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The City of Syracuse, the Syracuse City School District, and Onondaga County are teaming up for the area's first-ever STEAM high school . It'll feature a STEAM-focused curriculum and is open to students from SCSD and OCM BOCES component districts. Jody Manning's guests are Regional STEAM School Principal Dan Straub, and SCSD Executive Director of Career and Technical Education Erin Noto.

Live from the kitchen...it’s The Plate Show! The Plate Show is a comedy podcast for kids 6-9 and their families about cultures around the world and the foods that are important to them. Join Spoonie, everyone’s favorite talking spoon, and her BFF sidekick Tongs, as they put on a show from their very own kitchen to learn about – and taste – amazing food from around the world! Spoonie is making her...

(#58, 10/16/24) In this episode of CNY Latino , we are going to have several conversations about how Latinos cope (or don't) with the cold. What it's believed they do wrong and how Hugo Acosta learned to adapt against the painful harsh cold weather that we get in the area of Central New York State. We will also talk about how to be productive and safe while driving. En este episodio, nosotros vamo...

In the 1960s, just a few TV anchors delivered the national news to households across America. Today, the accessibility of the internet has democratized broadcasting – and brought with it a host of unintended consequences. Syracuse University’s Professor of Popular Culture Robert Thompson from the S. I. Newhouse School of Journalism joins Central Current Radio hosts Dr. Rick Wright and Maximilian E...

WCNY Community FM is pleased to partner with On Point for College . Since 1999, On Point has helped more than 11-thousand youth from our region get into college, stay there, and succeed afterward. This series on Community FM tells the compelling stories of On Point's Alumni Stars, who are making a difference in our community. In this episode, we meet DuWayne Engram.

WCNY Community FM is pleased to partner with On Point for College . Since 1999, On Point has helped more than 11-thousand youth from our region get into college, stay there, and succeed afterward. This series on Community FM tells the compelling stories of On Point's Alumni Stars, who are making a difference in our community. In this episode, we meet SeQuoia Kemp.

WCNY Community FM is pleased to partner with On Point for College . Since 1999, On Point has helped more than 11-thousand youth from our region get into college, stay there, and succeed afterward. This series on Community FM tells the compelling stories of On Point's Alumni Stars, who are making a difference in our community. In this episode, we meet Ed Perry.

WCNY Community FM is pleased to partner with On Point for College . Since 1999, On Point has helped more than 11-thousand youth from our region get into college, stay there, and succeed afterward. This series on Community FM tells the compelling stories of On Point's Alumni Stars, who are making a difference in our community. In this episode, we meet Moo Toh Taw.

WCNY Community FM is pleased to partner with On Point for College . Since 1999, On Point has helped more than 11-thousand youth from our region get into college, stay there, and succeed afterward. This series on Community FM tells the compelling stories of On Point's Alumni Stars, who are making a difference in our community. In this episode, we meet Deka Dancil.

WCNY Community FM is pleased to partner with On Point for College . Since 1999, On Point has helped more than 11-thousand youth from our region get into college, stay there, and succeed afterward. This series on Community FM tells the compelling stories of On Point's Alumni Stars, who are making a difference in our community. In this episode, we meet Ali Alqaraghuli.

Costume designer Lux Haac speaks with host Melissa Crespo about her designs for Syracuse Stage’s production of Dial M for Murder . The show runs October 16 through November 3.

The Funkies try to convince the Ditzy Daisies that fast fashion harms the environment, but the Ditzies blow them off, so the Funkies dig in to make their Slow Fashion Show a success. Funky Foodies is a podcast for kids, and it’s produced right here in Central New York. Tween foodies Frankie, Fern, and Zara share a passion for food and its impacts on the environment. Adventures follow after they fo...

It’s been almost two years since the Onondaga County Public Libraries started their Ready Runway at SYR; grab a free book before you get on the plane! Also, hear what’s coming next for the SYR Community Art Program from our guest, Matt Szwejbka, Public Communications Officer for the Syracuse Regional Airport Authority.

(#57, 10/10/24) All month, CNY Latino Podcast offers a series of interviews, conversations, and demonstrations. We will also cover many different highlights, events, and encounters we ran into during our two-day stay at the 2024 NASCAR Race that happened in the beautiful Finger Lakes town of Watkins Glen. (Note: since these recordings were taken with video, there will be several parts of these sou...

Federal, Greek Revival, Colonial, Art Deco, Queen Anne, Italianate. Varied forms of architecture, all of which are present in the Syracuse area. In this edition of Firebarn Chats, host Madelyn Kelly talks with Dr. Sam Gruber, American art and architecture historian and preservationist. They discuss the significance of this wonderful variety of architecture all around us, and the influence of peopl...

When a loved one dies, it invariably changes your life. Since 1978, HOPE for Bereaved has provided grieving children, teens and adults with critical support, understanding, coping strategies, friendship and hope to the bereaved; as well as education, consultation and resources for their families, friends, employers, school/daycare staff, co-workers and invested professionals, all at no charge. In...

Live from the kitchen...it’s The Plate Show! The Plate Show is a comedy podcast for kids 6-9 and their families about cultures around the world and the foods that are important to them. Join Spoonie, everyone’s favorite talking spoon, and her BFF sidekick Tongs, as they put on a show from their very own kitchen to learn about – and taste – amazing food from around the world! In this episode, Spoon...

The Funkies’ efforts to disrupt the Ditzy’s Fast Fashion Show backfires after Larry the mall cop chases them away and nearly lands them in the Moretown Shopping Mall slammer. Funky Foodies is a podcast for kids, and it’s produced right here in Central New York. Tween foodies Frankie, Fern, and Zara share a passion for food and its impacts on the environment. Adventures follow after they form an al...

In this episode, Central Current Radio hosts Maximilian Eyle and Dr. Rick Wright are joined by Onondaga County Election Commissioner Dustin Czarny to discuss how this year’s election cycle is unfolding. They review legislative progress to make voting more accessible, deadlines for registration and mail-in ballot requests, the court order to redraw Onondaga County Legislature’s district maps, and m...

Shalo Shomansurova has always had a love for languages and literature. In her native Tajikistan, in Central Asia, she was well-educated in those areas. In 2022, on her fifth try, Shalo won the U.S. State Department's Green Card Lottery, and was able to emigrate to the United States. Today, she works at Catholic Charities in Syracuse, teaching English and Citizenship to newly-arrived immigrants. Li...

In this episode of CNY Latino Podcast, we are going to run a series of interviews, conversations, and demonstrations. We will also cover many different highlights, events, and encounters we ran into during our 2-days stay. All while talking about our experience, we had during the 2024 NASCAR Race that happened in the beautiful Finger Lakes town of Watkins Glen, New York (including showing around t...

A new therapy uses a cancer patient's own T-cells to fight the deadly disease. Find out more about this potential breakthrough in this edition of Science Today with Dr. Rich Kopecky. Also this month, whatever happened to the Mars Rover? Well, it's still roving, and it may have just found evidence of life having existed on the Red Planet. Plus, pure metals are sitting on the ocean floor. Mining com...

On the latest edition of North Words, we’ll meet a professional taxidermist whose skill and sensibilities are moving the centuries-old craft into a new age.  Later, we’ll talk with two of the people keeping alive the legacy of a pivotal North Country battle in the War of 1812. And singer, songwriter, and former North Countryite Louisa Stancioff shares some new music and the fortuitous story of her...

The annual Costume Closet from the Onondaga County Public Libraries is back, and Tom and Maggie have the details on how to dig through all the costumes and find the right one for you.

The Funky Foodies go back to the mall incognito to gather intel at the Ditzy Daisies’ Fast Fashion Show so they can start planning a Slow Fashion Show of their own. Funky Foodies is a podcast for kids, and it’s produced right here in Central New York. Tween foodies Frankie, Fern, and Zara share a passion for food and its impacts on the environment. Adventures follow after they form an alliance cal...