With exquisite guests and incredible stories, the Farmbrook Interviews Podcast encompasses a great deal in 30-minute episodes. Diverse, high-achieving guests provide inspirational content. And the hosts, Kai Sood, age 15, and Bernadette Mastrangel, a professional and adult, offer incredible perspectives. Outstanding hosts and guests come together for an engrossing 30-minute interview packed with insight, emotion and inspiration. You can listen via Apple Podcasts!
In this interview we talk to the incredible Nila Varman! Nila is the 21-year-old, award-winning host, of the “Nila Extract.” The “Nila Extract” is a radio show and educational platform founded by Nila that strives to represent a variety of communities and discuss a variety of issues. The “Nila Extract” has won numerous awards including the prestigious Diana Award, the SRA Award for Best New Comer, and so many others. Nila herself is arguably a pioneer in the representation of Tamil people and South Asian people collectively.
8 Apr 2022
Episode 4: Dave Hill
We are so happy to have Mr. Dave Hill with us today. He is a truly multi-faceted comedian, musician, podcast host, and so much more. He is one of a kind in his combination of comedy with his many interests, whether it be music or interviews. He has also written three critically acclaimed books and he has written for a variety of magazines and newspapers including VICE, the New York Times, The Paris Review, & The Cleveland Plain Dealer. He has also appeared in numerous amazing productions in comedic roles, including the movie “Boy Band” and the shows “King of Miami”, “Inside Amy Schumer”, “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”, and so many more. We would be remiss if we didn’t mention his musical work which includes his composing, guitar playing, his band Valley Lodge, and so many more. The list of his amazing accomplishments goes on! Enjoy this glimpse into the amazing Mr. Dave Hill!
13 Jul 2021
Episode 3: Theresa A. Yugar
Today we are so happy to welcome Dr. Theresa A. Yugar! Theresa is a Latinx Scholar who focuses on Latin American feminism with special attention to the intersection of women, ecology, climate change, and migratory patterns. Theresa is also an author, known for her book, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: Feminist Reconstruction of Biography and Text, the first feminist in all the America’s, something Theresa also did a Ted-Ed video on. She has co-edited or contributed to numerous books as well. In addition to this, she co-founded the bilingual feminist blog called Circulando Juntas (Circling Together) and she has had an incredible career and her accomplishments are many, welcome Dr. Yugar!
23 May 2021
Episode 2: Sucheta Mahajan
For our latest interview, we are thrilled to have Suheta Mahajan with us! Sucheta is a historian and professor at Jahawarhal Nehru University, New Delhi, She has been a Gillespie Visiting Professor at the College of Wooster, Ohio, US, a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Fellow of the Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Center, and a Visiting Professor at the Maison des Sciences de l' homme, Paris too. She is also an accomplished author and has written or edited 8 books, Her fields of interest span the short and long history of the twentieth century, its politics, political economy and social change, and the oral history of independence and partition of India. Watch our interview this Wednesday!
10 May 2021
Episode 1: Krishna Das
A Little Intro To Krishna Das, Our Latest Interviewee: Krishna Das was born in New York and throughout his young life became curious about spirituality and in 1970 following a trip to India he met his Guru, Neem Karoli Baba, or Mahara-ji. Following this, he became inspired to start to spread the message of and the beauty of the faith that Mahara-ji held, through called Kirtan. "I will sing for you in the west" is what he told his Guru before coming back to the United States, and to this day he continues to sing! In 2013 he performed at the Grammies and was nominated for best New-Age album and he has written two award-winning books as well. With over 15 albums, Das has been described by the New York Times as "the chant master of American yoga"! This interview is hosted by Kai Sood and Bernadette 'Bernie' Mastrangel!
10 May 2021
Episode 5: Tiffany Hsiung
Tiffany Hsiung is an accomplished filmmaker. With her work in multiple films and her Peabody Award for her directing, she is an incredible director whose newest film Sing Me A Lullaby, about her journey to find her biological Grandmother, is already receiving praise.
9 May 2021
Episode 4: John D. Ruddy
We have with us today Mr. John D. Ruddy. John, who has become an internet sensation through his videos covering a variety of historical topics on his YouTube channel and has garnered a myriad of praises. His work in acting includes, The Rising by Joe O'Byrne, The 39 Steps, and his play, History of Ireland on Stage which he wrote. Beyond that, he also has two published books under his belt and a very noteable reach around the world which makes history incredibly interesting and understandable.
9 May 2021
Episode 3: Denis Hamill
Denis Hamill is a Renowned Journalist who truly needs no introduction. His accomplishments are Numerous and incredible. His accomplishments which include 10 Books, more than 10 commissioned screenplay and he is a writer on the famed show Law and Order. This is a truly amazing person and our interview with him is so inspirational!
2 May 2021
Episode 2: Prashant Goyal
Prashant Goyal is a designer and artist who has brought one culture’s aspects and beauty to the United States. His journey has been an amazing one as he took his family business to another level, and brought something, a thing which is incredibly culturally important, to the U.S. and New York.
2 May 2021
Episode 1: Leslie Boghosian Murphy
Leslie Boghosian Murphy is an amazing human being. She has been a journalist, working with CNN, ESPN, the YES Network and HDNet. Her exquisite stories and interviews earning her a variety of awards, including an Emmy for Societal Concerns Programming. Now, she is the Democratic Candidate for a seat in New York City Government, representing District 3, in Manhattan. She has numerous amazing accomplishments, which include her charitable activities with the Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights, her Tsunami Aid Efforts in Sri Lanka following a Tsunami, and her role in the establishment of the Hell's Kitchen Neighborhood Coalition to address recent homelessness and safety issues in the neighborhood, and so much more.
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