Glitter & Doom

We sit down with author, Clive Thompson whose new book, Coders, offers us insight into the people behind the ones and zeros of our digital world. Then, the Crew gets together to talk about "the most hated movie in America."

Up to his elbow in a cow’s vagina, farmer John Connell takes a journey in his new memoir, “The Farmer’s Son.” Connell joins us to talk about returning to his family’s farm in Ireland for a calving season. And then, resident houseplant enthusiast Caroline Golum talks plant care, the fungus among us, and propagation stations.

We're all about consensually dominating men, especially if the dominatrix is making that paper through protected sex work. Unfortunately, Netflix's new show "Bonding" didn't have any *actual* dominatrixes in the writers' room, and it shows. Professional dominatrixes Danielle Blunt, Maddox, and Ashley Paige tell us why "Bonding" should be off of our binge-watch list.

What makes an artist a successful politician, and what makes a politician a successful artist? We ask Amy Khoshbin - a Brooklyn artist who’s running for City Council in 2021. Then, we speak with the co-founder of Hyperakt, the Brooklyn-based design firm behind Pete Buttigieg’s campaign.

City Councilmember Robert Cornegy talks about boosting tourism in two of Brooklyn's historic yet transitioning neighborhoods with the shared economy initiative. And then, the Crew asks if you've arrived to social acceptance when there's a mediocre Girls-like show that delves into the idiosyncrasies of your milieu.

Here's the deal: the 1990's is the greatest decade American cinema has ever seen. 1994 alone gave us Pulp Fiction, The Shawshank Redemption, Clerks, Speed, and True Lies. Even the bad movies are good--the 90s gave us Striptease AND Showgirls. And those are just the white movies. We talk to Ashley Clark, film programmer at BAM, where the Black 90's film series is currently under way. And then, move over Shakespeare, there's a new dead guy in town. That's right, you can catch the plays of Moliere for free in Prospect Park.

In his new book, Dying of Whiteness, doctor Jonathan Metzl makes the case that Americans are shortening their lives by voting against their own self interest. He talks to us about the book launch, and a bookstore reading that attracted a group of boisterous White Nationalists.

Documentarian Bernardo Ruiz follows the stories of the Mexicans and Mexican-Americans working in Napa vineyards -- from the skilled farmworkers who tend and harvest the crops to the master blenders to the winery owners. We're joined by Ruiz to discuss his latest film, "Harvest Season," ahead of its PBS premiere on May 13. Then, need a little hair of the dog after Cinco de Mayo? We're talking Mezcal and other spirits long into the afternoon.

City Limits editor-in-chief Jarrett Murphy sits down with Mackenzie Fagen to discuss Mayor DiBlasio's latest gesture toward a citywide Green New Deal, and the campaign finance reforms ruffling feathers up in Albany.

Also, artist Jaishri Abichandani talks about her process for the works on display here at BRIC, and the importance of highlighting gender non-conforming, queer, and femme South Asian activists.

Holy wine is a no-brainer, but what about holy weed? Earlier this year, Brooklyn's Emmanuel Baptist Church played host to the annual Business of Cannabis conference, bridging the gap between worshippers and tokers. To clear the air, we're joined by Emannuel Pastor Anthony Trufant and Gia Moron, executive vice president of Women Who Grow. Then, 112BK's The Crew are back after a brief hiatus with a fitting chat about their worst nightmares.