Hudson Mohawk Magazine
7,526 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsHudson Mohawk Magazine is a local volunteer-produced news hour that provides sanctuary for the discussion of a wide range of topics, scaling from the global to the hyper-local. The show is broadcasted from The Sanctuary for Independent Media on WOOC 105.3 FM.
Thanks to listeners like you, the Sanctuary is able to use art and participatory action to promote social and environmental justice and freedom of creative expression.
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11'14 Diana Wright Of PAUSE At UN Anniversary 102619 TBD
October 29, 2019 01:25 - 11 minutesDiana Wright of People of Albany United for Safe Energy (PAUSE) spoke about the imminent threat of the climate crisis at the 74th Anniversary: United Nations Day Celebration --a United Nations Association event on October 26th at SUNY Albany.
HMM 10 - 28 - 19
October 29, 2019 00:58 - 59 minutesToday, Elizabeth Press interviews Troy City Council candidate Mary Sweeney. An interview with Joe Seeman, a long time Capital Region based political organizer and activist. A new episode of Women in STEM with Professor Michelle McColgan Coverage of the inauguration of Hudson Valley Community College’s new president, Dr. Roger A. Ramsammy. Sophia interviews organizers Andrew and Ruth Bloom on ranked choice voting.
11'57 Christian Grigoraskos XRCR At UN Anniversary 102619
October 29, 2019 00:35 - 11 minutesTroy resident Christian Grigoraskos spoke about the imminent threat of the climate crisis, on behalf of Extinction Rebellion at the United Nations Association event--74th Anniversary: United Nations Day Celebration--on October 26th at SUNY Albany.
NYCLU Solitary Confinement 9'48 News 10 - 28 - 2019
October 28, 2019 21:19 - 9 minutesA new report from the NYCLU shows that even after winning a lawsuit, NYS has increased the number of inmates in solitary confinement to 38,249 in 2018. We talk with Michelle Shames (Shamu-us). Data and Research Strategist with the New York Civil Liberties Union. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk radio network.
Emilly Obuya | Women In STEM Pt. 11
October 28, 2019 20:27 - 10 minutesNATURE Lab Intern Sophia Cahillane speaks to Professor Emilly Obuya about her research in Chemistry and being a woman in STEM. If you want to learn more about this series, check out Sophia Cahillane’s People Power page on the Sanctuary’s website. (https://www.mediasanctuary.org/peoplepower/sophia-cahillane/)
10'35 Women Of XR NYC And The Tombs 102519
October 28, 2019 18:08 - 10 minutesFor four Extinction Rebellion climate crisis activists, a stint in the New York City jail known as the Tombs was a revelation about an opaque, cruel system in need of reform.
Jim Gulli is running for re-election | Troy City Council District 1
October 28, 2019 14:55 - 14 minutesJim Gulli sat down with Hudson Mohawk Magazine Correspondent Elizabeth Press to discuss why he is running again for Troy City Council District 1, the Edson Thevenin documents, why he is on the Green Party ticket and more.
Hudson Valley Community College President's Inauguration (Dr. Roger A. Ramsammy)
October 28, 2019 02:33 - 10 minutesThe Hudson Mohawk Magazine Network Roaming Labor Correspondent, Willie Terry, attended Hudson Valley Community College Inauguration of its President, Dr. Roger A. Ramsammy, on October 25th. Dr. Ramsammy, a native of Trinidad, is the seventh President of HVCC. He has nearly four decades of higher education experience, some of the nation’s most prestigious community colleges. In this segment, you will hear Dr. Ramsammy’s presentation at his inauguration.
Mary Sweeney is running for Troy City Council District 2
October 28, 2019 01:03 - 10 minutesNext, Hudson Mohawk Magazine Correspondent Elizabeth Press spoke to Mary Sweeney about Troy's District 2 and why she is running for City Council.
Joe Seeman On Being Harassed By Far-Right Activist Mike Kibling in Glens Falls
October 28, 2019 00:43 - 11 minutesJoe Seeman is a long time Capital Region based political organizer and activist. This past September, he was publicly harassed by far-right activist Mike Kibling at the We the People March in Glens Falls. WOOC correspondent Aaron Pedinotti was at the event and interviewed Seeman about this experience.
Reclaiming History Extinction Rebellion London 2
October 26, 2019 23:02 - 8 minutesReclaiming History-Extinction Rebellion London 2 “Extinction Rebellion (abbreviated as XR) is a socio-political movement with the stated aim of using civil disobedience and nonviolent resistance to compel government action on climate breakdown, biodiversity loss, and the risk of social and ecological collapse” (accessed 10-26-2019 Wikipedia). In the second installment of Reclaiming History-Extinction Rebellion London 2, Lovonia Mallory continues her coverage of the protest in Trafalgar Squar...
HMM 10 - 25 - 19
October 25, 2019 23:24 - 58 minutesElizabeth Press sits down with Ved Dookhan, the Socialist Worker’s Party candidate in the Troy Mayoral Race. On Reclaiming History, Lovonia Mallory speaks with British activist Angie Zelter at the Extinction Rebellion protest in Trafalgar Square, London. Michelle Maserjian speaks with Rebecca Garrard from Citizen Action NY on Upstate Housing. Elizabeth Press speaks with Troy City Council District 2 Conservative Party candidate Kim Ashe-McPherson. Labor Correspondent Willie Terry brings us...
Andrew Bloom | Ranked Choice Voting Interview 10 - 24
October 25, 2019 19:49 - 10 minutesNATURE Lab Intern Sophia Cahillane interviewed Andrew Bloom about Ranked Choice Voting. Andrew has been gathering signatures from MASS citizens in order to get the ranked choice voting format on the state ballot for 2020. He mentions how to get involved in New York State or on the national level. If you want to get involved, visit rankthevotenyc.org for the New York City ballot change or fairvote.org to check out the national organization.
HMM 10 - 24 - 19
October 25, 2019 00:46 - 58 minutesMark Dunlea covers a report on air quality in Albany’s South End. The Triple E’s continued coverage of the Black Expo in Albany. Nicolas Robinson interviews RPI Professor Abby Kinchy about her new book, Science by the People. Corinne Carey returns with part three, the final part to their interview with Troy Mayor Candidate Rodney Wiltshire. Elizabeth Press speaks with District 1 Troy City Council candidate Amanda Tobias.
TripleEs Jessica Hughes 10-31-19
October 24, 2019 21:16 - 10 minutesTripleEs Jessica Hughes 10-31-19 by WOOC 105.3 FM Troy
Reclaiming History Extinction Rebellion London
October 24, 2019 12:14 - 7 minutesReclaiming History-Extinction Rebellion London Angie Zelter is a British activist and the founder of Trident Ploughshares and the International Woman's Peace Service. Zelter is known for non-violent direct-action campaigns and has been arrested more than 100 times in Belgium, Canada, England, Malaysia, Norway, Poland and Scotland (accessed 10-24-2019 Wikipedia). In this episode or Reclaiming History, Lovonia Mallory while on holiday in London stops by the Extinction Rebellion at Trafalgar Squ...
Voices in the Labor Movement(John Flanders and Dan Kelly)
October 24, 2019 02:36 - 10 minutesThe Hudson Mohawk Magazine Network Roaming Labor Correspondent, Willie Terry, attended the “Annual Labor Day Picnic & Celebration” in September at Cook Park in Colonie. The Labor Day Picnic and Celebration sponsored by the Solidarity Committee of the Capital District. In this segment, you will hear his part one of the three-segment interviews with labor activists’ (John Flanders and Dan Kelly), giving their views of the labor movement.
HMM 10 - 23 - 2019
October 23, 2019 23:19 - 59 minutesWe start off with Dave Ellis about the reaction of local residents to new restrictions imposed by DEC on the Dunn landfill in Rensselaer. We hear from professor Stephen Zunes about the situation in Syria. As part of our ongoing coverage of local elections, we hear from Sue Steele about her run for Troy City Council. We talk with Josh Carter of the band Phantogram from Greenwich. We end with a segment on the Schenectady Symphony Orchestra.
Abby Kinchy Interview 10 - 23 - 19
October 23, 2019 22:55 - 9 minutesIn our next segmen, Hudson Mohawk Magazine correspondent Nicolas Robinson interviews RPI Professor Abby Kinchy about her new book on community science.
Zunes Syria Kurds 19'52 News 10 - 23 - 2019
October 23, 2019 21:28 - 19 minutesWe discuss the situation with the Kurds, Turkey and Syria with Prof. Stephen Zunes of the Univ. of San Francisco. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Radio Network
SouthEnd Health Study 9'40 News 10-24-2019
October 23, 2019 19:11 - 9 minutes - 8.88 MBThe NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recently released a study of the air quality in Albany's South End, especially around the Ezra Prentiss homes near the port of Albany. We hear from Dr. Brian Frank; DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos; and Tom McPheeters of A Village. By Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk radio networl.
Heidi Newberg | Women In STEM Pt. 10
October 23, 2019 18:18 - 10 minutesNATURE Lab Intern Sophia Cahillane speaks to Professor Heidi Newberg about her research in Astrophysics and being a woman in STEM. If you want to learn more about this series, check out Sophia Cahillane’s People Power page on the Sanctuary’s website. (https://www.mediasanctuary.org/peoplepower/sophia-cahillane/)
10 30 Collar Works Radio Josh Carter Part 1
October 23, 2019 10:00 - 10 minutesThis week we have Josh Carter from Phantogram. Josh was kind enough to call in from Harmony West, the new Phantogram studio in Joshua Tree, California. In part one of our interview we talk about the beginnings of their last album Three and how they began to record in the middle of a family tragedy.
Amanda Tobias is running for the District 1 seat on City Council
October 23, 2019 02:36 - 9 minutesThe City Council in Troy is the Legislative Branch of government and is composed of 7 elected members serving two-year terms. The Hudson Mohawk Magazine is working hard to interview all candidates. Next up WOOC's Elizabeth Press spoke with Amanda Tobias. She is challenging the conservative incumbent Jim Gulli for the District 1 City Council seat.
8'45" Schenectady Today Market Dinner 11 - 06 - 19
October 23, 2019 02:13 - 8 minutes"Schenectady Today: In and Around the Capital Region" Host Ann Parillo speaks with Leeza Perazzo, Schenectady City Councillor about the Schenectady Green Market and their upcoming Harvest Dinner. (IN I'm here with Leesa Perazzo OUT I'm Ann Parillo, your host) The Schenectady Green Market is held each Sunday from 10am to 2pm. For information on the Harvest Dinner fundraiser go to www.SchenectadyGreenMarket.com Schenectady Today, now in its 22nd year, is a Public Access TV program produced eac...
Dunn Landfill Ellis 10 News 10-23-2019
October 23, 2019 02:08 - 10 minutes - 9.18 MBThe Dunn landfill in the City of Rensselaer is the largest construction and demolition debris landfill in NYS. We talk to nearby resident Dave Ellis of Rensselaer Environmental Coalition which do not believe that the recent operational changes mandated by DEC will resolve the odor and other pollution problems from the landfill. By Mark Dunlea with Hudson Mohawk Radio network.
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October 23, 2019 00:33 - 10 minutesIntro: Up next, Michele Maserjian, WOOC corespondent, speaks with Victoria Esposito, a lawyer with Legal Aid Society of NorthEastern New York, focusing on a tenants right to safe, habitable housing and dealing with courts and building departments in the Capital Region. Please note that Victoria's last name is Esposito not Rodriquez as incorrectly introduced. Closing: That was Victoria Esposito from Legal Aid of North Eastern New York discussing a tenant's right to safe habitable housing wit...
HMM 10 - 22 - 2019
October 23, 2019 00:10 - 1 hourHello Capital Region! This is the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, broadcasting from the Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, NY. . Tonight we'll hear Mark Dunlea’s report from a recent Public Service Commission meeting. Then we have Alexis Goldsmith with part two of women in extinction rebellion. And later on, another installment of Equality Under the Law: Practical Physics with Dr. David Borton and Meghan Marohn. After that, Hudson Mohawk correspondent Elizabeth Press speaks with Kat Sulli...
UpState Housing_11_1_19_Rebecca Garrard Part 2
October 22, 2019 23:38 - 10 minutesOpening: Rebecca Garrard, statewide housing justice organizer with Citizen Action NY, continues part 2 discussion with Michele Maserjian (Ma-Sir-Gin)of WOOC regarding the expansion of Emergency Tenant Protection Act and what is happening locally regarding rent stabalization. Closing: That was Rebecca Garrard from Citizen Action NY speaking with Michele Maserjian (Ma-Sir-Gin)about what is happening locally with rent stabilization.
HMM 10 - 21 - 19
October 22, 2019 01:32 - 57 minutesToday, HMM’s Branda Miller interviews members of Associated Universities Incorporated. Part two of Corinne’s interview with Troy mayoral incumbent, Patrick Madden. Part two of Alexis’s conversation with civil rights lawyer, Marlen Bodden. This week’s segment of women in STEM - science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Willie Terry interviews African-American poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator Nikki Giovanni.
Jami Cotler | Women in STEM Pt. 9
October 21, 2019 22:57 - 8 minutesNATURE Lab intern Sophia Cahillane interviews Dr. Jami Cotler about her research and studies in Computer Science and being a woman in STEM. If you want to learn more about this series, check out Sophia Cahillane's People Power page on the Sanctuary's website. (www.mediasanctuary.org/peoplepower/s…ia-cahillane/)
Marlen Bodden Pt 2
October 21, 2019 20:54 - 9 minutesMarlen Bodden is a civil rights lawyer the the Legal Aid Society in New York City. HMM's Alexis called her to talk about modern slavery and her latest novel, Arrows of Fire.
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October 21, 2019 08:58 - 4 minutesPhysicist and solar boat builder Dr. David Borton is back with "Equality Under the Law: Practical Physics." Today's episode is part two of a discussion that began last Tuesday, one in which Dr. Borton and WOOC correspondent Meghan Marohn discuss the search for water on Venus. In part two, they discuss the farthest reaches of humans in the cosmos with Carl Sagan's Voyager mission.
SUNY Albany Writer Institute (Poet Nikki Giovanni)
October 21, 2019 03:26 - 9 minutesThe Hudson Mohawk Magazine Network Roaming Labor Correspondent, Willie Terry, stopped by a book signing ceremony on Thursday, October 10th at SUNY AlbanyWriter Institute, where he spoke briefly with the great African-American poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator Nikki Giovanni. In this segment, you will hear his interview with her alone with some of her writing and poetry.
Kim Ashe-McPherson on why she is running for Troy City Council (district 2)
October 20, 2019 20:26 - 10 minutesIn this installment of our coverage of the Troy elections, Hudson Mohawk Magazine correspondent Elizabeth Press sat down with Troy City Council District 2 Conservative Party candidate Kim Ashe-McPherson.
YiYi Mendoza And Adam Elabd On Their Exhibition At Collar Works
October 20, 2019 19:28 - 11 minutesYiyi Mendoza and Adam Elabd are multimedia artists and co-owners and operators of the Yesfolk Tonics brewery in Troy. WOOC correspondent Aaron Pedinotti recently spoke with them about the brew that they provided to visitors to the Feel Me art exhibition at the Collar Works Gallery.
Mayor Patrick Madden on Policing in Troy
October 20, 2019 18:03 - 9 minutesIn this third part of a 3-part interview with Mayor Patrick Madden, Hudson Mohawk Magazine correspondent Corinne Carey talks to the Mayor about policing in Troy, and specifically about the city's handling of the civil rights case against it by the widow of Edson Thevenin, a man slain by a Troy police officer in 2016. Mayor Madden faces challenger Rodney Wiltshire in the general election for Troy's Mayor on Tuesday, November 5. You can hear all three parts of the interview with Madden, and the...
Wiltshire Part 3 - Crime, Policing, and Community Divisions
October 20, 2019 16:19 - 9 minutesIn this final part of WOOC's 3-part interview with Rodney Wiltshire, the candidate challenging incumbent Patrick Madden for the position of Troy Mayor, Hudson Mohawk Magazine correspondent Corinne Carey talks to Wiltshire about a city divided over how to handle crime, policing, and national politics. Wilshire, running on both the Green and Independence party lines, will face Democratic mayor Madden (who is also endorsed by the Working Families Party) in the general election on Tuesday, Novemb...
Ved Dookhan Troy's Socialist Workers Party Candidate for Mayor
October 19, 2019 20:55 - 11 minutesIn continuing our coverage of the upcoming elections in Troy, Hudson Mohawk Magazine corespondent Elizabeth Press sat down with the Socialist Workers Party Candidate for Mayor. Ved Dookhan shared his view on the worker, policing, immigrants and more.
Sue Steele on why she is running for District 3 City Council
October 19, 2019 01:52 - 10 minutesNext up WOOC correspondent Elizabeth Press sat down with Sue Steele to hear about why she is running for Troy City Council in District 3.
HMM 10 - 18 - 19
October 18, 2019 23:15 - 57 minutesAlexis Goldsmith interviews three women who are involved with Extinction Rebellion in the Capital Region. Elizabeth Press speaks with Troy community members about their reactions to candidates for city council and mayor. On Climate Matters, Peter Savio speaks with Kate Boicourt of the Waterfront Alliance On Upstate Housing, Michelle Maserjian speaks with Anthony Mohen with the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York. Chris Scully speaks with Emilia Morgana of Extinction Rebellion.
Yasmin Catricheo And Tim Spuck AUI Interview 10 - 18
October 18, 2019 20:12 - 9 minutesHMM correspondent Branda Miller interviews Yasmin Catricheo [CATRE-CHAYO] (with an accent on the e in CATRE) and Tim Spuck from Associated Universities Inc. about non-profit STEM education and public engagement. They visited the Sanctuary as part of the process for an NSF grant.
Kat Sullivan funds Edson Thevenin Billboard
October 18, 2019 19:13 - 10 minutesNext up Hudson Mohawk Magazine Correspondent Elizabeth Press spoke with Kat Sullivan about the billboards that she is funding to bring public attention to the questions around the killing of Edson Thevenin.
Community Reaction to TNAC's Meet the Candidates event
October 18, 2019 02:50 - 10 minutesOn Wednesday, October 16 the Troy Neighborhoods Action Council or TNAC sponsored an event where voters had an opportunity to hear what the Troy candidates have to say on city issues. Candidates for mayor, city council president, and the six city council district races were in attendance. The Hudson Mohawk Magazine has and will be airing one-on-one interviews with the candidates until elections on November 5th. In this next piece, WOOC correspondent Elizabeth Press gets reactions to the event ...
Women In XR Pt 1
October 18, 2019 01:12 - 10 minutesHMM Correspondent sat down with three Capital District women who are part of Extinction Rebellion. In part one, Zhenelle, Nica, and Meghan discuss XR's philosophy of regenerative culture.
UpState Housing_10-25-19 Rebecca Garrard Part 1
October 18, 2019 00:40 - 9 minutesIntro: Upstate Housing segment today, hosted by Michele Maserjian (ma-sir-jin) covers Rent Stabilzation or a legislative means of capping rent increases. Michele's guest is Rebecca Garrard, statewide organizer for Housing Justice from Citizen Action NY. Close: That was Rebecca Garrard, Housing Justice organizer from Citizen Action NY discussing Rent Stabilization with UpState Housing host Michele Maserjian. This is a two part segment. Tune in next week for part 2.
HMM 10 - 17 - 19
October 18, 2019 00:17 - 59 minutesToday, Mark Dunlea reports on a hearing about single payer health care from Rochester. Then, the Triple E’s at the black expo, part two. HMM Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry interviews the General Secretary of the South African Democratic Teachers Union Part two of Corinne Carey’s interview with Troy Mayoral Candidate Rodney Wiltshire on economic development and the attempt to make Troy a Sanctuary City. Joffré Roy-Beauregard recaps his experience as a nature lab intern with the S...
Black Expo Segment 2 (shortened)
October 17, 2019 21:02 - 10 minutesBlack Expo Segment 2 (shortened) by WOOC 105.3 FM Troy
Michelle McColgan | Women in STEM Pt. 8
October 17, 2019 20:33 - 8 minutesHMM correspondent Sophia C interviews Prof. Michelle McColgan about her research and being a woman in STEM. If you want to learn more about this series, check out Sophia Cahillane's People Power page on the Sanctuary's website. (www.mediasanctuary.org/peoplepower/s…ia-cahillane/)