Brooklyn Public Library is full of stories. Borrowed brings the best of them to you. Current podcast series: Launching July 8, 2025, Borrowed & Returned is a new podcast series that examines what our reading public borrowed in the past, and what we’re all reading now. In conversations with library workers, authors and readers across the country, we’ll return to the books that changed us, and changed America, too. Previous podcast series: Borrowed and Banned is our limited series about Americ ...
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Welcome to Share Public Health, the Midwestern Public Health Training Center’s podcast connecting you to public health topics, issues, and colleagues throughout the midwest region and the country, highlighting that we all share in public health.
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Brooklyn Public Philosophers is a forum for philosophers in the greater Brooklyn area to discuss their work with a general audience, hosted by the Brooklyn Public Library. Its goal is to raise awareness of the best work on philosophical questions of interest to Brooklynites, and to provide a civil space where Brooklynites can reason together about the philosophical questions that matter to them. And now we have a podcast! With The Owl, we're hoping to give people a way of staying connected e ...
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OUR STREETS, OUR STORIES is a project of the Brooklyn Public Library's Department of Outreach Services that seeks to explore the Brooklyn that is and was, from the words of the community that lives here. Our hope is to create neighborhood-specific history archives based around interviews with Brooklyn residents. We seek to not only witness the change taking place all around us, but also to record and preserve the history of our neighborhoods before that history is forgotten. *Nominee, 2016 & ...
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The podcast is hyper-focused on local news, issues and events in the New York City area. This podcast's purpose is to give New Yorkers New York news about their neighborhoods and shine a light on the issues happening in their backyard.
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This is Thresholds, a series of interviews with writers and artists you love about the transformative experiences (surprises, crises, existential freakouts, u-turns, breakthroughs) that have shaped their work. The life-wasn’t-the-same-after-that moments. Hosted by Jordan Kisner, author of the essay collection THIN PLACES. Thresholds is a co-production between Black Mountain Institute and Literary Hub. www.thisisthresholds.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Review Panel is a regular discussion forum founded and moderated by David Cohen, publisher and editor of the online magazine artcritical.com. Each time Cohen is joined by three guests, who include leading American critics, as they debate the merits of current shows of contemporary art before a live audience. This program has been hosted by Brooklyn Public Library/BPL Presents since 2016. It was hosted by the National Academy Museum from 2004-2016 while Review Panel Philadelphia was hoste ...
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A new project to manage stormwater breaks ground in Brooklyn... Adams announces funding to add 5,000 officers to the NYPD... You can now borrow art from the Brooklyn Public Library
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Introducing: "Borrowed & Returned" from the Brooklyn Public Library
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28:13Thresholds is happy to introduce "Borrowed & Returned," a new podcast from the Brooklyn Public Library about the books that have changed America. This episode was made in partnership between Borrowed & Returned and Thresholds. You can hear the whole interview with Ayana Elizabeth Johnson in our feed. Episode description: When Silent Spring came out…
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This week on my podcast, I’ve got the audio from last week’s Enshittification book-tour event with former FTC Chair Lina Khan at the Brooklyn Public Library (you can watch the video here). lI’ve got 24 more cities to go on the tour – I hope to see you at one (or more) of them! MP3By Cory Doctorow
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Its going to be a windy weekend in the city... The Village Halloween parade kicks off with the kids... Family and colleagues of fallen NYPD officer fight the parole of the his killer...
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Two dead in flooding in NYC... Windy weather for trick-or-treaters today... City and bus drivers agree to 30-day extension of contract...The scariest movies people watched over the last 5 years
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Wicked weather on the eve of Halloween... Mamdani holds onto strong lead in two new polls ahead of Election Day... New York has been dethroned as the ‘rattiest’ city in the US
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7:24This is the All Local 4 p.m. update for October 30, 2025.
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Mamdani maintains double-digit lead in latest polls... City blasted with heavy rain... Man wanted for attacking NYC bus rider with eggs
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City officials urge New Yorkers to prepare for heavy rain and gusty winds... New Poll shows Cuomo is gaining ground but Mamdani is still leading in the race for NYC mayor... Final preparations underway ...
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Delivery workers, street vendors demand worker protections at City Hall rally... Adams administration accused of anti-Muslim bias in new lawsuit... NYC officials, marathon organizers paint finish line
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6:42The All Local Afternoon Update for Tuesday, October 29 2025
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The Big Apple will become the Soaked Apple when a storm hits the area tomorrow... A new poll shows Mamdani still in the lead in NYC mayor's race... 1,000-pound pumpkin enchants Brooklyn
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Yellow school buses that kids across the 5 boroughs rely on, could stop running after Friday...Air traffic controllers receive their first empty paychecks amid the government shutdown...The city council ...
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6:29The All Local 4pm Update for Tuesday, October 28th 2025
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Millions in the path as Hurricane Melissa moves slowly over Jamaica... Rideshare drivers say they're being fired without notice... LI mother recovered from serious case of the flu encourages people to ...
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Some good news for Cuomo in the NYC mayor's race... New poll show a statistical tie in NJ governor's race... Hochul announces emergency funding as shutdown threats to cut SNAP benefits
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7:04The All Local, Tuesday, October 28th
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NYPD commissioner honors officers who responded to the mass shooting in Midtown... Hochul fast-tracks $30 million in emergency food assistance... 85-year-old woman dies in NYC house fire
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6:32The All Local Afternoon Update for Monday, October 27th 2025
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Newark Airport experiences staffing issues due to government shutdown... Mayoral candidates ramp up campaigning as early voting begins... A slasher attacks 3 people in a 24-hour period in NYC
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5:56The All local, Monday, October 27th
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Deadly stabbing in the Bronx leaves neighbors in turmoil ... Nick Mangold passes at 41 ... 80,000 ballots already cast in NYC early voting ... New Yorkers rally in support of AG Tisch James
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4:39This is the 4pm All-Local update on Sunday, Oct. 26.
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Huge turnout for NYC early voting ... NJ gubernatorial race continues to heat up
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Early voting begins in NYC ... NJ's election heats up ... police looking to make arrest after a subway slashing on the Q train
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3:56This is the afternoon All-Local update on Saturday, Oct. 25.
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This week on my podcast, I’ve got the audio from last week’s Enshittification book-tour event with Ed Zitron and Whitney Betran at the Seattle Public Library (you can watch the video here). I’ve got many more cities to go on the tour – I hope to see you at one (or more) of them! MP3By Cory Doctorow
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Early voting begins today for the NYC mayor and NJ governor races...Mayor Adams eyeing ways to tamper with Mamdani's rent freeze plan...SI residents question safety as concrete falls from Verrazzano Bridge ...
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8:17This is your morning All Local update for Saturday, October 25, 2025.
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A nice autumn weekend is in store for the city... Elections across the tristate are getting heated... NY Attorney General Letitia James pleads not guilty to fraud charges...
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7:05This is the evening All Local update for October 24, 2025.
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Mamdani is accusing Cuomo of fostering Islamophobia... New York's rat problem isn't as bad as rat problems in Los Angeles or San Francisco... A new and bigger crystal ball for the New Year in Times Square ...
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NBA gambling scandal explodes ... Construction worker falls to his death ... Fallout from Canal St. ICE raids extends to City Hall ... Fraud and time abuse investigation hits LIRR
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5:44This is the 4PM All-Local update on Thursday, Oct. 23.
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Current and former NBA players arrested in an FBI investigation into illegal gambling... A strike on Broadway averted... Wall Street on track to have one of its most profitable years
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7:12The All Local Afternoon Update for Thursday October 23rd 2025
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The three candidates for mayor attack each other at their final debate... Broadway musicians are meeting with a mediator to avoid a strike... Trump admin official promises more immigration raids in NYC ...
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Sliwa says he's not going anywhere amid calls for him to drop mayoral bid... NYers continue to protest after Canal Street ICE raid... Adams cancels $135M in medical debt for working people in NYC
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Mother of abandoned baby at Penn Station arrested... Tonight is the last NYC mayoral debate before Election Day... ICE raids Canal Street vendors... Two homes burned overnight in Queens fire
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ICE agents target illegal vendors in Chinatown... Curtis Sliwa insists he's staying in the mayoral race - despite pressure from Republicans...
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Broadway musicians set to go on strike... Curtis Sliwa says he will not step aside in the NYC mayoral race... Downtown Manhattan street to be renamed in honor of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
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8:23This is your All Local evening update for October 21, 2025.
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A pardoned Capitol rioter charged for allegedly threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries... Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil went before an appeals court... Broadway musicians could go on strike as soon as Thursday ...
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6:59The All Local Afternoon Update for Tuesday, October 21 2025
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Thresholds: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson on the Future That’s Still Possible
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38:54Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is a marine biologist, climate scientist and activist. Recently, she sat down with Jordan Kisner, of the Thresholds podcast, to talk about our climate future. You may have heard clips of their conversation in our last episode about Silent Spring. Today, we're playing the full interview as a partnership with Thresholds, a…
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New pol show NYC mayoral race tightens if Sliwa drops out... Multiple pedestrians injured after box truck slams into a parked van in Chelsea... Teen is in critical condition after being shot near NYCHA ...
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6:43The All local for Tuesday, October 21st
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Police are searching three men who allegedly beat a man with a bat in The Bronx... A newborn found abandoned at Penn Station this morning... Andrew Cuomo live on 1010 WINS with Susan Richard this morning ...
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7:36This is your evening All Local Update for October 20th, 2025.
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A newborn found on a subway station staircase...Representative Dan Goldman calls on the NYPD to hold ICE agents accountable... A 22 year old arrested for a deadly shooting in Flatbush
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7:52The All Local Afternoon Update for Monday October 20th 2025
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Rough weather poised to complicate Monday commute... Passengers removed from train in the Bronx after cars detach... Suspect arrested and charged after body parts found in Brooklyn trash
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6:40The All local for Monday, October 20th
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Former Rep. George Santos freed from prison... 24-year-old man shot to death inside Flatbush building... Dog parade takes over Tompkins Square
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5:34This is the afternoon All-Local update on Sunday, Oct. 19.
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'No Kings' Protest against President Trump commences nationwide...Broadway actors reach tentative deal on musician strike...Andrew Cuomo talks NYC mayoral apponents
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George Santos released from prison...ICE make arrests outside of migrant shelter in Times Square...Gunman brought down during Wikipedia meeting
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New York expected to see the large crowds for the second No Kings Day protest... Luigi Mangione's attorneys claim the White House is using him as a political pawn... New York GOP suspends Young Republicans ...
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5:09The All Local Afternoon Update for Friday, October 17 2025
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A recap of Mamdani, Sliwa and Cuomo on the first mayoral debate... Man arrested for raping 5 women in Queens in the 1990s... Man sentenced 25-to-life for killing of woman at Brooklyn construction site
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Eric Adams says he might get his PhD when he leaves office
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0:46Juliet Papa with the details
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Candidates for mayor will take the stage in first debate since the primary
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1:59Mary Lyn Buckley with the details
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NYC gears up for tonight's mayoral debate ... Adams says he's gearing up to go back to school ... NYPD says it's changing how its operating its gang database following an investigation by a watchdog organization ...
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9:43This is the afternoon All-Local update on Oct. 16, 2025.
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Mayoral candidates prepare to hit the debate stage... Lawmakers react after Trump says he'll stop funding for the Gateway Tunnel Project... Four people hospitalized after a fire in Flushing
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5:57This is the All Local afternoon update for October 16, 2025
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Ahead of tonight's first mayoral debate, Mamdani apologizes to the NYPD... Trump says he's killing the Gateway project... An 89-year-old woman is dead after an 86-year-old driver reverses onto sidewalk ...
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Suspect arrested in 40-year-old LI cold case... 'Fireball' blazes through Hillside auto body shop... MTA says vandal cut wiring, causing Tuesday night delays
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4:27This is the afternoon All-Local update on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025.
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