Can true diversity be achieved if inclusion remains a barrier? Teen Vogue editor in chief Lindsay Peoples Wagner and Lauren Sherman, chief correspondent for The Business of Fashion talk about the barriers and hurdles that exist for people of color as they climb the corporate ladder behind the scenes and how the fashion industry is trying to figure out how to level the playing field.
Ever felt left out of the latest fashion craze because you simply aren’t a single digit size? You’re far from alone. As the fashion industry inches its way towards better size inclusiveness, business insiders Samantha Barry, editor in chief of Glamour US and Lauren Sherman, chief correspondent for The Business of Fashion talk about industry resistance to let consumers decide who can wear what.
Host Jenna Flanagan tours the world famous auction house, Sotheby’s New York for it’s summer transformation into a public museum for an exhibition of parts of the privately held Devonshire collection from Chatsworth House in England.
by Jenna flanagan A famous Brooklynite once said, “It was all a dream,” About achieving the seemingly impossible, against relentless odds. It was another less famous Brooklynite Arleen Lorrance who first penned the world famous quote, “be the change you wish to see happen.” That’s right, the often misquoted line, should actually be attributed to a young teacher struggling in […]
By Jenna Flanagan There’s a certain blissful joy that comes from digging into a favorite pint of ice cream, and for me, that’s anything with brownies in it. Now, as an adult, I have to limit my ice cream intake to a scoop here or there, with several workout days in between, but as a kid I could chow down […]
It was a dark and stormy night, as most nefarious tales begin, and I was finally driving home after a long night of reporting. I thought I was doing a good job avoiding any and all debris the storm has washed into the road, when it happened. BAM! My right front tire hit a pothole. And it was a big […]
Host Jenna Flanagan heads to the Cortelyou branch of the Brooklyn Public library for Drag Queen Story Hour with Lil Miss Hot Mess. Lil Miss Hot Mess sheds light on the program and explains its mission of celebrating diversity, self-identity, and acceptance.
On last week’s episode host Jenna Flanagan explored the transformation of the Hudson Valley and the migration path many are taking from Kings County. This week she shares her personal journey to Ulster County.
Is the Hudson Valley the “new Brooklyn?” The region, particularly Ulster County, is experiencing a rapid gentrification. Brian Mahoney, editorial director of lifestyle magazine, Chronogram, joins host Jenna Flanagan to discuss the transformation of the Hudson Valley and explore the migration path many are taking from Kings County .
New Yorkers take their upstate-downstate divide seriously. But what caused this fierce separation? Edmund J. McMahon, founder and research director of the Empire Center for Public Policy, joins host Jenna Flanagan to explain. McMahon will also shed light on what once made New York State’s economy great, and which region he believes is poised to make a comeback.
The opioid epidemic is ravaging communities across the country. Matthew Pfisterer, director of the Middletown Thrall Library, joins host Jenna Flanagan to talk about the surprising role librarians in this Hudson Valley community are taking in the battle against addiction.
Does it seem like winter will never end? Host Jenna Flanagan talks to Anthony Broccoli, a professor and chair of the Rutgers University Department of Environmental Sciences, who offers an explanation for the seemingly never-ending season. Professor Broccoli explains how rising global temperatures may actually be prolonging the colder than normal temperatures and illuminates the impact rising sea levels. MetroFocus […]
