This edition: From Gridlock to Greatness
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Original tape date: January 1, 2026. First aired: February 26, 2026.We celebrate Black History Month with a powerful tribute at Queens College honoring trailblazing journalist and women’s rights activist Carol Jenkins during its Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. We meet Gridlock Sam, the Brooklyn College alum who famously gave a name to every New Yorker’s worst commute and changed how the city talks about traffic. Plus, a closer look at climate resilience through CUNY’s innovative FloodNet NYC initiative, and a Next Gen CUNY music conversation with Baruch College alum, DJ Tyler Marin.
Guest List
Shawn Blackman Student, Lehman College
Carol Jenkins Journalist and Activist
Tyler Marin Alum, Baruch College
Sam Schwartz Alum, Brooklyn College
Ricardo Toledo-Crow, PhD Professor, Advanced Science Research Center / CUNY Graduate Center
Isabel Torres Student, Queensborough Community College
Astrit Voshnjaku Student, City College of New York
Frank H. Wu President, Queens College
- Scholarship, Family, and Film
- Wednesday, July 22 - 8:30pm
- AI at CUNY The City Design Program And More
- Thursday, July 23 - 8:30pm
- CUNY Reconnect; Emergent City; and more!
- Monday, July 27 - 8:30pm
- From Gridlock to Greatness
- Tuesday, July 28 - 8:30pm
- Craft to Career
- Wednesday, July 29 - 8:30pm
- Street to System
- Thursday, July 30 - 8:30pm
- Voices of Pride, Voices of the Game
- Monday, August 3 - 8:30pm
- Tuesday, August 4 - 8:30pm
- Wednesday, August 5 - 8:30pm
- TBA
- Thursday, August 6 - 8:30pm
- Monday, August 10 - 8:30pm
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- Thursday, August 13 - 8:30pm
- Monday, August 17 - 8:30pm
- Tuesday, August 18 - 8:30pm
- Wednesday, August 19 - 8:30pm
- Thursday, August 20 - 8:30pm
- Street to System
- Wednesday, July 15 - 8:30pm
- Craft to Career
- Tuesday, July 14 - 8:30pm
- From Gridlock to Greatness
- Monday, July 13 - 8:30pm
- CUNY Reconnect; Emergent City; and more!
- Thursday, July 9 - 8:30pm
- AI at CUNY The City Design Program And More
- Wednesday, July 8 - 8:30pm
- Scholarship, Family, and Film
- Tuesday, July 7 - 8:30pm
- Collisions of History and Hope
- Monday, July 6 - 8:30pm
- Tuesday, July 21 - 8:30pm
- From Ancient Voices to Modern Stories
- Thursday, July 2 - 8:30pm
- Monday, July 20 - 8:30pm
- Voices of Pride, Voices of the Game
- Monday, June 22 - 8:30pm
- Tuesday, June 23 - 8:30pm
- Wednesday, June 24 - 8:30pm
- Thursday, June 25 - 8:30pm
- Monday, June 29 - 8:30pm
- Tuesday, June 30 - 8:30pm
- Wednesday, July 1 - 8:30pm
- Thursday, July 16 - 8:30pm
