The stories in this season, titled “Memories of Water,” document the experiences of climate change on a hyperlocal level and how affected communities are responding.
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In the Season 4 Finale of Memories of Water, “Postcard Memories” travels back to New York summers before air conditioning, pairing newspaper coverage of historic heat waves with handwritten postcards from the early to mid-20th century. Together, these headlines and messages reveal how New Yorkers sought relief from the heat, while capturing the timeless spirit of summer in the city. This episode is brought to you by the Queen Memory Project with support from Melting Metropolis and the Queens Public Library Digital Archives team. The postcards are from the personal collection of James Supple an
In "Rockaway Memories," Queens residents share personal stories of summers by the water, from moments of joy and belonging to memories of finding relief from the heat. This episode was recorded in the Far Rockaway and Broad Channel and produced by Queens-based audio producer, Rebecca Seidel, in collaboration with the Queens Memory Project and Melting Metropolis.
In "Rockaway Memories," Queens residents share personal stories of summers by the water, from moments of joy and belonging to memories of finding relief from the heat. This episode was recorded in the Far Rockaway and Broad Channel and produced by Queens-based audio producer, Rebecca Seidel, in collaboration with the Queens Memory Project and Melting Metropolis.
Flushing teens interviews a theatre artist about her musical journey of bringing "Flood Sensor Aunty" to communities affected by climate change. This episode, titled "Live from Flushing: Flood Sensor Aunty," was recorded at Edgemere Farm and the Flushing Library and produced by Queens-based audio producer, Rebecca Seidel, in collaboration with the Queens Memory Project and Queens Public Library's Teen Services team.
Season four of the Queens Memory Podcast brings you "Memories of Water," which examines the impacts of climate change on local communities in Queens. In this fourth episode, Flushing teens meet theater artist and urban planner Sabina Sethi Unni to talk about a musical performance she created that turns flood sensors and emergency preparedness into community-centered storytelling. This episode was recorded at Edgemere Farm and the Flushing Library and produced by Queens-based audio producer, Rebecca Seidel, in collaboration with the Queens Memory Project and Queens Public Library's Teen Service
Listen to a sneak preview of Episode 3 - "After Ida: Left in the Dark." Four years after Hurricane Ida’s deadly floods, reporter Yiyan Zheng returns to Flushing — and finds the most vulnerable are still being left in the dark, cut off from life-saving information.
Four years after Hurricane Ida’s deadly floods, reporter Yiyan Zheng returns to Flushing — and finds the most vulnerable are still being left in the dark, cut off from life-saving information. 本集由陽邊（Sunnyside）居民及社區記者鄭怡嫣製作。她在災後四年重返當年因洪水罹難的冷鴻升一家所在社區以及東法拉盛，走訪當地租客與房東，記錄他們對那一夜的回憶與反思，並探討洪水帶來的持續性衝擊。節目同時納入非營利機構、氣候專家與政府官員的深度訪談，呈現移民社群在資訊不平等與氣候風險夾擊下的脆弱處境。 Links for further reading: What Remains of Kissena Creek They Put Everything Into Their Homes. Not One Was Spared in the Flood. The flood that drowned American dreams Queens Memory Podcast Season 3, "Our Major Minor Voices," Episode 5: Invisible Homeles
Sneak preview of episode 1 - "A Forgotten Place" - as producer Roxanne Scott takes us to neighborhoods in Southeast Queens.
Season four of the Queens Memory Podcast, brings you "Memories of Water," which examines the impacts of climate change on local communities in the borough. In this second episode, local teens take the mic to ask questions about climate change. Recorded at the Flushing Library and produced by Queens-based audio producer, Rebecca Seidel, the episode features youth-led interviews with staff from the Queens Botanical Garden, uncovering the roots of flooding in Queens and what we can all do to build a climate-resilient future. Links for further reading: Three found dead in basement of Flushing apar
Season four of the Queens Memory Podcast, brings you "Memories of Water," which examines the impacts of climate change on local communities in the borough. In this first episode, titled "A Forgotten Place," producer Roxanne Scott takes us to neighborhoods in Southeast Queens, where we meet neighbors who are organizing and demanding accountability for the decades-long flooding that has occurred in the area. Links for further reading: In 15 Years, 80,000 Homes in the New York area May Be Lost to Flooding City Announces Progress on $1.9 Billion Commitment to Alleviate Flooding in Southeast Queens
In this sneak preview of a very special episode, local teens take the mic to ask their questions about climate change. This second episode was recorded at the Flushing Library and produced by Queens-based audio producer, Rebecca Seidel.
