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BKLYN Community Audio

BKLYN Community Audio

By: Brooklyn Public Library
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 BKLYN Community Audio is a sampling of the best sound from Brooklyn Public Library, created by staff and patrons at BPL. Listen to artist interviews on BKLYN Mixtape, hear first-person stories from Brooklynites on Hear Me Out, BKLYN Outpost Redux, and Who Tells Your Story. And, keep checking this feed! The library is always making stories for your ears. We’ll post new shows and episodes as they come out.Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. 355571 Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Finding Trace/s - Part Two

    Finding Trace/s - Part Two
    Jun 18 2025

    "Finding Trace/s" is a companion podcast to the Center for Brooklyn History’s exhibition Trace/s: Family History Research and the Legacy of Slavery in Brooklyn. Brooklyn-based podcast producer Ula Kulpa takes listeners behind the scenes of the making of the exhibition, using oral history excerpts, interviews with the exhibition’s curators, and deep dives into the primary sources that reveal the story of slavery’s impact on the borough of Brooklyn. Whether you can’t make it in person to the Center for Brooklyn History, want to prepare beforehand, or want to keep learning after your visit, consider “Finding Trace/s” your immersive guide to the exhibition, from wherever you are!

    “Finding Trace/s” is made possible through an internship partnership with NYU’s History Department and their Archives and Public History Program. Special thanks to Program Director Ellen Noonan, and the podcast team at the Brooklyn Public Library for their support.
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    12 mins
  • Finding Trace/s - Part One

    Finding Trace/s - Part One
    Jun 18 2025

    "Finding Trace/s" is a companion podcast to the Center for Brooklyn History’s exhibition Trace/s: Family History Research and the Legacy of Slavery in Brooklyn. Brooklyn-based podcast producer Ula Kulpa takes listeners behind the scenes of the making of the exhibition, using oral history excerpts, interviews with the exhibition’s curators, and deep dives into the primary sources that reveal the story of slavery’s impact on the borough of Brooklyn. Whether you can’t make it in person to the Center for Brooklyn History, want to prepare beforehand, or want to keep learning after your visit, consider “Finding Trace/s” your immersive guide to the exhibition, from wherever you are!

    “Finding Trace/s” is made possible through an internship partnership with NYU’s History Department and their Archives and Public History Program. Special thanks to Program Director Ellen Noonan, and the podcast team at the Brooklyn Public Library for their support.
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    12 mins
  • Bed-Stuy Tea: Shakoor Watson

    Bed-Stuy Tea: Shakoor Watson
    Feb 21 2025

    Welcome back to a new year of Bed-Stuy Tea!

    In today's episode, Krishna and Riann sit down and talk to Chef Shakoor Watson, owner and creator of The Sweet Tooth Bakery & Catering. Sweet Tooth Bakery & Catering is located on 376 Marcus Garvey Blvd. and has been a Bedford-Stuyvesant community staple since 1999. We talk to Chef Shakoor about his journey into creating his business, his advice for aspiring entrepreneurs and more. Please note that this episode talks about topics that some listeners may find sensitive including drug use and family death.

    Sit back and enjoy our first episode of 2025!

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    29 mins
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