The Bronx in Your Ears

In August of 2020, The Bronx Tourism Council (BTC) teamed up with Bronx-born Historian Angel Hernández to launch a podcast titled “Go Bronx Pod.” The duo was known for their entertaining tours which took place using the now-defunct The Bronx Bronx Trolley. “Our Historic Homes and Gardens as well as Bronx Breweries and Distilleries Trolley Tours were epic,” says Olga Luz Tirado, Executive Director of BTC. They were able to combine history with humor and the chemistry between, in Your Ears! not only the two of them, but the trolley driver, Fernando Garcia, made for often By Sophie T. Grifoll “sold out” tours. Unfortunately, the trolley’s engine finally gave way in late 2014 putting an end to ten years of service to The Bronx tourism community.

In late pre-pandemic 2019, Hernández launched BronXcursions, a tour guide company, and he was fortunate enough to execute at least one tour just before the lockdown.

Ms. Tirado adds, “we just really needed to continue to get the word out about some of the stuff we find fascinating about our borough. And there is a lot, trust me!” So Hernández and Tirado teamed up again to bring “Bronx history, Bronx people, Bronx stories, and Bronx voices” to those interested in knowing and learning about one of the most dynamic boroughs in New York City. Together they cover a wide range of compelling topics and conduct interviews with Bronx cultural leaders and notables.

The show format is designed to be “edutaining” (educational and entertaining) and was born out of the idea that, though tourism during the The “glory days” of The Bronx Trolley 2014 current time of a pandemic has temporarily halted, one can still take audio tour of the borough and learn while like “The Dark Knight,” (episode 6) how Batman was created physically distancing. in The Bronx, and the legacy of Leonard Jerome (episode 7:

Beginning with the first episode aptly titled “The Lenny From the Block.) The co-hosts even revived their old Beginning,” the hosts talk about Jonas Bronck, the trolley tours in episodes 12 and 15: Historic Homes and Bronx borough’s namesake. Subsequent episodes include topics Breweries respectively. Go Bronx Podcast is available on multiple platforms such as Podbean, Stitcher, Spotify, iHeartRADIO, Google Podcast, and Apple Podcasts. A new episode is featured every Wednesday and includes a lively Bronx trivia segment. Some episodes feature invited guests to speak on a variety of Bronx topics. To listen to Go Bronx Pod, click here. Follow @GoBxPod on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. The podcast is made possible by Empire BlueCross BlueShield with promotional support provided by NYC & Company Foundation.