesag, and our theme music is by Brad Parker. Our Executive Producers are Aziz Isham, Jonathan Lief and Sachar Mathias. If you want to get in touch, you can leave us a comment, tweet us @BRICRradiousing the hashtag 112BK, email us at [email protected] or leave a message at (347) 504-0801. #112BK is part of the BRIC Radio family. For more information on this, and all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit www.bricartsmedia.org/radio

NYC sewage sludge has been stuck on a train in Parrish, Alabama, stinking up the 2-sq. mile town. We'll talk to mayor Heather Hall about how the community has been coping. Ever wonder what iconic businesses were born in Brooklyn? We'll have Brooklyn Historical Society's exhibition curator here to tell us; a BRIC web comedy series premieres at Tribeca; and the circus is in the house - the UniverSoul Circus. 112BK is hosted by Ashley Ford (twitter.com/iSmashFizzle), and produced by Ross Tuttle, Fred Brown, Shirin Barghi, Emily Boghosssian and Kritzie Roberts. Our editors are Clinton Philson, Jr. and Khyriel Palmer, our Technical Director is Eric Haugesag, and our theme music is by Brad Parker. Our Executive Producers are Aziz Isham, Jonathan Lief and Sachar Mathias. If you want to get in touch, you can leave us a comment, tweet us @BRICRradiousing the hashtag 112BK, email us at [email protected] or leave a message at (347) 504-0801. #112BK is part of the BRIC Radio family. For more information on this, and all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit www.bricartsmedia.org/radio

Legalizing marijuana: it's complicated, and we'll get into the weed with the folks from Cannabis Wire... My True Colors will tell us about their upcoming Pride Awards... and a new city program that will train AND employ apprentices. 112BK is hosted by Ashley Ford (twitter.com/iSmashFizzle), and produced by Ross Tuttle, Fred Brown, Shirin Barghi, Emily Boghosssian and Kritzie Roberts. Our editors are Clinton Philson, Jr. and Khyriel Palmer, our Technical Director is Eric Haugesag, and our theme music is by Brad Parker. Our Executive Producers are Aziz Isham, Jonathan Lief and Sachar Mathias. If you want to get in touch, you can leave us a comment, tweet us @BRICRradiousing the hashtag 112BK, email us at [email protected] or leave a message at (347) 504-0801. #112BK is part of the BRIC Radio family. For more information on this, and all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit www.bricartsmedia.org/radio

One journalist who's hoping to become an elected official, and another covering TWO high-profile battles over who gets to control our state government. 112BK is hosted by Ashley Ford (twitter.com/iSmashFizzle), and produced by Ross Tuttle, Fred Brown, Shirin Barghi, Emily Boghosssian and Kritzie Roberts. Our editors are Clinton Philson, Jr. and Khyriel Palmer, our Technical Director is Eric Haugesag, and our theme music is by Brad Parker. Our Executive Producers are Aziz Isham, Jonathan Lief and Sachar Mathias. If you want to get in touch, you can leave us a comment, tweet us @BRICRradiousing the hashtag 112BK, email us at [email protected] or leave a message at (347) 504-0801. #112BK is part of the BRIC Radio family. For more information on this, and all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit www.bricartsmedia.org/radio

Bail reform, Rikers Island, the Blindfold Law -- how NONE of it was addressed in the new state budget. Plus, Masbia, a kosher soup kitchen feeding the hungry at Passover... and a new home and a new production for Brooklyn's Target Margin Theater. 112BK is hosted by Ashley Ford (twitter.com/iSmashFizzle), and produced by Ross Tuttle, Fred Brown, Shirin Barghi, Emily Boghosssian and Kritzie Roberts. Our editors are Clinton Philson, Jr. and Khyriel Palmer, our Technical Director is Eric Haugesag, and our theme music is by Brad Parker. Our Executive Producers are Aziz Isham, Jonathan Lief and Sachar Mathias. If you want to get in touch, you can leave us a comment, tweet us @BRICRradiousing the hashtag 112BK, email us at [email protected] or leave a message at (347) 504-0801. #112BK is part of the BRIC Radio family. For more information on this, and all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit www.bricartsmedia.org/radio

Two Muslim New Yorkers want to know if the NYPD is investigating them, but a court ruling says police have the right to remain silent. And, why Brooklyn's population actually shrank last year. 112BK is hosted by Ashley Ford (twitter.com/iSmashFizzle), and produced by Ross Tuttle, Fred Brown, Shirin Barghi, Emily Boghosssian and Kritzie Roberts. Our editors are Clinton Philson, Jr. and Khyriel Palmer, our Technical Director is Eric Haugesag, and our theme music is by Brad Parker. Our Executive Producers are Aziz Isham, Jonathan Lief and Sachar Mathias. If you want to get in touch, you can leave us a comment, tweet us @BRICRradiousing the hashtag 112BK, email us at [email protected] or leave a message at (347) 504-0801. #112BK is part of the BRIC Radio family. For more information on this, and all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit www.bricartsmedia.org/radio

An activist talks about law enforcement profiling and the LGBTQ community... and we'll find out what the folks at Barclays Center are doing for OUR community with its outreach program. 112BK is hosted by Ashley Ford (twitter.com/iSmashFizzle), and produced by Ross Tuttle, Fred Brown, Shirin Barghi, Emily Boghosssian and Kritzie Roberts. Our editors are Clinton Philson, Jr. and Khyriel Palmer, our Technical Director is Eric Haugesag, and our theme music is by Brad Parker. Our Executive Producers are Aziz Isham, Jonathan Lief and Sachar Mathias. If you want to get in touch, you can leave us a comment, tweet us @BRICRradiousing the hashtag 112BK, email us at [email protected] or leave a message at (347) 504-0801. #112BK is part of the BRIC Radio family. For more information on this, and all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit https://www.bricartsmedia.org/radio

The Department of Transportation will tell us about their Vision Zero progress in the aftermath of a tragic accident; a report from those who marched in DC against gun violence ; and a superhero-inspired rabbi, here to talk Passover. 112BK is hosted by Ashley Ford (twitter.com/iSmashFizzle), and produced by Ross Tuttle, Fred Brown, Shirin Barghi, Emily Boghosssian and Kritzie Roberts. Our editors are Clinton Philson, Jr. and Khyriel Palmer, our Technical Director is Eric Haugesag, and our theme music is by Brad Parker. Our Executive Producers are Aziz Isham, Jonathan Lief and Sachar Mathias. If you want to get in touch, you can leave us a comment, tweet us @BRICRradiousing the hashtag 112BK, email us at [email protected] or leave a message at (347) 504-0801. #112BK is part of the BRIC Radio family. For more information on this, and all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit https://www.bricartsmedia.org/radio