Did you ever have a really interesting conversation at a bar -- sharing ideas over a couple of martinis -- and wish you could've bottled it? That's <strong>Bar Crawl Radio</strong>. Rebecca McKean and Alan Winson invite amazing people to bars all over the word -- make a toast -- and then talk about about whatever inspires them -- makes their lives worth living. We talk to all sorts of interesting people doing important work for their community at a neighborhood bar -- composers -- actors -- musicians -- medical ethicists and practitioners -- playwrights & poets -- journalists -- politicians -- social activists -- community organizers & NGOs -- scientists -- brewers & mead makers -- businesspersons -- and fellow podcasters -- recording mostly in Manhattan's UWS. Who knows? <strong>BCR</strong> might be at a bar -- near you.</p><ul><li>Tell us what you think of our programming. CONTACT: <a href="mailto:barcrawlradio@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">barcrawlradio@gmail.com</a></li></ul><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
Bar Crawl Radio
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Did you ever have a really interesting conversation at a bar -- sharing ideas over a couple of martinis -- and wish you could've bottled it? That's <strong>Bar Crawl Radio</strong>. Rebecca McKean and Alan Winson invite amazing people to bars all over the word -- make a toast -- and then talk about about whatever inspires them -- makes their lives worth living. We talk to all sorts of interesting people doing important work for their community at a neighborhood bar -- composers -- actors -- musicians -- medical ethicists and practitioners -- playwrights & poets -- journalists -- politicians -- social activists -- community organizers & NGOs -- scientists -- brewers & mead makers -- businesspersons -- and fellow podcasters -- recording mostly in Manhattan's UWS. Who knows? <strong>BCR</strong> might be at a bar -- near you.</p><ul><li>Tell us what you think of our programming. CONTACT: <a href="mailto:barcrawlradio@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">barcrawlradio@gmail.com</a></li></ul><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Recent Episodes
June 25, 2026
Eli Northrup on Liminal Politics
<p>Politics on the UWS is in a liminal place where a new reality is aborning. Of course, this nation exists in "between" places where possible versions of democracy are tried and then abandoned. </p><p>This week the social democratic version has gained a foothold in our Upper West Side neighborhood – and maybe American politics. Eli Northrup – Bronx Public Defender and justice policy wonk -- was elected the new State Assembly person for UWS’s District 69.</p><p>We spoke with Eli and his campaign manager – Courtney Curd -- on the Sunday before the Tuesday Primary in Riverside Park – opening our mics to citizens to talk to the politician. Then, we recorded at the Northrup After-Election Party at Amity Hall Bar in Morningside Heights.</p><p>Here are the sounds of an iteration of American politics – one that we at Bar Crawl Radio hope takes hold on our country’s disperse imaginations and future governance.</p><p>Alan Winson</p><p><a href="mailto:barcrawlradio@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">barcrawlradio@gmail.com</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
June 2, 2026
Columbia University: Fortress or FEARLESS
<p><br></p><p>Columbia University’s “College Walk” -- on West 116th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue -- became part of the University’s campus in 1953 with the understanding that "College Walk" would remain available to pedestrians.</p><p>Massive iron gates, put up in 1967, were designed as an ornamental decoration which would not be used to restrict access. But the gated closed on Oct. 12, 2023, when the University restricted campus access to Columbia ID holders ahead of planned demonstrations over the war in Gaza. And have remained closed until now – May 2026.</p><p>We talked with leaders of Morningside Heights community who want Columbia's gates unlocked.</p><p>This four-part program includes:</p><ol><li><strong>Dave Robinson</strong> -- President of the Morningside Heights Community Coalition -- talks about the goals of the MHCC and why his neighbors want Columbia University Campus opened.<strong> 00:00:00</strong></li><li><strong>Skyler Gluck</strong> -- former senior reporter of the Columbia Spectator -- summarizes the history of the creation of "College Walk" and its closing three years ago and his reporting why it remains closed. Mohsen Mahdawi -- Palestinian activist and Columbia student targeted by Trump for deportation. <strong> 00:08:41</strong></li><li><strong>Skyler Gluck</strong>, <strong>Michael Thaddeus</strong> -- faculty in Columbia Mathematics Department -- and <strong>Cody Stuart Madsen</strong> -- VP of Operations for <a href="https://www.bookculture.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Book Culture </a> -- describe the impact of the closing of the Columbia campus on the student body, faculty, business and those who live and work in Morningside Heights. <strong>00:24:32</strong></li><li><strong>Toby Golick</strong> -- Professor Emeritus of the Cardozo Law School -- covers the legal case to open the campus. And <strong>Ian Boldiston</strong> -- the Communications Director for City Councilperson Shaun Abreu who represents Morningside Heights -- explains NY City's position on the closing of the Columbia campus. <strong>00:50:42 </strong></li></ol><p><br></p><p>Contact: Alan Winson --<a href=" barcrawlradio@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> barcrawlradio@gmail.com</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
May 24, 2026
Wm Hartung Warning: AI Corporations Control U.S. Military
<p>In Elon Musk’s “dark MAGA” there is no truth.—which for historian Jill Lepore creates a fear that everything might collapse because everything is so fragile <u>and so fake</u>, so <u>untrustworthy -- </u>and so -- <u>unreal</u>. For Lepore -- it is a fear created by the “Artificial State.”</p><p>Back in January of this year – 2026 -- BCR hosts spoke with William Hartung about his political stand-up routine <u>and</u> his recent book “The Trillion Dollar War Machine: How Runaway Military Spending Drives America into Foreign Wars and Bankrupts Us at Hone.”</p><p>It was a BCR episode in which jokes and world destruction did a cha cha.</p><p>Hartung is an expert on the US military industrial complex at The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Recently, Bill emailed his Substack readers several articles on Silicon Valley’s hard right tilt towards advanced militarism. He had been reading a copy of Jill Lepore’s soon-to-be-released book – “The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State.” Bill’s email was somewhat scary. It appears that Elon Musk and Peter Thiel and Palmer Luckey have embedded themselves into US government policy-making -- and profiting from dismantling our democracy. Their “firms are enabling genocide and aggression abroad and profiting from repression at home.”</p><br><p>I replied to Bill’s email and asked if he wanted to meet and talk about what he was finding – his response was immediate: “YES” – all caps with exclamation – “Let’s do something, the sooner the better.”</p><p>Alan Winson</p><p>barcrawlradio@gmail.com</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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