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Summer Reading is still in high gear for 2025. Last time on Check It Out, Maggie and Tom let you know about the multitude of things happening in the city branches. Today, they look at events happening at 17 separate suburban libraries as part of the "Color Our World" summer programs

(#77, 7/16/25) In this episode of CNY Latino: cnylatinonewspaper.com/ Podcast, Marisol Hernandez will have a conversation with female Latina entrepreneur Mercedes Valencia speaking on her business. Then, we both will bring a short presentation during the grand opening of the Latino Fusion Restaurant our friend Luis Torres created in Syracuse (his 5th food establishment), and. Hugo and Marisol will...

On the latest episode of Repeating History, our guest is Douglas R. Egerton, Professor of History at Le Moyne College. Bob and Doug discuss a host of topics related to Professor Egerton's prolific scholarship. The conversation begins around Rev. Thomas W. Higginson, the radical abolitionist Massachusetts Unitarian Minister, who is the subject of Egerton's latest book, "A Man on Fire: The Worlds of...

Playwright Rae Binstock talks about her upcoming world premiere play "Relentless" in Syracuse Stage's 25/26 season.

*TRIGGER WARNING* "This episode of Beyond Survival: The Health Wealth Connection, discusses instances of trauma brought on by cultural practices that may be triggering to some individuals." In this episode of Beyond Survival: The Health-Wealth Connection, host Faida Beatrice speaks with Jan-Juba Y. Arway, who shares her journey of survival, strength, and transformation. Married at 15 and a mother...

The “Caz Life” program operates the Cazenovia Chamber of Commerce and is now located at Cazenovia High School and run by student interns as part of a collaborative community effort. In this episode, host Jody Manning is joined by Caz Life President Mark Woodworth, CTE Teacher Christina New, and Caz Life interns Sally Hughes and Ava Vanetti to discuss the significance and impact of “Caz Life”.

Central Current’s Government and Politics Reporter Patrick McCarthy joins hosts Maximilian Eyle and Dr. Rick Wright to examine recent election results in the city of Syracuse. They discuss the parallels between Zorhan Mamdani’s win in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary and progressive victories locally, differences in vision between the Onondaga County Democratic Committee and Democratic...

Beginning with a dream during the COVID-19 lockdown, pioneers Peter Ward and Mike Dunkin began a series of ZOOM gatherings that have since evolved into podcasts, “Podcumentary,” and live events, called “Making the City Smaller: The Power of Mentorship and Community.” Ward and Dunkin use the power of story to create ecosystems of trust and transparency. From Apple Podcasts: We are business professi...

School is out for the summer (not forever!) and that means one thing when it comes to the libraries of Onondaga County: Summer Reading is back! This week, Maggie and Tom let you know about the multitude of things going on in the city branches this first half of July; from Birds of Prey to old school video games. From magicians to the MOST, it's all here on this week's edition of Check It Out.

On this month’s edition of North Words, we’ll hear about how a trip on an iconic system of roads shaped a New York writer’s view of what might still hold the country together. Frank Barry is an opinion writer for Bloomberg News and former speechwriter for Michael Bloomberg. On the eve of the 2020 election, he and his wife drove an RV across the country on the historic Lincoln Highway. The result w...

On this edition of CNY Heroes Dan’s guest is Major General Kevin Bradley (retired), President of Honor Flight Syracuse. Bradley served 36 years in the US Air Force and Air National Guard. He’s a decorated F-16 pilot and served as the Commander of the 174-th Attack Wing at Hancock Field, Syracuse NY from 2008-2012. His career also included several years assisting the general in charge of Air Force...

Psychologist and researcher Dr. Anthony M. Graziano describes meeting 6 kids with autism in 1959 and discovering that almost everything he had learned in graduate school about autism as “a disease to be cured” was useless. He went on to develop a successful program to teach the kids how to engage with others, to relax, and to make lives previously thought impossible. He says that HHS Secretary Ken...

Discover how mRNA vaccines could become a powerful tool in the fight against cancer. Explore whether genetically engineered mice might help bring woolly mammoths back from extinction. Plus, how babies form memories, on this month’s episode of Science Today.

On this week's Check It Out, it's our musical episode! Not with Maggie or Tom (no one wants that). We welcome in Donna B, whose music can be heard at any number of libraries. She will even play a few tunes for listeners. All this week on Check It Out.

This month, North Words faces off with a couple of interviews with a hockey theme. Host Mitch Teich talks with North Country writer Christopher Shaw about his latest novel, The Manager, a spy thriller set in Cold War-era Lake Placid in the years following the Miracle on Ice. And we’ll meet Sarah Thompson, a recent St. Lawrence graduate, whose foundation, Sticks Together, brings her love for hockey...

This WCNY special reports on the upcoming mayoral primary elections. Host Jesús Rolón is joined by Democratic candidates Chol Majok, Sharon Owens and Pat Hogan, who will be sharing their views on the issues that matters most to the Latino community. Join us and make sure your voice is heard. Get informed. Get involved. And don't forget to vote on the primary on June 24th!

You may have noticed that the Caregiving crisis is finally receiving its due. Our conversation today is part of promoting the film Caregiving, the documentary created with executive producer Bradley Cooper highlighting the challenges and triumphs of caregiving in America. Caregiving will premiere Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 9 p.m ET on PBS (check local listings), and on the PBS YouTube Channel. Care...

(#75, 6/17/25) In this episode of CNY Latino: cnylatinonewspaper.com/ Podcast, Marisol Hernandez will talk with Alba Huerta and the “Trailblazing Latina Woman in Mixology: Alba Huerta”; Marisol will also give a very brief description of the International Taste of Syracuse. Then, Hugo and Marisol will be interviewing a Colombian group of all-women called Las Guaracheras, that were performing in the...

Beginning in 2019, Buffalo launched a campaign to rebrand itself as a safe and attractive place to build a life during the era of rapid climate change. Their “Be In Buffalo” campaign continues to attract new residents and persuade college graduates to stay by emphasizing freshwater access, the lack of natural disasters, and by leaning into their identity as a snow city. Central Current hosts Dr. R...

On the latest episode of Repeating History, our guest is Dr. Lindsay Chervinksy, the executive director of the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon. Bob and Dr. Lindsay discuss the transformative presidency of John Adams, the notorious Alien and Sedition Acts in the context of the vicious partisanship of the 1790s and their use again under the Trump administration. As this episod...

Check It Out has hit the big time! Maggie and Tom welcome Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon as our guest for this week's episode. We learn a little bit about which library was Ryan's as he was growing up, his thoughts on the importance of libraries and getting his children interested in reading. So, by all means.... Check It Out.

Syracuse Stage’s Resident Playwright Kyle Bass talks with playwright Rogelio Martinez about his upcoming world premiere production with Rogelio Martinez’s The National Pastime, part of the Julie Lutz New Play Festival.

Playwrights Zizi Majid & Esperanza Rosales Balcárcel talk with Associate Artistic Director Melissa Crespo about the new plays they are developing during the Julie Lutz New Play Festival.

On this edition of CNY Heroes Dan’s guest is Alexander Behm, Chief Community Officer for Clear Path for Veterans. He’s a Central New York native and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Enlisting in 2005 as an infantryman, Behm served with the 1st Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Company, completing multiple global deployments. He later served with the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, during a deploy...

In this premier episode of Beyond Survival: The Health-Wealth Connection, host Faida Beatice is joined by Melanie Littlejohn, President and CEO of the Central New York Community Foundation. In this program Melanie discusses her experience leading a philanthropic institution as a Black woman, the harmful myths associated with poverty, and the importance of acting as a community.