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Plunging into the New Year

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English - January 01, 2020 11:00 - 11 minutes - 7.65 MB - ★★★★★ - 164 ratings
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To ring in the new year, take a dive into the stories of the Coney Island Polar Bear Club. We hear from voices from across New York City—a cop speaking openly about his wife's drug addiction, recent Russian immigrants looking for tradition, and a mother mourning her daughter's death—who all have their own reasons for jumping into the freezing ocean every Sunday.    Read the transcript here:  https://www.bklynlibrary.org/podcasts/plunging-new-year