As a culture, we love a good scam story. But it's less entertaining if you yourself fall victim to a scammer.&nbsp;That's what happened to our first guest, journalist Abby Ellin, who almost married a man who turned out to have a complicated relationship with the truth. Her experience inspired her to write a new book, "Duped: Double Lives, False Identities, and the Con Man I Almost Married."&nbsp;

Can Anyone Get Scammed?

Marion Stokes famously recorded TV news 24 hours a day for 35 years. When she passed away in 2012, she left behind over 70,000 VHS tapes containing hours and hours of footage. Filmmaker Matt Wolf set out to document this obsessive documenter in his new film, "Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project," which will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival later this month. And then, the Crew talks about one of Wolf's earlier films "Teenage" and recollects their own tender years.

Documentary on the Documenter

What makes an artist a successful politician, and what makes a politician a successful artist? We ask Amy Khoshbin - a Brooklyn artist who’s running for City Council in 2021. Then, we speak with the co-founder of Hyperakt, the Brooklyn-based design firm behind Pete Buttigieg’s campaign.

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We're all about consensually dominating men, especially if the dominatrix is making that paper through protected sex work. Unfortunately, Netflix's new show "Bonding" didn't have any *actual* dominatrixes in the writers' room, and it shows. Professional dominatrixes Danielle Blunt, Maddox, and Ashley Paige tell us why "Bonding" should be off of our binge-watch list.

Dominatrixes On Why "Bonding" Should Be Punished

Up to his elbow in a cow’s vagina, farmer John Connell takes a journey in his new memoir, “The Farmer’s Son.” Connell joins us to talk about returning to his family’s farm in Ireland for a calving season. And then, resident houseplant enthusiast Caroline Golum talks plant care, the fungus among us, and propagation stations.

The Farmer’s Son And The Plant’s Mother

Coming to you three-times-a-week on broadcast and podcast from BRIC—Brooklyn’s intersection of arts, community, culture and politics— host MacKenzie Fegan brings you 112BK, a half-hour of conversation and curiosity on matters that matter to Brooklyn.