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School may be over, but the learning never ends… hey, don’t sweat it. This is the fun kind of learning. Summer reading is now upon us at OCPL and the folks at "Check It Out" are here to give you a preview of all the fun. In this week's episode, Maggie and Tom tell you all about what is happening around the city branches as they “Unearth A Story.”

Sports books, online casinos, and prediction markets are collaborating with local newspapers across the United States to leverage their search rankings, reach new audiences, and share in the profits. Under the new model, award-winning outlets are publishing news articles featuring promo codes for readers to unlock gambling credits with online betting platforms like Kalshi, DraftKings, and others....

(#100, 7/1/26) In this July 2026 Episode of CNY Latino: cnylatinonewspaper.com/Podcast, we have an extensive description and walk around of a park located in the Cohoes area - not too far away from the Capital District of Albany, New York - showing to our audience the different parts of the Cohoes Falls, during a beautiful clear summer day, at the end of June 2026, by your host Marisol Hernandez a...

On the latest edition of North Words, an interview with Beth White, the founder of Habitat for Aviation. She shares the story of her organization, which is teaching girls and young women to build and repair airplanes at a hangar in Swanton, Vermont. We also hear her own remarkable story of fortitude and resilience in the face of life-threatening challenges. Plus, Canadian singer-songwriter Jenn Gr...

In the long awaited return of Built to Serve, host Peter Ward is joined by Kate Houck, Executive Director of David’s Refuge. In this discussion Peter and Kate cover the important mission of David’s Refuge, a non-profit organization which aims to provide respite, resources and support to parents and families of children with special needs.

On this episode of Making the City Smaller, Tracy Dando joins Peter and Mike in the studio for a conversation that didn't stay on the surface for very long. Tracy recently joined the team at Vera House, where she's expanding services for survivors of domestic violence and abuse throughout Central New York, while also hosting Truthfully Tracy, a podcast built around the idea that every person has a...

A special Father's Day edition of Check It Out this week as we have a fun father-son duo on as guests with Maggie and Tom. You all know Steve Infanti, the sports director for Newschannel 9. Well, he brought in his five-year-old son, Jameson, as his partner in crime. We talked favorite books, libraries they attend and reading before bedtime. This was a lot of fun, so get to the link and Check It Ou...

(#99, 6/16/26) In this June 2026 Episode of CNY Latino: cnylatinonewspaper.com/Podcast, Marisol and Hugo interview with writers and artists "Henry Padrón-Morales & illustrator Mara Criollo-Rivera" in La Casita cultural Center of Syracuse. Our Sports-oriented Syracuse University Student intern, JOSEPH SOLIVAN, will interview with a renounced professional Syracuse Mets Player, and Hugo Acosta will h...

On this episode of CNY Heroes, The two co-founders of Honor Flight Syracuse, Randy Flath and Rear Admiral (ret.) John Paddock, join Dan for a discussion of the origin of the organization and the continuing critical significance of military service and maintaining honor and respect for all who have served in the Armed Forces.

Onondaga County Reporter Laura Robertson returns to share the most important developments she has seen unfolding within the County Legislature this year. She explains why the Democrats’ decision to hire outside legal counsel has empowered them to speed up their legislative agenda, and identifies how each party is competing for different visions of legislative transparency. In her conversation with...

This is a Check It Out first as this week we have all 3 hosts on together at one time. Joining regulars Tom and Maggie, we went to the bullpen to bring in Yona Williams as part of the library trifecta. Many topics this week, as they discuss a whole host of events the libraries are a part of during the month of June. From Light a Candle 4 Literacy, to the tabling at CNY Pride, to some Mets events a...

Ever wonder where the bizarre languages spoken by movie aliens comes from? Learn how linguists construct them and how some dedicated fans become fluent. Also, on this month Science Today, a superconductor record is broken, sea levels may be rising faster than previously thought, and US highschoolers are becoming even more sleep deprived.

On the latest episode of Repeating History, Bob welcomes Dr. Jeff Ludwig, director of education at the Seward House in Auburn. They discuss the incredible life of William Henry Seward, one of the most accomplished and well-travelled politicians of the 19th Century. From his work on prison reform and anti-slavery initiatives to his time as Secretary of State, The conversation illuminates on of the...

On this edition of Syracuse (On)Stage, Brendan Malafronte and Andrea “Dott” Dotto talk about sharing the role of Olaf in Syracuse Stage’s current production of “Frozen,” and their recent relocation to Central New York.

On this edition of Checkup From the Neck-Up, Psychologist Rich “Dr. Neckup” O’Neill’s guest is Dr. Rebecca Ortiz, Associate Professor in the Syracuse University Newhouse School of Public Communications. They discuss how Artificial Intelligence CHATBOTs were created, whose values guide the chatbot computer programs’ mathematically determined responses (easily mistaken for another human’s “behavior”...

(#98, 6/02/26) In this June 2026 Episode of CNY Latino: cnylatinonewspaper.com/Podcast, will show the unique competition of the 2025 "Syracuse Vintage Race Boat Regatta", from the very start unloading and placing nostalgic 'antique' boats on the water, during the several racing laps and drivers' intervals, until its very end of providing prizes and championship ceremonies. En este episodio corresp...

We have TWO MAJOR celebrities: Piggie and Elephant from the Mo Willems books are our guests this week's for Check It Out. Maggie and Tom talk to Killian Crowley (Gerald) and Meg Keough (Pig) about the Elephant and Piggie play going on at the Gifford Family Theater. We will learn about the play, how to get tickets to see the shows on the weekends and a brief history of actors, who are both a lot of...

(#97, 5/19/26) In this May 2026 Episode of CNY Latino: cnylatinonewspaper.com/Podcast, Hugo and Marisol will review and narrate, last year's Utica Latino Festival, and also explaining some crazy plans we ended up having in 2025, and a short narration of an intense and dangerous moment we had driving, throughout a strong noisy and difficulty storm. En este episodio correspondiente a mayo de 2026, H...

On this edition of Making the City Smaller, host’s Peter Ward and Mike Durkin are joined by Ryan Woodruff, a Marine Corps Veteran and CEO of Clearpath for Veterans. Together they discuss the mission of Clearpath, which serves the needs of military veterans across New York State through its wide range of services such as the Canine Program which provides trained therapy dogs for veterans, as well a...

For more than 25 years, the Ginny Parker Young Playwrights Festival has given Central New York students the chance to see their ideas leap from the page to the stage. In this episode, longtime Christian Brothers Academy teacher Todd Benware, Syracuse University Department of Drama and YPF alumna Catie Kobland, and recent finalist and Jamesville-DeWitt student Udochukwu Okereke share stories about...

Maggie is back, Tom is there and we have an actual librarian guest on our library podcast for young patrons. Coming in the studio for today's episode of Check It Out is Nan Brown. Nan is the children's librarian at Central Library in the heart of downtown. We chat about the Kidspace area on the 2nd floor, some of the many programs that are go on there, and what we can expect to see during Summer R...

On this episode of CNY Heroes, Kari Mickinkle is a School Certifying Official in the Office of Veteran Success at Syracuse University. She discusses the Office mission of supporting the student veteran experience on campus by assisting with educational benefits and the work-study program. She talks about the challenges of today’s veterans entering higher education, including her own experience as...

On this edition of Checkup From the Neck-Up, Psychologist Rich “Dr. Neckup” O’Neill’s guest is Associate Professor Serife Tekin Ph. D. from at the Center for Bioethics and Humanities at SUNY Upstate Medical University. They discuss AI in the space of our daily use of technology, AI “companions” in the context of our loneliness epidemic, and the use of AI “therapists” in “treatment” of individuals...

(#96, 5/05/26) In this May 2026 Episode of CNY Latino: cnylatinonewspaper.com/Podcast, Hugo and Marisol will describe their experience last year's Gem World Conference, with an extensive presentation from our friend and associate, Trisha Cook. En este episodio correspondiente a mayo de 2026, Hugo y Marisol describirán su experiencia en la Gem World Conference del año pasado, con una extensa presen...

On the latest episode of Repeating History our guest is Travis Bowman. The conversation is centered on Bowman's recent book he co-authored, Clearing Iroquoia: New York’s Land Grab in the 1779 Campaigns of the American Revolution, which reevaluates wartime campaigns against Native Peoples in light of the dispossession of Haudenosaunee homelands and American colonialism. This massive American campai...