The "Gabe Henry on His Book Eating Salad Drunk" Podcast Edition

The "Gabe Henry on His Book Eating Salad Drunk" Podcast Edition

Gabe Henry joins today’s podcast edition of The Briefly to talk about his new book Eating Salad Drunk: Haikus for the Burnout Age by Comedy Greats [https://bookshop.org/a/82372/9781250774217], released this week, managing Brooklyn comedy venue Littlefield during the pandemic, haikus, and more. There are two hidden haikus in this episode and two more in this post. Can you find them? Gabe Henry is a writer, editor, and manager of the Brooklyn comedy venue Littlefield. He has published two books, What the Fact?! 365 Strange Days in History (Chronicle Books, 2018) and Eating Salad Drunk: Haikus for the Burnout Age by Comedy Greats (Macmillan, 2022). Discussed on the Podcast: * Eating Salad Drunk: Haikus for the Burnout Age by Comedy Greats [https://bookshop.org/a/82372/9781250774217] * Littlefield [http://littlefieldnyc.com] * Lipograms [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipogram] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebriefly.com [https://www.thebriefly.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

The "Katie Anderson on Making Friends" Podcast Edition

Katie Anderson joins today’s podcast edition of The Briefly to talk about making friends, biking around the city, co-hosting the long-form talk show Doing What Works [https://www.maureenanderson.com/podcast.htm], staying social during the pandemic, and more. Discussed: * Doing What Works [https://www.maureenanderson.com/podcast.htm] * @veryvariedkatie [https://www.instagram.com/veryvariedkatie/] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebriefly.com [https://www.thebriefly.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

The "Randa Sakallah From Hot Singles" Podcast Edition

Randa Sakallah joins today’s podcast edition of The Briefly to talk about Hot Singles [https://hotsingles.nyc], the emails and the parties, what’s lacking in dating apps, what makes you hot, the melting stigma around singles parties, moving to NYC in the early days of the pandemic, and more. Randa is the founder of Hot Singles, a newsletter and community that makes dating fun through personal ad interviews, a monthly advice column, and in-person events. Discussed: * Hot Singles [http://hotsingles.nyc] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebriefly.com [https://www.thebriefly.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

The "Rachel Holliday Smith on Getting Involved" Podcast Edition

Rachel Holliday Smith joins today’s podcast edition of The Briefly to talk about the importance of local news, how to get civically involved in NYC without being elected, townhouse mayors, birds and sunsets on Twitter, answers some lightning round questions, and more. Discussed in Today’s Edition: * Rachel Holliday Smith at The City [https://www.thecity.nyc/authors/rachel-holliday] * @rachelholliday [https://twitter.com/rachelholliday] * Find Your City Council District [https://council.nyc.gov/districts/] * Request a Street Tree [https://www.nycgovparks.org/trees/street-tree-planting/request] * How to Join a Community Board, and What to Know Before You Apply [https://www.thecity.nyc/civic-newsroom/2022/1/12/22880779/how-to-join-a-community-board-and-what-to-know-before-you-apply] * Community Education Councils [https://www.schools.nyc.gov/get-involved/families/current-education-councils-cecs/community-education-councils] * Community Gardens in NYC [https://greenthumb.nycgovparks.org/gardensearch.php] * Do You Have to Be a Millionaire to Run for Mayor of New York? [https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/2/24/22299100/new-york-city-qualifications-to-run-for-elected-office-mayor] * Gowanus Could Become More Diverse After Rezoning, Racial Impact Study Finds [https://www.thecity.nyc/brooklyn/2021/8/8/22615910/gowanus-rezoning-could-make-more-diverse-brooklyn] * De Blasio’s SoHo Overhaul OK’d, Clearing Path for Affordable Housing and More Legal Artists’ Lofts [https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/12/15/22838716/de-blasio-soho-affordable-housing-rezoning-approved] * As Federal Funds Put Second Ave. Subway Extension on Express Track, Displacement Looms for Locals [https://www.thecity.nyc/manhattan/2021/11/28/22806729/nyc-second-ave-subway-extension-displacement-looms] * Interborough Express Plows Through Past Opposition to Rail Line Reactivation [https://www.thecity.nyc/2022/1/23/22898048/interborough-express-plows-through-past-opposition-to-rail-line-reactivation] * Legal Weed Shops May Not Hit in 2022, New York. Here’s What We Know [https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/12/21/22848537/waiting-to-inhale-legal-weed-shops-may-not-hit-nyc-in-2022] * MTA’s Late in Making OMNY Subway and Bus System Reduced-Fare Friendly [https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/12/13/22833400/mtas-late-in-making-omny-subway-and-bus-system-reduced-fare-friendly] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebriefly.com [https://www.thebriefly.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

The "Jessica Ramos on Bail Reform" Podcast Edition

State Senator Jessica Ramos joins today’s podcast edition of The Briefly to talk about Mayor Eric Adams’s rhetoric around The Blueprint to End Gun Violence, 2019’s bail reform, 2017’s Raise the Age law, how Mayor Adams can put his money where his mouth is when it comes to enacting his blueprint, and more. Discussed in today’s episode: * The Blueprint to End Gun Violence [https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/home/downloads/pdf/press-releases/2022/the-blueprint-to-end-gun-violence.pdf] (nyc.gov) * Adams’ Anti-Violence Plan Worries Progressives and Police Reform Activists [https://gothamist.com/news/adams-anti-violence-plan-worries-progressives-and-police-reform-activists] (Matt Katz for Gothamist) * Mayor Adams' Statement on Suspect in Officer Shooting Being Released on Bond [https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/049-22/mayor-adams-on-suspect-officer-shooting-being-released-bond] (nyc.gov) * Raise the Age explained [https://nycourts.gov/courthelp/Criminal/RTA.shtml] (nycourts.gov) * New York’s Latest Bail Law Changes Explained [https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/new-yorks-latest-bail-law-changes-explained] (Brennan Center for Justice) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebriefly.com [https://www.thebriefly.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]