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The Funkies raid Glow’s closet for disguises they plan to wear to the Fast Fashions R Us clothing store at the mall so they can get the scoop on fast fashion without being discovered. Funky Foodies is a podcast for kids, and it’s produced right here in Central New York. Tween foodies Frankie, Fern, and Zara share a passion for food and its impacts on the environment. Adventures follow after they f...

Your favorite Onondaga County Public Library podcast hosts, Tom and Maggie, celebrate one of the best months: Library Card Sign-Up Month! Their card-tastic tour is coming to a school near you.

There is an entire economic ecosystem connected to the creative economy. And whether you’re onstage, in the box office, or in the audience, we’re all apart of it. Dr. Travis Newton from Le Moyne College reveals the financial impact of arts & culture organizations in Central NY in this edition of Syracuse (On)Stage, hosted by Melissa Crespo.

New to WCNY Community FM: Live from the kitchen…it’s The Plate Show! The Plate Show is a comedy podcast for kids 6-9 and their families about cultures around the world and the foods that are important to them. Join Spoonie, everyone’s favorite talking spoon, and her BFF sidekick Tongs, as they put on a show from their very own kitchen to learn about – and taste – amazing food from around the world...

A new season of Funky Foodies is here! In this first episode of season 3, the Foodies meet their match when the Ditzy Daisies mean girls taunt them for not wearing the latest fast fashions, a trend the Funkies know is super harmful for the environment. Funky Foodies is a podcast for kids, and it’s produced right here in Central New York. Tween foodies Frankie and Fern share a passion for food and...

With the reappearance of school buses on our streets, and the wispy hints of autumn air, we are surely in “back to school” mode. Our schools are facing great challenges: high absentee rates, the increase in violence, and flux in other social determinants of health. Instead of focusing on one local non-profit, this edition of Built to Serve brings us the story of broadcasting legend Dr. Rick (Roose...

We've all passed a homeless person holding up a cardboard sign, conflicted over whether to ignore and move on, or to stop and help. John and Leigh-Ann Tumino say there's a story behind every cardboard sign and all people have value despite their circumstances. In this edition of Firebarn Chats, they recount the incredible story of how they were inspired to stop and help during an encounter on a Ro...

In this episode of CNY Latino Podcast, we are talking about the New York State Fair and the Latino Village during its last 5 days. En este episodio completo, estamos hablando sobre la Feria del Estado de Nueva York y el Latino Village durante sus últimos 5 días

In this edition of Central Current Radio , Co-hosts Dr. Rick Wright and Central Current Executive Director Max Eyle talk about the latest national trends in journalism, and current initiatives and projects underway at Central New York’s non-profit local news source.

Check It Out hosts Tom and Maggie welcome local author and illustrator Susan Keeter. She'll be at the Light a Candle for Literacy Parade and Children's Book Festival on Sept. 7, along with many other local authors and illustrators. They want to meet you! All of it is free -- the books, the parade, performances and more.

David Fisher is a Syracuse University alumnus and the author of more than 20 New York Times bestsellers. His latest book, America's Deadliest Election , written with CNN National Political Correspondent Dana Bash, is released September 3rd. In this Repeating History, David and and host Robert Searing of the Onondaga Historical Association discuss the fascinating story of the 1872 Louisiana Guberna...

Rockwell Elementary School in the Onondaga Central School District launched a Community Garden Project to introduce young students to diverse cultures through gardening and agriculture. Over five weeks, children explored Mexican/Spanish, Native American, and African-American food cultures. The program was composed primarily of incoming Kindergarten students, helping the school's youngest children...

Investigation of UFOs enters mainstream science, with the creation of special observatories. The goal is not to dismiss serial phenomenon, but to properly identify and characterize what they are...or what they might be. Also in this month's Science Today, Dr. Rich Kopecky tells us about the discovery of a new black hole in our galaxy and what means for our understanding of deep space. Plus, how a...

Dave Sturgeon, a Marine veteran, is the instructor for the Navy National Defense Cadet Corps (NNDCC) at PSLA at Fowler High School in Syracuse. NNDCC’s purpose is to instill the values of leadership, citizenship, service to the United States, personal responsibility, and a sense of accomplishment. The program introduces students to opportunities in military, national and public service. In this ed...

From refugee to U.S. Army Reservist. Our guest on this edition of Our New Neighbors is Augustine Wait. Augustine's parents fled Bhutan in the midst of civil war when they were just children. Augustine was born in a refugee camp in Thailand and lived there until age 11, when her family was able to migrate to the United States. Once settled in Central New York, she graduated from Henninger High Scho...

In this edition of Checkup from the Neck-up, Dr. Greg Eastwood, the twice-former President of SUNY Upstate, and our Dr. Neckup, psychologist Rich O’Neill discuss What is Medical Aid In Dying (MAID)? How is it different from euthanasia? Who qualifies for it? How do you get it? What about MAID and dementia? Where can you get MAID? Why do people want it? How do you do it? Why do people sign up and no...

In this edition of Central Current Radio, co-hosts Rick Wright and Max Eyle talk to Susan Keeter of Light a Candle for Literacy, which is preparing its annual parade and festival on Saturday, September 7. They also pay tribute to literacy pioneer Ruth Colvin, who passed away this month at the age of 107.

This month on North Words, a former wildland firefighter from Saranac Lake talks with us about the 75th anniversary of a transformative and tragic wildfire that cost the lives of 13 smokejumpers. Later, how Donna Stoner went from working at Syracuse-area hospitals to a post-retirement life filled with art. And a chat with Liz Moore about her new book set in the North Country; “The God of the Woods...

WCNY's Reading Buddies wrapped its 3rd and final season this year, but that doesn't mean Dusty and Dott are done. Not at all! They joined Onondaga County Public Library's Tom and Maggie to chat about their library programs, their upcoming event at the Syracuse Mets, and how you can make up a story almost anywhere.

(#53, 8/15/24) In this episode of CNY Latino Podcast, we are talking with Jánelle Marina Méndez Viera, a highly accomplished and dedicated professional, with a wealth of experience in the field of human rights; Puerto Rican American, Certified Human Rights Consultant, CEO of both Liberty Leaf AI and the Military Sexual Trauma Movement, feminist human rights defender, interdisciplinary social scien...

Robert Moss, former Artistic Director of Syracuse Stage , sits down with Melissa Crespo to reminisce about his time at Syracuse Stage and his life in the theatre. Enjoy this encore episode of Syracuse (On)Stage.

In this edition of Central Current Radio, co-hosts Rick Wright and Yolanda Stewart talk with Vickie Patterson and Sequoia Kemp of the Sankofa Reproductive Health and Healing Center . They discuss the critical importance of lead poisoning awareness, and the resources that exist to make our community safer through testing and education.

Onondaga County Court Judge Ted Limpert has decades of legal experience. But he was also a fighter pilot with the former 174th Tactical Fighter Wing based at Hancock Airport. In this edition of Firebarn Chats with co-hosts Patty and Courtney Black, Limpert talks about both his legal and his military careers...and what he was doing on September 11, 2001.

In this episode of CNY Latino Podcast, In this episode, we are talking with the highly popular and well-recognized in Central New York State, Bea Gonzalez, and her new involvement with the Central New York Community Foundation; and, also we are commenting about the intense heat we all have experienced so far in this 2024 Summer, in Central New York State.

Tom and Maggie -- and somehow the late Chicago Cubs announcer Harry Caray -- share the best of the last summer reading events from Onondaga County Public Libraries.