Air Date: Nov. 14, 2018
Episode: You Know You Need Unique New York
IN THIS EPISODE:
1. Much of the Mexican population in NYC hails from the state of Puebla, and the names of their shops and restaurants often reference their hometowns.
2. How a couple from the Bronx made New York Salsa something danced across the world.
3. The first WNBA game was played in 1997. But more than 20 years earlier, women played basketball for the first time at Madison Square Garden to a crowd of over ten thousand fans.
4. We talk to a long-time MTA train operator about some of the hardest and most tragic parts of his job.
With special guests…
Documentary filmmaker Heather Quinlan joins us in the studio to talk about New York accents.
Brooklyn-based DJ Voices (aka Kristin Malossi) performs live.
Producer: Camille Smith
Host: Comice Johnson
Assistant Producer: Matt Cutler
Music Producer: Rob Dozier
Digital Producer: Allie Weintraub
Stories by Avi Scher, Max Zahn and Comice Johnson
Music by Foodman, Frank Guerrero and Helen Reddy
FEATURES
These Women Brought Their Hometown Mole Recipe to NYC
By Comice Johnson
The International Salsa Sensation Born in the Bronx
By Avi Scher
Life of an MTA Train Operator
By Comice Johnson
The First Women’s Basketball Game at Madison Square Garden
By Max Zahn