Hudson Mohawk Magazine

This weekly series profiles the migration stories of members of our community, whether the migration be their own stories of that of their parents or grandparents, and reminds us that migration touches us all, as it is a part of the human experience. This episode is a part of Season 2 of the Everybody Moves series. Season 2 features stories collected and produced by a team of students at the Unive...

(revised) On Friday May 1, the Capital District Area Labor Federation sponsored a rally at West Capitol Park, the second May Day rally held in Albany. Organizers said they were united in our resolve to fight for a better future for ALL workers abroad and at home, including those targeted by this administration. We take pride in knowing that we are a global movement standing up to the billionaires...

In the US, May Day is a traditional day of solidarity with workers. Itnrecent years, support for immigrants has been a major theme, with an increased emphasis this year in opposing the attacks by ICE and in solidarity with those killed by ICE in Minneapolis. I covered two events in Albany, The first was a community solidarity picnic and rally in Washington Park, with many groups participating, inc...

The suffragettes are activist women who agitated for the right of women to vote. To learn more Ashley Hopkins-Benton, the Senior Historian/Curator at the New York State Museum and co-author of "Votes for Women: Celebrating New York's Suffrage Centennial," spoke with Sina Basila Hickey about New York's role in women's fight for the right to vote in the United States.

Song City is a multi-genre, songwriter showcase, in the round, at The Waiting Room, on the 2nd Tuesday of every other month, 7:30pm. Song City Founder Scott Womer spoke with Arbor Mae about the origins of the project, connection through creation, and the atmosphere of the showcases ahead of Song City's season finale.

First, Elizabeth Press brings us excerpts of The Troy City Council's law committee meeting about how Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests are handled in Troy. Then, Sina Basila Hickey speaks to Ashley Hopkins-Benton of the New York State Museum about suffragettes. Later on, Mark Dunlea speaks with Beyond Plastics National Organizing Director about their upcoming lobby day and rally on May 11...

Today we air excerpts of The Troy City Council's law committee meeting about how Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests are handled in Troy. Topics discussed include training for those filling the requests, procedures and protocols. The piece starts with the voice of Hudson Mohawk Magazine producer, Elizabeth Press.

Jean Stoler was born in the Bergen-Belsen DP Camp, a former Nazi concentration camp. In 2025 Jean traveled back to her place of birth in Germany to understand her roots with her sister, daughters, and a grand kid. Sina Basila Hickey spoke with Jean to reflect on this experience and how this experience changed her world view. Image: a painting by Jean of her mother wearing a Jude yellow star, with...

On Monday, May 11, Beyond Plastics is organizing a lobby day and rally at the Capitol to support the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (PRRIA). National Organizing Director Alexis Goldsmith talks with Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine. PRRIA applies Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) to packaging, requiring manufacturers and distributors to manage the waste from the pro...

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, First, Mark Dunlea brings us to a Fair Immigration Reform Movement press conference about immigrant rights and May Day. Then, Willie Terry speaks with Leon Van Dyke about the late Civil Rights leader, Jessie L. Jackson. Later on, Sina Basila Hickey brings us to a Tax The Rich press conference in Albany. After that, we are joined for an in-studio interview with...

NY Foraged 2026 by Hudson Mohawk Magazine

We welcome back retired National Weather Service Meteorologist Hugh Johnson to give us our weekly weather update. Co-hosts: Sean Bernyk, Sina Basila Hickey Engineer: Kalix Sausville

With the goal to eliminate furniture poverty and restore hope to struggling households, the Capital Region Furniture Bank helps to furnish homes while also diverting furniture from landfills. This is a project of The Homeless and Travelers Aid Society of the Capital District, and Executive Director Liz Hitt spoke with Mark Dunlea and Benno Greene for Hudson Mohawk Magazine. More info: https://www....

At the Tax the Rich rally at the Albany Capitol on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, many pointed out that in NYState it isn't the ultra rich who are leaving, it's the working class families who can no longer afford to live here. In this segment we hear from

On Sunday, March 15, 2026, Hudson Mohawk Magazine's Roaming Labor Willie Terry interviewed Leon Van Dyke, founder and Community Organizer of the Albany "Brothers." In this Labor segment, Willie interviewed Leon about his interactions with the late Civil Rights Activist, the Rev. Jessie L. Jackson, and other civil rights leaders—part 2.

Greg Creft gets to sit down with local Capital Region comic, Alanna Gill, where she talks about her time opening for headlining acts at the Albany Funny Bone and her early days of comedy. Alanna will be on the 'Will They, Won't They' Comedy Show at the Local 217 on Saturday May 2nd, 9 pm.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine: First, we have a live interview about the Capital Region Furniture Bank a program of the Homeless and Travelers Aid Society. Then, we hear from botanist Rich Ring about the changes that spring brings. Later on, in On the Brink and Fighting Back, we hear about the challenge of repurposing 5 closed prisons in the Adirondacks. After that, we hear from Dr. Aaron M...

Continued conversation with home-based bakery founders Byrdie Kraut and Jared Niemela...more about the choices they've made...the types of bread that they sell and the significance of the name, ANICCA bakery. Part 2 of 2-part interview. Produced by Marsha Lazarus

...and the entrepreneurs and small business owners who start their own businesses! Part 1 of a conversation with Byrdie Kraut & Jared Niemela, founders of Troy-based Anicca Bakery. Byrdie and Jared share about what led them to starting up and operating a small home-based bakery and all that's involved! Produced by Marsha Lazarus

On April 20, the Albany Common Council voted unanimously to approve a new Office of Violence Prevention. The office will have seven members, four appointed by the mayor and three by the council. Before the unanimous vote, members of the community came to speak in favor of the city taking a new approach in the face of recent shootings and violence in the city.

What can you do with five big but no longer needed prisons scattered through remote areas of the Adirondack Mountains? As it turns out, not much. Sales to private concerns for repurposing or economic development are impossible because the New York State Constitution demands that the enormous Adirondacks region remain forever wild. Long-time investigative journalist and NY State expert Jim Odata is...

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, First, Mark Dunela talks with Mark Emanation of CDALF about the upcoming May Day Rally in Albany . Then, we headed to the Albany Capitol where a press conference in support of Tax the Rich and Invest in Our NY took place. Later on, Meg Kelley talks with Lindsey Malek is a board member of Shenendehowa's Environmental Club about Youth climate activism. After tha...

At the Tax the Rich rally at the Albany Capitol on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, many pointed out that in NYState it isn't the ultra rich who are leaving, it's the working class families who can no longer afford to live here. In this segment we hear from the campaign manager of Invest In Our NY, Senator Robert Jackson, Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha, and Assemblyperson Phil Steck. Recording and editi...

While May Day has traditionally been about worker rights, in recent years, immigrant rights have become a major focus. This year groups across the country will join to demand an end to ICE funding, the closure of detention centers, and a pathway to citizenship for all. We hear from a press conference by the Fair Immigration Reform Movement or FIRM. Speakers are Murad Awawdeh, of the New York Immig...

This week, Thom Francis welcomes poet Andy Fogle to the mic. He was one of the eight featured poets who read their work at The Fish Market in Troy last fall. +++++ Andy Fogle read at the Eight Poets event on October 11, 2025, at The Fish Market in Troy, presented by Trailer Park Quarterly, Hobo Camp Review, Paper Moon bookstore, and the Hudson Valley Writers Guild. He shared poems about family and...