Bronx Tourism Council starts podcast
GoBronx podcast will cover historical topics, talk with cultural leaders
BY ALEX MITCHELL
You can now hear stories
and anecdotes which make
the Bronx one of America’s
most unique cultural areas as
the Bronx Tourism Council is
launching its fi rst ever podcast
this Wednesday.
Called “Go Bronx Podcast,”
it’s hosted by the BTC’s
executive director Olga
Luz Tirado and Bronx born
historian Angel Hernández.
Together for fi fteen to
thirty minutes, they will be
covering a wide range of historic
topics and conduct interviews
with cultural leaders
and notables in the borough.
“In an era where taking
in-person tours is not recommended,
I’m excited to be able
to provide an innovative audio
experience for people interested
in learning more about
this great borough. Each episode
will include compelling
content in an entertaining
format,” Tirado said.
The fi rst four episodes will
include: the history of Swedish
born Jonas Bronck, for
whom the Bronx is named,
founding father and author of
the preamble to the U.S. Constitution
Gouverneur Morris,
who is also the namesake for
sections of the Bronx, as well
as early 20th century mobster
Dutch Schultz; and the
inventor of “detective fi ction”
Edgar Allan Poe.
Following episodes will
be covering interviews with
other historians, experts, and
everyday people.
The Go Bronx Podcast
can be heard on multiple
platforms such as Podbean,
Stitcher, Spotify, soon Apple
and will air each Wednesday.
“As someone who is a student
of history, this is a modernly
unique way to learn fun
historical facts about our great
borough,” said Bronx Borough
President Ruben Diaz Jr. “I
want to thank Olga Luz Tirado
and Angel Hernández for their
hard work in putting together
the ‘Go Bronx Podcast.”
More on upcoming episodes
can be found on Go-
BronxPod.com or @GoBx-
Pod on Twitter, Facebook,
and Instagram. Courtesy of the Bronx Tourism Council.
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