Hipocampo: Off the Shelf!

Host: Henry I Padrón-Morales  Guests: Students from Anna Murray Academy School 12, Rochester City School District - Bilingual Program Brennan, 5th grade  Naomi, 6th grade Cuauhtemoc, 4th grade Podcast Engineer: Forrest Ward Cherry We are joined by three students from the Rochester City School District as they chat about books they read for fun, and books they read for school. A 4th, 5th and 6th gr...

Host: Henry I Padrón-Morales Guests: Rachel Crawford, Akimbo Books Chad Ellis, Bookeater Podcast Engineer: Forrest Ward Cherry Did you know that Independent Bookstores are regaining a footing in this country? Here in Rochester, we have a burgeoning indie bookstore scene, with bookstores popping up that speak to the unique interests in our community.  Supporting local indies not only puts our dolla...

Host: Pamela Bailie Guest: Calvin Eaton, CEO of 540WMain, and theglutenfreechef blog Podcast Engineer: Forrest Ward Cherry Calvin Eaton talks about his gluten-free journey, and how he became the Gluten Free Chef.  We discuss the love of writing and reading, and his cookbook writing process. Calvin's experiences in education and activism all play a role in his creative process that culminates...

Hosts: Henry I Padrón-Morales and Pamela Bailie Guests: Students from Anna Murray Academy School 12, Rochester City School District Brennan Sierra, 5th grade  Miles Warren, 6th grade Lucas Nieves, 6th grade Podcast Engineer: Forrest Ward Cherry We are joined by three students from the Rochester City School District as they chat about their love of books, what they are reading and how their current...

Host: Pamela Bailie Guests: Evanna di Salvo,  Frederick Douglass Branch Library (city of Rochester) Bruce Tehan,  Arnett Branch Library (city of Rochester) Adrienne Pettinelli,  Henrietta Branch Library (town of Henrietta) John Cohen, Ogden Farmer's Library (towns of Ogden, Spencerport) Forrest Ward Cherry, Podcast Engineer. Listen to four librarians from urban, suburban and rural settings pr...

Host: Pamela Bailie Guests: Gabriel Hatch, sophmore at School of the Arts High School, Rochester NY. Cody Miller, Assistant Professor of English Education at SUNY Brockport Book banning is top of the news today, with many school districts across the US  banning titles in their libraries, often at the request of political groups. The majority of books banned today have Black or brown protagonists,...

As the community prepares for another school year, Henry talks to local activist and Rochester City School District student Sarah Adams, as well as veteran journalist Justin Murphy, author of Your Children Are Very Greatly in Danger.  Sarah and Justin discuss the power of youth-driven activism, hopes for the upcoming school year, and put the current challenges facing the school district into a his...

 In this trial episode we discuss our hopes for the podcast and share audio from the equipment test day: an event where we set up all of our recording equipment in the shop and invited kids to come have spontaneous conversations with us on the air. We had fun, we know the equipment works, and now we share what we learned with you! Highlighted in this episode is local author & illustrator, Rose...