Latest Adir Podcast Episodes
North Words: the unique history of opera in the ADKs
North Words - June 21, 2024 04:00 - 28 minutes(Jun 21, 2024) The Seagle Festival has been bringing musical theater to our region for over 100 years. Its artistic director shares his unique history with the organization.
6/21/24: The battle over Blind Bay
Story of the Day - June 21, 2024 04:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings(Jun 21, 2024) The controversy over a small, largely undeveloped bay in the Thousand Islands comes to a head next week. U.S. Customs and Border Protection wants to build a new facility there. Local residents, politicians, and environmentalists want to stop them. Also: The Adirondack Park Agency ...
APA herbicide vote, Blind Bay, Medisca in Plattsburgh, Potsdam Juneteenth
Northern Light - June 21, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(Jun 21, 2024) After years of removing the invasive aquatic water plant Eurasian water milfoil by hand, the Adirondack Park Agency has voted to allow the use of a chemical herbicide in three lakes, despite pushback; US Customs and Border Protection wants to build a new facility on a part of unde...
Climate change & aging, Karen DeWitt retires
Northern Light - June 20, 2024 04:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(Jun 20, 2024) Earlier this week, over 100 people gathered at Paul Smith's College to talk about the intersection of climate change impacts and an aging population; after 34 years as public radio's eyes and ears in Albany, reporter Karen Dewitt is retiring on Friday. We talk with her about her c...
6/20/24: Climate change and older adults
Story of the Day - June 20, 2024 04:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings(Jun 20, 2024) When we talk about the effects of climate change, we rarely hear about how it will affect older adults. A conversation with an expert about how to protect seniors who will be among the most vulnerable as the Earth warms. Also: Three carriers are competing to provide subsidized air...
294 CUT112 After Party 2024
Cultra Trail Running - June 19, 2024 11:57 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 90 ratingsWhat in the Blue Blazes is this? Each year in the first weekend of June runners gather to traverse 112 miles along the New England Trail cutting down the middle of Connecticut from the MA border to the Long Island Sound in Guilford. This episode features Chris Bennett, Steve Starke, Fan Favorit...
Watertown Juneteenth, local Iraq & Afghanistan war memorials, Laura Lavoie
Northern Light - June 19, 2024 04:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(Jun 19, 2024) Watertown Juneteenth is hosting the second part of its Juneteenth celebrations today. Organizers hope the events inspire other Black people to share their stories; while a national memorial for Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans goes through a lengthy planning and fundraising proce...
6/19/24: The meaning of Juneteenth, in Watertown
Story of the Day - June 19, 2024 04:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings(Jun 19, 2024) On Juneteenth, a conversation with the organizer of Juneteenth events in Watertown. Bianca Ellis hopes the holiday motivates people to learn more about Black history and excellence, and encourages people of African descent to tell their own stories. Also: Adirondack forest rangers...
6/18/24: Get used to more heatwaves like this
Story of the Day - June 18, 2024 04:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings(Jun 18, 2024) This week's heatwave is part of a trend of warmer, more extreme weather events in the Adirondack North Country. A climatologist from SUNY ESF on how the region's summer are changing and how we'll have to adapt. Also: State and local officials have set up cooling stations across th...
Adirondack heat, air quality checks, Betsy Kepes
Northern Light - June 18, 2024 04:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(Jun 18, 2024) This week's heat wave is part of a trend of warmer, more extreme weather events in the Adirondack North Country; because of the Canadian wildfires last year, officials are asking New Yorkers to monitor air quality every day this summer; and, our book reviewer Betsy Kepes stops by ...
Northern Light, 6/18/2024
Northern Light - June 18, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(Jun 18, 2024)
6/17/24: The barges laying electric cable in Lake Champlain
Story of the Day - June 17, 2024 04:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings(Jun 17, 2024) Look out on Lake Champlain this summer and you'll see a set of large barges at work. They're laying 97-miles of electric transmission cables for the Champlain Hudson Power Express to New York City. How they do it, and criticisms of the project. Also: The popular Longway's diner ne...
Lake Champlain transmission lines, NoCo primaries, Glens Falls kids photo club
Northern Light - June 17, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(Jun 17, 2024) A set of large barges will lay a 97-mile portion of the Champlain Hudson Power Express transmission line along the bottom of Lake Champlain this summer. Zachary Matson with the Adirondack Explorer says once it's finished, it'll effectively act as an extension cord from Quebec hydr...
This Weekend in the Adirondacks: Longest days of the year
This weekend in the Adirondacks - June 14, 2024 04:00 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 1 rating(Jun 14, 2024) Nice weather ahead. Expect popular areas to be busy. High peaks summit temps mostly in mid-40s. Streams about normal levels for this time of year.
Mooneye fish tracking, Lake Placid Christmas movie, John Warren
Northern Light - June 14, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(Jun 14, 2024) Clarkson researchers are studying a rare, prehistoric fish that lives in the North Country's rivers. They're asking anglers to let them know if you catch one; The trailer for a Christmas movie shot in Lake Placid last December was just released. Amy Feiereisel was on set during th...
Northern Light, 6/14/2024
Northern Light - June 14, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(Jun 14, 2024)
6/14/24: The search for the mooneye fish
Story of the Day - June 14, 2024 04:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings(Jun 14, 2024) Researchers at Clarkson University are studying a rare, prehistoric fish that lives in the North Country's rivers. A search for the mooneye fish on a boat using electric current to bring up what's below the surface. Also: A celebration of life for a beloved Adirondack Forest Range...
NoCo Pride, Old Forge hike, Burlington soccer
Northern Light - June 13, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(Jun 13, 2024) With rising anti-LGBTQ rhetoric around the country, why Pride celebrations in the North Country are important for connections and community; in Old Forge, the Rondaxe fire tower on Bald Mountain offers sprawling views of the western Adirondacks; and, a soccer club in Burlington wa...
6/13/24: Rural Pride matters
Story of the Day - June 13, 2024 04:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings(Jun 13, 2024) June is Pride Month and there are celebrations from Malone to Lowville to Potsdam. Organizers say they're especially important in rural places like the North Country, where queer people may not feel like they have spaces to connect with each other and create community. Also: Wilmi...
Plattsburgh mural, tunnel warfare, Ontario hike
Northern Light - June 12, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(Jun 12, 2024) An upcoming mural in downtown Plattsburgh aims to help prevent and break the stigma around suicide in the North Country; the U.S. Army has stepped up training for tunnel warfare, as more combat scenarios arise like those playing out in Gaza; and, we'll spot the frogs, trillium and...
6/12/24: A mural to open up talk about suicide
Story of the Day - June 12, 2024 04:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings(Jun 12, 2024) Suicide used to be the thing no one wanted to talk about. An upcoming mural in downtown Plattsburgh aims to help prevent and break the stigma around suicide in the North Country. Also: Officials are throwing their support behind one airline to take over air service at the Ogdensbu...
Northern Light, 6/11/2024
Northern Light - June 11, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(Jun 11, 2024)
6/11/24: Tick vigilance
Story of the Day - June 11, 2024 04:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings(Jun 11, 2024) Ticks have become an expected, if unwelcome, part of North Country summers over the last twenty years. That means tick-borne diseases are more prevalent, too. A conversation with an expert about how to identify a tick bite and how to prevent them. Also: Rep. Elise Stefanik is on a...
Vermont climate law, tick vigilance, Aileen O'Donoghue
Northern Light - June 11, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(Jun 11, 2024) Under a new law in Vermont, state officials can now try to make major oil, gas, and coal companies pay for some of the costs associated with climate change; ticks have become an expected, if unwelcome, part of North Country summers over the last 20 years. That means tick-borne dis...
Tug Hill waitress, end of session, Keene Arts exhbit
Northern Light - June 10, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(Jun 10, 2024) For our series on how climate change is impacting people's lives and livelihoods, we hear from a woman in Brantingham who waits tables at a restaurant on a Lewis County snowmobile trail; New York State lawmakers ended their session over the weekend, leaving a number of issues on t...
Northern Light, 6/10/2024
Northern Light - June 10, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(Jun 10, 2024)
6/10/24: How climate change is affecting one server's tips
Story of the Day - June 10, 2024 04:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings(Jun 10, 2024) A woman relies on the money she makes waiting tables at a restaurant on a Lewis County snowmobile trail. But with warmer winters and less snow, the snowmobilers aren't coming and she's having a hard time. The latest story in our climate change series. Also: Some key items, like cl...
293 Cultra Cruel Jewel with Team BJ
Cultra Trail Running - June 08, 2024 12:54 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 90 ratingsKristijan Begic AKA "Bessic from the Podcast" joins his trail bro Will Jara, and Cultra's own Jimmy Mac as they give us the stark graduate level inside shit view of the 2024 Cruel Jewel 100. They hung out, ran and got some tats. Lots of knowledge, lots of fun. But don't listen with your kids! H...
6/7/24: The legislative session gets tense
Story of the Day - June 07, 2024 04:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings(Jun 7, 2024) The state legislature is scrambling to finish up its session for the year. Tension between Gov. Hochul and some state senate leaders over congestion pricing in New York City is making things harder. Also: Canadian border agents may go on strike this weekend.
This Weekend in the Adirondacks: A hearty farewell to Todd Moe!
This weekend in the Adirondacks - June 07, 2024 04:00 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 1 rating(Jun 7, 2024) Afternoon thunderstorms forecasted. High Peak summit temps in lower 40s. Hudson River a bit over 3 ft on the gage at North Creek.
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