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Lies, Dog-Whistles and Statistics

Lies, Dog-Whistles and Statistics

Update: 2017-10-30
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We sit down to discuss the last few City Council debates for District 43. Rachel is joined in the studio by Kayla Santosuosso, former AAANY Deputy Director and Campaign Manager for the Khader El-Yateem campaign, and Mary Hetteix, debate organizer and member of South Brooklyn Progressive Resistance.

Show Notes: http://wp.me/p9fCWw-35
Website: www.radiofreebayridge.org

Our guest music is “Here It Comes” by Fred Zorn; reach him at 1boy1dog@gmail.com

Opening and closing music is 'Battle Hymn of The Republic' by Red Nichols and his Five Pennies.
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Owl's Head Park Walking Tour
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The Art of the Gerrymander
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Fact Check: Golden vs Gounardes
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Fact Check: Golden vs Gounardes

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March For Pablo Villavicencio Calderon
On today's episode, we'll bring you our recording of the June 6th, 2018 march in solidarity with Pablo Villavicencio Calderon. Pablo, a deliveryman, was arrested trying to deliver pizza to the Fort Hamilton Army Base. A few days after his detainment by ICE, neighbors organized, attended, and spoke at a rally in front of the Fort Hamilton Army Base.We'll bring you a narrative of the events that day with live recordings of the speeches given by neighbors, politicians, and activists.Show notes are available at www.radiofreebayridge.org/march-for-pablo-villavicencio-calderonSubscribe on iTunes at itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/radio-free-bay-ridge/ or wherever hyper-local podcasts can be seen fleetingly in the wild.

March For Pablo Villavicencio Calderon

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Interview with Mathylde Frontus
Today we sit down to chat with Mathylde Frontus, running for New York’s 46th State Assembly District. The district covers the southern portion of Bay Ridge. Mathylde is a nonprofit director, scholar, and organizer who grew up in Coney Island. She has focused her life and studies on Social Services, mental health, community organizing and education. She's also been a major component of the anti-violence initiatives going on in Coney Island.We'll also dig into what is driving Mathylde’s candidacy: a desire to systematically reform government. This includes improving community feedback (by creating new mechanisms such as a community think-tank), encouraging residents to become more aware of their government (by creating new civic workshops to help people run for office), and by pushing for more transparency in the Albany budget process to uncover corruption and improve accountability. We also discuss specific issues, such as education and mental health services.Show notes are available at www.radiofreebayridge.org/Subscribe on iTunes at itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/radio-free-bay-ridge/ or wherever fine, hyper-local organic podcasts are lovingly grown.

Interview with Mathylde Frontus

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John Papanier on Staten Island's Town Hall For Our Lives

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Yemen Next Door
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Yemen Next Door

2018-03-2100:36:29

Congressional Contenders: Radhakrishna Mohan
On our final Congressional Contenders interview, we are happy to talk with Radhakrishna Mohan, a civic leader and Executive Board member of the New York State Public Employees Federation. Mohan discussed his lifelong Union background, both in India and Staten Island, and his experience organizing on a state-wide level. We talked about the role Unions play in being a watchdog for dangerous federal policies, and how a Unionist congressman can bring together Unions to fight for more organizing power. We also discussed how investing in high-tech jobs and infrastructure can help balance our ballooning public debt and federal trade imbalances, how to combat the Opioid crisis on Staten Island, and how we can position Staten Island and Brooklyn to reinvent itself with new cultural institutions and tourism.Check out of full show notes and subscribe at www.radiofreebayridge.org

Congressional Contenders: Radhakrishna Mohan

2018-03-0300:38:32

Congressional Contenders: Omar Vaid
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Congressional Contenders: Omar Vaid

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Congressional Contenders: Max Rose
Swinging by the studio today is Max Rose on our sixth Congressional Contenders episode. Max spoke with us about the centrality of public safety to a holistic social-services overhaul that threads through healthcare, Opioid addiction, gun violence, policing, infrastructure, and more. We also got into the weeds on criminal justice reform, especially the Conviction Review Unit that Max observed first-hand while working for the late Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson.Check out of full show notes and subscribe at www.radiofreebayridge.org

Congressional Contenders: Max Rose

2018-02-1900:45:33

Congressional Contenders: Paul Sperling
Today we welcome Paul Sperling to the fifth episode of our Congressional Contenders series. We sat with Paul to discuss his plans for improved rail infrastructure, workers cooperatives, bringing large employers to Staten Island, and improving healthcare in the district. We also touch on the green economy, cannabis legalization, and improving education in the district with debt forgiveness, free trade schools, and more school construction and hiring.Check out of full show notes and subscribe at www.radiofreebayridge.org

Congressional Contenders: Paul Sperling

2018-02-1400:21:55

Congressional Contenders: Zach Emig
In part four of our Congressional Contenders series, we sit down with Zach Emig, an MIT engineering graduate and bond trader who announced his candidacy all the way back in May of last year. We'll discuss Zach's long haul on the NY11 campaign trail and dig into his "Narrows Agenda" for improving the district. We'll discuss corporate and income taxes, the opioid epidemic, technology, and immigration... as well as the partisan rancor that is affecting national and local politics.Check out of full show notes and subscribe at www.radiofreebayridge.org

Congressional Contenders: Zach Emig

2018-02-0900:47:00

Special Episode: Jeremi Suri at Poly Prep
A few months ago, Poly Prep reached out to us to ask if we would be interested in recording a new, public event series called Context: Conversations at Poly Prep. The first lecture, with professor and historian Jeremi Suri, was a quick but wide-ranging lecture discussing the evolution of the Office of the President throughout American History as discussed in his new book The Impossible Presidency. While the subject isn't necessarily local, we were thrilled to bring you a progressive, thoughtful lecture given locally at an institution with over 100 years of history in the neighborhood (and to pal around with the excellent Bookmark Shoppe too!)Check out the show notes and find more episodes at www.RadioFreeBayRidge.org

Special Episode: Jeremi Suri at Poly Prep

2018-02-0600:57:37

Congressional Contenders: Mike DeCillis
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Congressional Contenders: Mike DeCillis

2018-02-0500:57:45

Bay Ridge's 'Little City Hall'
For progressives and activists in Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, and beyond, our local Community Board is an often overlooked vestige of community empowerment that is crying out for more engagement. In our wonkiest episode yet, we'll introduce our local Community Board Ten and explore it from all sides. We'll hear from political aides, long-time board members, and activists. Along the way, we'll dive into the strange, bureaucratic history of the boards and help explain why they function the way they do.Today's guests are Joanne Seminara (longtime CB10 member), Vinny (local political aide), and Brian Hedden (head of our South Brooklyn Transportation Alternatives chapter).Remember to apply for Brooklyn CB10 at the Borough Presidents website at http://www.brooklyn-usa.org/community-board-membership-application/Show notes are available at www.RadioFreeBayRidge.orgSubscribe on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/radio-free-bay-ridge/ or wherever fine local podcasts are sold.

Bay Ridge's 'Little City Hall'

2018-02-0101:15:28

Special Episode: 3rd Annual Bay Ridge MLK March
Join us in celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by listening in to the sounds and speeches of the 3rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. March in Bay Ridge, focusing on fighting back against Racism, Militarism and Poverty.The march was co-hosted and organized by Bay Ridge for Social Justice, Fight Back Bay Ridge, South Brooklyn Progressive Resistance, The Arab American Association of New York, and South Brooklyn DSA.

Special Episode: 3rd Annual Bay Ridge MLK March

2018-01-1601:39:30

Congressional Contenders: Michael DeVito Jr.
In part two of our Congressional Contenders series, we sit down and chat with Michael DeVito Jr., a Non-Profit Director, mediator, and former Marine Staff Sergeant. We'll discuss what it's like helping at-risk youth on Staten Island and whether local organizations can serve as a model for nation-wide initiatives to combat opioid use, gun violence, and economic inequality. We also touch on the role of federal infrastructure development in Staten Island and South Brooklyn, and what it's like dealing with out-of-control pharmaceutical and healthcare costs in the district.Check out of full show notes at www.radiofreebayridge.org

Congressional Contenders: Michael DeVito Jr.

2018-01-0100:57:11

A School Of Our Own
Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights have some of the worst overcrowding conditions in the city. How can we, as citizens, advocate and expedite a brand new school in the district? We'll map out a path, with some help from our newest Councilperson Justin Brannan, and discuss the pitfalls and process that lead to a new school within the next four years.Check out our shownotes at www.RadioFreeBayRidge.org

A School Of Our Own

2017-12-2000:56:14

Congressional Contenders: Boyd Melson
Major Boyd Melson, US Army Reserves, kicks off our first in a series of interviews with the Democratic challengers for Staten Island and South Brooklyn's Congressional seat in 2018. We'll discuss stem-cell research, spinal cord injury research, non-profit charity work, and the opioid epidemic. Stay tuned after the podcast for Boyd's endorsement in the race!Check out the show notes at www.RadioFreeBayRidge.org

Congressional Contenders: Boyd Melson

2017-12-0801:30:11

Going Nativist
Today we look at how Bay Ridge Nativism affects the neighborhood discourse (and thus, our politics). We'll interview former and current Bay Ridge residents, as well as political candidates, to see what they think. We'll explore different ways of looking at Bay Ridge based on where and when you were born. Does an emphasis on birthplace and/or residency drown out and discourage other voices and opinions? Does an idea have to start in our neighborhood to be of value or improve our lives?In short, does local nativism make Bay Ridge more -- or less (and we're betting you can guess which side we're on) -- welcoming? And given that, how does this phenomenon manifest in our politics, and how can we work to counter (or eliminate) it?Check out the show notes at www.RadioFreeBayRidge.org

Going Nativist

2017-11-2501:12:35

Coffee with Dan Donovan in Gravesend, Brooklyn
Today we bring you the uncut recording of one of Dan Donovan's "Coffee with your Congressman" events, held at David Boody Jr. High School in Gravesend, Brooklyn on November 12th, 2017. Be sure to check our shownotes at www.radiofreebayridge.org for analysis on some of his questions, such as the Republican Tax Plan, Net Neutrality, Reproductive Rights, the Estate Tax, the Excelsior Scholarship, Healthcare, and more.Bay Ridge, be sure to attend the next "Coffee With Your Congressman" event at Fort Hamilton High School on Saturday, November 18th from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Coffee with Dan Donovan in Gravesend, Brooklyn

2017-11-1401:18:43

Lies, Dog-Whistles and Statistics
We sit down to discuss the last few City Council debates for District 43. Rachel is joined in the studio by Kayla Santosuosso, former AAANY Deputy Director and Campaign Manager for the Khader El-Yateem campaign, and Mary Hetteix, debate organizer and member of South Brooklyn Progressive Resistance.Show Notes: http://wp.me/p9fCWw-35Website: www.radiofreebayridge.orgOur guest music is “Here It Comes” by Fred Zorn; reach him at 1boy1dog@gmail.comOpening and closing music is 'Battle Hymn of The Republic' by Red Nichols and his Five Pennies.

Lies, Dog-Whistles and Statistics

2017-10-3000:54:46

AAANY City Council Debate
Welcome back to another Special Episode of Radio Free Bay Ridge. Today, we bring you the uncut audio from October 24th at the Arab American Association of Bay Ridge's City Council debate between Democratic candidate Justin Brannan, Reform Party candidate Bob Capano, and Republican candidate John Quaglione.The debate was held at IS 30 in Bay Ridge, and co-sponsored by Fight Back Bay Ridge and South Brooklyn Progressive Resistance.

AAANY City Council Debate

2017-10-2601:53:13

City Council Debate at Xaverian HS
Special Episode!While we work on our next episode on Nativism, we bring you the raw and unedited recording of this past Tuesdays District 43 City Council Debate between John Quaglione, Justin Brannan, and Bob Capano, hosted by the Bay Ridge Community Council.Also, be sure to attend next Tuesdays debate, hosted by the Arab American Association, at IS 30 on 4th Ave and Ovington. It's on October 24th, 7:00pm till 9:00pm, doors at 6:30pm. We'll be there tweeting from @RadioFreeBR using #AAANYDebate.

City Council Debate at Xaverian HS

2017-10-1801:37:51

All Eyes On The Streets Of Bay Ridge
In our first episode, Rachel and Dan briefly discuss the Mayoral race and local City Council races, before going into a deeper discussion on Republican City Council hopeful John Quaglione's "Eyes on the Street" crowdsourced NYPD video surveillance program.Among the topics covered in our deep dive: the efficacy of surveillance as a deterrent, data security, Fourth Amendment rights, police oversight and training, and the legacy of Jane Jacob's 'Eyes on the Street' theory as it pertains to quality of life crimes in Bay Ridge today.Show Notes: http://wp.me/p9fCWw-wWebsite: http://www.radiofreebayridge.orgOur guest music is “Silver Spoon” by Maria Rosado; Brooklyn to the Bay (2015)- https://mariaissoul.bandcamp.com/Opening and closing music is 'Battle Hymn of The Republic' by Red Nichols and his Five Pennies.

All Eyes On The Streets Of Bay Ridge

2017-10-0500:48:52

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