Booklyn Calling amplifies diverse voices within the artists’ book field and explores artmaking as a tool for community engagement, education, and social justice work. Hosted by Monica Johnson & Marshall Weber of Booklyn, Inc., a nonprofit arts organization located in Brooklyn, NY. Theme music by Kaia Fischer and Stuart Gunter. Artwork by Mylo Mendez. Sound recording and editing are provided by Earbong & Radio Free Brooklyn, a community organization providing a freeform radio platform for the diverse cultures that comprise the borough of Brooklyn. Booklyn Calling is made possible in part by funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the NY City Council.
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Signup to Generate a PitchBooklyn Calling amplifies diverse voices within the artists’ book field and explores artmaking as a tool for community engagement, education, and social justice work. Hosted by Monica Johnson & Marshall Weber of Booklyn, Inc., a nonprofit arts organization located in Brooklyn, NY. Theme music by Kaia Fischer and Stuart Gunter. Artwork by Mylo Mendez.
Recent episodes include "Letra Muerta" (30 June 2026, 53 minutes), "Archives Are For Everyone!" (10 June 2026, 60 minutes), and "Ruth Lingen & More Booklyn History" (27 June 2025, 58 minutes).
Booklyn Calling publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 58 minutes across 16 episodes.
Booking probability for Booklyn Calling is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Booklyn Calling requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Booklyn Calling's contact route on record: public web form.
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Booklyn Calling is an arts podcast with 16 episodes published.
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Episode #16
<p>On this episode of Booklyn Calling, Faride Mereb and Oriana Nuzzi of Letra Muerta trace the evolution of their publishing practice, from its beginnings in Venezuela to their current studio in New York City. Together...
Episode #15
<p>Why do archivists collect artists’ books? In this conversation, UConn archivists Graham Stinnett and Kristin Eshelman reflect on the university’s 20-year partnership with Booklyn and discuss their approaches to...
Episode #14
<p>Master printer Ruth Lingen hops on the call to chat about the magic of collaboration, and why making an artists’ book can feel like stepping into a “strange country.” She dishes out some jolly tales from Booklyn’s...
Episode #13
<p>Ever wondered how Booklyn came to be? Artist and founding member C. K. Wilde joins us on a trip to the ‘90s to uncover our history. From the book mobile that started things off, to the librarians who helped us make...
Episode #12
<p>Puerto Rican textile artist Gloribel Delgado Esquilín talks with Monica & Marshall about her work as a journalist, the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, and how a found bag of cloth ignited a journey of sewing dolls and...
Episode #11
<p>Josh MacPhee joins this episode of Booklyn Calling to discuss social movement culture as a third space outside of art and design with Booklyn curators Marshall Weber and Jan Descartes, and how art doesn't make change...
Episode #10
<p>Teacher, artist, and activist Shana Agid joins Booklyn Calling for episode ten, answering questions from Monica and Booklyn curator Jan Descartes. They talk about the themes come up so often in her work, like...
Episode #9
<p>Monica and Marshall go on a wild ride with Fred Rinne, as they’re pulled into his universe for an episode. Join in as they reminisce about his artist book beginnings, discuss the overlapping of art, music, and humor...
Episode #8
<p>José and Jess from Mobile Print Power join Booklyn Calling to give insight into their newly released box set and talk about the collective. They tell us what it's like being a bilingual multi-generational collective...
Episode #7
<p>Sofia Szamosi joins Marshall to talk about how creating zines can be a gateway to making painted books and graphic novels, and how the process is different for them all. They also do a retrospective on Szamosi’s work...
Episode #6
<p>Brooklyn-based artist and self-proclaimed "hydro-feminist", sTo Len, joins us to talk about his life so far as an artist, spanning his teenage years to today. From selling gas station zines and printmaking with dead...
Episode #5
<p>Jeanette Arellano and Joe Brusky from Art Build Workers (Milwaukee, WI) join in to talk about the fight for public education, how everyone in a community can show up to help, and how art can amplify the voice of...
Episode #4
<p>Mary Tremonte and V Adams join us to talk about the Queer Ecology Hanky Project - a program and exhibition with a new book that explores the intersection of sexuality, queer theory, biology, and the environment...
Episode #3
<p>Artist, archivist, and educator, Sauda Mitchell joins us to look at the intersections of marginalized students, archives, space engagement, and critical analysis of primary sources, and how she's merging art...
Episode #2
<p>Hannah Brancato (Baltimore, MD) and Lorena Kourousias (NYC) of The Monument Quilt Project join us to talk about creating public rituals of healing, undoing white supremacy culture, and how they transformed what...
Episode #1
<p>In Booklyn Calling’s first episode, NYC-based multimedia artist Zoe Beloff joins in to talk about her 5ft x 130ft history painting recording the horrors of the Trump regime. It was inspired by her post-inaugural rage...
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