Making a Meaningful Earth Day; Brooklyn's Greenest Block; New Doc About A Gym Run By Formerly Incarcerated People; Pete Ohs & Jeremy O. Harris on 'Erupcja'
This Earth Day, take stock of the state of the planet, and what the current trajectory of climate change suggests about its future. Michael J. Coren, climate advice columnist for the Washington Post, shares how the latest climate news could impact communities, and how individuals can make choices that help connect them to the environment.
The Greenest Block in Brooklyn competition is celebrating its 30th year. The contest, run by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, asks residential blocks, commercial blocks, and community gardens to work together to improve their greenspace. Awards are handed out for Best Street Tree Beds, Best Window Box, Best Community Garden Streetscape, and more. Applications are open through May. Jibreel Cooper, community program manager at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden discusses the competition. Plus, Shauna Moore, director of horticulture at the BBG, provides tips for making your block greener, and listeners share how they have improved the greenery on their own block.
A new five-part documentary series follows former drug dealer turned entrepreneur Coss Marte as he builds CONBODY, a New York City gym which employs formerly incarcerated people to combat recidivism. Marte and director Debra Granik discuss "Conbody vs Everybody," available to stream on The Criterion Channel May 1. Granik and Marte will be holding Q&A sessions alongside screenings at Metrograph this Sunday and at DCTV’s Firehouse Cinema on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday next week.
Director Pete Ohs has said he makes movies the same way he did in high school, with everyone playing a part in the writing, acting, and filming. In his new film "Erupcja," those collaborators include Charli XCX and Jeremy O. Harris, in a story about a young woman who meets up with a perennial fling while on a romantic trip to Warsaw with her boyfriend, who plans to propose. Ohs and Harris discuss the film.
