WJFF - Trailer Talk

What's not to like about pie? It's summer time and the bounty of our region is peaking bringing people together at our Farmers Markets. Sabrina has done a series of Trailer Talks at these markets, including picnic conversations celebrating our farmers and the importance of access to local produce and clean water. Sabrina continues to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Trailer Talk and is reaching i...

Sabrina's Trailer Talk is celebrating its 20th Anniversary by sharing the first Trailer Talk from July 2003 in Roxbury, NY. Sabrina was helped by her friends and community to experiment with the talking trailer at the Junkyard Cabaret hosted by legendary performers Peggy Shaw and Lois Weaver who are a vital part of Sabrina's performance history in NYC. Lawn chairs were placed outside the trailer a...

What's in a flag? The Rainbow Pride flag is celebrating its 45th Anniversary this year. It is known globally to represent "empowerment, sanctuary, and defiance" as shared by Sabrina's guest, Jay Blotcher.  Jay edited the memoir of Gilbert Baker who created the Pride flag and wrote about it in "Rainbow Warrior: My Life in Color". Jay, a progressive Queer Rights activist talks about the moment we ar...

In celebration of today's Summer Solstice, which marks the longest day of the year, Sabrina engages in a conversation with naturalist Nathaniel Whitmore. They sit together at the kitchen table to discuss the diverse flora surrounding us, with a particular focus on fungi, as Nathaniel shares his profound expertise on mushrooms. Let's raise a toast to freedom and the vibrant summer season!

This week's episodes capture the current situation and events. On June 24th, the Dobbs Anniversary takes place, marking a decision that overturned Roe v Wade. This decision has led to restricted access to abortion and reproductive services nationwide. Sabrina, in light of this, shares her experience of last year's protest in downtown Monticello, NY. During the protest, community members expressed...

Sabrina has a conversation with Gerard Ilaria, a mental health professional at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He is a psychotherapist that works with EMDR therapy. Sabrina speaks with Gerard about his experience treating combat veterans which led him to his passion for treating queer folks using EMDR, a powerful trauma psychotherapy that is saving lives. He states that, “Access t...

Sabrina has a conversation with Gerard Ilaria, a mental health professional at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He is a psychotherapist that works with EMDR therapy. Sabrina speaks with Gerard about his experience treating combat veterans which led him to his passion for treating queer folks using EMDR, a powerful trauma psychotherapy that is saving lives. He states that, “Access t...

Sabrina also shares an old favorite from the cupboards with herpetologist Bill Cutler as they take a walk around her pond in Liberty where he identifies the multitude of wildlife invisible to the untrained eye, living there that signal the emergence of spring. These episodes are part of Trailer Talk's In The Neighborhood project as Sabrina focuses on the Catskill region as we interact from all dir...

Artist Joni Wehrli joins Sabrina to talk about her current show, GARDEN VARIETY at the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance in Narrowsburg, New York where 24 sculptures explore form, the physical and energic body, medical illustrations, and the combination of disparate objects. 

Sabrina takes us to two homes in her Catskills neighborhood to share the first and second nights of Passover. Experience the celebration in both a Jewish Orthodox household and a secular one. 

Laura Chávez Silverman from The Outside Institute takes us on a journey into the beauty and sustenance of nature in early springtime.

Sabrina talks to Jamie Helper about her experience with healing plants and their medicinal properties. Jamie also discusses her work with people with disabilities and the valuable lessons that she has learned from her interaction with plants. Tune in to discover the vital lessons that we can learn from the world of plants.

Iris Gillingham of Wild Roots Farm joins Sabrina to discuss environmental justice and her leadership journey that started during her childhood. Now in her early twenties, Iris is dedicated to providing educational models and promoting sustainable ways of living in harmony with the natural world, particularly during this era of climate crisis. 

Oliver King Reading American History

Oliver King Centering Black History

Dear Trailer Talk Family, Let's get hitched in 2023. Stories matter. Wishing you a New Year filled with the possibilities of us. Let's keep holding each other as we enter 2023, demanding a world of kindness and connectivity. I'm excited to share some of the voices from Trailer Talk's In the Neighborhood project from last year as it expands in this one. Thank you all for your participation. Our con...

Dear Trailer Talk Family, Let's get hitched in 2023. Stories matter. Wishing you a New Year filled with the possibilities of us. Let's keep holding each other as we enter 2023, demanding a world of kindness and connectivity. I'm excited to share some of the voices from Trailer Talk's In the Neighborhood project from last year as it expands in this one. Thank you all for your participation. Our con...

What's good for workers is always essential.  At the height of the pandemic, the already pre-existing inequities and discrimination that were in play were exposed during the Covid crisis.  In this episode, Sabrina travels to South Fallsburg in Sullivan County, NY, and then joins the caravan that visited factories and farms to show solidarity for migrant workers suffering even more during this time...

What's good for working people? Sabrina speaks with Sparrow Tobin, a union leader who says, "we are bargaining for the common good...for everyone."  Sparrow Tobin is the president of the Hudson Valley Area Labor Federation. Sullivan County, NY, is one of the counties represented by HVALF. 

Join her as she speaks with her neighbors about winter. 

Sabrina and Terry (aka The Handy Hag) sit down in "The Bee" trailer for a conversation about her Homostead art project combing her music-making and the land. Terry shares her honey at the kitchen table of the trailer with Sabrina, as well as a dialogue about queerness, identity, and shaping her life around her dedication to living more sustainably. 

A beloved member of the Sullivan County, Catskills in NY, Judge Josephine Victoria Finn is known as a "beacon" of justice, youth advocate, and mentor. The Honorable Finn shares her personal and professional history with Sabrina, why she focuses on at-risk youth in Sullivan County, racial equity, and the importance of engagement with our judicial system for both defendants and the health of the com...

Since 2003 Aileen Gunther has served as the a member of the NY State Assembly in the 100th district of Sullivan and part of Orange Counties in the Catskill and Hudson Valley neighborhoods. A former nurse, Aileen as her constituents call her speaks to Sabrina about her love and commitment to the region and people she represents. "Heart and soul" are requirements of the job she shares. In the midst...

Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason: AphroChic Sabrina continues her conversation with AphroChic's Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason about well-being. AphroChic is dedicated to exploring the intersection of modern design and global culture across diverse populations, with a focus on highlighting culture within the African American community.

Sabrina speaks with Mallika Dutt about her project, Inter-Connected: Shared well-being for people and the planet. Mallika asks, are we ready for world leaders who recognize the interdependence of all things? She urges us to create new ways of living so all beings can thrive together.     https://mallikadutt.com/