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Heroes of New York
A podcast about exceptional people who are rising above the odds to help others. Every episode features an inspiring story mostly from NYC and occasionally from around the globe. If you know someone in your community who is a hero and has a story worth sharing please reach me at info@anusenan.com
Episodes
33 episodes
Part 2 - Coalition for the Homeless
I take a trip around Manhattan on a cold January night with a group of volunteers at the Coalition for the Homeless. They distribute food to the people living on streets. I learn more about what drives these volunteers to help homeless people a...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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13:50
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Part 1 - Coalition for the Homeless
Homelessness is not new in NYC. However, with the loss of jobs in 2020 a lot more people are facing an impending crisis. That of eviction. If and when the eviction ban in NYC is lifted, more people are expected to turn out into the streets and ...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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20:15
Helping the Homeless
There are many homeless people who call the streets of NYC their home. During the lockdown in 2020, where few people ventured out, the homeless were still on the streets begging for food. In this episode, I talk to two wonderful indivi...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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32:52
Episode#9 Serving medically tailored meals to the sick
God's Love We Deliver has been delivering medically tailored meals to people who are ill and in need of food. Started by one woman in the 80s who saw the plight of an AIDS patient and decided to take action, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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22:29
#8 David Kass - Beautifying NYC
David Kass, is a New Yorker on a mission to beautify the city.Seeing the how neglected the flower beds around 6th avenue was, he started adopting flower beds around his neighborhood a few years back . He plants flowers and picks up tr...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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16:00
Episode#7 Daisy Hampton - Bridging the digital divide
How can you bridge the digital divide? Ask Daisy Hampton, a 11 year old who has been addressing this question since New York Public schools went online at the height of the pandemic. When Daisy realized that not all kids in her class were a...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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17:00
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Episode#6 Pranitha Timothy - Being the voice for the voiceless
Pranitha Timothy is a social worker and the co-founder of Justice and Hope, an India based organization established in 2013. She was diagnosed with brain tumor while pursuing her Masters in Social...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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23:38
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The tempered radicalism of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was the second woman appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States of America and a powerful advocate for gender equality. In this episode, I explore RBG's style of advocacy and the way she brought about c...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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8:13
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Episode#4 - Abhijit Bhaduri - The future of the digital workplace
In a candid and fun conversation, Abhijit Bhaduri drops pearls of wisdom on handling the digital workplace. From collaboration to creativity, we discuss a range of topics that relate to the work from anywhere culture. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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31:36
Episode#3 - Part 2 - Richie and Nestor - Heroes to some really special kids
This is a story of kids from a public school in NYC that caters to students with special needs. During the summer of 2019, some of the students from the school came over to the Peter Cooper Village(PCV) - Stuyvesant Town(ST) residential complex...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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29:58
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Episode#2 - Richie and Nestor - Part 1 - The tale of two foremen and their team
During the biggest lockdown New York City has seen, an army of 160 people prepared for battle everyday. But their enemy was invisible, tinier than a millionth of an inch. Their battlefield? The Stuyvesant Town - Peter Cooper Village - a residen...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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18:03
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Episode#1 - Imad Khachan - Angels of New York
Imad Khachan runs the only remaining chess shop in New York City. Situated in Greenwich Village. A Palestinian refugee with no family of his own, Khachan has become “the father of everybody” to a community of chess enthusiasts, those curiou...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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29:58
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#20 - The man on the turf
On a lazy summer evening, a man collapses in a New York playground while playing with his two little kids. The kids think its pretend play. Only its not. In less than 30 minutes, the entire scene changes as police cars, fire trucks and ambulanc...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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18:17
#19 Marian Hutchins - The Father's Heart Ministries - Spreading hope and cheer
The Father's Heart Ministries is located in the East Village, New York City. For the past 23 years, they have been running a soup kitchen and open food pantry serving the hungry and homeless. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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23:46
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#18 - Sandith Thandasherry - Pioneering clean energy water transport
A few weeks ago, the TIME magazine carried an issue solely dedicated to global warming.It said we have a few months to take decisive action. Given all that is going around due to pandemic, upcoming US elections people sometimes tend to fo...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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15:36
#17 Nishant Pandey - Helping migrant workers during the pandemic
Feeding front line workers in NYC, Boston and the Bay area during the COVID-19 crisisSupporting small businesses and local kitchens in the US at the same time. Working tireless...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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22:01
#16-Phara Policar - A volunteer and an advocate
This week I interview Phara Policar, an exceptional person who is a volunteer at New York Cares, a Lupus advocate and a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for foster children. A little bit about New York Cares - They launched t...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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15:09
#15-Special Episode - 3 lessons from Nelson Mandela
On Nelson Mandela's 102nd bday, Heroes of New York, remembers one of the greatest heroes of our times and how he endured a lockdown like no other in history. Listen to this 10 minutes special, where I take you through three key lessons from Nel...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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10:38
#14 Jonathan Angelilli, Fiona Stokes - Energy medicine for healthcare heroes
Fiona Stokes, Assistant Nurse Manager and healthcare hero, contracts the COVID herself after nursing several patients infected by the virus. This is the story of how Jonathan Angelilli, an energy medicine practitioner used Qingong - an ancient ...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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52:23
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#13 Brandi Covington and Poonam Kumar- Feeding the frontline workers
Food can transcend boundaries. It can unite people irrespective of their background. And it can bring healing and nourishment to both who serve and who are served. This is the story of Brandi Covington - cofounder of
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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22:20
#12 Yuri and Yule - The role of city architects in containing a pandemic
In this episode, I chat with Yuri Birchwood-Fuentes and Yule Lee - NYS architects - about the work they did in setting up COVID-19 testing centers throughout the city during the pandemic. They share the challenges they faced as a team to set up...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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29:17
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#11- The team that delivers food, ice cream and joy
This is the story of Stuytown's management team and how they rose to the challenge of providing food to those who needed it the most during the COVID-19 lockdown in NYC. In addition to running the Stuytown pantry - which has delivered over 300,...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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41:37
#9 Manoj Dalmia - A race against time
Up, close and personal with Manoj Dalmia - pediatric and adult anesthesiologist from NYC. He is real, honest, passionate and unapologetically himself, but embraces his vulnerability as his dominant strength. In this episode, Manoj shares with u...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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42:18
#10 Part 2 - Haruna and Mark Borg - Setting boundaries in your relationships
Haruna Borg and Mark Borg are both couple therapists who understand very well the impact of the lockdown on our mental health. Personally, they have lost patients to the COVID, and they also saw couples virtually, even when they came down with ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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53:12
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#8 Part 2-Joshua Spodek - Doing meaningful things - A conversation on change
In this episode, Josh and I talk about change. There is only one way to fight climate change, pandemics and systemic racism. Through change. But to change anything, we need to first change ourselves. Changing our behaviors is how we can influen...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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40:05
