Hudson Mohawk Magazine

Troy Indivisible is sponsoring a forum on Sunday April 12, on the NY Health Act from 2 to 4 PM at the Art Center of the Capital District, 265 River St. Troy. This legislation would provide single payer comprehensive healthcare to New York residents. Like Medicare, but better, the Act includes coverage for dental, vision, mental health, hearing, gender affirming care and long-term care. Prof. Ashle...

On Friday, February 13th, an exhibit was unveiled in honor of the Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning African American writer, editor, and professor, Toni Morrison. Paul Grondahl, the Opalka Endowed Director at the NYS Writers Institute at UAlbany, joins us to discuss Morrison's time at UAlbany and her legacy. Lennox Apudo reports.

The Earth's Greatest Enemy is “A documentary exposé of the world’s biggest—and most unaccountable—polluter: the US military. Learn the environmental cost of having a military Empire with Abby Martin." It will be shown three times in the Capital District in the coming week. On Tuesday April 14 Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace will show it at the local library. On April 19th it will be at the Friends M...

In today’s show we have two excerpt pieces from a partner program, The Aunties Dandelion podcast, with interviews by Kahstoserakwathe Paulette Moore. These interviews highlight our guests from our upcoming event. First, we hear an interview with filmmaker Katsitsionni Fox After that, an interview with Rematriation activist Michelle Schenandoah

Retired national weather meteorologist Hugh Johnson joins us to give a recap of the weather this past March and the worrying signs of an acceleration of global warming. Co-hosts: Lennox Apudo and Sean Bernyk Engineer: Kalix Sausville

At the April 6 regular meeting, the Albany Common Council held a hearing about the proposed changes to their affordable housing ordinance. At the request of the mayor and the urging of the governor, the new rule would allow developers to buy out of the affordable housing requirements in the rule. Many from the community came to express their feelings and council members interjected with questions...

On Saturday, February 28, 2026, Hudson Mohawk Magazine Network Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended the Troy4Black Lives “Faith and Freedom” Black History Month Program, entitled “The Role of the Black Church in Getting and Keeping Us Free.” The event took place at Bethel Baptist Church in Troy, NY. In this labor segment, Willie recorded the panel discussion on the program theme, “The...

Today on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine we hear about direct action ecological resistance. Then, we have some spring gardening tips. Later on, Rosemary Armao talks with Patrick White about his one man play on Tennessee Williams opening April 24 in Schenectady. After that, we hear about Share My Kitchen Table trains people to become activists from democracy. Finally, environmental justice organizer Bry...

The Albany Common Council held a hearing Monday night on a potential amendment that would ease the city's affordable housing requirements for new construction. The Mayor’s proposal would decrease the percentage of affordable units required to be set aside in new construction from a maximum of 13% to 5%. The plan also raises the affordability threshold from 60 to 70% of the area median household in...

Capital District Playwright and actor Patrick White will take on the accent and persona of Tennessee Williams starting April 24 when the one-man play Youth a Distant Country opens at Schenectady's Mopco Improv Theater. White was inspired to. make a career in drama when he starred in Williams Glass Menagerie as a high school student He is thrilled to be portraying Williams in a play that is based o...

Launched in 2022, the Sanctuary’s Air Justice Lab (AJL) is a community air monitoring and educational initiative serving the greater Capital Region of NYS. Based within our NATURE Lab, AJL started in late 2022, when concerned residents, local students, and Sanctuary staff began a collaborative effort to install a growing network of low-cost air-monitoring devices. A'Livija Mullins-Richard is the A...

Protest Safety Training at UAlbany.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, First, A’Livija Mullins-Richard joins us to talk about Air Justice Lab as we approach the celebration to culminate this community air monitoring project with a virtual event this Thursday. Then, Jacob Boston highlights the spring youth baseball season on Spring Ave. Later on, we hear from Tara Aisha Willis about EMPAC’s upcoming Corpus Festival. After that, th...

Part 2 of conversation with co-founders Angela & Elroy Tatem...Hear how the organization got started and the passion and heart that Angela and Elroy bring to their work. Produced by Marsha Lazarus

Conversation with YOU, Inc co-founders Angela & Elroy Tatem ...Learn the significance of the name, YOU, Inc and the keys to upping motivation to follow simple, timeless financial literacy practices. Pt 1 of a 2-part series Produced by Marsha Lazarus

This week, Thom Francis welcomes poets Francesca Sidoti and Anna Boughtwood to the mic. They shared their work at the 2024 Word Fest Open Mic at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts on April 27, 2024. +++++ The Word Fest began in 2001 in Thatcher Park as a one-day open mic, bringing together poets from all over the region to share their work. Over the years, the event grew into a week-long celebratio...

First, Mark Dunlea speaks with Paul Stewart of the Underground Railroad Education Center about a lawsuit filed by the organization against the National Endowment for the Humanities following their federal grant cancellation as a result of anti-DEI retaliation. Then, Moses Nagel brings us coverage from the recent No Kings protest in Albany. He talks to protesters about their signs. Later on, retire...

Baseball is back, and what a wonderful time it is. Little league teams throughout the Capital Region are getting ready to take their first bases in the new year. However, before the first pitch, Jacob Boston and baseball mom Liz sat down with Ian Silverman of spring youth baseball on Spring Ave to preview the upcoming season.

Ecological resistance begins with a hard truth: the biosphere is being destroyed by systems that know exactly how to absorb moral outrage. You can march, sign, lobby, and testify, and still wake the next morning to another forest cut, another river poisoned, another species pushed closer to silence. Some feel more direct action is needed, Pike talks with Mark Dunlea of Hudson Mohawk Magazine,, inc...

A conversation about resistance, activism, and community. Get Out the Resistance (GOTR) together with Share My Kitchen Table (SMKT) are for those who haven’t engaged in activism yet by empowering with information with about at least 25+ different ways that can help restore Democracy! In this interview Mary Panzetta and Toni McGrath of SMKT speak with Andrea Cunliffe. Get Out The Resistance (GOTR)...

Troy Mayor Carmella Mantello had declared a public safety emergency on April 1, 2026 to pay for the renewal of the Flock Safety contract. Hudson Mohawk Magazine producer Elizabeth Press spoke to City Council President Sue Steele about what this means and the council's hopes for moving forward. The next city council meeting is Thursday, April 9th.

Everybody Move Series: Migration Stories from our Community. 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 stor...

Everybody Move Series: Migration Stories from our Community. 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 stor...

Everybody Move Series: Migration Stories from our Community. 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 stor...

Everybody Move Series: Migration Stories from our Community. 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 stor...