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(#67, 2/13/25) In this episode of CNY Latino Podcast, we will be talking with Latino Opera Singer Octavio Vazquez, and how a rarely welcome to our culture style of music made it to his passion and career, into a successful outcome. Here, we will be talking with IMMIGRATION EXPERT Hector Alejandro Benites Caña, a topic that when we setup this episode (during first month of Donald Trump becoming Pre...

How will artificial intelligence influence future breakthroughs in medicine? Here are several scenarios to consider. Why is the Earth habitable when our closest neighbors, Mars and Venus, are not? Also, on this month's episode of Science Today, the story of guano. How the search for bird poop led to America's first Pacific land acquisitions.

On this episode of Our New Neighbors, host Ibrahim Mohamed is joined by chef Christo who came to America in order to escape conflict in his home country of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Today Christo is an entrepreneur and the owner of the CongoBox food truck, where he serves the community authentic food from his home country. Christo discusses his reasons for coming to America, his experience...

Dan's guest on this episode of CNY Heroes is Ryan Woodruff, a Marine Corps veteran who did 2 tours in Iraq and is now the CEO of Clear Path for Veterans, based in Chittenango. Ryan has been with Clear Path since 2016, when he became both a client and a peer educator, pairing veterans with dogs and training the animals to become service dogs. We catch up with Ryan on his journey and Clear Path’s se...

The energy requirements of AI computing present an environmental challenge. How will it be resolved? A new approach to combating the herpes virus. Also on Science Today, the unexpected power of placebo, the search for alien life and an update on planetary exploration.

Former Onondaga County Executive and President of SUNY ESF Joanie Mahoney joins hosts Maximilian Eyle and Dr. Rick Wright on Central Current’s inaugural episode of “It’s Happening Here”, a new podcast exploring how local news, local government, and local civic engagement impacts our democracy. The three discuss the challenges of information fragmentation in CNY, the need for humanizing political d...

Alzheimer's’ disease affects an estimated 2.9 million people over the age of 65 in the United States. African Americans are 35% less likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s yet twice as likely to develop dementia than most of the country. This month’s edition features 100 Black Men of Syracuse and the Central NY Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association and their collaboration on an event taking plac...

Dr. Neckup psychologist Rich O’Neill talks with Mr. Tom Ringwood NP, the director of SUNY Upstate’s Outpatient Addiction and Pain Clinic, about the ongoing giant experiment here in the United States. Many states have legalized marijuana for recreational and medical use. They have done so thinking marijuana is safe, fun, and has many health benefits. But few benefits have been adequately researched...

This week on Check It Out, we welcome first time guest Kelsey Hall. Kelsey is the Director of the Tully Free Library. We talk about the big changes coming to their library this spring. And Maggie and Tom recap the Literacy Day with the Syracuse Crunch, which was a huge success.

The Cosmetology pathway at Public Service Leadership Academy, prepares its students for a career in the beauty enhancement field. Classes follow the New York State approved curriculum required for taking the written and practical state licensing exams. The cosmetology pathway offers students the unique opportunity to develop and practice their skills during clinic where students and staff are invi...

On this episode of Repeating History, my guest is Dr. Sally Roesch-Wagner. The founding director of the Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation, she is a nationally recognized lecturer, author, and storyteller of the history of women's rights. Dr. Roesch-Wagner founded one of the nation's first women's studies programs (California State University, Sacramento) and has taught women's history for almost half...

On the latest edition of North Words, 92-year-old Harry Mitchell reflects on an interesting life. The Croghan native shares his stories of growing up with a power plant – literally – in his backyard, and talks about his one move away from the North Country, as he fought in the Korean War. Plus, photographer Paris Escandón discusses the portraits he took of a sometimes invisible population in his a...

Actors Garrett Turner and Bjorn DuPaty talk about their upcoming roles in Eboni Booth’s Pulitzer Prize winning play ‘Primary Trust’

On this week's delectable edition of Check It Out, Maggie and Tom bring on author Sarah Germain. Sarah's book, Dream a Dream, is a cute bedtime book for the little ones AND on the last page parents can find a recipe page for her delicious sugar cookies. Tom can attest.... These cookies are incredible.

January 29th begins the Lunar New Year, and Spoonie and Tongs are making Vietnamese spring rolls for “The Big Taste." Their biggest challenge? Trying to stay up late to celebrate the holiday! Between noisemakers, dance parties, and a little help from the listeners, will they make it to midnight?? Chef guest Calvin Eng joins the fun and talks about his family’s Cantonese traditions and favorite rec...

(#65, 1/9/25) In this episode of CNY Latino Podcast, this story is a demonstration of how sometimes WHILE WE ARE WORKING, we are also enjoying ourselves, like here we are driving through the beauty when we distribute the Newspaper, enjoying the landscape of - what they call here - the Finger Lakes area. In this episode also, an example of one of the 3 Latino Baseball nights we had in Syracuse, wit...

Embrace the wonder of our universe and the myriad ways to explore it by making a trip to the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology (MoST). On this episode of Built to Serve, Lauren Kochian, President of the MoST, joins host Charles Roberts to share her excitement for all things science. Children of all ages will enjoy the interactive museum with exhibits such as the Dinosaur Exhibi...

The producers Marisol Hernandez and Hugo Acosta start the January 2025 episodes, with welcoming in the new year and brief explanation of upcoming episodes. Explanation of "filler" is in the Radio and Podcast industries, as an explanation of why sometimes we -the Radio and Podcast Producers- have to play past-recorded content. A quick overview of the 'Point of Contact' Museum in Syracuse, as anothe...

For this week's edition of Check It Out, we start out 2025 with a fantastic guest. Tom and Yona welcome COO Jim Sarosy of the Syracuse Crunch Hockey team to discuss all the details of OCPL's 3rd annual Literacy Day with the Crunch coming Monday, January 20th at 1pm.

TRIGGER WARNING - Please note that at [02:00] this episode of Check Up from the Neck Up includes descriptions of trauma, including assault, that may be triggering for some individuals. Addiction scientist, clinician, and author of the new groundbreaking book “The Psychology of Mass Addiction,” Dr. Brian Johnson discusses how relationship trauma drives people to addiction as they try in vain to hea...

Engineers and surgeons collaborate to introduce a new generation of brain-controlled prosthetic limbs. Astronomers are close to identifying the birth of a black hole. Also this month on Science Today, are geniuses really responsible for the spread of new scientific thought? Can an infant’s sugar intake alter the risk of diabetes later in life? We will get answers to these questions, plus, a new lo...

Brian McDonald earned his Bachelor’s degree in Social Work at Syracuse University in mid-December. He grew up in North Syracuse and is a Marine Corps Veteran with service in Iraq. On this episode of CNY Heroes, Brian talks about the challenges of transitioning from military to civilian life, including his journey through the worlds of work, college and beyond, where he hopes to help other veterans...

How we are working towards shifting our mindsets as educators to implement meaningful hands-on learning experiences for all students that lead to fruitful futures. There is a paradigm shift occurring in education -- CTE and Vocational Education have very often been seen as not as advanced or as valuable as other disciplines in public education. We are taking charge of that paradigm shift towards v...

Spoonie is excited for her show all about Nigerian food and can’t wait to make chuk chuk candies! But she keeps getting interrupted by a super fan of “The Plate Show”, Canastasia, the can opener. Spoonie is flattered at first but will she be able to keep her cool... even though she’s ready to fly off her handle? Author and cook Yewande Komolafe shares her favorite Nigerian food from growing up, an...

Executive Director Maximilian Eyle and Managing Editor Chris Libonati discuss the work Central Current is doing to provide CNY residents with strong and accessible local reporting. They explore their highest impact stories on policing and the last election, share why the nonprofit model is critical for newsrooms today, and highlight their plans to expand even further in 2025.