In this episode Mino Lora, Artistic Director of The People's Theater Immigrant Cultural Center's Executive Artistic Director & Co-Founder, joins Led and Octavio in conversation about the upcoming state of the art performance space on 206th street in Inwood, opening in the Fall of 2026.

Mino is a powerhouse of the Upper Manhattan community. She's been helping build community here, welcome new immigrants and encourage the performing arts. The new space marks the next chapter for The People's Theater (formerly The People's Theater Project,) and it comes at precisely the right time. In its new building, the non-profit will continue achieving its goals of teaching community members, allowing immigrant stories to flourish and building a more just and equitable world through theater.

Franck de Las Mercedes joins Led and Octavio to discuss his latest project: You Are Here. He also takes us on his journey, from leaving Nicaragua with nothing and landing in Washington Heights as a kid in 1985, to becoming a world renowned artist - still based in his beloved Washington Heights.

In this episode Avi Garelick, of the Northern Manhattan Community Land Trust joins Octavio and Led to discuss how the NMCLT is helping tenants become owners of the buildings their landlords are neglecting.

In this debut episode Led and Octavio introduce their new podcast: Uptown Voices and then interview the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA) Director Niria Leyva-Gutierrez and Uptown Arts Stroll coordinator Martin Collins about their history of advocacy and collaboration with the Upper Manhattan arts community.