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(#44, 4/4/24) In this episode of CNY Latino Podcast, an interview related to the full Solar Eclipse happening on Monday April 8, with an expert Dominican astrologist. And, in a separate topic, an interview with Boricuas Twin book authors Nana & Nina, explaining the struggles and joys of writing a book together as sisters and very strongly-linked Hispanics. En este episodio tenemos una entrevista r...

The Central New York Community Foundation is a public charity that receives contributions from private donors, manages them to grow over time, and then distributes funding to many local charities to help them thrive. This month's guest on Built to Serve is Melanie Littlejohn , who became President and CEO of CNYCF on March 1, after a 29-year career as an executive with National Grid. Littlejohn an...

This session of Thursday Morning Roundtable features panelists from the Lender Center for Social Justice at the Syracuse University, including Kirsten Barnes, professor and associate dean for faculty research at the SU College of Law, Willie Reddic, associate professor at the Joseph L. Lubin School of Accounting and associate dean for business education at the Whitman School of Management, and Ken...

In case you haven't heard -- there's a total solar eclipse coming April 8! Check It Out hosts Tom Walters and Maggie Foster speak with Emily Stewart, Senior Director of Education and Curation for the MOST. There are free events at the museum and at libraries to help people experience the eclipse.

Bill Gleason is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and a recruiter for the Central New York Chapter of the Disabled American Veterans . Bill tells host Dan Cummings the DAV desperately needs more drivers to transport thousands of veterans each year, to and from their appointments at the Syracuse VA Medical Center. Gleason also talks about being a Marine Master Gunnery Sergeant, who served both in...

RISE: Refugee and Immigrant Self-Empowerment , is a non-profit organization providing critical services to New Americans in our community. RISE offers assistance including transportation, interpretation, education, even a farm where immigrants can grow their own food to sell at market or serve to their families. This month's guests on Our New Neighbors are Zeeshan James, RISE's Director of Care Ma...

Mary Giehl has become a specialist in reinventing herself. The former nurse and educator from Syracuse is still climbing BIG rocks at age 70. In this episode of Checkup from the Neck-up, Mary shares her secrets for staying active, healthy, and fantastic with co-hosts psychologist Dr. Rich O'Neill and Zestful Aging's Nicole Christina.

Arts Education is expected to be a major focus for Syracuse's new STEAM School , and Redhouse Arts Center is raising the bar for professional arts education in our region. At Redhouse, participants study with Broadway performers, professional directors, and leading arts educators from both our area and from New York City, to prepare themselves for a career in the arts industry. In this Innovate to...

The Avian Flu has hit the Galapagos Islands, home for some of nature's rarest bird species. What are worldwide science journals saying about it? Also in this edition of Science Today, Dr. Rich Kopecky tells us about a rare, but frightening way Alzheimer's Disease can be transmitted from person to person. Plus, how handwriting boosts brain connectivity, and how typing everything can hurt your brain...

In this edition of Central Current Radio, host Rick Wright talks with a real pioneer in higher education, Dr. William Pollard. Dr. Pollard served as dean of the Syracuse University School of Social Work starting in 1989, and later became the founding dean of SU's School of Health Services and Health Professions, now known as the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.

With each episode of Check It Out, listeners get to meet the people who make the Onondaga County Public Libraries special. This time, hosts Tom Walters and Maggie Foster welcome local author of graphic novels, Frank Cammuso . Hear how he got his idea for the Knights of the Lunch Table , who Salem Hyde is based on, and much more.

On the March edition of North Words: Prepare for camping season across the North Country with a conversation about the history of camping, viewed through the evolution of camping gear. Martin Hogue lives in Syracuse and is a professor of landscape architecture at Cornell. His recent book, “Making Camp: A Visual History of Camping’s Most Essential Items & Activities,” offers a unique look at things...

(#43, 3/14/24) In this episode of CNY Latino Podcast, the Founder, owner and President of CNY Latino Media, Hugo Acosta, and his girlfriend - who is also - the Editor-in-Chief, radio and podcast producer Marisol Hernandez, will be talking about CNY Latino's continued celebration of its 20th anniversary, which occurred in February. En este episodio, el propietario fundador y presidente de CNY Latin...

Spatchcock Funk is a new cooking and partying experience show that premieres right here on WCNY-TV at 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26th. The shows creators, Matt Read and Alex DeRosa, started on YouTube and expanded to TV stations in Syracuse and Rochester. Their new show airing on WCNY and other PBS stations across the country is a culinary adventure that shines a light on social issues, and shows...

Syracuse Stage presents Agatha Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express" March 13-31. In this episode, Syracuse Stage Artistic Director Bob Hupp and actor Jason O’Connell talk with host Melissa Crespo about the play, which is adapted by Ken Ludwig.

In this edition of On The One LIVE!, Syracuse's own Kage Greene dives into his hip-hop journey with DJ Bella J and DJ ha-MEEN, discussing his path to finding his voice, building industry connections, and prioritizing health. Plus, a sneak peek of his hit track "Weird Energy."

In this edition of Central Current Radio, host Rick Wright talks with local business lawyer Matthew Van Ryn . Van Ryn talks about his career journey, and also about his firm's mission to help central New Yorkers buy or sell a business, start a new one, or run an existing business more efficiently.

(#42, 3/7/24) In this episode of CNY Latino Podcast we have two interviews: one with a local author and cartoonist Judith LaManna, a "gringa" who learned Spanish and is working to communicate to the Latino Community, using this learned language and her drawing abilities with cartoons. The other interview is with Pulitzer Prize-Winning journalist and writer Maria Hinojosa , discussing her experienc...

With each episode of Check It Out, listeners get to meet the people who make the Onondaga County Public Libraries special. This time, Tom Walters is joined by guest host Yona Williams. Their interview guest, youth librarian Briana Galea, previews the latest happenings at the Community Library of Dewitt and Jamesville.

Many local agencies are hard at work trying to stem the tide of youth violence in our community. Two of those organizations are featured in this month's edition of Built to Serve. Host Charles Roberts speaks with Clifford Ryan, the founder of OGs Against Violence ; and with Marett Seymour, who supervises Partnerships for Youth and Family Intervention for the Syracuse Area Salvation Army .

How do we move from fighting, to understanding, in our polarized times? In this Checkup from the Neck-up, host Dr. Rich O'Neill visits with eminent existential-humanistic psychologist Dr. Kirk Schneider. Schneider describes the live-destroying anxiety driving our divisions, and how to shift that to life-enhancing anxiety using his Experential Democracy Dialogue method to heal the rifts and find co...

The will to quit! How do we change that habit? Dr. Neck-up, psychologist Rich O'Neill, talks with Dr. Susan Sperry, co-director of the MINDonline program - Motivational Interviewing for Nicotine Dependence. Participants partner online with a clinician in developing a personalized plan for nicotine-free living. Four weeks of twice-a-week, 30-minute meetings on moving from thinking about it to doing...

In 2023, WCNY launched an innovative program designed to recruit and train diverse groups of people to be successful in Central New York's booming film and video technology trades. The WCNY Entertainment Academy is now working with its second group of students, who are completing the 14-week program en route to job placement through partners I.A.T.S.E. Local 52 and Motion Picture Studio Mechanics....

Another remarkable breakthrough in genetic therapy is featured in this month's Science Today. From the worldwide science journals, Dr. Rich Kopecky tells us how a new drug can alter the gene responsible for severely high cholesterol in some people. Plus, astronomers tell us about findings from two new telescopes, including one that rides on a balloon. And hope for women suffering from serious morn...

This month, host Dan Cummings continues his conversation with retired Army Colonel Blaine Fleming, who served as a helicopter pilot and operations officer in Vietnam. Fleming talk more about his your of duty, and what life was like following the war. Col. Fleming's unit participated in a major battle that became the subject of the 1992 book, “ We Were Soldiers Once and Young ,” adapted 10 years la...