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  • Pride Acts Up

      Local Switchboard NYC celebrates Pride month by revisiting significant parts of its past: the activist group ACT UP, and the participatory project The Gay Rub, founded by Steven Reigns, […]

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    Take A Walk

    Spring has finally sprung, and people see eager to get outdoors. But the return of “normal” business and social life has also meant a return to the subway. Never fun, […]

  • Closed Doors

    On this episode we say goodbye to spaces lost during the pandemic, as part of a new series. First, Local Switchboard’s Sarah Montague gets a tour of her old apartment […]

  • Pride Special

    On this episode, we celebrate the 52nd anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. Local Switchboard’s Jordan Gass-Poore’ speaks with Eric Marcus, founder and host of the podcast Making Gay History, and […]

  • Local Switchboard NYC’s Jordan Gass-Poore’ & Sarah Montague On ‘Rise & Shine’

    Local Switchboard NYC co-founder’s Jordan Gass-Poore’ (host/executive producer) and Sarah Myles (reporter/producer) were featured on an international panel to discuss ways people can bring their community together through podcasting. It’s […]

  • Introducing Our New Series: ‘We’re Still Here’

    In this bonus episode, Local Switchboard’s Heather Chin presents the New Ohio Theatre’s latest production, “Journey Around My Bedroom.”

  • Hats Off To Bella Abzug

    Liz Abzug, the daughter of feminist icon and former New York Representative Bella Abzug, spoke with Local Switchboard host Jordan Gass-Poore’ during the summer about running her mom’s political campaigns, […]

  • New York City In Changing Times

    Local Switchboard’s Betsy Laken in conversation with local theater director Adrienne Campbell-Holt on the resiliency of New York City’s performing arts community. And as we prepare for a new presidential […]

  • Podcast the Newsletter Features Local Switchboard NYC

    "It’s a local look at the news from NYC’s five boroughs, from a women-led team. Completely beautiful, underreported stories," writes Lauren Passell on Local Switchboard NYC in the latest Podcast The Newsletter.

  • The Ghosts Get Furloughed

    In this episode, we take a look back at the annual New York City Village Halloween Parade and explore the colorful past and uncertain future of the beloved Lower East […]