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(#69, 3/19/25) In this episode of CNY Latino Podcast, we (Marisol Hernandez & Hugo Acosta) will talk about the 2025 New York State Farm Show, and the different exhibitions and demonstrations that happened during the 3 days, in the New Yor State Fairgrounds. Then, Hugo will be interviewing Marisol, about Makeup, and how women use it. En este episodio, nosotros (Marisol Hernández y Hugo Acosta) come...

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This week on Check It Out, it's Tom and Yona as they prepare for the St. Patrick's Day parade. And, they invited Kristen Peirson, the children's librarian at Fayetteville Free Library as this week's guest. Kristen will tell us all about what Fayetteville has going on after school, for spring break and even some summer reading tidbits.

Journalist and local news advocate Steven Waldman speaks with Central Current’s Executive Director Maximilian Eyle about public policy options that would strengthen regional newsrooms. Through tax credits and other subsidies, he argues that government can play an ethical and effective role in reversing the decline of local journalism. Waldman and Eyle discuss the New York State Local Journalism Su...

(#68, 3/06/25) In this episode of CNY Latino Podcast, we (Marisol Hernandez & Hugo Acosta) will talk about the 2025 New York State Farm Show, and the different exhibitions and demonstrations that happened during the 3 days, in the New Yor State Fairgrounds. Then, Hugo will be interviewing Marisol, about Makeup, and how women use it. En este episodio, nosotros (Marisol Hernández y Hugo Acosta) come...

On this edition of CNY Heroes Dan’s guests are from the Veterans Administration. Mark Murdock has very recently retired from his role as Director of the Syracuse VA Medical Center after 39 years in the service of the federal government. His father was part of the first generation of World War Two veterans to receive care from the Syracuse VA. He discusses the many services offered by the VA Medica...

In the shadow of the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts, a group of concerned citizens founded a Community Action Agency. The goal of this group was to promote human flourshing. Under the umbrella of PEACE, Inc., this community group’s mission continues. With centers in Syracuse, Tully and Baldwinsville, PEACE provides a cascade of services to people in need: Head Start/Early Head Start, home wea...

In this week's edition of Check It Out, Maggie and Tom invite our new Executive Director of the OCPL, Amanda Perrine. While Amanda starts this week in the role of Executive Director, she has had a decade of experience at a number of libraries in our county. And she shares her vision for OCPL with you, the Reading Buddies.

On the latest episode of Repeating History, Robert's guest is Dr. Kate Masur, Professor of History at Northwestern University in Chicago. The main topic of discussion is the concept of citizenship in Antebellum America, especially as it pertained to the experiences of free and enslaved Blacks. It is a complex and fascinating conversation about the influence of race on legislation and constitutiona...

Many women have mental health symptoms including anxiety, depression, and irritability from hormonal changes prior to their period and after giving birth. Dr. Nevena Radonjic, a Reproductive Psychiatrist at SUNY Upstate, discusses diagnosis and treatment options including medications and psychotherapy, and what women and their partners, friends and family can do to help. She describes PROJECT TEAC...

On the latest edition of North Words, we learn about the two men who pioneered the work of surveying the Adirondack Park. The work of Verplanck Colvin and Mills Blake is still important today. Plus, a compelling new novel by bestselling author Tracey Lange is set in the North Country. We’ll hear about how she portrays the soul – and the geography – of Potsdam so well. And it’s the 25th anniversary...

5 Peaks Animation is a state-of-the-art production facility dedicated to expanding the animation industry here in Central New York. On this episode of “Innovate to Educate”, host Jody Manning welcomes Five Peak’s Animation and Digital Effects Supervisor Dean Lyon, Liv Schuldt an exceptionally talented intern and student at Inclusive U, and Liv’s mentor Stacy Peffley for a discussion about Liv’s lo...

Actors Enoch A King and Quinn Johnson talk basketball and friendship in the upcoming production of “King James” by Rajiv Joseph.

(#66, 2/06/25) In this episode of CNY Latino Podcast, we (Marisol Hernandez & Hugo Acosta) will start talking about our newspaper's anniversary of 21 years, then an interesting interview with Hispanic Actor Rafael Albarran, and how he obtained not only recognition of what he is now, but also what he has become; then another interesting interview with Hispanic Artist Jesus Ibarra Lopez, who will ex...

All of our Reading Buddies have the week off for winter break, so who can list the plethora of fun things going on at the 30 libraries across Onondaga County? Why: none other than our Check It Out friends, Maggie and Tom. They have everything from some Wicked screenings to a fun Harry Potter night to some Retro Games to play. Even an "End of the Eras" dance party. All in this week's Check It Out.

(#67, 2/13/25) In this episode of CNY Latino Podcast, we will be talking with Latino Opera Singer Octavio Vazquez, and how a rarely welcome to our culture style of music made it to his passion and career, into a successful outcome. Here, we will be talking with IMMIGRATION EXPERT Hector Alejandro Benites Caña, a topic that when we setup this episode (during first month of Donald Trump becoming Pre...

How will artificial intelligence influence future breakthroughs in medicine? Here are several scenarios to consider. Why is the Earth habitable when our closest neighbors, Mars and Venus, are not? Also, on this month's episode of Science Today, the story of guano. How the search for bird poop led to America's first Pacific land acquisitions.

On this episode of Our New Neighbors, host Ibrahim Mohamed is joined by chef Christo who came to America in order to escape conflict in his home country of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Today Christo is an entrepreneur and the owner of the CongoBox food truck, where he serves the community authentic food from his home country. Christo discusses his reasons for coming to America, his experience...

Dan's guest on this episode of CNY Heroes is Ryan Woodruff, a Marine Corps veteran who did 2 tours in Iraq and is now the CEO of Clear Path for Veterans, based in Chittenango. Ryan has been with Clear Path since 2016, when he became both a client and a peer educator, pairing veterans with dogs and training the animals to become service dogs. We catch up with Ryan on his journey and Clear Path’s se...

The energy requirements of AI computing present an environmental challenge. How will it be resolved? A new approach to combating the herpes virus. Also on Science Today, the unexpected power of placebo, the search for alien life and an update on planetary exploration.

Former Onondaga County Executive and President of SUNY ESF Joanie Mahoney joins hosts Maximilian Eyle and Dr. Rick Wright on Central Current’s inaugural episode of “It’s Happening Here”, a new podcast exploring how local news, local government, and local civic engagement impacts our democracy. The three discuss the challenges of information fragmentation in CNY, the need for humanizing political d...

Alzheimer's’ disease affects an estimated 2.9 million people over the age of 65 in the United States. African Americans are 35% less likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s yet twice as likely to develop dementia than most of the country. This month’s edition features 100 Black Men of Syracuse and the Central NY Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association and their collaboration on an event taking plac...

Dr. Neckup psychologist Rich O’Neill talks with Mr. Tom Ringwood NP, the director of SUNY Upstate’s Outpatient Addiction and Pain Clinic, about the ongoing giant experiment here in the United States. Many states have legalized marijuana for recreational and medical use. They have done so thinking marijuana is safe, fun, and has many health benefits. But few benefits have been adequately researched...

This week on Check It Out, we welcome first time guest Kelsey Hall. Kelsey is the Director of the Tully Free Library. We talk about the big changes coming to their library this spring. And Maggie and Tom recap the Literacy Day with the Syracuse Crunch, which was a huge success.