On today's episode, Riann and Krishna sit down with Evolyn Brooks and Riche Holmes Grant, two independent filmmakers to talk about their film, Good Home Training! Evolyn is an award-winning TV Showrunner, Executive Producer, Director, Experiential Events Producer, and Independent Filmmaker. She has been nominated for an Emmy award and is the recipient of an NAACP Image Award and two Namic Vision Awards. Riche is an award-winning TV host, producer/director, writer, and multi-venture entrepreneur whose work spans film, television, digital, and print media. She is the co-founder and creative director of Good Word Media Group.

Riann and Krishna were excited to sit down with Evolyn and Riche and get insight into their creative process and the making of their film. We hope to see you at the screening of Good Home Training that will take place on Saturday, March 7th, 2026 at 1PM at the Macon branch where Riche and Evolyn will join us! You can learn more about the library's film screening and RSVP for the event by clicking here. You can also learn more about Good Home Training by visiting the film's website: https://goodhometraining.com/

On today's episode, Riann and Krishna are joined by Taeesha Muhammad, the Macon branch's very own staff member who is the associate and curator for the African American Heritage Center. Taeesha is also a local artist based in Brooklyn! Taeesha shares her personal story of becoming an artist, her favorite memories of 2025 at the library, and advice for aspiring artists. So pour yourself a cup of tea, coffee or hot chocolate and enjoy Bed-Stuy Tea's last episode of 2025!

This episode was originally published in July, 2020.

In Episode 36 of Flatbush + Main, Zaheer Ali and Julie Golia say farewell to Brooklyn Historical Society by revisiting their favorite segments from the podcast's history.

This episode was originally published on June 18, 2019.

In Episode 35 of Flatbush + Main, we celebrate the 200th birthday of Brooklyn's bard, Walt Whitman. Whitman was a journalist, a poet, a lover, a wanderer, and a Brooklynite. We consider his experiences walking Brooklyn's streets and the inspiration he drew from the places and people he encountered.

This episode was originally published on May 28, 2019.

In Episode 34 of Brooklyn Historical Society's podcast Flatbush + Main, co-hosts Zaheer Ali and Julie Golia discuss Brooklyn's long farming history, and the complex interplay of power, land, and labor in Kings County.

This episode was originally published on April 5, 2019.

In Episode 33 of Brooklyn Historical Society's podcast Flatbush + Main, co-hosts Zaheer Ali and Julie Golia explore Coney Island's queer history. Guest Hugh Ryan joins Julie and Zaheer this episode. Hugh is the author of the new book, When Brooklyn Was Queer, and the co-curator, with Avram Finkelstein, of BHS's newest exhibition, On the (Queer) Waterfront.

This episode was originally published on February 15, 2019.

In Episode 32 of Brooklyn Historical Society's podcast Flatbush + Main, co-hosts Zaheer Ali and Julie Golia examine the history of Muslims in Brooklyn, drawing on BHS's groundbreaking public and oral history project that launched in 2017.

This episode was originally published on January 15, 2019.

In Episode 31 of Brooklyn Historical Society's podcast Flatbush + Main, co-hosts Zaheer Ali and Julie Golia discuss the infamous Blackout of 1977, the economic and social context that led up to the event, its impact on many Brooklyn neighborhoods, and its enduring legacy.