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Girl Love presents the final Femme Songwriter Showcase at Mojo Cafe on Friday, 3/27 at 7pm, featuring : Jessie Elizabeth, Julia Alsarraf, Arbor Mae, Girl Love. The idea which formed in a dream began its regular showcase at Mojo's in August 2024. This will be the final performance in Mojo Cafe before it closes. Girl Love spoke with Sina Basila Hickey for Hudson Mohawk Magazine. *The Femme Songwrite...

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, First, Mark Dunlea reports on the action to pass NY For All by blocking the Capitol Then, Willie Terry continues his coverage of the Troy 4 Black Lives event The Role of the Black Church in Getting and Keeping Us Free. Later on, Mirai Abe reports on the rally to Tax the Rich: New Yorkers Demand an Affordable New York in Downtown Albany After that, Blaise Bryan...

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...

On Wednesday March 25th 500 climate activists came to the State Capitol to urge state lawmakers not to give in to Governor Hochul’s push to gut the state’s climate law. We hear from Anne Rabe of the Alliance for a Nuclear Free NY; Greg Schwedock; Ethan Gormley of Citizen Action; Kim Fraczek of the Sane Energy Project; Molly Ornati of 350 Brooklyn; John Seakwood of Third Act Upstate; Alex Beauchamp...

Today on Hudson Mohawk Magazine, we hear from climate activist Bill McKibben, who will be at the Sanctuary for a special event on Friday April 3rd. Then, we have a report on the No Kings Rally taking place at the State Capitol on Saturday March 28. Later on, Rosemary Armao explores heroism and the War on Iran. After that, we repeat a piece that Sina Basila Hickey did with Julina Guo, former Senior...

This week President Trump erected a statue of Christopher Columbus near the White House. The explorer's record as a conqueror of the indigenous people of the Americas has tarnished his reputation in the eyes of many if not of Trump. In a discussion about heros and disillusionment this week, Beyond the Brink Podcast Host Rosemary Armao and opinion writer Jay Jochnowitz talk about heroism and role m...

On March 17, 2026 the Saratoga City Council opened their public comment period and various people spoke about Saratoga’s homelessness ordinance. Here are some excerpts.

This interview features Tim James, the owner of the Renascent Bookbindery in Troy. He gives tours on weekends while still producing books in an old fashioned way. In this episode, James talks about his background, passion, and mission as an educator and bookbinder.

Union and organization members across the state gathered for a rally in downtown Albany on Feb. 25. The "Tax the Rich" rally participants demanded that state leaders invest in affordable housing, childcare, and healthcare. Report by Mirai Abe.

On Tuesday March 23, the NY Immigration Coalition and other supporters of the New York For All blockaded the state entrance to the Capitol, including stopping traffic on State Street. The Act would prohibit local governments and police from collaborating with ICE. The bill has not yet been re-introduced this year as changes are being negotiated. The protestors eventually went inside the Capitol to...

Five stand-up comedians will perform at Mojo’s Cafe in one of the final performances it will host before closing at the end of the month. Tyler Artis and Brad Monkell are two of the comedians performing (along with Ed Kuleng, Duncan Harris, and Alana Gill) and they spoke with Doug Bierend and Sina Basila Hickey for Hudson Mohawk Magazine. This performance is on Wednesday March 25, at 7pm.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, First, Mark Dunlea takes us to the Albany Capitol where rallies for climate, immigration, taxing the rich, and health care took place. Then, we hear excerpts from the Saratoga City Council meeting where various attendees spoke about the homelessness ordinance. Later on, Melissa Bromley interviews Jillian Hermansky about her masters research on the subject of c...

This week, Thom Francis welcomes D. Colin. On August 12, 2021, she performed at The Linda, WAMC’s Performing Arts Studio for an evening of music and poetry with local singer/songwriter Caity Gallagher. +++++ In our area, we are very fortunate to have a multidisciplinary artist of Haitian descent whose work spans poetry, visual art, and theater with the talent of D. Colin. She is the author of the...

No Kings Collective Albany, in coordination with other community groups, will host a No Kings 3.0 Rally, Food Drive, and March at West Capitol Park from 11am-1pm. With several thousand events taking place nationswide wide, organizers say that "America does not belong to strongmen, greedy billionaires, or those who rule through fear. It belongs to us, the people." Bryan Paz-Hernandez and Autumn And...

First, Mark Dunlea speaks with Ryan Madden of NY Renews on a campaign against Gov Hochul’s proposal to build 5 more nuclear power plants across the state. Then, Elizabeth “EP” Press meets with Troy City Council Member Noreen McKee on what the tabled decision on Flock means Later on, we welcome back retired National Weather Service Meteorologist Hugh Johnson Kaila a Capital District local and migra...

Climate activist and author Bill McKibben will be at the Sanctuary on Friday April 3 to share his hope for our future in "Here Comes the Sun," a call to harness the power of the sun and rewrite our scientific, economic, and political future. McKibben talks with Mark Dunlea of Hudson Mohawk Magazine about the positive developments with solar energy; the war for oil with Iran and Venezuela; the figh...

Shawn Barnes and Jay Leonard are interviewed by Greg Creft as they talk about there newest film, 'It's Always Almost Over' as well as the winding road this independent filmmaking duo has traveled together.

This week on Albany Comedy Corner Ted the Impressionist tell us about the Gonzo Gala Everyone's favorite comedy music improv show!! March 27th, 7:30pm at Mt. Ida Preservation Hall. with Interviewers: Craig Neslor and Juan Panteleon

In an effort to continue to understand the use of Flock Safety automated license plate readers in Troy, NY, Elizabeth Press spoke to Troy City Council member Noreen McKee. They discuss her reactions to the City Council's decision to table a vote on the renewal of the Flock Safety contract and what comes next. It appears that Troy police department temporarily shut off the national search feature f...

On Tuesday, March 17th, there were several large rallies at the state capitol. First, we have two speakers from the youth TREEage 1000 person rally on climate change, immigrant rights and tax the rich. In part 2 of our coverage, we hear from Guadalupe of Make the Road and Assemblymember Marcela Mitaynes. We then hear from Lana Leonard of ACT UP Trans Working Group about NY Health, a single-payer u...

First, Elizabeth “EP” Press covers the recent Troy City Council Meeting where community members voiced their concerns with Flock cameras in Troy. Then, Sephora Quinones speaks with Policymaker and Professor at the University at Albany Bria Nickerson of about the women who have influenced her work Later on, Arbor Mae joins us in studio to talk about the Femme Queer Songwriter’s Showcase next Friday...

Singer-Songwriter Arbor Mae talks beginnings as a musician, inspirations, and upcoming showcase at Mojos Cafe on March 27th

The Troy City Council tabled the resolution to renew the Flock Safety contract on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at the Troy City Council Finance meeting. Today we air excepts from that meeting where it is noteable that over 100 community members attended and all community members who got up to the podium spoke out about their concerns with Flock cameras in Troy.

200 national, state, local groups and representatives from 6 Indigenous Nations have sent a letter to Governor Hochul demanding that she drop her plans to build 5 gigawatts of new nuclear power in the state. The advocates’ letter was signed by more than 200 groups including Food & Water Watch, Alliance for a Green Economy, NY Renews (a coalition of 400+ organizations), NIRS, Citizen Action, NYPIRG...

"Motherland" (2025) was filmed in the Hudson Valley and is about an alternate present society where the state frees parents from the burden of raising children. Lavender spoke with the director, Evan Matthews, about his experience in the film industry and what it was like shooting in the Hudson Valley for his film. Full disclosure, Lavender was an extra on "Motherland." You can find Evan on Instag...