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On the March edition of North Words: Prepare for camping season across the North Country with a conversation about the history of camping, viewed through the evolution of camping gear. Martin Hogue lives in Syracuse and is a professor of landscape architecture at Cornell. His recent book, “Making Camp: A Visual History of Camping’s Most Essential Items & Activities,” offers a unique look at things...

(#43, 3/14/24) In this episode of CNY Latino Podcast, the Founder, owner and President of CNY Latino Media, Hugo Acosta, and his girlfriend - who is also - the Editor-in-Chief, radio and podcast producer Marisol Hernandez, will be talking about CNY Latino's continued celebration of its 20th anniversary, which occurred in February. En este episodio, el propietario fundador y presidente de CNY Latin...

Spatchcock Funk is a new cooking and partying experience show that premieres right here on WCNY-TV at 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26th. The shows creators, Matt Read and Alex DeRosa, started on YouTube and expanded to TV stations in Syracuse and Rochester. Their new show airing on WCNY and other PBS stations across the country is a culinary adventure that shines a light on social issues, and shows...

Syracuse Stage presents Agatha Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express" March 13-31. In this episode, Syracuse Stage Artistic Director Bob Hupp and actor Jason O’Connell talk with host Melissa Crespo about the play, which is adapted by Ken Ludwig.

In this edition of On The One LIVE!, Syracuse's own Kage Greene dives into his hip-hop journey with DJ Bella J and DJ ha-MEEN, discussing his path to finding his voice, building industry connections, and prioritizing health. Plus, a sneak peek of his hit track "Weird Energy."

In this edition of Central Current Radio, host Rick Wright talks with local business lawyer Matthew Van Ryn . Van Ryn talks about his career journey, and also about his firm's mission to help central New Yorkers buy or sell a business, start a new one, or run an existing business more efficiently.

(#42, 3/7/24) In this episode of CNY Latino Podcast we have two interviews: one with a local author and cartoonist Judith LaManna, a "gringa" who learned Spanish and is working to communicate to the Latino Community, using this learned language and her drawing abilities with cartoons. The other interview is with Pulitzer Prize-Winning journalist and writer Maria Hinojosa , discussing her experienc...

With each episode of Check It Out, listeners get to meet the people who make the Onondaga County Public Libraries special. This time, Tom Walters is joined by guest host Yona Williams. Their interview guest, youth librarian Briana Galea, previews the latest happenings at the Community Library of Dewitt and Jamesville.

Many local agencies are hard at work trying to stem the tide of youth violence in our community. Two of those organizations are featured in this month's edition of Built to Serve. Host Charles Roberts speaks with Clifford Ryan, the founder of OGs Against Violence ; and with Marett Seymour, who supervises Partnerships for Youth and Family Intervention for the Syracuse Area Salvation Army .

How do we move from fighting, to understanding, in our polarized times? In this Checkup from the Neck-up, host Dr. Rich O'Neill visits with eminent existential-humanistic psychologist Dr. Kirk Schneider. Schneider describes the live-destroying anxiety driving our divisions, and how to shift that to life-enhancing anxiety using his Experential Democracy Dialogue method to heal the rifts and find co...

The will to quit! How do we change that habit? Dr. Neck-up, psychologist Rich O'Neill, talks with Dr. Susan Sperry, co-director of the MINDonline program - Motivational Interviewing for Nicotine Dependence. Participants partner online with a clinician in developing a personalized plan for nicotine-free living. Four weeks of twice-a-week, 30-minute meetings on moving from thinking about it to doing...

In 2023, WCNY launched an innovative program designed to recruit and train diverse groups of people to be successful in Central New York's booming film and video technology trades. The WCNY Entertainment Academy is now working with its second group of students, who are completing the 14-week program en route to job placement through partners I.A.T.S.E. Local 52 and Motion Picture Studio Mechanics....

Another remarkable breakthrough in genetic therapy is featured in this month's Science Today. From the worldwide science journals, Dr. Rich Kopecky tells us how a new drug can alter the gene responsible for severely high cholesterol in some people. Plus, astronomers tell us about findings from two new telescopes, including one that rides on a balloon. And hope for women suffering from serious morn...

This month, host Dan Cummings continues his conversation with retired Army Colonel Blaine Fleming, who served as a helicopter pilot and operations officer in Vietnam. Fleming talk more about his your of duty, and what life was like following the war. Col. Fleming's unit participated in a major battle that became the subject of the 1992 book, “ We Were Soldiers Once and Young ,” adapted 10 years la...

Beatrice Faida was born in a refugee camp in Tanzania, East Africa. In 2007, at age 12, she and her family migrated to the United States, re=settling in Central New York. Today, Beatrice is a small business facilitator for the Northeast Hawley Development Association and is on the board of the New Americans Forum , where she aids and advocates for others who are re-settling here. Beatrice tells he...

This session of Thursday Morning Roundtable features Robert Simmons, head of social impact at Micron Technology and the Micron Foundation, and Lauren Kochian, president of the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science in Technology (MOST). For a complete listing of TMR sessions, see the Thursday Morning Roundtable page: www.wcny.org/radio/shows/tmr/ at wcny.org.

In this edition of Central Current Radio, host Rick Wright talks with Katherine Lowe, Director of Development and Community Engagement for ACR Health . They discuss the organization's start as AIDS Community Resources, a local volunteer group formed to address the AIDS crisis of the early 1980s. Today, ACR Health is a non-profit employing 120 people, providing a wide range of critical health servi...

Built is a podcast all about special spaces we gather, and this season they visited a stadium in Atlanta, a music venue in Chicago, and our very own Landmark Theatre. It's produced by Fidelity National Financial and PRX.

Syracuse will be in the path of totality for the April 8th eclipse. There's a lot of misinformation out there about how to successfully prepare, but we've got you covered with this special from Blue Dot. It features Rick Fienberg, the project manager for the American Astronomical Society's Solar Eclipse Task Force. Blue Dot is produced at North State Public Radio and hosted by Dave Schlom with aud...

Your neighborhood Onondaga County Public Library has tons of surprises in store for the week off of school. And, venture beyond your neighborhood for something new every day. Tom and Maggie bring a list of their favorite happenings to this episode, and you can always get a full list at onlib.org.

On February's edition of North Words, we’ll learn about John “Old Lard” Clemens, an early 20th century logger from the Tug Hill plateau. Two descendants are the keepers of his archives, including a trove of letters he exchanged with a Syracuse radio host in the 1950s. Plus, we’ll talk with writer Mark Wish, who lives in Tully. His new novel is a murder mystery set in the highly competitive New Yor...

This episode of On The One LIVE! features an engaging session with Tink Bennett from Tailor Made, a band that masterfully combines rock and country. Hear about their rise since 1992, their regional acclaim across NY, and their unparalleled live show production. Plus, hosts DJ Bella J and DJ ha-Meen bring you a sneak peek of Tailor Made's hit "Just A Girl"!

In this edition of Central Current Radio, host Rick Wright sits down with Andre Harper, who has been executive director of Syracuse's Dunbar Center for the past six months. Harper talks about his vision for the center, which has been a mainstay of the local African-American community for decades. They discuss programs and services the center provides, a proposed athletic club, and his hope that me...

This entire episode of CNY Latino Podcast focuses on the "Pareja Flores," talking about their cinematography and film projects that not only highlight Latin culture, but also improve and - in some moments - correct our negative image, which we unfortunately have in various aspects of our lives and our society, including in the film industry. This three-part interview is highlighted in this full ep...

The Strathmore Speaker Series and Onondaga Free Library 's September 2021 event featured historian and former curator of the Onondaga Historical Association, Dennis Connors. Connors discussed the history of the Lyman Smith Family, best known for their L.C. Smith Shotguns and Smith-Corona Typewriters. The talk explored three generations of the Smith family and their residences as well as how the fa...