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Audio MaverickEpisode 9: Everything Old is New AgainRadio drama resurfaced during the early days of public radio, and a generation of producers began to reinvent the form, working with actors, theatre companies, and become creative laboratories for adventurous, sonically complex productions. The advent of podcasting has re-invigorated the audio drama form even more, and today’s “audio mavericks” include producers of contemporary drama, science fiction and fantasy, and works like the popular series Welcome to Night Vale that are beyond category. This episode includes comments from Night Vale’s Jeffrey Cranor; Lauren Shippen of The Bright Sessions; Kaitlin Prest of The Heart and others who are helping...2025-05-0143 min
Part of the Practice19: Citation Needed with Cristina Ferrigno and Ari WolffThis is a special episode about Social Practice CUNY connections and collaborations! Host Catherine LaSota chats with Ari Wolff (SPCUNY Student Fellow 2022-23) and Cristina Ferrigno (SPCUNY Student Fellow 2021-22) about their project Citation Needed, where Ari is Founder and Director, and Cristina is Studio Director. This conversation is about finding the partners and communities that lift you up, the importance of meeting together across experiences and generations, combining your skill sets, and so much more.FULL TRANSCRIPT of Episode 19 available here.About...2025-04-3038 min
CUNY TV's Arts In The CityMuseum of the Dog, Opera Praktikos, CUNY FilmFest, and more!This month on Arts in the City… we stop by a museum dedicated to man’s best friend, visit an opera company highlighting talent and inclusivity; chat with the cast of the off-Broadway hit Conversations With Mother; take a look at some whimsical sculptures; and check out the CUNY Film Festival.2025-04-1826 min
Part of the Practice18: Being a Disruptor with Emily RaboteauEnvironmental writer, teacher, and parent Emily Raboteau is in conversation with host Catherine LaSota on this episode of Part of the Practice. Emily, who teaches creative writing as a professor in the Black Studies Department at the City College of New York (CUNY), talks about the genesis of her book Lessons for Survival: Mothering Against "The Apocalypse," and how her definition of "environmental writer" evolved after reading an essay by the writer Camille Dungy. Emily also discusses the role of public art in her practice, as well as the importance of speaking up about the things we...2025-04-1629 minAudio MaverickEpisode 8: The Family BrownThis very public man also had a private side, and Brown’s granddaughter Melina Brown and his grandson Zach Sansted share their recollections of Brown, his homes in New York City and Stamford, Connecticut and his important art collection. We get to know him as a presence at family birthday parties; a thrifty clothes horse; and a workaholic who edited scripts even on country walks.
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- Executive Producers: Melina Brown, Sarah Montague
- Executive Director, CUNY TV: Chiqui Cartagena
- Director of Production, CUNY TV: Susan Iger
- Pr...2025-04-0324 min
Keeping Relevant With Ronnie EldridgeSteven Zeidman: SecondLookProjectNY-CUNY School of LawSteve Zeidman's op-ed on redemption/mercy/clemency/reevaluating sentences and how- with the support of law students, letters from inmates sentenced, at 16 to 75 years to life; and as aging prisoners die in prison, led to the SecondLookProjectNY: CUNY Law.2025-03-1826 minAudio MaverickEpisode 7: The Golden Torch Keeps BurningHiman Brown was a busy philanthropist and producer during the two decades following the end of Golden Age broadcast radio, creating over 100 films in support of causes he believed in, and a concert series in Madison Square Garden among other projects. He also opened a production studio in Chelsea. But Brown was finally able to return radio drama to the air with the CBS Mystery Theater, which he established in 1974. It was a fully realized artistic vision, with Brown acting as producer, director, and script editor. He brought a new generation of actors to the medium, including Marian Seldes, Ta...2025-03-0633 min
Part of the Practice15: Relationality and Intersubjectivity with Jess BalResearcher, educator, and photographer Jess Bal is in conversation with host Catherine LaSota on this episode of Part of the Practice. Jess, who is pursuing her Ph.D. in Art History at the Graduate Center, CUNY, and working on a community memory project about labor organizing in U.S. newsrooms, discusses her work in photojournalism, her thoughts on documentary ethics, and her ongoing relationship to storytelling. We also ask the question, "What is truth?"FULL TRANSCRIPT of Episode 15 available here.About our guest:Jessica...2025-03-0528 min
Part of the Practice14: Field Notes and Spaces of Intelligence with Chloe SmolarskiArtist and educator Chloe Smolarski is in conversation with host Catherine LaSota on this episode of Part of the Practice. Chloe, who teaches at New York City College of Technology CUNY and is a Faculty Fellow at Social Practice CUNY, discusses her use of field notes as a format in her practice, her interests in big tech and climate change, and the conversations that she enjoys in her classrooms. She also gives us the question, "How does social practice change art?"FULL TRANSCRIPT of Episode 14 available here.Ab...2025-02-1922 min
CUNY Graduate CenterHow the CUNY Mapping Service Supports a Fair CensusHow do we ensure every community is counted in the census? In a conversation on The Thought Project, Steven Romalewski, director of the CUNY Mapping Service, discusses the critical role of data mapping in ensuring a fair and accurate 2030 census.
His team collaborates with national civil rights organizations, policymakers, and community groups to identify hard-to-count populations — such as immigrants, low-income residents, and people in rural communities — who are at risk of being overlooked. With real-time tracking tools, the CUNY Mapping Service helps guide outreach efforts, ensuring that census participation remains as inclusive and complete as possible.
Romalewski highlights the stakes of a...2025-02-1134 minAudio MaverickEpisode 6: Pay Attention to the Man Behind the CurtainBrown was a prolific and inventive producer and packager, but he was also, as he said, “a sound guy” who shaped the sound of his shows, both in the Golden Age, and when he established CBS Mystery Theater in 1974s. This episode will explore his influence on sound design, and the distinctive “signatures” of his shows. It will also explore what sound effects and sound design contribute to a drama, and Audio Maverick’s own sound designers will share some of their secrets.
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- Executive Producers: Melina Brown, Sarah Montague
- Executive Director...2025-02-0622 min
Part of the Practice13: Vocabulary Across Media with Jaclyn ReyesArtist and researcher Jaclyn Reyes is in conversation with host Catherine LaSota on this episode of Part of the Practice. Jaclyn discusses her relationship with drawing, the Filipino community, her work with the United Nations, and her current role as a Ph.D. student in the Social Welfare program at the CUNY Graduate Center. She talks about what it's like for her to be in artist in the United States and in the Philippines, and about how her background in photography informs her practice. Jaclyn also reflects on her feelings about being an artist of immigrant parents...2025-02-0525 min
Part of the Practice12: Models and Processes with Esther Marveta NeffIn this episode of Part of the Practice, host Catherine LaSota is in conversation with SPCUNY Fellow Esther Marveta Neff. Esther talks about their collective/thinktank/entity PPL, and their work in the Ph.D. program in Theatre and Performance Studies at the Graduate Center CUNY. Also covered in this episode: different definitions of models, the concept of logical space, agency and community, the joys of pedagogy, and...vibes!FULL TRANSCRIPT of Episode 12 available here.About our guest:Esther Marveta Neff is the...2025-01-2226 minAudio MaverickEpisode 5: Hi and HistoryAs Himan Brown consolidated his success, he grew his program portfolio and impressive client base. At the onset of WWII, he not only helped to reshape existing shows in response, but created special programming designed to celebrate American’s values and what was being fought for. He also created programs in support of the Jewish community. In the 1950s, radio began to be displaced by television, and this era of Brown’s career in broadcast ended in 1959 with his last series, NBC Morning Playhouse.
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- Executive Producers: Melina Brown, Sarah Montague
- Exec...2025-01-0921 min
Part of the Practice10: Public Lives, Community Care with Elvis BakaitisIn our final episode of 2024, host Catherine LaSota is in conversation with Elvis Bakaitis, Head of Reference at the Graduate Center CUNY Library. Elvis discusses their work with the Lesbian Herstory Archives, their experience as a caregiver in different contexts, and the nature of our public lives in New York City and at CUNY in particular, as well as the queer aging studies project they are working on as an SPCUNY Fellow.FULL TRANSCRIPT of Episode 10 available here.About our guest:Elvis Bakaitis...2024-12-1134 minAudio MaverickEpisode 4: Golden AgeThis episode celebrates the rich and colorful world of Golden Age radio. During this period networks were formed, stars were established, and iconic shows from The Shadow to Abie's Irish Rose, were created. This episode showcases genres like the sitcom and the thriller, and includes some of the most significant of works by Brown’s contemporaries including Norman Corwin, Lucille Fletcher, Arch Obler, and Orson Welles, including Sorry, Wrong Number, On a Note of Triumph and War of the Worlds.
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- Executive Producers: Melina Brown, Sarah Montague
- Executive Director, CUNY TV: Ch...2024-12-0541 min
CUNY Graduate CenterMaking Room for Latin American Studies and Scholars at CUNYIn this episode of The Thought Project, host Tanya Domi welcomes Mila Burns, associate director of the Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center and a professor of History at the Graduate Center and Lehman College. A proud Graduate Center alumna, she shares insights from her interdisciplinary career spanning journalism, anthropology, and history. She discusses her forthcoming book, "Dictatorship Across Borders: Brazil, Chile, and the South American Cold War", which explores Brazil’s covert role in Chile’s 1973 coup.
The conversation also delves into contemporary issues, including Latin American politics, immigration challenges, and climate chan...2024-12-0446 min
CUNY Graduate CenterBRES at the CUNY Graduate CenterIn this episode of The Thought Project podcast, Tanya Domi talks with Professor Van Tran about the launch of the CUNY Graduate Center’s Ph.D. and master’s programs in Black, Race, and Ethnic Studies (BRES), the first of their kind in the New York metropolitan area.
Tran, a sociologist who led the development of the programs with Professor Martin Ruck, discusses the mission to expand multidisciplinary research on race and ethnicity and train the next generation of scholars and practitioners. Funded in part by the Mellon Foundation, the programs build on CUNY’s longstanding commitment to ethnic studies. Tran s...2024-11-1424 minAudio MaverickEpisode 3: Golden BoyBrown was radio prodigy and prodigious multi-tasker, who began producing and performing in audio, and making groundbreaking deals, while he was still in high school, and was servicing the radio entertainment industry by the time he was in law school. This episode charts his early performance and production history, his relationship with key advertisers and emerging talents like Agnes Moorehead and Irwin Shaw, and the start of his Dick Tracy programs.
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- Executive Producers: Melina Brown, Sarah Montague
- Executive Director, CUNY TV: Chiqui Cartagena
- Director of Production, CUNY...2024-11-0733 min
Part of the Practice07: Love, Breath, and Humor with Kendall AllisonOn this episode of Part of the Practice, SPCUNY Actionist and Master's Student in the CUNY Liberal Studies Program at the Graduate Center CUNY Kendall Allison talks with Part of the Practice host Catherine LaSota about their approach to breath, community, and building a better future together. Tune in to learn about Kendall's practice as a standup comedian, using humor in their work in organizing toward the solidarity economy. You'll also get a wonderful list of reading recommendations!FULL TRANSCRIPT of Episode 7 available here.About our guest:2024-10-3031 minAudio MaverickEpisode 2: New World, New BeginningsIn this episode we hear about Himan Brown’s childhood and family background. Brown recalls the experience of growing up in the Jewish immigrant community in Brownsville, Brooklyn (which included run-ins with a youthful Bugsy Siegel), his hard-working father and his early professional experiences with mentors like Moss Hart (who started by casting him as Fanny Brice.)
This episode features excerpts from Alfred Kazin’s A Walker in the City. (A WALKER IN THE CITY by Alfred Kazin. Copyright © 1951, 1946 by Alfred Kazin. Copyright Renewed 1979, 1974 by Alfred Kazin, used by permission of The Wylie Agency LLC.)
Credi...2024-10-2422 minAudio MaverickEpisode 1: On The Air: The Dawn of BroadcastWe learn about the early days of broadcasting in the U.S. and how this fledgling technology became the dominant entertainment form. The episode honors pioneers including Nikola Tesla and Guglielmo Marconi, as well as the colorful and combative characters who established the broadcast empires of the early years.
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- Executive Producers: Melina Brown, Sarah Montague
- Executive Director, CUNY TV: Chiqui Cartagena
- Director of Production, CUNY TV: Susan Iger
- Producer/Director: Sarah Montague
- Narrator: Margot Avery
- Concept and Script...2024-10-1028 min
CUNY Graduate CenterMeet the New PrezThe Graduate Center’s midtown Manhattan campus is humming after a quiet summer. Fall classes are in session, and a new campus café and bar is bustling. One person who is excited about the revived energy is President Joshua C. Brumberg.
This is Brumberg’s first year as the permanent president of the CUNY Graduate Center. A neurobiologist and CUNY faculty member for 22 years, he is well known on campus and at CUNY.
But what is his vision for the Graduate Center? What are his priorities for this year?
He recently joined The Thought Project to talk about where he sees...2024-09-1729 minAudio MaverickIntroducing Audio MaverickThe history of radio crackles to life with Audio Maverick, a 9-part documentary about one of the most visionary figures in radio, Himan Brown. Explore the Golden Age of radio through Brown's life, as we travel from the birth of audio drama to the programs that brought millions of families into their living rooms every night.
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- Executive Producers: Melina Brown, Sarah Montague
- Executive Director, CUNY TV: Chiqui Cartagena
- Director of Production, CUNY TV: Susan Iger
- Producer...2024-09-1300 minKeeping Relevant With Ronnie EldridgeMichelle Fine: Distinguished Professor, CUNYActivist/scholar Michelle Fine dedicated to justice, solidarity and empathy working with incarcerated women, domestic abuse victims of violence, discusses CUNY's unique role in higher education: We promote education equity and we're part of the community.2024-09-1125 min
Part of the Practice03: Art, Identities, People with Chris Colón and brandon kingOn this episode of Part of the Practice, host Catherine LaSota is in conversation with two students in the Social Practice CUNY network: Student Fellow brandon king, an MFA student at Queens College-CUNY, and Student Actionist Christopher Colón, a Ph.D. candidate in Urban Education at the Graduate Center-CUNY. As the SPCUNY program has spread to more campuses in the CUNY system, we have the gift of scholars meeting across disciplines and finding lots to talk about together, as brandon and Chris do in this episode. Have a listen to hear their thoughts on s...2024-09-0440 min
Part of the Practice02: Evolution of a Practice in the Public Sphere with Ricardo Miranda ZúñigaOur second episode of Part of the Practice features SPCUNY Faculty Fellow Ricardo Miranda Zúñiga in conversation with host Catherine LaSota. Ricardo is Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies at Hunter College CUNY, as well as Director of the Emerging Media Program. In this discussion, he shares the various steps of his career path that have led him to this point, the ways that he is inspired by CUNY students and by New York City, and his future hopes for his art practice in the public sphere.FULL TRANSCRIPT of Episode 02 available ...2024-08-2132 min
CUNY TV's Book ITBest of CUNY Authors: Ayana Mathis and Robert Jones, Jr.In this episode we are taking a look back at two of our favorite interviews from this season and highlighting writers who are also part of our CUNY family. We chat with award-winning author and Brooklyn College graduate Robert Jones, Jr. about his novel “The Prophets”, a stunning debut about the forbidden relationship between two enslaved men on a southern plantation; and New York Times best-selling author and Distinguished Professor at Hunter College Ayana Mathis, whose new book “The Unsettled” is a searing multi-generational novel about a mother fighting for her sanity and survival.2024-08-0927 min
Part of the Practice01: What is Social Practice CUNY? with Chloë Bass and Gregory SholetteWelcome to Part of the Practice! On our first episode, artists and educators (and SPCUNY co-directors) Chloë Bass and Gregory Sholette talk with host Catherine LaSota about the origins of the Social Practice CUNY initiative, including its beginnings as Social Practice Queens. Chloë and Greg discuss the evolution of art in society, weaving in their own experiences in visual art and performance art, as well as the ways they approach art and social justice in the classroom, and so much more. Tune in for a great introduction for our many conversations to come on Part of the Pr...2024-08-0741 min
Part of the PracticeTrailer: Part of the PracticeWhat is social practice, and how does it affect the ways we navigate our lives and make change in the world? Join faculty, staff, and students from Social Practice CUNY, with Part of the Practice host Catherine LaSota, as we discuss our individual art practices, our relationships with our communities, and the role of socially engaged art in our work for social justice. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and hear from a new artist, scholar, or collaborator in the Social Practice CUNY network every other Wednesday!Learn more about Social Practice CUNY.Follow us on...2024-07-1003 min
Making Public Health PersonalEquity for the next generation, at home and around the world (Episode 24)Are you passionate about making a positive impact on marginalized communities facing public health challenges?
This episode of the Making Public Health Personal podcast delves into effective strategies for addressing health issues both locally and globally and explores the unexpected parallels that can drive meaningful change.
Join host Laura Meoli-Ferrigon as she welcomes two distinguished guests: Dr. Philip Kreniske, assistant professor of Community Health and Social Sciences at CUNY SPH and adjunct assistant professor in the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, and Dr. Nicholas Freudenberg...2024-04-0128 min
CUNY TV's One to OneCUNY's John Mogulescu, 'Dean of New Things'John Mogulescu's new memoir, "The Dean of New Things: Bringing Change to CUNY and New York City," recounts his illustrious 50-year career at CUNY and the challenges he faced driving meaningful change in higher education.2024-03-2626 min
CUNY TV's Black AmericaCreating a Brighter Future for CUNY's BMI ProgramOur host, Carol Jenkins sits with Dr. Jonathan Quash, Director of CUNY's Black Male Initiative (BMI), and James Viafara, a student at Medgar Evers College to discuss the program's significance, its historical roots, and its broader impact beyond people of color.2024-03-1425 min
Making Public Health PersonalEmpowering women's health champions in the battle for reproductive justice (Episode 23)This women’s history month special episode of the Making Public Health Personal podcast breaks down the pressing issues surrounding maternal, child, reproductive, and sexual health in the United States. Host Laura Meoli-Ferrigon speaks with three esteemed guests to delve into the unique curriculum offered at CUNY SPH that addresses these crucial areas in sexual and reproductive justice.
Terry McGovern: Senior Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs at CUNY SPH. Previously, the Harriet and Robert H. Heilbrunn Professor and chair of the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health at the Columbia University Mailman School of Pub...2024-03-0429 min
CUNY TV's CUNY UncutYoung, Bold, CEO: A Journey From CUNY to EntrepreneurshipOn this episode of CUNY Uncut, Isabel Ortiz sits down with entrepreneur Essence English. They explore the challenges faced by first-gen college students, the influential role of women in business, and imposter syndrome as a young professional.2024-01-0827 min
CUNY PodcastsCUNY’s Transformation SWAT TeamA conversation about CUNY's ambitions for the coming years with Rachel Stevenson and Cathy Davidson of the new Office of Transformation.2023-12-0726 minCUNY PodcastsCUNY’s Transformation SWAT TeamA conversation about CUNY's ambitions for the coming years with Rachel Stephenson and Cathy N. Davidson of the new Office of Transformation.2023-12-0726 minCUNY TV's One to OneBest Time to Do Business with CUNYMinority and women-owned small businesses in NYS struggle to survive and grow. Host Sheryl McCarthy talks to Hector Batista, CUNY Vice Chancellor about how the university is reversing this trend, connecting businesses to opportunities to sell to CUNY.2023-06-2827 min
EdCastThe CUNY Black Male Initiative: Supporting Men of ColorDr. Linda Hirsch speaks with Jorge Alguera, Deputy Director of CUNY BMI about the unique obstacles faced by of men of color in enrolling and graduating from college and the University-wide CUNY BMI strategies and activities for supporting these students.2023-06-1926 minCUNY TV's One to OneCUNY's First Cannabis Education ProgramTwo years ago, NYS legalized the recreational sale of marijuana, leading to CUNY introducing its first cannabis education program. We talk with Prof. Alicia Reid and Vikiana Reyes-Clement from Medgar Evers College about what students are being taught.2023-04-1224 min
Making Public Health PersonalPivoting to a career in public health: Insights from CUNY SPH graduate Lauren Rauh, MPH ‘20 (Episode 15)In this episode of the Making Public Health Personal podcast, host Laura Meoli-Ferrigon speaks with CUNY SPH alumna Lauren Rauh. Since graduating in 2020 with her master of public health degree, Lauren is now program director of the New York Vaccine Literacy Campaign (VLC) at CUNY SPH. Lauren will share how her experience in the food industry prepared her for her current role, and the challenges and opportunities she faced when pivoting careers. We'll also be discussing the future of the VLC and how they are expanding their model to address systemic challenges around resources and information for preventative health...2023-04-0333 minEdCastEnding Remediation at CUNY: How and WhyThe end of remediation at CUNY's community colleges marks a milestone for the University. Dr.Linda Hirsch speaks with AVC Donna Linderman about the reasons for this change and new, effective models for students in need of academic support.2023-03-2028 min
Making Public Health PersonalAn unconventional path from MPH to M.D., with CUNY SPH graduate Pavan Lohia ‘20 (Episode 14)There are endless possibilities that a public health degree can open up for you. Whether you are looking to pursue a career in healthcare, government, research & academia, public service or if you want to start your own business, an MPH degree can put you on the path towards success. In this episode of the Making Public Health Personal Podcast, CUNY SPH graduate Pavan Lohia ‘20 explains how huge of a commitment it is to pursue your Medical Doctorate, with many sacrifices both socially and financially. He shares a roadmap of his pre-med journey and explains how the opportunities available at CU...2023-03-0130 minCUNY TV's Black AmericaA Gift That Keeps Giving for BRESI at CUNYBlack, Race and Ethnic Studies Initiative Council members, Dr. Anthony Browne and Dr. Tsedale Melaku discusses what this historical gift from the Mellon Foundation means for CUNY in furthering the development in University programs in BRESI.2023-02-1627 minCUNY PodcastsRyan Martin’s got game. And he’s putting CUNY adaptive sports on the map.Ryan Martin, CUNY's first director of inclusive and adaptive sports, has quickly built a nationally recognized wheelchair basketball program. His focus is on bringing athletes with disabilities to CUNY, but he says it's ultimately not about the game.2023-01-2823 minCUNY PodcastsRyan Martin’s got game. And he’s putting CUNY adaptive sports on the map.Ryan Martin, CUNY's first director of inclusive and adaptive sports, has quickly built a nationally recognized wheelchair basketball program. His focus is on bringing athletes with disabilities to CUNY, but he says it's ultimately not about the game.2023-01-2823 minKeeping Relevant With Ronnie EldridgeKen Sunshine: CUNY Board of Trustees"A kid in politics in the early 70's," Ken Sunshine describes his journey as a PR-Political Consultant, his clients: Mayor David Dinkins, Senator Ted Kennedy, President Bill Clinton, Barbra Streisand, to today, as a member of the CUNY Board of Trustees, chairman of the Governance Committee. Siting the affection New Yorkers have for CUNY, Mr. Sunshine outlines the City University's value to New Yorkers, its business and leadership communities.2023-01-1730 min
Making Public Health PersonalHow to cultivate community and care in public health classrooms with Emma Tsui, Spring Cooper & Ayah Elsayed (Episode 12)Today’s episode of the Making Public Health Personal Podcast looks at an oral history project at CUNY SPH called Public Health Education Now. This project asks students, faculty and staff at CUNY SPH how their lived experiences since 2020 have shaped their vision of what we want public education to be.
Host Laura Meoli-Ferrigon speaks with three members of the Public Health Education Now team about how they use the lessons they’ve learned from this project in their anti-racist classrooms today. We’ll discuss the oral history interviews that the team conducted, focusing on experiences of not on...2023-01-0240 min
Making Public Health PersonalHow to end COVID-19 as a public health threat, with Jeffrey V. Lazarus, Ayman El-Mohandes & Diana Romero (Episode 11)Is the COVID-19 pandemic really over? How many vaccines and boosters we will need, and how often? Should we continue wearing masks? In this special episode of the Making Public Health Personal Podcast, host Laura Meoli-Ferrigon speaks with three experts from CUNY SPH who are part of the global panel responsible for a new study synthesizing the best ideas on how we move forward from the pandemic. A consensus was reached among almost four hundred experts to provide specific recommendations to end COVID-19 as a public health threat, and published in Nature, the world’s leading multidisciplinary science journal. It...2022-11-2936 min
Making Public Health PersonalBringing Innovative Entrepreneurship into Public Health with Dr. Terry Huang (Episode 10)How can we transform public health into an innovative, forward-thinking community of change agents willing to act quickly to meet the challenges and public health crises in our world? The Health Policy and Management curriculum at CUNY SPH has been preparing public health professionals to become innovation-driven leaders willing to challenge the status quo.
Today’s guest on the Making Public Health Personal Podcast is Dr. Terry Huang, Professor and Chair in the Department of Health Policy and Management at CUNY SPH. He is also Director of the Center for Systems and Community Design at CUNY SPH, an...2022-11-0121 min
Making Public Health PersonalPeriod Poverty Causes, Implications & Solutions with Dr. Andrew Maroko (Episode 9)This episode of the Making Public Health Personal Podcast is about a hot topic you may have been hearing about lately, period poverty, otherwise known as menstrual product insecurity. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the inequity that women endure as a result of menstruation. Not only are these essential items (tampons, pads, etc.) taxed in a lot of US states, they are also not covered under public assistance or emergency response programs. These gendered (and sex-based) burdens have a negative impact on people’s physical and mental health, especially for the most vulnerable populations with lower incomes.
Ho...2022-10-0321 min
Making Public Health PersonalDysfunctional Healthcare, Puerto Rico and Beyond with Sergio Rivera Rodriguez, MPH (Episode 8)If you think the healthcare system in the United States is over-complicated and inequitable, you might be surprised to learn about the corruption and lack of access and affordability to healthcare that most citizens of Puerto Rico face on their island. In this episode of the Making Public Health Personal podcast, CUNY SPH doctoral student Sergio Rivera Rodriguez, MPH gives us context on the political history of Puerto Rico and how their healthcare system became what it is today.
Host Laura Meoli-Ferrigon inquires about Sergio’s current research project which aims to expand health care coverage to ev...2022-08-3032 minEdCastCUNY’s 175th Birthday with Chancellor Félix Matos RodríguezCelebrating CUNY’s 175th Birthday with Chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez2022-06-2227 min
CUNY Graduate CenterPromoting Pride at CUNYIn this Pride Month podcast, we hear from the director and associate director of the CUNY LGBTQI+ Consortium, which advocates for and celebrates the CUNY LGBTQ community. Director Jacqueline Brashears (she/hers), a.k.a. Dr. Unicorn, is a biology professor at LaGuardia Community College. She is an LGTQ advocate and trans woman who has blogged about her transition. Associate Director JC Carlson (they/them) is a student life events manager and LGBTQI+ programs coordinator at Queens College. In 2018, they founded CUNY Pridefest, which returns to Queens College this year on Friday, June 10.
Brashears and Carlson discuss the history and...2022-05-3142 minThe Thought ProjectPromoting Pride at CUNYIn this Pride Month podcast, we hear from the director and associate director of the CUNY LGBTQI+ Consortium, which advocates for and celebrates the CUNY LGBTQ community. Director Jacqueline Brashears (she/hers), a.k.a. Dr. Unicorn, is a biology professor at LaGuardia Community College. She is an LGTQ advocate and trans woman who has blogged about her transition. Associate Director JC Carlson (they/them) is a student life events manager and LGBTQI+ programs coordinator at Queens College. In 2018, they founded CUNY Pridefest, which returns to Queens College this year on Friday, June 10.
Brashears and Carlson discuss the history and...2022-05-3142 min
Making Public Health PersonalDisability and accessibility awareness in higher education, with Jeanette Rodriguez (Episode 6)April is disability awareness month at CUNY and there are some great events planned that all CUNY students can participate in. Year-round, students with disabilities face added obstacles that make pursuing an education challenging. Disabilities can range from physical to mental, and often come with stigma that can be a barrier to seeking help. All college students, even graduate and doctoral students, are eligible for accommodations if they have medical documentation of their disability. They just have to know who at their school to reach out to for support. CUNY SPH students have the Office of Accessibility Services in...2022-03-3013 min
Making Public Health PersonalPursuing passions in a flexible public health doctoral program, with Ivonne Quiroz (Episode 5)Adapting to a new life across the country while pursuing a PhD, in the midst of a pandemic is not simple. In this episode of Making Public Health Personal, doctoral student at CUNY SPH, Ivonne Quiroz, MPH shares the story of her journey as a nontraditional student pursuing a public health education. Ivonne speaks with podcast host Laura Meoli-Ferrigon about her passion for food justice, race, culture, and health. She also opens up about how she personally navigates challenges with ADHD, a story that gives hope for other neurodivergent students, and/or students with disabilities to succeed.
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Making Public Health PersonalMaking a career in vaccine literacy with alumna Hannah Stuart Lathan (Episode 4)In this Episode:
From Valedictorian to vaccine advocate, the path to a successful career is not a predictable one -- Especially when you are pursuing your Masters’ of Public Health degree during a pandemic. 2021 CUNY SPH Valedictorian Hannah Stuart Lathan shares her story with host Laura Meoli-Ferrigon in this episode. We’ll discuss some of Hannah Stuart’s research and efforts around vaccination, and find out about her journey to obtain her Masters of Public Health degree program and onto a successful career.
Hannah Stuart is from South Carolina and graduated with a degree in Journa...2022-02-0137 min
The Thought ProjectWhy Christmas Is Observed as a Day of Liberation by Black PeopleCUNY Graduate Center Professor Ramona Hernandez and alumna Allison Guess (Ph.D. ’21, Earth and Environmental Sciences) join this episode of The Thought Project for a timely discussion of the Hispaniola Slave Rebellion of 1521.
Hernandez is the director of the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute and a professor of Sociology at City College and the CUNY Graduate Center. Her research interests include the mobility of workers from Latin America and the Caribbean, the socio-economic conditions of Dominicans in the U.S., and the restructuring of the world economy and its effects on working-class people. She is the author of The Mobility of Wo...2022-01-2836 minCUNY Graduate CenterWhy Christmas Is Observed as a Day of Liberation by Black PeopleCUNY Graduate Center Professor Ramona Hernandez and alumna Allison Guess (Ph.D. ’21, Earth and Environmental Sciences) join this episode of The Thought Project for a timely discussion of the Hispaniola Slave Rebellion of 1521.
Hernandez is the director of the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute and a professor of Sociology at City College and the CUNY Graduate Center. Her research interests include the mobility of workers from Latin America and the Caribbean, the socio-economic conditions of Dominicans in the U.S., and the restructuring of the world economy and its effects on working-class people. She is the author of The Mobility of Wo...2022-01-2836 min
Making Public Health PersonalImproving the lives of people with HIV, with Dr. Denis Nash (Episode 3)In this Episode:
The HIV/AIDS pandemic has been around since the 1980s and over 36 million people have died of AIDS. Today over 37 million people are living with HIV, globally. With breakthroughs in prevention, treatment and care coordination in recent years, there are still barriers to achieving optimal HIV care outcomes. In the U.S., these barriers are intersecting epidemics such as mental health and substance abuse, unstable housing and incarceration. This episode of Making Public Health Personal explores the unique challenges and stigma associated with HIV in the U.S., and how far medical interventions and...2022-01-0339 min
The Thought ProjectNEH Funds to Boost Students’ Digital Skills Have Widespread Benefits at CUNY and BeyondWhen CUNY Graduate Center Professor Matthew K. Gold tweeted last month that he and his colleague Lisa Rhody received a nearly $500,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to help their students learn digital skills and create digital projects, he drew an outpouring of support. Close to 20 colleagues from across The City University of New York and beyond congratulated him and Rhody, and he thanked each of them.
Gold and Rhody are widely respected as pioneers and proponents of the digital humanities, a once obscure area of academia that is now a significant field of scholarship and teaching. Over...2021-11-1727 minCUNY Graduate CenterNEH Funds to Boost Students’ Digital Skills Have Widespread Benefits at CUNY and BeyondWhen CUNY Graduate Center Professor Matthew K. Gold tweeted last month that he and his colleague Lisa Rhody received a nearly $500,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to help their students learn digital skills and create digital projects, he drew an outpouring of support. Close to 20 colleagues from across The City University of New York and beyond congratulated him and Rhody, and he thanked each of them.
Gold and Rhody are widely respected as pioneers and proponents of the digital humanities, a once obscure area of academia that is now a significant field of scholarship and teaching. Over...2021-11-1727 min
Making Public Health PersonalIdentifying accurate public health studies with Dr. Mary Schooling (Episode 1)In this Episode:
While it may be convenient, it is also dangerous to rely on quick social media headlines or secondhand information when making public and personal health decisions. At the same time, medical research studies can seem overwhelmingly complicated and hard to understand, if we can locate them at all.
In this first episode of Making Public Health Personal, we discuss identifying accurate research data and studies for everyday people (who aren’t researchers or physicians). We give practical tips to locate and understand health-related research data, including studies conducted by drug companies themselves. We...2021-11-0221 minKeeping Relevant With Ronnie EldridgeJuvanie Piquant: Chair, University Student Senate / CUNYDescribing CUNY students as "..incredibly determined," Juvanie Piquant, elected head of the USS/CUNY, talks about her job to advocate, elevate and represent the 500,000 CUNY student voices, working to leave an issue "..better than you found it."2021-10-2100 min
CUNY Graduate CenterQueer Librarianship and CUNYToday’s guest is Elvis Bakaitis, interim head of reference at the Graduate Center's Mina Rees Library. They serve on the CUNY LGBTQ Council and are a member of the board of CLAGS: the Center for LGBTQ Studies at the Graduate Center. They are also the library liaison to Women's and Gender Studies master’s program at the Graduate Center. Bakaitis is the author and illustrator of Homos in Herstory and co-founder and co-lead of the New York City Feminist Zine fest.
In this Pride Month episode of The Thought Project, Bakaitis talks about queer librarianship and their project to rese...2021-06-1729 minThe Thought ProjectQueer Librarianship and CUNYToday’s guest is Elvis Bakaitis, interim head of reference at the Graduate Center's Mina Rees Library. They serve on the CUNY LGBTQ Council and are a member of the board of CLAGS: the Center for LGBTQ Studies at the Graduate Center. They are also the library liaison to Women's and Gender Studies master’s program at the Graduate Center. Bakaitis is the author and illustrator of Homos in Herstory and co-founder and co-lead of the New York City Feminist Zine fest.
In this Pride Month episode of The Thought Project, Bakaitis talks about queer librarianship and their project to rese...2021-06-1729 min
The Thought ProjectHow New Yorkers Can Fight for a Cleaner City: Community Sensor Lab Founders on The Thought ProjectThe Community Sensor Lab at the Advanced Science Research Center at The Graduate Center, CUNY (CUNY ASRC) aims to give New Yorkers living in marginalized communities, who are the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change and to air, water, and soil pollution, the ability to monitor their environment and use the data that they collect to advocate for environmental justice.
In this podcast, we talk to the scientists who designed and run the Community Sensor Lab, Professor Ricardo Toledo-Crow, director of the CUNY ASRC’s Next Generation Environmental Sensor Lab, and Kendra Krueger, a science education coordinator and th...2021-04-0131 minCUNY Graduate CenterHow New Yorkers Can Fight for a Cleaner City: Community Sensor Lab Founders on The Thought ProjectThe Community Sensor Lab at the Advanced Science Research Center at The Graduate Center, CUNY (CUNY ASRC) aims to give New Yorkers living in marginalized communities, who are the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change and to air, water, and soil pollution, the ability to monitor their environment and use the data that they collect to advocate for environmental justice.
In this podcast, we talk to the scientists who designed and run the Community Sensor Lab, Professor Ricardo Toledo-Crow, director of the CUNY ASRC’s Next Generation Environmental Sensor Lab, and Kendra Krueger, a science education coordinator and th...2021-04-0131 min
CUNY TV's Bob Herbert's Op-Ed.TVChancellor Félix Matos Rodriguez on the Future of CUNYThe City University of New York's Chancellor, Felix V. Matos Rodriguez, talks with Bob Herbert about how the nation's largest urban public university system is coping with the COVID-19 pandemic, the affects the pandemic has had on the students and faculty, budget concerns, as well as the lessons CUNY can learn from the racial justice protests as it looks to the future.2020-06-1625 minKeeping Relevant With Ronnie EldridgeSteven Zeidman: CUNY School of Law, Defenders ClinicSteven Zeidman, co-director of the CUNY School of Law, Defenders Clinic said in New York, about 9,000 men and women - over the age of 50, many having already served 20-30 years have little or no chance of being released from prison. Zeidman discussed the parole process, Parole Boards, how appeals for clemency are handled and CUNY School of Law's focus on public interest law.2020-06-0400 minEdCastThe CUNY Humanities Alliance: The Importance of HumanitiesLinda Hirsch speaks with the CUNY Humanities Alliance about preparing the next generation of humanities faculty at CUNY community colleges.2020-05-2727 minKeeping Relevant With Ronnie EldridgeArlene Lopez: CUNY Grad & JD Candidate at Harvard Law SchoolArlene Lopez, Queens College grad, enthusiastically describes her undergraduate education and CUNY's ERT Internship Program in Government & Public Affairs. Ms.
Lopez is a JD candidate at Harvard Law School, interested in a career in international law.2020-05-1400 minCUNY TV's One to OneOne to One with CUNY Medical School Interim Dean and StudentDid you know CUNY has it's own medical school? Host Sheryl McCarthy welcomes Erica Friedman, M.D., the school’s Interim Dean, and Gabriela Santiago, a member of the first graduating class.2020-03-0425 minKeeping Relevant With Ronnie EldridgeBrett Stoudt: The CUNY Graduate Center/John Jay CollegeBrett Stoudt, a psychology professor at The CUNY Graduate Center and John Jay College discusses research projects focusing on privilege & oppression, aggressive & discriminatory policing, in conjunction with policy makers & community members of all ages2019-12-0500 min
The Thought ProjectKevin Gardner on The Thought Project - Episode 69Kevin Gardner is the founding director of the Advanced Science Research Center (CUNY ASRC) at The Graduate Center, CUNY’s Structural Biology Initiative and the Einstein Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at The City University of New York and The Graduate Center, CUNY. Gardner’s team at the CUNY ASRC explores critical questions about the structures and functions of molecules within cells to better understand how cells work: how they respond to their surroundings, how they duplicate, and what determines the balance between health and disease. The answers they unearth become bedrocks for developing novel drugs and therapies. Gardner spoke with...2019-10-3014 minCUNY Graduate CenterKevin Gardner on The Thought Project - Episode 69Kevin Gardner is the founding director of the Advanced Science Research Center (CUNY ASRC) at The Graduate Center, CUNY’s Structural Biology Initiative and the Einstein Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at The City University of New York and The Graduate Center, CUNY. Gardner’s team at the CUNY ASRC explores critical questions about the structures and functions of molecules within cells to better understand how cells work: how they respond to their surroundings, how they duplicate, and what determines the balance between health and disease. The answers they unearth become bedrocks for developing novel drugs and therapies. Gardner spoke with...2019-10-3014 minEdCastAn Interview with CUNY Chancellor Félix Matos RodríguezAn Interview with CUNY Chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez2019-09-2628 minKeeping Relevant With Ronnie EldridgeProf. Heath Brown: John Jay College/CUNY Graduate CenterHeath Brown, Associate Professor of Public Policy at John Jay College and the CUNY Graduate Center discusses the transition, preparation for the 2020 election, the Electoral College, the importance of the individual's vote in local elections, and more.2018-12-1100 minCUNY TV's Bob Herbert's Op-Ed.TVWhy Do So Many African Students Call CUNY's BCC Home?Bob Herbert talks with the president of CUNY's Bronx Community College, Dr. Thomas A. Isekenegbe, and one of the school’s standout students, Bright Igbinigun, about what draws students from Africa to the college, and what drives them to succeed.2018-04-2426 minKeeping Relevant With Ronnie EldridgeAllan Wernick: DACA and CUNY Citizenship Now!CUNY Citizenship Now! is celebrating 20 years of service to those on the path to citizenship. Allan Wernick, law professor, columnist, writer, and program director discusses the effect on Dreamers of President Trump's abandonment of the DACA program.2017-10-1900 minKeeping Relevant With Ronnie EldridgeFrances Fox Piven: Graduate Center/CUNYFrances Fox Piven, Distinguished Professor, Graduate Center/CUNY, a leader in the struggle for economic and social justice, believes policy of the administration has brought people together in resistance - that everybody is in it for everybody else.2017-03-2900 minCUNY TV's Bob Herbert's Op-Ed.TVCUNY Chancellor James B. Milliken on the Future of Higher EdBob Herbert discusses all things CUNY with the chancellor of the City University of New York, James B. Milliken, on Op-Ed.TV.2017-03-2026 minKeeping Relevant With Ronnie EldridgeMichelle Fine: Cuny Graduate CenterMichelle Fine, Distinguished Professor of Social Psychology, CUNY Graduate Center, studies and reports on social injustice in urban communities, schools and prisons, promoting education to reduce recidivism and aid a return to a productive life.2017-01-2500 minKeeping Relevant With Ronnie EldridgeSteven Zeidman, CUNY School of Law/Criminal Defense ClinicCUNY School of Law professor, director of the Criminal Defense Clinic, Steven Zeidman asks "why are we the world's largest jailers?" with aged inmates and a system based on punishment and vengeance. Zeidman applauds Gov. Cuomo's clemency initiative.2016-08-3100 minKeeping Relevant With Ronnie EldridgeJack Caravanos: CUNY School of Public HealthJack Caravanos, professor at the CUNY School of Public Health talks about the public health crisis - not only in Flint, Michigan but in other parts of the country and throughout the world.2016-03-3000 minThe Chancellor’s Report – CUNY PodcastsChancellor Praises Expansion of ASAP and CUNY StartChancellor Milliken restated his commitment to obtaining a fair contract for faculty and staff. The Chancellor also announced $20 million in performance funds from the state budget that will be allocated for new academic initiatives being developed by the colleges. In addition, the Chancellor said city funding that will allow a significant expansion of CUNY’s successful programs, ASAP and CUNY START, and $17 million in merit scholarships for students.2015-10-0112 min
CUNY TV's City TalkAllan Wernick: CUNY Citizenship Now! ProjectRobust voter registration projects on CUNY campuses registered thousands of people throughout NY's communities. Since 2004, with the Daily News, CUNY developed-CUNY Citizenship Now! a call-in program providing free, confidential information on immigration2015-05-2100 min
CUNY TV's City TalkAllan Wernick: CUNY Citizenship Now! ProjectRobust voter registration projects on CUNY campuses registered thousands of people throughout NY's communities. Since 2004, with the Daily News, CUNY developed-CUNY Citizenship Now! a call-in program providing free, confidential information on immigration2015-05-2128 minCUNY TV's City Talk"The Rap Sheet Trap," Investigative Reporting: CUNY J SchoolThe "Rap Sheet Trap" reports shine a light on the criminal justice system's inability to fix its own mistakes-and the pain suffered by those caught in the trap. Tom Robbins, CUNY J School and team, Laura Bult and Sarah Barrett discuss their findings.2015-03-2500 minCUNY TV's City Talk"The Rap Sheet Trap," Investigative Reporting: CUNY J SchoolThe "Rap Sheet Trap" reports shine a light on the criminal justice system's inability to fix its own mistakes-and the pain suffered by those caught in the trap. Tom Robbins, CUNY J School and team, Laura Bult and Sarah Barrett discuss their findings.2015-03-2528 minKeeping Relevant With Ronnie EldridgeTom Robbins: Investigative Reporter, CUNY Journalism SchoolTom Robbins, investigative reporter, Investigative Journalist in Residence at the CUNY School of Journalism, describes conversations with officials and inmates at Attica Prison, culminating in The New York Times article, "A Brutal Beating Wakes Attic2015-03-0400 minKeeping Relevant With Ronnie EldridgeMartin F. Horn: Distinguished Lecturer John Jay College/CUNYMartin F. Horn, Distinguished Lecturer at John Jay College/CUNY and former Commissioner of Corrections discusses Rikers Island, its issues going back 50 years and steps to be taken to correct conditions in the prison.2015-02-2500 minCUNY TV's City TalkThe CUNY Institute for State & Local GovernanceChair Marc V. Shaw and Executive Director Michael Jacobson lead the recently created CUNY Institute for State & Local Governance, applying "a data-driven approach to the challenges and opportunities confronting government."2014-09-2428 minCUNY TV's City TalkThe CUNY Institute for State & Local GovernanceChair Marc V. Shaw and Executive Director Michael Jacobson lead the recently created CUNY Institute for State & Local Governance, applying "a data-driven approach to the challenges and opportunities confronting government."2014-09-2400 minKeeping Relevant With Ronnie EldridgeEldridge & Co: Ed Ott-Murphy Institute/CUNYEd Ott, Distinguished Lecturer in Labor Studies, Murphy Institute/CUNY School of Professional Studies, reminds us of the 4 decades of loss suffered by the labor movement; we must adjust to the "new" economy and figure out where do we go from here.2014-03-0500 minCUNY TV's City TalkWilliam Kelly, Int. Chancellor-Desi/CUNYDr. William P. Kelly, named Interim Chancellor-Designate by the CUNY Board of Trustees, talks about the future-the opportunities and challenges facing CUNY in the second decade of the 21st century, about goals and approaches.2013-06-2628 minCUNY TV's City TalkWilliam Kelly, Int. Chancellor-Desi/CUNYDr. William P. Kelly, named Interim Chancellor-Designate by the CUNY Board of Trustees, talks about the future-the opportunities and challenges facing CUNY in the second decade of the 21st century, about goals and approaches.2013-06-2600 minKeeping Relevant With Ronnie EldridgeJennifer Raab,Pres., Hunter College/CUNYJennifer Raab, president of Hunter College/CUNY, and a leader in urban education discusses history of Hunter College, its programs and rigorous academics with host Ronnie Eldridge.2011-11-0200 min
CUNY TV's Brian LehrerCUNY School of JournalismWe go in depth with CUNY graduates who have spent months unpacking New York. From immigrant entrepreneurs, to the Gawanus Canal redevelopment, to people trying to re-build their lives after prison, it's examples of the best in on the ground reporting.2007-12-2000 min