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There is a storm brewing on the Check It Out horizon. Nothing weather related, but our guest knows just about everything when it comes to low fronts, lake effect snow and LIBRARIES. We welcome aboard Kate Thornton, meteorologist extraordinaire from Newschannel 9. Kate goes into great detail about her love of weather (and how it is library related), the branches she takes her 3 girls to, and what g...

Playwright Nina Kissinger shares how a summer internship on Capitol Hill inspired her touching but absurd new play, “This Is Government.”  The play got its world premiere at Pendragon Theatre in Saranac Lake and is now moving to Off-Broadway in New York City.  Plus, singer-songwriter Vitalia talks about how her Ukrainian – and Canadian – background informs her music, and her ever-evolving style. F...

The Funkies have a drop-in visitor by the name of Zacky Z, whose experience in organic gardening leads to an invitation to step up and become an official Funky Foodie.

After a decade of declining enrollment, SUNY OCC is seeing a surge of interest. Record high student loan debt rates, new state tuition subsidies, and spikes in job demand for healthcare and manufacturing is drawing more students to their campus. SUNY OCC’s President Warren Hilton joins hosts Dr. Roosevelt “Rick” Wright and Maximilian Eyle to discuss their new Micron clean room, their most popular...

Assemblywoman Pamela J. Hunter speaks with Joann Yarrow about her journey to the military in celebration of Syracuse Stage’s production of ’The Hello Girls.’

On this edition of CNY Heroes Dan’s guest is Jerry Reed who served with American Forces Radio and TV Service in 1969 during the height of the Vietnam War. He talks about his assignment to an airbase in Thailand, and later at Goodfellow Air Force base in San Angelo, Texas. Jerry also discusses his family’s long history of military service, his anticipation of flying on Honor Flight Mission 23 in S...

On this episode of Our New Neighbors, host Maryna Bagovska is joined by Kelston Luces. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, Kelston moved to Syracuse, NY, with his mother at the age of 16 with a deep passion for music and began playing piano in church in 1997. Recognizing his gift for teaching the Word, he was encouraged to pursue ministry further and now serves as Senior Pastor of Faith By Love Family Wo...

Twenty to thirty percent of pregnant women suffer from depression and anxiety. A recent FDA panel on the use of SSRI anti-depressant medication touted deceptive, dangerous misinformation. Psychiatrist Dr. Cecilia Zemanek sets the record straight with Dr. Neckup psychologist Rich O’Neill. For more helpful resources go to the New York State office of Mental Health https://projectteachny.org/resource...

Generally, to get to the Jordan Bramley library, you must "Go West, young man." But for today's edition of Check It Out, Tom and Maggie made sure to have Julie Buchmann, director of Jordan Bramley.... "Go East, young librarian." This week, we learn about Julie's journey to Jordan and the great strides she is making to make the library in Jordan a greater part of the community. All on this week's C...

On the latest episode of Repeating History, we welcome legendary Central New York journalist Sean Kirst. Their conversation covers the breadth of Kirst's prolific five-decade long career. Kirst explains his decision to return to Syracuse and how the work being done at Central Current was the catalyst for that return, the evolution of journalism and the decline of local news, the foundational natur...

(#81, 8/26/25) In this episode of CNY Latino: cnylatinonewspaper.com/Podcast, we are going to be listening to an interesting interview Marisol Hernandez had with Kimberly McLeod, a book writer who is an expert in creating a diverse of entertaining projects for children, and Marisol will talk to her about all of them. We will also be walking around the Syracuse Arts and Crafts Festival 2025, not on...

Navigating pregnancy and early childhood can be one of the most resource-intensive chapters of our lives. In Central New York, many families are navigating these processes while also facing increased financial strain. Nearly three out of four families with children under five struggle to pay for basic needs like housing, food, and utilities in Onondaga County, according to a recent survey by the E...

(#80, 8/19/25) In this episode of CNY Latino: cnylatinonewspaper.com/Podcast, (and all the episodes for August 2025), we'll be showing and covering, the many different vehicles, sections, events, and features the largest auto-show in the Northeast of the USA, had this year, in the Fairgrounds of Syracuse NY. En este episodio (y todos los episodios de agosto de 2025), mostraremos y cubriremos los d...

We are winding down the summer AND Summer Reading with the County Libraries. Maggie and Tom look back on the best programs that "Color Our World" had to offer and we look ahead at the upcoming Imagination Library birthday story times. We even looking at what OCPL has planned for September. It's all on the next edition of Check It Out.

This month, we'll hear from former Canadian indie rocker Rob Benvie. He pivoted to a career as a novelist about 20 years ago, and brings us his newest work, "The Damagers." It tells the story of two sisters who stumble across a cult in the Adirondacks and fall under the spell of its charismatic leader. Then, a conversation with Austin Albanese, a writer and independent researcher, who has document...

On this episode of Innovate to Educate, host Jody Manning is joined by DeRuyter Central School District Superintendent Dr. Neal Capone, and DSC Agriculture Teacher and FFA Advisor Taylor Currie. Together they discuss the impact of Agriculture programs in schools and how these programs benefit the students in both rural and urban communities.

In this episode of Beyond Survival: The Health-Wealth Connection, host Faida Beatrice welcomes Fatna Mohamed, a Sudanese refugee and passionate advocate based in Syracuse, NY. Fatna shares her powerful journey of fleeing civil war, adjusting to life as a newcomer, and stepping into leadership to support others facing similar challenges. This heartfelt conversation explores the emotional toll of di...

Do you have an important decision to make and it’s hard to figure the pros and cons of this choice or that, or even IF you CAN change? If so, we’ve got a show for you! Our Dr. Neckup, psychologist Rich O’Neill, talks with Mr. Fred Hintz, LMHC and Adjunct Faculty in SUNY Upstate Psychiatry, about Motivational Interviewing, a horse of a very different color than motivational speaking! Tune in to lea...

(#79, 8/5/25) In this episode of CNY Latino: cnylatinonewspaper.com/Podcast, (and all the episodes for August 2025), we'll be showing and covering, the many different vehicles, sections, events, and features the largest auto-show in the Northeast of the USA, had this year, in the Fairgrounds of Syracuse NY. En este episodio (y todos los episodios de agosto de 2025), mostraremos y cubriremos los di...

Joann Yarrow interviews thought leader Michelle Schenandoah (Oneida/ Haudenosaunee) and choreographer/theatre director Nicole Beutler (Netherlands/Germany) about their dance piece, A Room in Our House.

So, it's 3rd and goal and you need someone to run your library book into the endzone: who do you call upon? Why none other than our Check It Out guest for the week, former NFL running back (more importantly former Betts Branch patron), Latavius Murray. The Onondaga Central grad was in town and sat down with Yona and Tom to discuss his favorite Betts memories growing up, books that bring back memor...

Who would have guessed that a tick bite could cause an allergy to red meat? Learn about this newly described disease, alpha-gal syndrome. The two sides of fluorine; what’s good for teeth may be bad for the environment. Also, on this month edition of Science Today, stem cell therapy for Parkinson's disease and the genetics of orange cats.

On this edition of Our New Neighbors, hosts Ibrahim and Maryna are joined by Mahamed Mohamed. Mahamed fled from his native country of Kenya with his family and came to America in 2009 in search of a better life. Mahamed discusses his journey to America, his experience re-settling in Syracuse, and the various ways that he is using that experience to help others that follow a similar path.

On this edition of CNY Heroes, Dan’s guest is Lt. Col. Anthony “Tony” Hart, who retired from the Army Reserve after more than 30 years of military service. He is a prior service Army enlisted soldier who served on both active duty and in the reserve component in Special Forces and Military Police occupational specialties. During his career, he served overseas tours of duty in Germany, Korea, Hondu...

(#77, 7/23/25) In this episode of CNY Latino: cnylatinonewspaper.com/ Podcast, Hugo and Marisol will be talking, describing, and commenting in a very summarized in an hour about the 2-hour cruise on river with dinner trip they had in Troy NY. En este episodio, Hugo y Marisol estarán hablando, describiendo y comentando de manera muy resumida - en una hora, sobre el crucero de 2 horas por el río con...