This week on After the Jump, Grace Bonney chats with Jason Goodman, Executive Director/Co-Founder of 3rd Ward, a multi-disciplinary workspace and education center in Brooklyn, NY. Find out what drove Jason to create a place where you can experiment, practice and polish your craft and creativity and how his artistic background helped drive his vision. Hear what makes Brooklyn such unique place and the perfect setting for a DIY space like 3rd Ward. This program was sponsored by S. Wallace Edwards & Sons.

"Brooklyn is not really about one thing. There are fashion designers, photographers, furniture makers, hackers, and more. That big mixture of people who share a similar DIY ethos makes 3rd Ward successful and Brooklyn very interesting."

"We're entering an age where lots of programing is considered basic literacy."

--Jason Goodman, Executive Director/Co-Founder of 3rd Ward on After the Jump

On this week's episode of After the Jump, Grace Bonney is in the studio with Eric Demby and Jonathan Butler of The Brooklyn Flea and Smorgasburg. Listen in to learn about how Jonathan and Eric met, and how they decided to become partners and begin The Brooklyn Flea. Hear about the diversity of vendors at the market, and how it naturally produced the food-centric Smorgasburg in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Jonathan and Eric also discuss the beginning years of The Flea, and how it progressed from a struggling market into a Brooklyn social institution. From Thurston Moore to Anne Hathaway, everyone is at The Flea- so check it out! This episode has been brought to you by Cain Vineyard and Winery.

"Antiques are always the heart and soul of the market."

"Brooklyn food isn't a trend anymore, it's become a reality." -- Eric Demby on After the Jump

"Brooklyn is the perfect intersection of critical mass and a sense of community." -- Jonathan Butler on After the Jump

Alessandra Iavarone discusses sensitivity periods in children on this week's Growing Good. Mamasandra lists the six sensitivity periods, and suggests different ways to support your child during these specific times. Listen in to hear how the Association Montessori Internationale defines sensitivity periods, and also scientific research that deviates from Montessori learning. What are the differences between 'sensitivity periods' and 'critical periods'? At what period does your child learn the most through their senses? Or when are they most ready to learn social skills? Tune in to find out! This program was brought to you by White Oak Pastures.

"Children will actually learn by being social what is proper and what is not: manners. It's important for us parents to get our children (between ages and 2.5 - 6 years) in those group environments- if it's not school, it can be the playground- if not the playground, take them into work every once and a while, or taking them out to restaurants." -- Alessandra Iavarone on Growing Good