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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HMM 11 - 21 - 22 Accessible Voting Special
November 21, 2022 16:01 - 58 minutes - 54 MBIn this special presentation of Hudson Mohawk Magazine, Blaise Bryant brings us a two-part conversation about accessible voting for people with disabilities. First Cliff Perez from the Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley in Troy discusses the history behind the Help America Vote Act, his experiences as a disabled voter, and what he sees for the future. Then we hear from Keith Gurgui with the Resource Center for Accessible Living in Kingston who shares his voting experiences and...
Free Turkeys from Troy Central Little League
November 20, 2022 16:01 - 8 minutes - 7.34 MBEvery year Troy Central Little League gives away free turkeys to the neighborhood. Hudson Mohawk Magazine's Sina Basila Hickey headed over to soak up the joy that this event provides the community. The first voice you’ll hear after Sina is Uncle Mac.
Sleepy Hollow Themed FLOCKart Event
November 20, 2022 15:58 - 9 minutes - 8.99 MBFLOCKart founder Susan Thomas and artist-in-residence Blair Lambert spoke with Carolyn Tennant about a Sleepy Hollow themed event coming to Woodland Hill Montessori. This family-friendly evening will include various period related activities (making butter, pressing apples, live folk music), a lantern walk, bonfires and more, and will take place on Friday Nov 18 from 6 - 7:30 pm.
Troy Farmers Market Returns Indoors
November 20, 2022 15:54 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBTroy Farmers Market returned indoors, in the Atrium, on November 5, 2022. Hudson Mohawk Magazine's Sina Basila Hickey went to see how vendors were feeling about the transition. She first spoke with Market Manager Steve
Heather Bruegl: Public Historian, Activist, & Decolonial Education Consultant
November 19, 2022 19:44 - 10 minutes - 9.5 MBHistorian Heather Bruegl recently gave the talk “Decolonizing Thanksgiving: learning the truth and crashing the myth.” Bruegl gives a lot of talks on Indigenous history in the Hudson Valley and beyond. Sina Basila Hickey spoke with Bruegl about policy and land and its connection to Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women #MMIW. www.HeatherBruegl.com
Poet Hajar Hussaini on Book "Disbound"
November 19, 2022 19:35 - 10 minutes - 9.5 MBHajar Hussaini’s poems in “Disbound” scrutinize the social, political, and historical traces inherited from one’s language. She spoke with Sina Basila Hickey about her work. Hussaini will be launching her book “ Disbound” at Salon Salvage on Saturday, November 26th. For more information on "Disbound": https://uipress.uiowa.edu/books/disbound For more information on Salon Salvage: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083568829542
HMM 11 - 18 - 22
November 19, 2022 00:37 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBToday, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine: We begin with Moses Nagel’s report on the unionization efforts of quality assurance workers at Blizzard. Then, Mark Dunlea reports on the arrests made at Extinction Rebellion occupation vs Fossil Fuel Financing rally at a TD Bank. Later on, historian Heather Bruegl talks about Indigenous history and policy with land and its connection to Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women. After that, Marsha Lazarus talks about food with Jermaine Wright. Finally,...
Arrests At XR Occupation Vs Fossil Fuel Financing At TD Bank
November 18, 2022 20:44 - 10 minutes - 10 MBExtinction Rebellion of the Capital District occupied the offices of TD Bank in Albany on Friday to protest their role in financing the continued use of fossil fuels. GreenFaith and dozens of other faith and climate groups organized a demonstration at the bank several weeks ago as part of a nationwide campaign to get banks and other financial institutions to say no to fossil fuels. 5 people were arrested, including three we hear from: Elliot Adams, Linda LeTendre, and Dancing Leaf. We also he...
Quality Assurance Workers At Blizzard Unionize
November 18, 2022 18:53 - 10 minutes - 9.21 MBQuality Assurance workers in Albany for video game maker Activision Blizzard have filed for union recognition. They are the second group of workers from the prominent game developer to file for recognition with CWA, the Communications Workers of America. Moses Nagel spoke to a couple of the organizers.
HMM 11 - 17 - 22
November 18, 2022 00:30 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBToday, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine: We begin with my report from "The Court New York Deserves" Rally. Then for our Labor Bucket, we hear more from Bernie Sanders’ speech at this year’s Labor Notes Conference. Later on, we pass by the Troy Central Little League for their annual turkey giveaway. After that, Carolyn Tennant speaks with FLOCKart founder Susan Thomas about a Sleepy Hollow themed event at Woodland Hill Montessori. Finally, Jennifer Laursen of Friends of Chamber Music joins u...
Bernie Sanders Speaks at Labor Notes Conference - Part 2
November 17, 2022 13:42 - 10 minutes - 9.2 MBOn June 17-19, 2022, Labor Notes held a significant conference of grassroots labor activists in Chicago. Labor Notes is a non-profit organization and network for rank-and-file union members and grassroots labor activists. Hudson Mohawk Magazine Network Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry covered the conference virtually. In this labor segment, he shares audio excerpts of the presentation given by Bernie Sanders, United States Senator. This part is two of two labor segments.
HMM 11 - 16 - 22
November 17, 2022 00:54 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBToday, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine: We begin with an overview of last week’s elections with Blair Horner of NYPIRG. Then, Mark Dunlea talks with Medea Benjamin about the latest on Ukraine, starting with a missile that killed 2 in Poland. Later on, Professor DeCoster talks about intersectionality and microaggressions in the medical field with Eunice Jeong. After that, we get a preview of "Possible Worlds," an immersive dance performance taking place on Friday in Troy. Finally, correspon...
Dear World: Retail Employees
November 16, 2022 22:45 - 7 minutes - 6.62 MBWhat is something that you wish everyone would consider/do more? How do you wish people would treat you differently? In the “Dear World” vox pop series, Lavender attempts to get answers to these questions, asking people from various walks of life to tell us what they need from the world. This is the 2nd compilation of street interviews as part of the series.
Medea Benjamin on Ukraine War After Missile Hits Poland
November 16, 2022 21:48 - 9 minutes - 9.08 MBThe war in Ukraine took a disturbing turn on Tuesday after a Russian made missile allegedly landed in Poland causing several deaths. Poland is part of NATO, which requires its members, including the US, to defend it. President Biden, meeting with the other G20 countries in Bali, has been urging others to take stronger actions against Russia. Medea Benjamin, co-founder of Code Pink, provides an overview of the war and the need for peace negotiations. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.
'The Court New York Deserves' Rally
November 16, 2022 17:02 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MB"The Court New York Deserves" rally and press conference with All Of Us, Center for Community Alternatives, Poor People's Campaign, VOCAL and others to demand a new Chief Judge who will protect the rights of New Yorkers, and our democracy. The Chief Judge is the head of both the Court of Appeals—New York’s highest court—and the entire state court system. Andrea Cunliffe reports for the Hudson Mohawk Magazine with excerpts from that event The Commission on Judicial Nomination is currently rev...
"Possible Worlds" Resists Conventional Narrative Structures
November 16, 2022 04:56 - 9 minutes - 9.05 MBThrough the use of sound, video and AI in a 360 immersive projection-and-sound environment, "Possible Worlds" uses technology to deconstruct identity and gaze. This immersive dance performance will be performed this Friday, November 18th, 2022 @ 3 pm at CRAIVE LAB (Center for Cognition, Communication & Culture). HMM's Sina Basila Hickey spoke with Mercedes Searer, Direction, Choreography and Performance; Bibiana Med, Video Installation and Film; and Lara de Bruijn, Costume and Fabric Design t...
Electronic Disturbance Visited the Sanctuary
November 16, 2022 04:31 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBRicardo Dominguez and Amy Sara Carroll, of the collective Electronic Disturbance Theater 2.0, reflect on their evening at The Sanctuary for Independent Media where they gave a Be The Media! workshop and spoke about their work. They spoke with Sina Basila Hickey about their workshop, art as activism, and finish with a poem. See documentation from the event: https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/be-the-media-workshop-with-electronic-disturbance-theater-2-0/
Horner Of NYPIRG Reflects On Election Results, Redistricting
November 16, 2022 00:18 - 9 minutes - 9.09 MBBlair Horner of NYPIRG joins Mark Dunlea of Hudson Mohawk Magazine to discuss the 2022 election results, including it potential impact on environmental and climate issues in he 2023 state legislature. He also reviews the state's news election redistricting process which ended up with the courts drawing the lines for the State Senate and House races, paving the way for the GOP to win control of the House.
HMM 11 - 15 - 22
November 16, 2022 00:18 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBToday, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine: We begin with a report on a new firearm safety and gun buyback program created by the Albany County Legislature. Then, Marsha Lazarus talks with chef Jermaine Wright. Later on, new book suggestions for adults from the Troy Library. After that, Electronic Disturbance Theater 2.0 reflect on their event workshop at the Sanctuary last week. Finally, Thom Frances highlights poet Mary Panza and her poem "We're Barefoot People."
Chef Jermaine Wright: Journey into Food, part 1
November 15, 2022 21:26 - 9 minutes - 8.45 MBPersonal chef, entrepreneur, and owner of 8 Count Kitchen Jermaine Wright spoke with Marsha Lazarus about his journey into being a professional working with food. This is part 1 of 3.
Chef Jermaine Wright
November 15, 2022 21:26 - 9 minutes - 8.45 MBInterview with Personal Chef, Entrepreneur and Owner of 8 Count Kitchen, Hip Hop Dance Instructor and Marketing Consultant JERMAINE WRIGHT Part 1 Produced by Marsha Lazarus
Reidy On New Albany County Program On Gun Violence
November 15, 2022 19:07 - 9 minutes - 9 MBThe Albany County Legislature has created the DISCOVER program aimed at firearm safety and reducing illegal guns in the county. The program will fund a gun buyback program, distribute free gun locks, create a confidential tip line for illegal firearms as well as institute handgun safety courses through the Albany County Sheriff’s Office. Dustin Reidy, one of the bill's main sponsors, talks about it with Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.
Talking Local Poetry, Feminism, and Motherhood with Mary Panza
November 15, 2022 17:48 - 10 minutes - 13.7 MBAccording to her bio, "Mary Panza has been a mainstay on the Albany poetry scene since 1988. She has been witness to countless open mics, naked poets, fires, drunks, chapbooks, career changes, organizations (both coming and going), festivals, and great poetry and spoken word. " Mary hosted two long-running open mics - 5 years at Borders in the late-90s and the Poets Speak Loud series at the Lark Tavern and then McGeary's for 15 years until the pandemic hit in 2020. Last December Mary read ...
Winter is Settling In
November 15, 2022 02:26 - 9 minutes - 9.03 MBNational Weather Service meteorologist Hugh Johnson talks with Blaise Bryant and Brea Barthel about Hurricane Nicole and cold weather becoming the standard.
HMM 11 - 14 - 22
November 15, 2022 02:17 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBToday, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine: We begin with Alexis Goldsmith of Beyond Plastics talking with Mark Dunlea about pending legislation related to reducing plastic consumption. Then, Moses Nagel brings us an update on Jordan Young, who faces a prison sentence while still recuperating from being shot by Albany police. Later on, Mark Dunlea is back to talk with Poestenkill Town Board member Eric Wohlleber about recent state funding of $3.3 million for providing safe drinking water after P...
Troy Library November picks for adults
November 14, 2022 22:04 - 9 minutes - 9.03 MBLooking for a new book suggestion? Ian Hauck, head Reference & Adult Services at Troy Public Library, shares three interesting options: "The Farmer's Lawyer" (Sarah Vogel, 2022) tells how an attorney creatively used the law to help people keep their family farms. "The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe" (Gabriele & Perry, 2021) shows that what is often called the Dark Ages was actually a period of extensive trade interaction among cultures. "How Do We Relationship?" (Tamifull, vari...
Intersectionality and Microaggressions in the Medical Field
November 14, 2022 21:47 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBDr. DeCoster is a professor at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, teaching Bioethics. HMM correspondent Eunice Jeong spoke with Dr. DeCoster about intersectionality in the medical field and microaggressions. What is intersectionality, and how are patients encountering barriers due to such?
Goldsmith Of Beyond Plastics Discusses Chemical Reycling, EPR
November 14, 2022 18:20 - 9 minutes - 8.94 MBAlexis Goldsmith of Beyond Plastics discusses the effort to stop the single use plastics. Plastics is made from fossil fuels and has a major climate impact. Two key legislative issues in 2023 will be opposing the chemical recycling (burning) of plastics and pushing for strong Extended Producer Responsibility laws, rather than the model developed by the waste industry. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.
Poestenkill Gets $3 Million State Grant For Water System Due To PFOA
November 12, 2022 14:27 - 9 minutes - 9.07 MBThe Town of Poestenkill has been awarded $3.32 million in state funding to provide safe water to residents after the local water was contaminated with PFOA. The grant will cover 60% of the estimated cost associated with creating a second water district covering Algonquin Middle School and the surrounding area. State and county officials however are still not investigating the source of the water contamination. Poestenkill Town Board member Eric Wohlleber gives an update with Mark Dunlea for H...
Jordan Young Still Facing Prison
November 12, 2022 01:46 - 10 minutes - 9.16 MBThe Albany Center for Law and Justice is working to stop Jordan Young from facing a prison sentence that they say may be fatal for the young Albany Native. He has not fully recovered after being shot by Albany police in January in a case that is under investigation by the Albany Community Police Review Board. Moses Nagel reports for Hudson Mohawk magazine.
HMM 11 - 11 - 2022
November 12, 2022 00:30 - 59 minutes - 54 MBToday, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, We begin with Eric Wohlleber (Wall le-ber) of Poestenkill, who wants NYS to pay for PFOA testing Then, Bernice Mennis of ‘North Country Earth Action’ on ecofeminism speaks with Mark Dunlea Later on, we’re talking Nataure, Writing and Mushroom Farming in the Collar City with Avery Stempel After that, we hear about the celebration of the Canandaigua Treaty Finally, We talk with Mari Lee, creator of Salon Séance about “The End of Time”,
Bernice Mennis Of North Country Earth Action On Ecofeminism
November 11, 2022 17:27 - 9 minutes - 8.9 MBBernice Mennis of North Country Earth Action talks about ecofeminism with Mark Dunlea of the Hudson Mohawk Magazine. Bernice has been living on 70 acres of beautiful woodland wilderness in the southern Adirondacks, for 42 years. Having been involved in social action--for about 55 years, she reflects how all the different causes and movements are connected: from civil rights, to feminism, gay rights, democracy and justice, and here, now, the climate crisis and climate justice.
"The End of Time" with Salon Séance Co-founder Mari Lee
November 11, 2022 15:48 - 10 minutes - 9.64 MBViolinist Mari Lee, creator of the innovative ensemble Salon Séance, talks with Hudson Mohawk Magazine's Andrea Cunliffe about the meaning of this piece, inspired by "Quartet for the End of Time." Friends of Chamber Music of Troy, NY will co-present this concert on November 19th at The Sanctuary for Independent Media. Salon Séance brings “communing with kindred spirits through music” with the "End of Time" to the Sanctuary on November 19th 2022. https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/salon-s...
Talking Nature, Writing, and Mushroom Farming in the Collar City with Avery Stempel
November 11, 2022 13:38 - 10 minutes - 13.9 MBAvery Stempel has been coming out to local poetry readings and open mics since the late-90s. Since then, he has been featured at many regional literary events. Last December Avery graced the stage at The Linda, WAMC's Performing Arts Studio in Albany, for the Year in Review show. There he read, as some have called it, his "signature mushroom poem." When the pandemic hit and his job as manager of EMPAC at RPI came to an end, Avery shifted his focus to a dream that he shared with his girlfrien...
Canandaigua Treaty and the Importance Treaties Carry
November 11, 2022 04:19 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBThe Canandaigua Treaty was signed on November 11, 1794. It established peace and friendship between the young United States of America and the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. Ansley Jemison, Cultural Liaison at the Ganondagan State Historic Site, told correspondent Sina Basila Hickey that this celebration is an opportunity to educate people about this treaty (what it did well and how it failed), the overall importance of treaties, and the treaty's impact on affected Indigenous commun...
HMM 11 - 10 - 22
November 11, 2022 03:54 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBToday, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine: We begin with a recent Albany Common Council Budget Hearing for 2023. Then, we hear some of Bernie Sanders’ speech at the Labor Notes conference back in June. Later on, H Bosh Jr invites Dr. Sorochinski, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at St. John’s University, for this week’s Triple Es segment. After that, November is National Picture Book Month as well as Native American Heritage month and Brea Barthel gets us some book suggestions for youn...
Rabbi Linda Motzkin's Art Exhibit "Between Heaven and Earth"
November 10, 2022 20:47 - 10 minutes - 9.89 MBRabbi Linda Motzkin is a lifelong artist, and her work will be shown in a solo exhibition at the Spring Street Gallery in Saratoga Springs beginning Sunday, November 13th (opening reception from 2 to 4 pm). Learn how the exhibit name "Between Earth and Heaven" came to be in this interview by producer Marsha Lazarus.
Bernie Sanders Speaks at Labor Notes Conference - Part 1
November 10, 2022 18:48 - 10 minutes - 9.79 MBOn June 17-19, 2022, Labor Notes held a significant conference of grassroots labor activists in Chicago. Labor Notes is a non-profit organization and network for rank-and-file union members and grassroots labor activists. Hudson Mohawk Magazine Network Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry covered the conference virtually. In this labor segment, he shares audio excerpts of the presentation given by Bernie Sanders, United States Senator. This part is one of two labor segments.
2022 LaborNotes Conference (Bernie Sanders)Part 1
November 10, 2022 18:48 - 10 minutes - 9.79 MBOn June 17-19, 2022, Labor Notes held a significant conference of grassroots labor activists in Chicago. Labor Notes is a non-profit organization and network for rank-and-file union members and grassroots labor activists. Hudson Mohawk Magazine Network Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry covered the conference virtually. In this labor segment, he shares audio excerpts of the presentation given by Bernie Sanders, United States Senator. This part is one of two labor segments.
November books & activities for young folks
November 10, 2022 16:27 - 10 minutes - 9.59 MBHear about book suggestions and upcoming activities for young folks in November, which is National Picture Book Month as well as Native American Heritage month. Carol Roberts, head of young people's services at Troy Public Library presents four books related to social justice: "My First Day" (Phùng Nguyên Quang & Huỳnh Kim Liên, 2021); "Keepunumuk: Weeáchumun's Thanksgiving story" (Greendeer, Perry & Bunten, 2022); "In the Name of Emmett Till" (Mayer, 2021); and "We Are Still Here: Native Ame...
Albany Common Council 2023 Budget Hearing
November 10, 2022 07:11 - 9 minutes - 9.15 MBOn Monday November 7, the Albany Common Council meeting included the public hearing for the 2023 city budget. Moses Nagel reports some of the highlights from the communities responses and concerns expressed at the meeting.
HMM 11 - 09 - 22
November 10, 2022 00:26 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBToday, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine: We begin with a review of the 2022 elections. Then, Mark Dunlea brings us an an update on peace negotiations for Ukraine. Later on, a new exhibit at NY Folklore in Schenectady features 30 art quilts by Beth Taylor. Brea Barthel was there to talk to her. After that, we hear about an upcoming NAMI conference on mental health, wellness, and recovery. Finally, we have a vox pop from the polls hearing from people about how they wish they were treated di...
NAMI Conference and Conversations Around Suicide
November 09, 2022 23:38 - 9 minutes - 8.8 MBNAMI-NYS has an upcoming Education Conference- empowering each other to achieve wellness and recovery taking place from Nov 11-12. Matthew Shapiro and Amanda McDowell of NAMI spoke with Sina Basila Hickey about this upcoming conference and conversations around suicide.
Reactions from Voters at the Polls
November 09, 2022 22:29 - 10 minutes - 9.26 MBLavender took to the polls for a vox pop compilation of people and their thoughts on how they wish people treated them differently. This is a part of Lavender's series called "Dear World."
Poestenkill Gets $3 Million State Grant for Water System due to PFOA
November 09, 2022 21:19 - 9 minutes - 9.07 MBThe Town of Poestenkill has been awarded $3.32 million in state funding to provide safe water to residents after the local water was contaminated with PFOA. The grant will cover 60% of the estimated cost associated with creating a second water district covering Algonquin Middle School and the surrounding area. State and county officials however are still not investigating the source of the water contamination. Poestenkill Town Board member Eric Wohlleber gives an update with Mark Dunlea for H...
Wohlleber Poestenkill Wants NYS To Pay To PFOA Well Testing
November 09, 2022 21:19 - 9 minutes - 8.97 MBThe Town of Poestenkill has been awarded $3.32 million in state funding to provide safe water to residents after the local water was contaminated with PFOA. The grant will cover 60% of the estimated cost associated with creating a second water district covering Algonquin Middle School and the surrounding area. State and county officials however are still not investigating the source of the water contamination. Poestenkill Town Board member Eric Wohlleber gives an update with Mark Dunlea for H...
Quilts by Beth Taylor at NY Folklore
November 09, 2022 21:04 - 10 minutes - 9.72 MBA new exhibit at NY Folklore in Schenectady features about 30 art quilts by Beth Taylor. Beth talks about her love of quilting, her efforts to help reduce divides between people, and how her work is inspired in part by her family's creative tradition in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The exhibit opens Thursday 11/10, and runs through March. For details, see nyfolklore.org. Produced by Brea Barthel for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.
Gerson Urges Support For Ukraine Negotiations, Russian Peace Activists
November 09, 2022 17:52 - 9 minutes - 9.06 MBOn November 1, a statement of solidarity with Russians opposed to the Ukraine War was published, signed by more than 1,000 U.S. men and women who had opposed the U.S. invasions of Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq. Joseph Gerson, president of the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security discusses the Russian peace movement and the call for a ceasefire and negotiations in Ukraine. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.
Halloween Safe Night at Troy Central Little League
November 09, 2022 00:37 - 9 minutes - 9.06 MBHalloween Safe Night at Troy Central Little League is an opportunity for the community of North Central Troy to celebrate Halloween in a safe environment. Kids and parents show up in costumes that include pop culture references, hand made creations, and scary figures. Jacob Boston reports with additions from Sina Basila Hickey
HMM 11 - 08 - 22
November 09, 2022 00:37 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBToday, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine: We begin with Mark Dunlea previewing the upcoming “Climate, Jobs and Justice” rally. Then, Willie Terry shares a recording of Gov. Kathy Hochul from last week’s “Get Out The Vote” rally. Later on, we remember Michael Corso with an interview from our archives by Peter Savio. After that, performance artist Lisa Jiardini tells us about her upcoming performance at the Arts Center for the Capital Region. Finally, Jacob Boston was on-scene at the North Ce...