Celebrate Brooklyn is back, baby! After moving to an exclusively online format last year, Celebrate Brooklyn! is back and the Bandshell in Prospect Park with a full line up of artists ready to blow the roof off of the thing. One of these artists is KAMAUU. KAMAUU's music is packed with electrifying and rambunctious melodies, while at the same time filling his lyrics with versatility and substance. Find out why he and MacKenzie go to talking about Muhammad Ali and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.You can RSVP for KAMAUU's performance on July 31st, plus check out the rest of the Celebrate Brooklyn line up at:bricartsmedia.org See you there!

Celebrate Brooklyn is back, baby! After moving to an exclusively online format last year, Celebrate Brooklyn! is back and the Bandshell in Prospect Park with a full line up of artists ready to blow the roof off of the thing. One of these artists is KAMAUU. KAMAUU's music is packed with electrifying and rambunctious melodies, while at the same time filling his lyrics with versatility and substance. Find out why he and MacKenzie go to talking about Muhammad Ali and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.You can RSVP for KAMAUU's performance on July 31st, plus check out the rest of the Celebrate Brooklyn line up at: <a href="http://www.bricartsmedia.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bricartsmedia.org </a> See you there!

Ep. 28: Dance and Sway (feat. KAMAUU)

Damon Davis

Meet Damon Davis, a post-disciplinary artist from St. Louis. A prolific creator, Davis has a solo show open at Detroit MOCA right now titled Filling in the Cracks. Textured and profound, Cracks is an exploration of grief where Davis has cast concrete busts of himself, broken them open and filled the vacant space with beauty.Mackenzie and Davis talk about grief, masculinity and the role we play in the structures that bind us. Also quartz watches.Check out his work here:heartacheandpaint.com

Meet Damon Davis, a post-disciplinary artist from St. Louis. A prolific creator, Davis has a solo show open at Detroit MOCA right now titled Filling in the Cracks. Textured and profound, Cracks is an exploration of grief where Davis has cast concrete busts of himself, broken them open and filled the vacant space with beauty.Mackenzie and Davis talk about grief, masculinity and the role we play in the structures that bind us. Also quartz watches.Check out his work here: <a href="http://heartacheandpaint.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">heartacheandpaint.com</a>

Ep. 27: Good Grief (feat. Damon Davis)

Mayfield Brooks

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Hi there! Glitter &amp; Doom is off this week, so while we fish MacKenzie out from the bottom of the Grand Canyon, please enjoy one of our favorite episodes from Season 1.  Movement based performance artist, mayfield brooks spoke to us on Jan. 2020 about their love of Marsha P Johnson, their 2020 project Viewing Hours, and "improvising while Black." Today in 2021, mayfield premiered a new piece commissioned by the Abrons Art Center called Whale Fall. As an extension of that piece, an immersive installation will be up from June 12 to June 19th here in Brooklyn at the Center for Performance Research in Williamsburg.You can find more details about how to see it at cprnyc.org

Hi there! Glitter &amp; Doom is off this week, so while we fish MacKenzie out from the bottom of the Grand Canyon, please enjoy one of our favorite episodes from Season 1.  Movement based performance artist, mayfield brooks spoke to us on Jan. 2020 about their love of Marsha P Johnson, their 2020 project Viewing Hours, and "improvising while Black." Today in 2021, mayfield premiered a new piece commissioned by the Abrons Art Center called Whale Fall. As an extension of that piece, an immersive installation will be up from June 12 to June 19th here in Brooklyn at the Center for Performance Research in Williamsburg.You can find more details about how to see it at <a href="http://cprnyc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cprnyc.org</a>

Revisit Ep. 10: Improvising While Black (feat. mayfield brooks)

It’s not often you hear the expression, “quilting world flash bang” but that’s exactly how we would describe Michael C Thorpe. An outlier in the quilting world, Thorpe has made a splash in the medium by weaving in his identity as a black man, his dreams about his family and his own manner of painting with fabric and thread. He and MacKenzie talk about the Gees Bend quilters, and how quilting makes beauty out of discarded items. Stick around for an insight into the AIDS quilt with organizer, Ted Kerr. And finally, a very special guest.

It’s not often you hear the expression, “quilting world flash bang” but that’s exactly how we would describe Michael C Thorpe. An outlier in the quilting world, Thorpe has made a splash in the medium by weaving in his identity as a black man, his dreams about his family and his own manner of painting with fabric and thread. He and MacKenzie talk about the Gees Bend quilters, and how quilting makes beauty out of discarded items. Stick around for an insight into the AIDS quilt with organizer, Ted Kerr. And finally, a very special guest.

Ep. 26: How To Make An American Quilt (feat. Michael C. Thorpe)

Emily Spivack

Emily Spivack, producer of Worn Stories (a Netflix series based on her book of the same name) has spent years collecting the stories people attach to their clothes. Whether it's the onesie you came home in, to the crushed velvet Mary Janes you wore to your 8th grade graduation – the clothes you put on your back soak up something about you and the moment you wore them. Emily and MacKenzie dive into their favorite stories from the series, their own pre-teen fashion journeys and, somehow, we end up at a prison in Northern Ireland.

Ep. 25: Talking Threads (feat. Emily Spivack)

Welcome to Glitter &amp; Doom, a show that believes that the hardest times yield the greatest art. Join your host, MacKenzie Fegan, every other Wednesday to explore a new featured artist.

This is Glitter & Doom

Meet new media artist, Mina Cheon and her North Korean alter ego, Kim Il Soon. While Mina Cheon is busy being a professor at Baltimore's MICA, and laying out 100,000 Chocopies to promote a unified Korea, Kim Il Soon is teaching art history to North Koreans via smuggled USB sticks and SD cards. Wait, you don't know about Chocopie? Christina Chaey from Bon Appetite is also here to tell you all about them. 즐겨!

Ep. 24: My Oh My, Chocopie (feat. Mina Cheon)

Torrey Peters is the author of Detransition, Baby, a whipsmart novel about three women – trans and cis – trying to have a baby. One of the first novels written by a transwoman published by a Big Five publisher, Detransition, Baby imparts a textured, multi-demensional, and at times incredibly funny exploration of gender, parenthood and sex. Torrey Peters has decided to answer the questions that are tied to the stigma of detransitioning, and she does with nuance, compassion, sensitivity and grace. But what does this all have to do with the cultural implications of owning a dishwasher?

Ep. 23: Transition Words (feat. Torrey Peters)

Martha Redbone

A "talking circle" is, historically, a way for a community to come together to hash out difficult issues in a respectful fashion. But in Martha Redbone and Aaron Whitby's Talking Circles – a work in progress at the New York Theatre Workshop – it also speaks to the spiral of history where 102 years after a global pandemic and protests over the murders of Black people, who are in the grip of a global pandemic and are protesting the murder of Black people. Have we learned anything? Or are we just talking in circles?"

Ep. 22: Talking Circles (feat. Martha Redbone & Aaron Whitby)

Maria Chavez never wanted to be an artist, but her life led her to become an abstract turntablist who has reinvented the playback arts by mixing broken records with broken needles. Her art is almost like listening to real-time sculptures, where the vinyl’s grooves are the topography. But how did we end up talking about owls?

Ep. 21: Like a Broken Record (feat. Maria Chavez)

Glitter &amp; Doom is a podcast built on the idea that the darkest of times yields some of the most evocative works of art. Join MacKenzie Fegan and a featured artist every other Wednesday for an inside look at their latest works and how it responds to today's burning issues, and we get a little lost along the way.

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Garrett Phillips

Lisa Garbus’ two-part documentary, Who Killed Garrett Phillips?, outlines the series of events that led to a murder, a wrongful arrest and the police cover-up that almost took a man’s life. In the studio is his lawyer, Mani TK.

Who killed Garrett Phillips?

We've come a long way in recognizing that transgender people exist, with trans rights openly discussed on TV, in the news and in the halls of government. But imagine if you didn't have access to mainstream television, movies, or even news. Imagine growing up trans in that environment, and thinking that maybe no one had ever felt what you were feeling. Abby Stein was raised as a boy in a Hasidic community in Brooklyn, and became a rabbi before eventually deciding to leave her closed community and come out as trans.

We've come a long way in recognizing that transgender people exist, with trans rights openly discussed on TV, in the news and in the halls of government. But imagine if you didn't have access to mainstream television, movies, or even news. Imagine growing up trans in that environment, and thinking that maybe no one had ever felt what you were feeling. Abby Stein was raised as a boy in a Hasidic community in Brooklyn, and became a rabbi before eventually deciding to leave her closed community and come out as trans.

A Hasidic Rabbi's Transition

Coming up, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, and Emma Stone join us to talk about Asian American representation in comedy.

RepresentAsian in Comedy

A work-in-progress documentary called “The Rabbis’ Intifada” tells the story of a group of Orthodox Rabbis who are speaking out around the globe in support of Palestinian liberation. Filmmaker Heather Tenzer joins us in the studio. Then, Chief Ayanda Clarke speaks with Brian about African Traditionalism, what it takes to become a Nigerian Chief, and an upcoming event he’s organized on culture, tradition, and identity.

A work-in-progress documentary called “The Rabbis’ Intifada” tells the story of a group of Orthodox Rabbis who are speaking out around the globe in support of Palestinian liberation. Filmmaker Heather Tenzer joins us in the studio. Then, Chief Ayanda Clarke speaks with Brian about African Traditionalism, what it takes to become a Nigerian Chief, and an upcoming event he’s organized on culture, tradition, and identity.

Group of Orthodox Rabbis Call to End the Jewish State

For almost 40 years, Pope.L has challenged his audience both, to look deep into the eyes of American society, and question the very nature of art. Best known for enacting provocative performances in public spaces, Pope.L addresses issues from language to gender, to race to the struggles we face in this late capitalism. His work ranges from performance to painting, video, sculpture, and theater. MacKenzie sat down with Pope.L and went in deep on his latest work at the Whitney (Choir), maneuvering a shlong-like device, and what it takes to crawl through the streets of New York.

Ep. 4: The Pope'll See You Now (feat. Pope.L)

Sibling bonds are both rekindled and tested in the feature debut from Diana Peralta. Rita (Sasha Merci) and Carolina (Darlene Demorizi), two high-spirited sisters raised in New York, travel to the Dominican Republic to reunite with their estranged brother Dante (Héctor Aníbal) and to clean out their grandparents’ old home before it is sold and knocked down. We're joined by director, Diana Peralta.

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Tony Rotunno, Editor-in-Chief of Brooklyn Paper, joins us to talk about the 19 stories the paper will be keeping its eye on in 2019, from canine outlaws, to amoral upzoning, to marijuana. Then, are you extremely beautiful? If not, then consider yourself lucky. 112BK’s resident Extremely Beautiful person Brian Enck shares with us the plight of genetic lottery winners.

Tony Rotunno, Editor-in-Chief of Brooklyn Paper, joins us to talk about the 19 stories the paper will be keeping its eye on in 2019, from canine outlaws, to amoral upzoning, to marijuana. Then, are you extremely beautiful? If not, then consider yourself lucky. 112BK’s resident Extremely Beautiful person Brian Enck shares with us the plight of genetic lottery winners.

Brooklyn Paper’s Stories-to-Watch in 2019

In 1988, Mark Denny was sentenced to nearly 50 years in prison for robbery and rape. But there were problems with the case: no physical evidence connected him to the crime and he had a solid alibi. Denny consistently maintained his innocence—even when it eliminated the possibility of an early release, and three other culprits sent letters to the D.A. Charles Hyne stating that Denny had not been involved in the crime. Years later, the office’s Conviction Review Unit was ordered by D.A. Eric Gonzalez to reexamine the case.  They found that a victim only ID’d him only after questionable police conduct, and after 30 years in jail, Fenny was exonerated and released in December 2017. Hear Denny tell his story and his thoughts on criminal justice reform.

In 1988, Mark Denny was sentenced to nearly 50 years in prison for robbery and rape. But there were problems with the case: no physical evidence connected him to the crime and he had a solid alibi. Denny consistently maintained his innocence—even when it eliminated the possibility of an early release, and three other culprits sent letters to the D.A. Charles Hyne stating that Denny had not been involved in the crime. Years later, the office’s Conviction Review Unit was ordered by D.A. Eric Gonzalez to reexamine the case.  They found that a victim only ID’d him only after questionable police conduct, and after 30 years in jail, Fenny was exonerated and released in December 2017. Hear Denny tell his story and his thoughts on criminal justice reform.

Convicted at 17, Exonerated at 46

Activists are using the language of feminism to win support for agendas that have little to do with advancing women's rights. This sneaky new practice is called Embedded Feminism, and on this episode we're unpacking a recent example. Then, with the opening of several high-profile tiki bars in New York and across the country, the tropical kitsch of tiki is once again in vogue. But where does kitsch end and uncomfortable racial appropriation begin? Join us as we Mai Tai one on and discuss...

Activists are using the language of feminism to win support for agendas that have little to do with advancing women's rights. This sneaky new practice is called Embedded Feminism, and on this episode we're unpacking a recent example. Then, with the opening of several high-profile tiki bars in New York and across the country, the tropical kitsch of tiki is once again in vogue. But where does kitsch end and uncomfortable racial appropriation begin? Join us as we Mai Tai one on and discuss...

Faux Feminism and Topical Tiki Drinks

Jonathan Metzl

Following last week’s large-scale mass shooting, the National Rifle Association told doctors to “stay in their lane.” But gun violence is directly related to public health, and to talk about the intersection of guns, medicine, and mental health, Dr. Jonathan Metzl joins Ashley in the studio. But first, hear from Prospect Park gardener Allie Loux as thousands of ladybugs are being mobilized to save the Park’s beloved aster flowers from the destructive lace bugs.”

Following last week’s large-scale mass shooting, the National Rifle Association told doctors to “stay in their lane.” But gun violence is directly related to public health, and to talk about the intersection of guns, medicine, and mental health, Dr. Jonathan Metzl joins Ashley in the studio. But first, hear from Prospect Park gardener Allie Loux as thousands of ladybugs are being mobilized to save the Park’s beloved aster flowers from the destructive lace bugs.”

Gun Violence and Public Health with Dr. Jonathan Metzl

Buckle up, because we're talking fashion. We rip the seams on how fashion's four-lines-a year fuck-it-lets-do-it-live warp speed style is combining with misguided efforts to take inspiration from other cultures. But is appropriation more complicated than the discourse gives it credit for? We try to find the beauty in cultural appropriation with Refinery 29's Connie Wang.

Appropriated Attire

David Brawley

Reverend David Brawley is not shy about criticizing the Mayor and his approach to affordable housing and NYCHA management. Also a member of the Strategy Team of East Brooklyn Congregations, Rev. Brawley joins Jarrett in the studio to talk about heat and hot water issues, widespread mold, and more plights of NYCHA tenants.

Reverend David Brawley is not shy about criticizing the Mayor and his approach to affordable housing and NYCHA management. Also a member of the Strategy Team of East Brooklyn Congregations, Rev. Brawley joins Jarrett in the studio to talk about heat and hot water issues, widespread mold, and more plights of NYCHA tenants.

Rev. David Brawley on Mayor de Blasio’s NYCHA Plan

There’s more to Public Access Television than rabbit puppets, strange psychics and softcore porn. Public Access TV plays a vital role in local governance, democratic participation and providing resources to underserved communities. But a new FCC proposal could put all of that at risk. BRIC’s Tony Riddle tells us what’s at stake for the medium and for BRIC. And then, 20 years after being a Public Access star as a teen, Rainbow Ruthie tries to recapture the magic.  

There’s more to Public Access Television than rabbit puppets, strange psychics and softcore porn. Public Access TV plays a vital role in local governance, democratic participation and providing resources to underserved communities. But a new FCC proposal could put all of that at risk. BRIC’s Tony Riddle tells us what’s at stake for the medium and for BRIC. And then, 20 years after being a Public Access star as a teen, Rainbow Ruthie tries to recapture the magic.

Public Access Essentials 

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.

Art and Politics

Okay ladies, now let's get information...about Beyonce's place in the canon of black feminism. Author, Kevin Allred is in the studio to talk about his new book, Ain't I a Diva? Beyoncé and the Power of Pop Culture Pedagogy. Plus, Beyonce's Lemonade featured a Nigerian body-painter who tapped into the traditions of the Yoruba. We'll talk to local body-painter, Andy Golub, in advance of the sixth annual Body Painting Day.*

Okay ladies, now let's get information...about Beyonce's place in the canon of black feminism. Author, Kevin Allred is in the studio to talk about his new book, Ain't I a Diva? Beyoncé and the Power of Pop Culture Pedagogy. Plus, Beyonce's Lemonade featured a Nigerian body-painter who tapped into the traditions of the Yoruba. We'll talk to local body-painter, Andy Golub, in advance of the sixth annual Body Painting Day. *

Schooling Life with Beyoncé

From a climate change perspective, getting on a plane is the single worst thing a person can do. Can your guilt over flying fit in an overhead bin? New York Times reporter Andy Newman and carbon offset expert, Peter Miller join us to talk about how air travel is devastating the environment.  Then, climate change is often depicted as a "white people's issue," and of course, rich white people are largely responsible for the situation in which we find ourselves. But communities of color are the most likely to suffer the consequences of climate change. The cofounders of Sustainable Brooklyn, Dominique Drakeford, and Whitney McGuire, join us to talk about how the whitewashing of environmental activism serves no one.

From a climate change perspective, getting on a plane is the single worst thing a person can do. Can your guilt over flying fit in an overhead bin? New York Times reporter Andy Newman and carbon offset expert, Peter Miller join us to talk about how air travel is devastating the environment. Then, climate change is often depicted as a "white people's issue," and of course, rich white people are largely responsible for the situation in which we find ourselves. But communities of color are the most likely to suffer the consequences of climate change. The cofounders of Sustainable Brooklyn, Dominique Drakeford, and Whitney McGuire, join us to talk about how the whitewashing of environmental activism serves no one.

Planes, CO2, & Sustainable Change

In our current moment of turmeric tonics and açai everything, can "healthy" cocktails cure what ails you? Amanda Schuster, the senior editor in chief of The Alcohol Professor, joins us to discuss her new book, "New York Cocktails.” And while we’re on the subject, psychic and medium Heather Carlucci drops by to talk about healthy spirits of a different sort.

In our current moment of turmeric tonics and açai everything, can "healthy" cocktails cure what ails you? Amanda Schuster, the senior editor in chief of The Alcohol Professor, joins us to discuss her new book, "New York Cocktails.” And while we’re on the subject, psychic and medium Heather Carlucci drops by to talk about healthy spirits of a different sort.

Critical Drinking

Steve Bannon

Steve Bannon gleefully takes credit for inflicting Donald Trump upon the world, and if he has his way, he'll help prop up more populist leaders. A new documentary called "The Brink" brings us closer to the most deplorable of the deplorables. Hear more about the film and the importance of taking a closer look at the Steve Bannons of the world from director Alison Klayman and producer Marie Therese Gurgis.

Steve Bannon gleefully takes credit for inflicting Donald Trump upon the world, and if he has his way, he'll help prop up more populist leaders. A new documentary called "The Brink" brings us closer to the most deplorable of the deplorables. Hear more about the film and the importance of taking a closer look at the Steve Bannons of the world from director Alison Klayman and producer Marie Therese Gurgis.

New Doc Captures Steve Bannon Unfiltered

In 1965, Elektra Records released an LP called Negro Folklore from Texas State Prisons. The album featured work songs, blues, spirituals, preachings, and toasts all recorded by the American folklorist and ethnographer Bruce Jackson. The African-American men whose voices appear on the record were serving time, doing hard labor on prison farms, many of which, in a former life, were family-owned plantations worked by slaves. This album is the foundation of a play being mounted by The Wooster Group at St. Ann's Warehouse. "The B-Side" opens on March 1, 2019, and to tell us more we're joined in the studio by director Kate Valk and Eric Berryman, main performer and conceiver of the project. And then, hear from Bruce Jackson himself.

In 1965, Elektra Records released an LP called Negro Folklore from Texas State Prisons. The album featured work songs, blues, spirituals, preachings, and toasts all recorded by the American folklorist and ethnographer Bruce Jackson. The African-American men whose voices appear on the record were serving time, doing hard labor on prison farms, many of which, in a former life, were family-owned plantations worked by slaves. This album is the foundation of a play being mounted by The Wooster Group at St. Ann's Warehouse. "The B-Side" opens on March 1, 2019, and to tell us more we're joined in the studio by director Kate Valk and Eric Berryman, main performer and conceiver of the project. And then, hear from Bruce Jackson himself.

New Play Pays Homage to “Negro Folklore from Texas State Prisons”

Nini Nguyen

Nini Nguyen’s run on Top Chef may have been short, but it was mighty. The fierce co-founding culinary director at Brooklyn’s own Cook Space, Nini joins us in the studio to talk about immigration, inspiration, and haunting sauces. Then, a restaurant is only as good as its front-of-house staff.  Alejandra Guanipa, wine director at Roman’s in Fort Greene and 20-year restaurant veteran, joins us to talk about the thankless job of directly interacting with hangry guests, how harrowing this work can be, and why you should be nicer to your servers.

Nini Nguyen’s run on Top Chef may have been short, but it was mighty. The fierce co-founding culinary director at Brooklyn’s own Cook Space, Nini joins us in the studio to talk about immigration, inspiration, and haunting sauces. Then, a restaurant is only as good as its front-of-house staff.  Alejandra Guanipa, wine director at Roman’s in Fort Greene and 20-year restaurant veteran, joins us to talk about the thankless job of directly interacting with hangry guests, how harrowing this work can be, and why you should be nicer to your servers.

The Ferocity of Top Chef’s Nini Nguyen

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