Onomatopoeia

In this episode, Yanan Sun introduces us to Emma Ma, an esthetician who works, studies, and lives to realize her dream as an immigrant from China.

In this episode, Chioma Nwana introduces us to James “Doogz” McDonald, talent manager and founder of Bask, a community-oriented studio and creative agency. An evening walk through James’ old neighborhood in the Lower East Side reminds him that he was always destined for a career in community development.

In this episode, Chioma Nwana meets up with her brother at a Super Smash Bros Brawl tournament in Brooklyn, but she learns much more than just how to play video games.

In this episode, a short visit to Columbus park. Listen to how Yuchen Li, a native Chinese, spends 10 minutes plucking up the courage before stepping into his home community.

Sanjana Bhambhani introduces us to New York-based dancer, pianist and attorney Justin Lynch and his journey to becoming a triple threat.

Patrick Hagan takes on the most infamous hike in the Hudson Valley to see what he can learn from it.

Anahita Sachdev, a self professed metal-phobe visits Duff's, a heavy metal bar in Brooklyn. She thinks she will be out of there in no time. But the night is not what she expected.

In this episode, Yanan Sun takes us to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Morningside Heights. For a nonreligious, this visit to the biggest cathedral in New York City is special.

At sunrise on the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, Thomas Copeland visits Little Island. But the empty park makes him think about something else.

Sophia Romero was diagnosed with breast cancer at 29 years old. Now 32, she is learning to process the emotional toll the disease took on her.

 Sunni Bean visits the Old Broadway Synagogue for Shabbat. Growing up, her family celebrated every Friday.  But for this orthodox congregation, she’s still probably not considered jewish.

Rosemarie Miller tours a Cat Cafe for the first time. The thing is, she’s a germaphobe…let’s see how this goes.

Hanna Tamrat attends a prayer service and bible study evening offered in Spanish, which she doesn't speak or understand, at Meeting With God Church. She attempts to blend in with the congregation of the Pentecostal church, although she grew up in and frequents the Ethiopian Christian Orthodox Church.

Shannon gains a new perspective – literally – during a circus silks class at Aerial Arts NYC. With the help of her instructor, Lisa, Shannon will get out of her head and into the air. 

In this episode, Shannon introduces us to Kayla Rodriguez, otherwise known as Quelokay, aka the stone(r) queen of Union Square Park. Kayla used the pandemic as an opportunity for artistic reinvention and began making custom jewelry that is an extension of her spiritual beliefs.

Devon DiComo introduces us to Jacob, also known as Boxa Crayonz. Jacob is a preschool teacher for his day job – but outside of school hours, he performs as a drag queen in New York City. In this episode, Jacob will talk about how drag became a safe space for him to learn more about…

Sarah Thomas Oxtoby visits the iconic Brooklyn Bridge, which connects lower Manhattan to Brooklyn. Born and raised in Los Angeles, walking anywhere was unfamiliar to her before moving to the Big Apple for grad school. Sarah travels outside of her comfort zone as she walks the Brooklyn Bridge, from Manhattan to Brooklyn, and back.

Lucy Grindon takes us along on her first visit to Henrietta Hudson, the oldest lesbian bar in the city. She makes a few new friends, but it turns out that flirting on a dance floor is just as hard here as it is anywhere else.

Hanna Tamrat introduces us to Amanda Humes, a jazz tour guide and a rising vocalist. Deeply immersed in the Harlem community that she cares for, it was a long time coming for Amanda to have her first gig. She epitomizes the love and support that exists within the Harlem jazz community. Other music credit: Amanda Humes, vocals; Paul Odeh, piano; Nathan Garrett, bass; Will Terrill, drums and Mike Yo...

Lucy Grindon introduces us to Alex Barylski, who plays the piano at Marie’s Crisis Café, a showtunes-only singalong piano bar. Regulars call him Alex B., or Alex B-Side; he likes to play the unexpected songs. Actually, “unexpected” is kind of his whole thing. Before he started playing at Marie’s, he worked in the Russian art…

Devon DiComo gets out her dancing shoes and goes to a silent disco dance practice. Here, Devon will have to get past her discomfort with dancing in public – while in the middle of Prospect Park.

Hanna Darroll introduces us to Chanese Elifé, a queer vocalist and musician based in Washington Heights who can play over 50 instruments. Despite others pressuring Chanese to change her musical style and even her sexuality, she has remained true to herself.

Sunni Bean brings us to midtown Manhattan to Jacob Agai’s 68th floor apartment. Jacob believes in the power of the mind. He uses it.

Sarah Thomas Oxtoby takes us to Manhattan’s Lower East Side, and introduces us to Adrian Van der Plas, of the Van der Plas Gallery. He provides a space for street artists to exhibit their work. Artist Jason McLean talks to us about his exhibit, “As Seen on TV,” street art, and graffiti.

Elizabeth Erb introduces us to Melissa Brice. The weekly trivia host at Ryan’s Daughter, a bar on the Upper East Side. In Melissa’s six years of hosting, she has written over 10,000 questions. Some of them are so tricky, they’ve even stumped former Jeopardy champions.