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Ep. 14 Uncovering the Peekskill Riots: A Forgotten Chapter in American History
In this episode of 'Wait, What Is That' Podcast, hostsBrandon and Katie discuss the Peekskill Riots of 1949 with John Scott Bennett,a filmmaker who has chronicled this significant yet under-discussed…
Ep. 13 'Kamel Jamal On His Love For Palestine And Devotion To Its Liberation'
Kamel Jamal speaks of his love for Palestine and devotion to its liberation in a quietly sad yet solid voice after completing one of his toughest days as a chef for one of his restaurants, Beacon…
Ep. 12 'To weed or not weed'
As the City of Beacon considers a smoking cannabis ban on its public parks, Katie and Brandon discuss if people even want to smoke cannabis in public parks and if the smoke should be allowed to…
Ep. 11 'Disney De-Toxified
Brandon and Katie’s first Disney discussion was so riveting, Katie’s sister wanted to come onto to the show to voice her very strong opinions about why she’s not a Little Mermaid Fan, her questions…
Ep. 10: We’re Back! Disney Discussion Part 1
Brandon and Katie are BACK! It’s been an entire pandemic (for Dutchess County…several parts of the world are continuing to get crushed). To grease our wheels, Brandon breaks into song to Queen’s…
Ep. 9 'Studio Cars!’
Brandon and Katie meet back up after a long hiatus of winter to chat about the time in between. While normally recording from their Shed Studio, with COVID on the rise, which found its way into…
Ep. 8 Justice McCray and the origins of Beacon4Black Lives
In the summer of 2020, Beacon experienced protests down Main Street in the name of Black lives for several weekends in a row, followed by educational experiences, usually in Memorial Park. Supported…
Ep. 7 Cole Martin on Paw Patrol
Police reform and reflection is on the minds of everyone, including children. One example of confronting police influence is in children’s programming. For a minute, the long-loved cartoon Paw…
S1E6 Ep. 6 " Ali Muhammad"
Ali T. Muhammad was born and raised in Beacon, NY, walking every day down a literal pathway between prison and public school, as his home was on the grounds. Brandon and Katie catch up with Ali to…
S1E5 Ep. 5 " Reuben Simmons"
Segueing into a different city department now, we interview Reuben Simmons, who is involved in community outreach and programming in Beacon, and worked his way up to being promoted as Beacon’s…
S1E4 Ep. 4 "Lee Kyriacou"
BAM. Our next interview was with current Mayor Lee Kyriacou. During Randy’s interview, and during the 1st biggest BLM protest in Beacon, we learned that Lee spearheaded the look-see into Beacon’s…
S1E3 Ep. 3 "Randy Casale"
Well HELLO. Our first interview is with the former Mayor of Beacon for 2 terms: Randy Casale. A born and bred Beaconite who knows everything about everything Beacon. Everything. Go Listen
S1E2 Ep. 2 "Lets do this"
Have you ever noticed that house on the corner of Cross Street that is a storefront window? Brandon remembers when it was a deli and he went there daily on his way to and from the old Beacon High…
S1E1 Ep. 1 "The Beginning"
Brandon and Katie record their first podcast. Not sure what they were going to talk about. And then Brandon brought the Brooklyn Donuts. Which are from Connecticut. And go…
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Wait, What is That? has published 14 episodes since July 2020, covering topics in Society & Culture.
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