WGRL NYC: Recent Episodes
The Lower Eastside Girls Club
Blooming Sounds with Makena & Mia follows the adventures of two besties in search of the sounds of perfect skincare.
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Now It’s Our Turn with Lola and Sofia is our newest creative pod from our Young Yappers series hosted by two warm, smart and funny middle schoolers. Expect honest stories, poetry and a little ASMR (because who doesn’t love ASMR!).
Conceived and written by the youth with original music
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This past Valentine’s Day we sat down with high schoolers Rae, Kiki and Sophia and discussed love in all his infinite forms – from romantic to family, friends and self!
We hope this episode encourages you to reflect on love in your life as well!
We celebrate! Live at our streamed Block Party direct from our glorious Frequency Garden pop-up studio tent on site at Girls Club. Joy! Power! Possibility!
Join our streamers, artists and dreamers from Lower East Side Girls Club, Public Assistants and MoMA on a journey through Frequency Garden! A Dream Lab of curated conversations, music and art to drive culture and enact positive change. Made by teens for everyone. Creators, disruptors, and catalysts welcome! This is the intro of a four part series that is also on exhibit at PS1/MoMA as part of a collaboration with artist Don Christian Jones.
Frequency Gardens was made by youth participants at the Lower Eastside Girls Club: Rebekah Kwong, Sierra Zwerling, Meelawn Mathurin, Zoe “Z” Rosado, Lelia “Lilo” Haidara, Nevaeh “Rae” McGee, Tentse Sherpa, and Aliana Aviles; Lower Eastside Girls Club facilitators Sienna Fekete and Kelly Webb; logistics support Erikka James, artists DonChristian Jones, Jake Robbins, and Danica Pantic from Public Assistants; and Hannah Fagin, from MoMA.
Photos ©️ 2024 The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Photo: Destiny Mata
Visit to MoMA to explore the power of art and social change in the Latoya Ruby Frasier exhibit, Tadáskía and converse with resident podcast celebrity Arlette!
Join our streamers, artists and dreamers from Lower East Side Girls Club, Public Assistants and MoMA on a journey through Frequency Garden! A Dream Lab of curated conversations, music and art to drive culture and enact positive change. Made by teens for everyone. Creators, disruptors, and catalysts welcome! This is the intro of a four part series that is also on exhibit at PS1/MoMA as part of a collaboration with artist Don Christian Jones.
Frequency Gardens was made by youth participants at the Lower Eastside Girls Club: Rebekah Kwong, Sierra Zwerling, Meelawn Mathurin, Zoe “Z” Rosado, Lelia “Lilo” Haidara, Nevaeh “Rae” McGee, Tentse Sherpa, and Aliana Aviles; Lower Eastside Girls Club facilitators Sienna Fekete and Kelly Webb; logistics support Erikka James, artists DonChristian Jones, Jake Robbins, and Danica Pantic from Public Assistants; and Hannah Fagin, from MoMA.
Interview with herbal sorceress Cy X, a visit to 9th Street Community Garden and musings on nature.
Another jam packed episode with layers of nature!
Join our streamers, artists and dreamers from Lower East Side Girls Club, Public Assistants and MoMA on a journey through Frequency Garden! A Dream Lab of curated conversations, music and art to drive culture and enact positive change. Made by teens for everyone. Creators, disruptors, and catalysts welcome! This is the intro of a four part series that is also on exhibit at PS1/MoMA as part of a collaboration with artist Don Christian Jones.
Frequency Gardens was made by youth participants at the Lower Eastside Girls Club: Rebekah Kwong, Sierra Zwerling, Meelawn Mathurin, Zoe “Z” Rosado, Lelia “Lilo” Haidara, Nevaeh “Rae” McGee, Tentse Sherpa, and Aliana Aviles; Lower Eastside Girls Club facilitators Sienna Fekete and Kelly Webb; logistics support Erikka James, artists DonChristian Jones, Jake Robbins, and Danica Pantic from Public Assistants; and Hannah Fagin, from MoMA.
In Episode One of Frequency Garden, we investigate the meanings of “home” and Donny C welcomes us into their Bushwick community, full of art, love and curiosity.
Join our streamers, artists and dreamers from Lower East Side Girls Club, Public Assistants and MoMA on a journey through Frequency Garden! A Dream Lab of curated conversations, music and art to drive culture and enact positive change. Made by teens for everyone. Creators, disruptors, and catalysts welcome! This is the intro of a four part series that is also on exhibit at PS1/MoMA as part of a collaboration with artist Don Christian Jones.
Frequency Gardens was made by youth participants at the Lower Eastside Girls Club: Rebekah Kwong, Sierra Zwerling, Meelawn Mathurin, Zoe “Z” Rosado, Lelia “Lilo” Haidara, Nevaeh “Rae” McGee, Tentse Sherpa, and Aliana Aviles; Lower Eastside Girls Club facilitators Sienna Fekete and Kelly Webb; logistics support Erikka James, artists DonChristian Jones, Jake Robbins, and Danica Pantic from Public Assistants; and Hannah Fagin, from MoMA.
Join our streamers, artists and dreamers from Lower East Side Girls Club, Public Assistants and MoMA on a journey through Frequency Garden! A Dream Lab of curated conversations, music and art to drive culture and enact positive change. Made by teens for everyone. Creators, disruptors, and catalysts welcome! This is the intro of a four part series that is also on exhibit at PS1/MoMA as part of a collaboration with artist Don Christian Jones.
PHOTOS Destiny Mata ©️ 2024 The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Frequency Gardens was made by youth participants at the Lower Eastside Girls Club: Rebekah Kwong, Sierra Zwerling, Meelawn Mathurin, Zoe “Z” Rosado, Lelia “Lilo” Haidara, Nevaeh “Rae” McGee, Tentse Sherpa, and Aliana Aviles; Lower Eastside Girls Club facilitators Sienna Fekete and Kelly Webb; logistics support Erikka James, artists DonChristian Jones, Jake Robbins, and Danica Pantic from Public Assistants; and Hannah Fagin, from MoMA.**
In this inaugural episode of “Meet the Staff” our young journalists interview our beloved Education Specialist Berry! Featuring Berry’s original song entitled “Star Stuff” and original poetry, enjoy this snapshot of a talented star continually on the rise! Stay tuned to meet more of the fabulous people behind the scenes at Girls Club as our profile series continues.
Lacresha Berry, better known as Berry, is a singer/songwriter, actress, poet, educator, and published writer from Queens by way of Lexington, Kentucky. She received her BA in Theatre from the University of Kentucky. She honed her playwriting skills there and went on to produce three one woman shows since 2002. Her last one woman show, “Browngirl. Bluegrass.” documented her life as a brown girl coming of age in the bluegrass state of Kentucky. She’s performed all over the country with the show as well as singing and hosting all over NYC. Her latest one woman show, TUBMAN, a reimagining of Harriet Tubman’s life as a young girl in Harlem, debuted to packed audiences in her hometown of Lexington, Ky, and NYC, with additional performances in San Diego, Rikers Island, New Bedford Massachusetts, Sacramento and Tubman’s birthplace in Cambridge, MD. When she’s not performing, she’s teaching spoken word to middle and high school students in the Bronx, conducting educational workshops, and writing curriculum. She is currently writing her debut YA novel, “Seeing Janelle”
Check Berry out at Berryandco on all platforms!
WGRL got a reboot this summer with our mighty “Podcast Power” class! We learned the ins and outs of the pod biz, did some recording, created a confessional booth and even visited “the Daily” at the New York Times!
Just in time for Halloween while the veils between worlds are the thinnest we are releasing our convo on reincarnation! Please enjoyed this youth generated content and don’t forget to leave a 5 star review for the hard working team!
In this podcast WGRL sits down with Magnolia Bakery, while they update us on their latest treats and we taste test some as well! Please tune in as we give you a dip into audible flavor town, making this podcast as sweet as the desserts we ate!
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We stay ready at WGRL/Podcast Power! When we got word that our fabulous big sis Bella Hadid was coming by to tour the sound studio we saved a seat and a microphone for her!
Bella was lovely enough to jump on mic for an impromptu, short but very fun interview.
Thank you so much for your time Bella – we can’t wait to have you back in the studio!
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Whew – it’s been rough out there in the world so we thought we would slow down a bit and do some serious self care. Our friend the amazing healer, yogi and performer Shelley Nicole stopped by to lead us in a soothing meditation and then we tried our hand at writing and recording our own guided meditation. InJoy the vibes – we wish everyone an easeful, peaceful 2024!
WGRL got a reboot this summer with our mighty “Podcast Power” class! We learned the ins and outs of the pod biz, did some recording, created a confessional booth and even visited “the Daily” at the New York Times!Just in time for Halloween while the veils between worlds are the thinnest we are releasing our convo on reincarnation! Please enjoyed this youth generated content and don’t forget to leave a 5 star review for the hard working team!
The Lower East Side Girls Club was proud to be an artist- residence in historic Governor’s Island for the 2023 season. Take a ride on the ferry with Sound Studio Director Kelly Webb and Erikka James, Director of Programs, as they tour the house and speak to some of our visitors to the exhibit entitled “Memory Lab”.
Shout out to Girls Club instructors and artists in residence Amarilis Jimenez, Deanna Greene, Destiny Mata, Erikka James, Kelly Adams, L. Vargas, Mary Adams, Mia Montalvo and Sinjun Strom who created a touching exhibit beautifully curated by Sienna Fekete and featuring work created in collaboration with Girls Club members.
Joseph Capehart is a poet and educator pushing the needle when they can and flipping the table when they must. Black, queer, and concerned with freedom, they are the founder of The Garden, an abolitionist bookstore and community well in Brooklyn. This conversation is part of a collaboration with our mentor, artist and instigator jackie...
Sophia Dawson is a Brooklyn based visual artist who has dedicated her life’s work to exposing the stories and experiences of individuals who are striving to overcome the injustices they face. This conversation is part of a collaboration with our mentor, artist and instigator jackie sumell and MoMA PS1 which resulted in an exhibition at...
Timothy James Young is a poet, writer, abolitionist and wrongfully convicted man who is currently incarcerated on Death Row in San Quentin State Prison. He has not seen a tree in 24 years due to his incarceration but the students at UC Santa Cruz cultivate a garden with Tim in partnership with Solitary Gardens. Join...
Mariame Kaba is an abolitionist thinker, writer, curator, and organizer based in New York City. Her clarity, passion and love for liberation work resonated deeply with us. We are grateful for this generous conversation in which we take on everything from a discussion of the children’s book “Noodlephant” to the constant “Law & Order” marathon...
WGRL caught up with neighborhood legend Mikey, of Mikey Likes It ice cream for a sweet and inspiring conversation on following your dreams! Thank you Mikey for being a power of example to pretty much everyone! When you’re in NYC don’t forget to make Mikey’s a stop for a sweet treat and support your local...
And just like that we are BACK! This episode is packed with an exclusive interview w musician Michael Love Micheal, a review of episode 1 of Colin in Black and White, field pieces and a BRAND NEW theme song executive produced by Dai Burger. As always, teen made content for the world. Podcast Production Crew...
Venus X is a Ecuadorian/Dominican DJ, Producer, Fashion Designer, Gardener and Activist by way of Washington Heights. In this inspired conversation with Aminata Sall, one of our WGRL/Nessa program interns, Venus X talks on the power of community building and staying true to self and to the people. An inspiring and uplifting listen for all!
We are all ready for some positive vibes! DJ Eli of the Girls Club Avenue DJ Squad sets the tone with this perfect mix to set the summer off.
These times are extremely challenging and sometimes we just need to get away from it all. DJ KK to the rescue! Slip a pair of your favorite headphones on and tune in to this latest hip hop hits mix.
Topeka K. Sam, has been fighting for the dignity, decriminalization and decarceration of women and girls of color since her release from federal prison in 2015. In this episode, we were blessed to have this great lady share eye opening information on incarceration as it pertains to young women. Take a listen to learn more...
Part of what makes NYC special is the proliferation of small independent businesses, each unique and special to us and reflecting the incredible diversity of the city. Small businesses are in extreme distress right now, and with months of no income combined with little to no federal help we are in danger of losing these...
During these extremely stressful times we thought we’d post some comforting content from our WGRL archives. Tune into our Skype interview with the Queen of ASMR, the wonderful Gibi! She inspired us so much we incorporated ASMR as part of our classroom experience. Thanks Gibi for all you do to make this world sound and...
Our Artist-in-Residence, Courtney Alexander, focuses her work on representation in tarot cards. For the past few months, she has been working with us to create a tarot card deck and altar for The Girls Club’s Art on Paper display. Through this, she hopes girls will get a chance to honor and learn more about themselves. We sat down with Courtney...
Girls Club member DJ KK is a founding member of our Avenue DJ squad and has gigged at Lincoln Center, ENVSN Fest< Nike HQ and Museum of the City of New York among many other places. Our Avenue DJ’s are available to get your party started – check out this Afrobeat Exclusive Mix for WGRL!
We were so excited to have Kaash Paige stop by our WGRL studios recently. In addition to having a hit single out, Kaash did radio as a teen as well so she made us totally comfortable behind the mic with some pro journalism tips. Thanks Kaash for a great interview!