On the show today: A marine biologist tells us why we should be optimistic about the environment; and then, two co-authors share some of Brooklyn's hidden gems. 112BK is hosted by Ashley Ford (twitter.com/iSmashFizzle), and produced by Ross Tuttle, Fred Brown, Shirin Barghi, Ariana Rosas Emily Boghosssian and Kritzie Roberts. Our editors are Clinton Philson, Jr. and Khyriel Palmer, our Technical Director is Eric Haugesag, and our theme music is by Brad Parker. Our Executive Producers are Aziz Isham, Jonathan Lief and Sachar Mathias. If you want to get in touch, you can leave us a comment, tweet us @BRICRradiousing the hashtag 112BK, email us at 112BKpodcast@gmail.com or leave a message at (347) 504-0801.