FAQ NYC
FAQ NYC
A weekly dive into the big questions about this city of ours, hosted by Christina Greer, Azi Paybarah and Harry Siegel, and produced by Alex Brook Lynn.
Episodes
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Sep 24, 2020 • 33min
Episode 102: School Daze
As parents wait for school buildings to reopen, we take a tour of New York City's public school history with CUNY professor emeritus of education Stephan F. Brumberg,
Sep 19, 2020 • 1h 6min
Episode 101: Supportive Housing and the Brickhouse
Sep 13, 2020 • 29min
Episode 100: The Storefront Domino Effect
It's FAQ's 100th episode(!), and Karla Murray joins to talk about her storefront project and all the small businesses New York is losing amidst… all this.
Sep 5, 2020 • 34min
Episode 99: School for Scandal
Ace education reporter Madina Touré explains how New York's schools plan fell short, and looks at what's coming next.
Aug 27, 2020 • 35min
Episode 98: Drain Brammage
Chrissy runs down some ominous New York news, Harry recalls getting accidentally stoned on the job and — this week's highlight — Alex talks with musician Stefan Zeniuk about his (beautiful!) sonic elegy for a sewer tunnel, performed with large instruments at the entrance to a sewer tunnel in Astoria earlier this week.
Aug 21, 2020 • 42min
Episode 97: Six Ways To Sunday
Aug 13, 2020 • 36min
Episode 96: What Now?
With Sally Goldenberg of Politico New York on the city's shift to the left, Jake Offenhartz of Gothamist on the NYPD's cat and mouse game, and much more.
Aug 6, 2020 • 56min
Episode 95: The Window Is Blowing, The Sky Is Falling
Jul 30, 2020 • 44min
Episode 94: Jumaane Williams and Jawanza James Williams
Chrissy talks with New York City's public advocate, and Harry and Alex talk with Vocal New York's director of organizing.
Jul 24, 2020 • 35min
Episode 93: The Musical Episode
Four covers and an original song about the only city worth singing about, from guest musicians Dr. Sick and Isabel Alvarez in FAQ's second musical episode, recorded outside in the midst of a thunderstorm.
