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The idea of a cooperative, or co-op, where everyone who works at a company is also a part-owner, is nothing new. New York state is home to more co-ops than anywhere else in the country. To wrap up our series on work and labor, we’re checking in with Brooklynites who are organizing and maintaining worker co-ops, and in the process creating a less exploitative, more equitable workplace, way of life, and world.  • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW• Thank you to this week from Yvonne Marquez. • LINKS Center for Family Life is a neighborhood-based family and social services organization with deep roots in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Since 1978, CFL has grown with the Sunset Park neighborhood, responding to emerging needs with effective programs in counseling, employment, education, the arts and recreation. Today, our se

Historian Benjamin Hunnicutt has called the push for more free time the “forgotten American dream"; but somewhere along the way the pursuit of that happiness was replaced by the idea that work and wealth are ends in themselves. This week, we're imagining the utopian and dystopian futures of work. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW• Thank you to Alisha Bhagat, Muhammad Floyd, Rob Cameron, Brad Parks, James Earl King, Carlos Luis Delgado, Christopher Lazariuk, and the Kaleidocast podcast.• LINKSAssemblymember Kenny Burgos was born and lives in the Bronx, New York. Assemblymember Burgos graduated from the Bronx High School of Science and received his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University at Albany. He has worked as a Deputy Chief of Staff and Budget Director on the New York City Council.Alex Soojung

They say, “love your job, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” But what happens when you turn a hobby or interest into a profession? This week, we spoke with members of the Nets Gaming Crew – a professional NBA2K team affiliated with the Brooklyn Nets, and the founder of CoExist gaming – a hub for professional gamers in the NYC area, about what happens when play becomes work.  • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW• Thank you to Kuye Youngblood, Alex Bernstein, Ian Curtis, Letta J, and Mike Ren.• LINKSIvan Curtiss, also known as OG KING CURT, is the General Manager of The Brooklyn Nets Gaming Crew of The NBA 2K League. He also co-founded The (MPBA) MyPlayer Basketball Association, which is commonly regarded as the most competitive online NBA 2K League in the country. Curtiss is considered a pioneer within b

The COVID-19 pandemic demanded more of workers: longer hours, angrier customers, and increased exposure to disease. Now, workers across the country — from baristas to warehouse workers to nurses — are organizing to demand safer, fairer workplaces. Workers in New York City are leading this wave of action, unionizing more workers than anywhere else in the country. Producer Melanie Kruvelis spoke to striking workers, elected officials, and community members to understand what's at stake for New York City's workers — and how organizing in the five boroughs impacts working people across the country. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW• Thank you to Melanie Kruvelis, Zach Lennon-Simon, Lee-Sean Huang, Cara Levine, Megan, and striking workers everywhere!• LINKSMelanie Kruvelis is a graduate student at the CUNY School

Art has long been a lever for working class solidarity and social justice. It’s also a collaborative form of labor that props up some workers and devalues others. This week, we're taking a long, hard look at two works of art: Rodrigo Valenzuela: New Works for a Post Worker’s World, an exhibition on view at BRIC House through December 23rd, and 7 MINUTES, a play produced by Waterwell that premiered at HERE Arts Center last spring. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW• Thank you to Justin Bryant, Elizabeth Ferrer, Marc Enette, Waterwell, Lee Sunday Evans, Arian Moayed, Andrew Tilson, and Matthew Munroe aka Superlative Sain. • LINKSBorn in 1982, Santiago, Chile; based in Los Angeles, CA Rodrigo Valenzuela has presented solo exhibitions at the New Museum and Asya Geisberg Gallery, both NY; Light Work, Syracuse, NY;

This season, we’re taking an in-depth look at work and the history and future of labor organizing in Brooklyn. To kick off our series, we spoke with Dr. Joshua Freeman, CUNY professor and author of Working-Class New York: Life and Labor Since World War II; Celeste Headlee, NPR journalist and author of Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW• Thank you to Melanie Kruvelis, Ashley Sandberg, and Zakiya Gibbons.• LINKSJoshua B. Freeman is Distinguished Professor of History (Emeritus) at Queens College, the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, and the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Affairs. His books include Behemoth: A History of The Factory and the Making of the Modern World (Norton); American Empire, 1945-2000: The Rise of a G

Ekushey February (or 21st of February) is commemorated by Bangladeshis across the world to honor students and activists who died in the 1952 Bengali Language Movement in what was then East Pakistan. Many years later, February 21st became known as “International Mother Language Day” across the world, a time for all people to reflect on, cherish, and protect the rich linguistic heritage of our human family. For the final episode of our language season, we sit for “cha” and “adda”  and hear the stories of Bangladeshi community members right here in Brooklyn. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW• Thank you to Ifti Chowdhury, Sohel Mahmud, Annie Ferdous, Kadar Rahim, Hanif Yazdi, the Royal Bengal Teahouse, Adriana, Leen, Nidal, and the Arab American Family Support Center. • LINKSIfthekar Chowdhury AKA ifti is a New

The Pulaar Speaking Association on Fulton Street in Bed-Stuy provides the Fulani community in Brooklyn with a space to gather, connect, pray, and preserve their culture and language. Shirin Barghi dropped by after Friday prayers to speak with the association’s president and membership. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW• Thank you to Hamel Toure, The Pulaar Speaking Association, Hanif Yazdi, Adriana, Amina, and the Arab American Family Support Center.• LINKSThe Pulaar Speaking Association is a national nonprofit dedicated to highlighting Fulani culture in the US, and building a strong community that contributes to a better global society. To learn more about the Brooklyn chapter, steam Pulaar Radio, or visit their headquarters at 1171 Fulton Street.The Arab American Family Support Center is a non-profit organ

It is believed that around 80% of the words in the English dictionary are borrowed from other languages. Musician Karim Douaidy grew up speaking French, Arabic, and English. In this episode, he reflects on the linguistic crossover between Arabic and English – two languages thought to have little in common. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW• Thank you to Karim Douaidy and Zak Sherzad.• LINKSKarim Douaidy is a Brookly-based composer and audio engineer. Follow him on Instagram at @coffee_and_karim_The Endangered Language Alliance is a New York City-based nonprofit with a mission to document endangered languages and support linguistic diversity. Explore their interactive language map at www.languagemap.nyc, and donate to ELA at the $50 dollar level to receive a beautiful print copy.Visit us online at bricartsmed

The question of which came first between language and music is one that scholars will likely debate forever, but what is indisputable is how intertwined the modes of expression are. In this episode, husband and wife Riva Nyri and Monvelyno, who comprise the musical group Bohio Music, sit down with producer Tadia Toussaint to discuss the complex history of the Haitian Creole language, and how they use music to keep its revolutionary spirit alive. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW• Thank you to Tadia Toussaint, Riva Nyri, Monvelyno, Bohi Music, and Siji Awoyinka.• LINKS:Tadia Toussaint is a Haitian-American musician and journalist from Brooklyn, NY. Follow her at @tadia._Bohio Music is the musical project of Haitian musicians Riva Nyri & Monvelyno, and uses music and dance to celebrate and preserve Haitian

For over three thousand years, the Aramaic language has been used throughout Mesopotamia. In Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, a community of Syrian immigrants preserves this ancient language – and a connection to their homeland – through prayer and song. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW• Thank you to Professor Geoffrey Khan, Safaa Jalou, Father Gabriel Adde, the St. George Syriac Orthodox Church in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and Nadège Fleurimond.• LINKSProfessor Geoffrey Khan studies, teaches, and documents the various dialects of Neo-Aramaic. You can learn more about his work and hear field recordings at https://nena.ames.cam.ac.uk/Nadège Fleurimond is an entrepreneur, author, speaker, business strategist, and culinary maven from East Flatbush, Brooklyn. She is the author of Taste of Solitude: A Culinary Journal, and Haiti

Before European colonization, varieties of Lenape were spoken for thousands of years in the New York City metropolitan area. Today, after centuries of genocide, dispersal, and diaspora, Lenape speakers, teachers, archivists and activists keep the language alive. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW• Thank you to Jasia Ka, Curtis Zunigha, Nikole Pecore, and Jim Rementer. • LINKSJasia Ka is a New York Emmy and Telly award-winning director working in documentary, commercials, brand content, music videos & scripted. The Lenape Center has the mission of continuing Lenapehoking, the Lenape homeland through community, culture, and the arts. Follow The Lenape Center on Instagram at @lenapecenter.The Lenape Talking Dictionary is an online resource created by the Delaware Tribe of Indians. It is an extensive, searcha

This season, we’re celebrating Brooklyn’s linguistic diversity. To kick off the season, we spoke with New York-based linguist, and co-director of the Endangered Language Alliance, Ross Perlin. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW• Thank you to Ross Perlin and the Endangered Language Alliance for supporting New York’s linguistic diversity, and inspiring our language season. Thank you to the Lenape Talking Dictionary, Curtis Zunigha, and the Delaware Tribe of Indians for sharing audio clips from their archive with us.• LINKSRoss Perlin is a New-York based linguist, teacher, and co-director of the Endangered Language Alliance. He is currently working on a book about the languages of New York. Social Media: @rossperlin The Endangered Language Alliance is a New York City-based nonprofit with a mission to document en

This week, we’re sharing stories from Brooklyn’s newest audio-makers. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Khyriel Palmer, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW• Thank you to Sriyanka Ray, Karim Douaidy, and Jude Chehab.• “Your Coffee is on Me / قهوتك على حسابي” was produced by Amal Al Khateeb, Wael Ali, Osama Al Mathil, and Waleed Hassan. • “The Bodega Strike” was produced by Abeer Al Harazi, Sam El Seidi, and Lamia Hauter.• “Yemeni-Americans and the pursuit of Education” was produced by Takhia Hussein, Yehya Elfgeeh, and Sara Said. • “Bullying Arab Woman / التنمر ضد المرأة العربية” was produced by Ghada Amin, Amira Talbah, Fatima Mokhtar, and Gamila AlShamiri, with help from Anwar Bazar and Amel Haridy.• “Be Yourself (Social Media) / كن كما أنت” was produced by Hanane Elkahal, Nadia Boukhriss, Lalla Abdel Wahab, and Kawtar Kamal. •  “Homeland / الوطن” was produc

This week, we head out on the highway with the oldest and largest women's motorcycle club in New York. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Khyriel Palmer, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, and Mayumi Sato. No Siren Left Behind is the title of an upcoming documentary short co-directed by Shirin Barghi and Martine Granby. Keep an eye out for its premiere this summer. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW• Thank you to Martine Granby, KT Ballantine, Cheryl Stewart, Jen Baquial, and their sisters at the Sirens Motorcycle Club of New York City, as well as The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, The Lesbian HerStory Archives, Désirée Yael Vester “DYV”, Dyke TV, Mary Patierno, and Clipper Master D’Barberia.Directors of Photography:Danielle CalodneyKristin KremersEdited byShirin Barghi Katherine Rodriguez Additional CameraMartine Granby Katherine RodriguezSasha Whittle Production AssistantsAriana R

This week, we’re sitting down with a new generation of Arab activists. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Khyriel Palmer, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW• Thank you to Ro Johnson, Sriyanka Ray, Amanda Harrington, Eileen Arias Reyes, Brian Vines, Anna Lueck, Jonathan Ortiz, Michael Carroll, David Feldman, Eric Haugesag, Alex Onica, Leslie Hayes, Peter Rywelski, Clinton Philson Jr., Antonio M. Rosario, Onel Mulet, Steve de Séve, Jada Dantzler, Stephen Arnold, Marcus Kearns, Rebecca Rouse, Anhelo Reyes, Laurel Sheridan, and the Brooklyn Nomads.• LINKS:Brooklyn, USA - bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USAOnwards: The Future of Arab-American Activism - https://bit.ly/3ynnQLlMariam Barghouti - @mariambarghouti on InstagramYafa Dias - https://www.arabamericanny.org/team-aaanySomia Elrowmeim - https://www.wecnyc.org/the-founderMohammed Missouri - https://www.jet-pac.com/

This week, we’re sharing work and stories from Indigenous documentarians, poets, and performers who are setting the art world and its history of cultural and historical theft on fire. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Khyriel Palmer, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to BRIC Radio Junior Correspondent Griff City, Taylor Cook, Lauren Germain, Sky Hopinka, and Tanaya Winder. • LINKS: Brooklyn, USA - bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA Syreeta Hector - https://www.syreetahector.com/ Sky Hopinka - http://www.skyhopinka.com/ Tanaya Winder - Website: https://tanayawinder.com/; IG: @tanayawinder; Book: https://bit.ly/3h86Rqx Soni Moreno - https://bit.ly/3ui1kBr Native Roots - http://www.nativeroots.net/ Ulali - https://purafe.com/ulali-project • RESOURCES: Frack Outta Brooklyn - https://www.instagram.com/frackouttabk/ Amerinda - http://amerinda.org/main/

This week, public access television rules the nation. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Khyriel Palmer, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Alease Annan, Anthony Riddle, and the Free Speech TV family. • LINKS: Brooklyn, USA - bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA Brooklyn Free Speech TV - https://bit.ly/3tCixFk Lottie Shannon - Facebook.com/KeepingItRealWithShannon Ed Easton Jr - @EdEastonJr on Twitter and Instagram Alfonso Siverls - www.alfonsosiverls.com Ketriana Yvonne - www.ketrianayvonne.com • TRANSCRIPT: ~coming soon~ • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICTV

This week, we’re imagining our disability justice future, and asking you to do the same. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Khyriel Palmer, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Nader Bahu, Taylor Cook, BRIC Radio Junior Correspondent Griff City, Lauren Germain, and Laura Mauldin. • MUSIC: “Pulsers” by Podington Bear • TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/3dIMNYj • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICTV

This week, we’re sending radical love and care to our AAPI neighbors. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Khyriel Palmer, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Hui and Jeffrey Su. • LINKS: Brooklyn, USA - bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA BRIC statement on anti-AAPI violence: https://www.instagram.com/p/CMnVZ-zjyeq/ Dr. Sherry Wang - https://bit.ly/3rcrhju Asian American Research Institute - https://aaari.info Red Canary Song - https://www.redcanarysong.net Yin Q - http://www.yinq.net Support survivors and their families’ direct funding requests: https://bit.ly/2QBhLdb AAPI Journalists Therapy Relief Fund: https://bit.ly/3cWUKc1 • MUSIC: “Dark Matter” by Podington Bear • TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/3db4jEa • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICTV