Read our second print issue of the fall 2021 semester, including a story on students struggling with Stony Brook’s financial aid, reviews of music from Måneskin, dreamcastmoe and Lorde, commentary on the gentrification of thrift shopping and the Met Gala, and our newest Songs of the Summer compilation.
On this special edition of Press Play, hosts Josh Joseph and Keating Zelenke explore the CDs in our archive, playing songs from Joey Skidmore, Liquid Lobster, The Locust, Moth Music and more.
Summer 2021 was almost the summer of post-vaccine freedom — almost. Continuing our annual tradition, we’ve compiled a list of songs that captured the hope, sorrow and personal growth we experienced over the break.
Read our first print issue of the fall 2021 semester, including a photo essay on New York City’s reopening, an interview with NASA engineer, ruminations on Lisa Simpson, a deep dive on the musicians whose records we found in our archives, and more.
In September of 2020, the Parliament of India passed three farm bills, against which the nation’s farmers launched a sustained protest. In this episode, we visit a Sikh Gurudwara and the iconic Punjabi Deli to find out about langar food and deconstruct the problems the farmers are facing in India.
Long Island is known for its bagels, so what really is it that makes them so special? Follow host Jessica Coacci as she visits some of the best bagel shops on Long Island and investigates the mystery of a good LI bagel.
Greenpoint, Brooklyn has been known as Little Poland for its distinct culture brought by the large Polish immigrant population in the 1980s. More recently, much of the Polish crowd has been disappearing from Greenpoint as the town is undergoing gentrification. This change is bringing challenges to the community as it struggles to sustain its character. Our host Falah Jalali visited Christina’s, a local Polish restaurant, where she tried pierogies, a classic comfort food, and talked about how the town has changed over time.
I’m writing this because as much as I would never want this to happen to anyone, we live in a cruel and evil world — and if it should happen to anyone, they shouldn’t feel alone. They should take some hope for the future; and for those who have the privilege of never experiencing this type of degradation, you take with you some empathy.
This year, as part of an annual tradition, we’re sharing our favorite songs of the summer. We’re a little late this time, but considering the concept of time has lost all meaning in 2020, we’re going ahead with it anyway. In a remarkably bad time, these songs brought us solace and comfort, and we hope they’ll do the same for you.