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The Idealist Community podcasts have been showing NYC a lot of love lately! And it’s not because 20 percent of our Idealist members live in this awesome city. Well, maybe. But it’s also because NYC is full of innovative projects that are making the world a better place on a daily basis. So much so that we and our guest contributors just couldn’t keep our mouths shut about all of the inspiring goodness going on. In case you missed out the first time around, here’s a list of NYC-centric episodes for your listening pleasure:
Real Food and the Fort Greene, Brooklyn CSA: This latest episode features guest podcaster Cambra Moniz-Edwards exploring a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) group in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene. An all-around healthy and delicious treat.
The Poverty Initiative: Redefining Christian Charity: Our summer intern, the wonderful Alison Kileen, gives us an inside look at Union Theological Seminary’s Poverty Initiative and some of the challenges prevalent in Christian thought on eradicating poverty along the way.
Cultures in Harmony: Guest podcaster Eric Hanser highlights Cultures in Harmony, a NYC-based nonprofit bringing back an old means of cultural understanding by performing music in venues around the world. Added bonus: beautiful global melodies that carry you from Times Square to Turkey.
Freeing the Internet: Outdoors and Online with NYCwireless: Free internet! Everywhere! That’s the goal, at least, of the Manhattan-based organization NYCwireless. Idealist’s own Douglas Coulter explores what this could mean, both for NYC and far-reaching places as the Philippines.
Check Your Debt at the Door: Community Banking in the Bronx: This episode gets you thinking about the absence of banks and the prevalence of check-cashing places in some neighborhoods, and what that means for the community. We talk with Charlie Wilcox and Kelly Dillon about one solution: a community bank they started in the Bronx.
