In this special end-of-year episode of Take Space, the EqualSpace team reflects on a year that asked a lot of our communities, our cities, and ourselves. Recorded alongside the release of our 2025 End of Year Impact Report, this conversation centers on what it meant to keep building, gathering, and showing up through moments of uncertainty and growth.

The episode explores why access to space matters now, how physical community sustains momentum and safety, and what it takes to protect places where people can connect, create, and imagine forward. Listeners will hear reflections from across EqualSpace’s ES89 and ES550 campuses, insights into the partnerships and programs that shaped the year, and how the work continues into what comes next.

This episode sets the tone for Take Space as a platform for reflection, conversation, and community storytelling rooted in Newark and beyond.

• (00:00:02) - A Taste of Ecospace: The Impact of Science
• (00:00:56) - Janie Pilgrim on EWTN's "
• (00:02:24) - What is supported employment for individuals with disabilities?
• (00:03:36) - What Motivates You?
• (00:05:36) - What spaces for them have been favorite spaces?
• (00:06:55) - The Deal's End with a Message for Equal Space
• (00:10:11) - A conversation about our culture
• (00:11:27) - What Do People Usually Feel When They Walk Into Equal Space?
• (00:13:27) - Equal Space members talk about community
• (00:16:53) - What are you most proud of from this year?
• (00:19:12) - What It's Been Like to Run Two Colleges
• (00:20:12) - What Does It Take to Run a Multi-campus Environment?
• (00:22:19) - What Can People Expect From Newark in 2021?
• (00:29:40) - The End of the Year
• (00:30:29) - The Art of Taking Space
• (00:33:01) - What moments from this year have you been most proud of?
• (00:36:07) - Neurtech Week Tripled
• (00:41:17) - Top Executives: What's Exciting About 2026
• (00:44:41) - A Year in the Life of Equal Space
• (00:46:20) - A Taste of the End