The Brooklyn Paper’s podcast http://www.brooklynpaper.com en-us Copyright 2008 The Brooklyn Paper Fri, 4 Jul 2008 15:01:45 EDT A free video podcast from The Brooklyn Paper, Brooklyn’s real newspaper. Tue, 13 May 2008 14:46:01 EDT By Ben Muessig On the same day that Rep. Vito Fossella (R–Bay Ridge) admitted that he’d sired a child with his mistress, Brooklyn Democrats for Change gathered to endorse a candidate to take on the embattled, six-term congressman. But they couldn’t do it — an indication that the race has gotten more serious. http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/19/31_19_vitodems.m4v http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/19/31_19_vitodems.m4v Tue, 13 May 2008 14:46:01 EDT By Gersh Kuntzman and Sarah Portlock A new podcast to show off our new staffer, Sarah Portlock, and our new podcast sponsor, Brooklyn Wine Co. http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/19/31_19_portlock.m4v http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/19/31_19_portlock.m4v Wed, 21 May 2008 12:29:53 EDT By Gersh Kuntzman A community garden in Fort Greene has installed a solar-powered, composting toilet — and, naturally, Editor Gersh Kuntzman loaded up on high-fiber cereal and coffee to offer his review. http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/20/31_20_latrine.m4v http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/20/31_20_latrine.m4v Fri, 16 May 2008 17:34:26 EDT By Gersh Kuntzman DUMBO Improvement District Executive Director Tucker Reed is heading to Baghdad — but The Brooklyn Paper caught up with him before his farewell party on May 15, 2008. http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/20/31_20_tucker.m4v http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/20/31_20_tucker.m4v Tue, 20 May 2008 13:27:52 EDT By Gersh Kuntzman The summertime suspension of alternate-side-of-the-street parking went into effect in Park Slope on Monday, May 19 — and Brooklyn Paper reporter Sarah Portlock was there. http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/20/31_20_alternate.m4v http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/20/31_20_alternate.m4v Thu, 29 May 2008 21:10:49 EDT By Lisa J. Curtis For IKEA virgins, this podcast is a look inside the Paramus, NJ IKEA store — a preview of the Red Hook location, slated to open June 18. We shop till we drop in the showrooms, eat our fill of Swedish meatballs and even peek inside the diaper changing room! http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/21/31_21_ikea.m4v http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/21/31_21_ikea.m4v Tue, 27 May 2008 14:04:35 EDT By Gersh Kuntzman British sailors from the HMS Richmond, docked in Red Hook, made their first liberty calls at Floyd, an Atlantic Avenue bar, on Friday, May 23, 2008 ? and our Editor Gersh Kuntzman was there to go pint-for-pint with the English invaders. http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/21/31_21_fleet.m4v http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/21/31_21_fleet.m4v Tue, 27 May 2008 14:04:36 EDT By Marie Cunningham The Brooklyn Paper takes you across the pond, thanks to the Telectroscope, a new artwork on the Fulton Ferry Landing in DUMBO that simulates a tunnel between New York and Britain. Paper reporter Marie Cunningham brings you the story. http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/21/31_21_voyage.m4v http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/21/31_21_voyage.m4v Mon, 2 Jun 2008 11:09:51 EDT By Gersh Kuntzman Bob Dylan just announced that he would perform in Prospect Park on Tuesday, Aug. 12. Tickets are on sale now for Dylan insiders (password Tilden), and they weren't expected to last long. The remaining tickets go on sale on June 13 through Ticketmaster. http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/22/31_22_dylan.m4v http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/22/31_22_dylan.m4v Wed, 4 Jun 2008 13:11:08 EDT By Gersh Kuntzman Park Slope’s new sex toy emporium, Babeland, is about to open on Bergen Street — and, of course, irrepressible Editor Gersh Kuntzman was there to give you an inside tour. http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/22/31_22_babeland.m4v http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/22/31_22_babeland.m4v Mon, 2 Jun 2008 10:52:27 EDT Our editor was in the hot seat again on Brooklyn Independent Television. http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/22/31_22_gershon.m4v http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/22/31_22_gershon.m4v Mon, 9 Jun 2008 12:45:55 EDT By Gersh Kuntzman The power is off on Smith Street — and The Brooklyn Paper is on the story. Editor Gersh Kuntzman gives you the overview. http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/23/31_23_blackout.m4v http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/23/31_23_blackout.m4v Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:59:13 EDT By Gersh Kuntzman You’ve seen them at Community Board meetings. You’ve loved their copy. Now, it’s time to meet the summer interns of The Brooklyn Paper. http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/23/31_23_interns.m4v http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/23/31_23_interns.m4v Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:53:19 EDT By The Brooklyn Paper Ikea Bureau It’s Wednesday, June 18, 2008 — and that can mean only one thing: Ikea’s big-box store in Red Hook is open for business. The entire Brooklyn Paper’s Ikea Bureau convened for full team coverage live from Beard Street. http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/24/31_24_ikeaopens.m4v http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/24/31_24_ikeaopens.m4v Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:35:07 EDT By The Brooklyn Paper Ikea Bureau Ikea won't open until Wednesday, June 18, but people started lining up on Monday. The first 35 people on line will get a couch — and The Brooklyn Paper's Ikea Bureau brings you all the action. http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/24/31_24_lineup.m4v http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/24/31_24_lineup.m4v Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:35:26 EDT By The Brooklyn Paper Ikea Bureau It’s Day 2 of Ikea’s free couch giveaway and the three dozen people on line have settled in. Ikea Bureau Chief Gersh Kuntzman and Senior Ikea Bureau reporter Mike McLaughlin bring you the story live from Beard Street in Red Hook on June 17, 2008. http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/24/31_24_lineup2.m4v http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/24/31_24_lineup2.m4v Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:14:59 EDT By Gersh Kuntzman A team of out-of-shape writers ? led by Brooklyn Paper Se?or Editor took on the Brooklyn Cyclones? front office in a charity baseball game on Friday, June 6, 2008 ? and even though we lost 6?5, we gave those Cyclones a real scare. Editor Gersh Kuntzman reports. http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/24/31_24_scribes.m4v http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/24/31_24_scribes.m4v Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:59:14 EDT By Gersh Kuntzman Promised six varieties of herring at the Ikea press preview on June 11, 2008, our editor, Gersh Kuntzman, dove right in, devouring plate after plate of briny goodness. Watch him savor all (or at least most) bites. http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/24/31_24_herring.m4v http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/24/31_24_herring.m4v Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:39:42 EDT By Marie Cunningham Trojan was handing out free condoms in Downtown Brooklyn on Friday, June 13, 2008 — so we sent summer associate Marie Cunningham to get the story and some condoms. http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/25/31_25_condoms.m4v http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/25/31_25_condoms.m4v Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:12:54 EDT By Gersh Kuntzman The Cyclones began their quest for New York–Penn League greatness on Tuesday night with a 3–1 win over their hated rivals, the Staten Island Yankees. Join Gersh Kuntzman and Vince DiMiceli in the Eye of the Storm. http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/25/31_25_clones.m4v http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/25/31_25_clones.m4v Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:15:24 EDT By The Brooklyn Paper’s Pool Bureau The city finally opened the public pools on Friday — and, of course, The Brooklyn Paper swim team was there. Join Pool Bureau chief Gersh Kuntzman and Pool Bureau reporters Mike McLaughlin, Sarah Portlock, Ben Muessig and Sebastian Kahnert (he’s East German, you know!) as they take the plunge and officially christen the Summer of 2008. http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/26/31_26_pools.m4v http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/26/31_26_pools.m4v Tue, 1 Jul 2008 13:22:24 EDT By Ben Kuntzman Eleven-month-old cub reporter Ben Kuntzman pays his dad a visit in The Brooklyn Paper’s DUMBO newsroom on July 1, 2008 — and the young would-be scribe shows off his love of newspapers in his first ever podcast. http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/26/31_26_heir.m4v http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/26/31_26_heir.m4v Wed, 2 Jul 2008 12:57:10 EDT By Gersh Kuntzman Devastated by the departure of our ace photo intern, Sebastian Kahnert, The Brooklyn Paper is searching for a new photo intern to work July and August under Editor of the Year Gersh Kuntzman. This is a rare opportunity for a motivated pro who wants to learn from the ground up — in Brooklyn. Whatta paper, whatta summer! http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/26/31_26_intern.m4v http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/26/31_26_intern.m4v Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:24:55 EDT By Gersh Kuntzman The Brooklyn Paper, which revered the New York Aquarium’s masturbating walrus, presents an exclusive video tribute http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/26/31_26_ayveq.m4v http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/26/31_26_ayveq.m4v Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:48:48 EDT By Gersh Kuntzman Brooklyn-based food companies came out in force at the annual Fancy Food and Confection show at the Javits Center this week in Manhattan — and, naturally, Brooklyn Paper Editor Gersh Kuntzman was there, schmoozing, interviewing and, of course, tasting. http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/26/31_26_fancy.m4v http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/media/31/26/31_26_fancy.m4v