Latest Adirondack Podcast Episodes
Tahawus history, Lights Out bird migration, sound quiz, Potsdam poem
Northern Light - April 30, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(Apr 30, 2024) Tahawus was a mining town built deep in the Adirondack wilderness. In the 1960s, everything in the town was either moved or buried. Today, how it came to be, and why it disappeared; it's migration season for birds! Here's what New York is doing, and what you can do to help them on...
Robbi Mecus remembrance, Ivy Ridge protest, Pendragon Theatre director
Northern Light - April 29, 2024 04:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(Apr 29, 2024) Adirondack forest ranger Robbi Mecus died in an ice climbing accident in Alaska last Thursday; former Ivy Ridge students and community members rallied in Ogdensburg on Saturday after a documentary alleges abuse that took place at a now-closed boarding facility; plus, a preview of ...
"The Program" director, Ivy Ridge community reax, Rebecca Donnelly
Northern Light - April 26, 2024 04:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(Apr 26, 2024) A Netflix documentary revealed abuse allegations at a former facility for troubled teens in Ogdensburg. A conversation with former Ivy Ridge student, and director of "The Program"; plus, how folks in Ogdensburg are grappling with the legacy; and, Potsdam author, Rebecca Donnelly, ...
Peru dog shelter, post-budget climate bill, Maxwell Eaton III
Northern Light - April 25, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(Apr 25, 2024) For the last two months, a nonprofit SPCA in Clinton County has cared for almost 50 dogs seized in an alleged animal cruelty case. The organization's leaders say they've been stretched thin, but things are turning a corner as they ready the dogs for adoption; environmental groups ...
Essex County farmers, paid pre-natal leave, Jessica Laurel Kane
Northern Light - April 24, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(Apr 24, 2024) The new state budget includes the first-ever paid prenatal leave policy in the country. Now, New Yorkers will get 20 hours of paid sick leave for health appointments during pregnancy. That's in addition to their regular parental leave; we'll hear how Essex County is helping farmer...
Northern Light, 4/24/2024
Northern Light - April 24, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(Apr 24, 2024)
Stefanik Columbia University president, Hochul poll, avian flu
Northern Light - April 23, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(Apr 23, 2024) Stefanik is leading the push to get the President of Columbia University to resign amid pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus; Hochul scored her lowest favorability rating since Siena College began tracking her in 2021, with only 40% viewing her positively, and 49% viewing her ...
Final state budget, Akwesasne Mohawk newspaper struggles, David Crews
Northern Light - April 22, 2024 04:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(Apr 22, 2024) State lawmakers passed a $237 billion budget that incentivizes new affordable housing and restores cuts to school aid; a major newspaper covering the Akwesasne Mohawk community has had to suspend publication as it deals with financial troubles; also, in celebration of Earth Day we...
North Creek nursing home, Adirondack Park sign shop, trail conditions
Northern Light - April 19, 2024 04:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(Apr 19, 2024) The community of North Creek is crossing their fingers for a state grant to keep their nursing home open. Elderwood is hosting an open house Saturday morning for the community to meet residents, staff and families; we’ll take a tour of the shop in the lower Adirondacks that makes ...
Oh no, not another clip show!
North Words - April 19, 2024 04:00 - 42 minutes(Apr 19, 2024) North Words looks back at some of the best revelatory moments from the last year and a half and pulls back the curtain on how public radio is made.
Eclipse economic impact, Plattsburgh independent candidate, unfinished budget, Gordon Lightfoot drummer
Northern Light - April 17, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(Apr 17, 2024) We’ll take a closer look at the economic impact from the tens of thousands of tourists who came to the region during the total solar eclipse. Tourism officials estimate that Essex County alone saw a $2 million boost in sales; so far, two Democrats and a Republican have thrown thei...
Glens Falls DRI, tentative budget deal, Aileen O'Donoghue
Northern Light - April 16, 2024 04:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(Apr 16, 2024) Eight years after it was awarded a Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant, Glens Falls is getting close to finishing its DRI projects, which would make it the first community in the North Country to do so; Hochul announced that a tentative $237 billion budget deal has been reach...
Indigent burials, late budget, Glens Falls canal, "The Berry Pickers"
Northern Light - April 15, 2024 04:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(Apr 15, 2024) Jefferson and St. Lawrence Counties recently increased the amount it reimburse funeral homes when they bury people who can’t afford to pay. But, it doesn’t help working families who are on the edge of qualifying; we hear about how a small canal transformed Glens Falls in the 1800s...
286 Hoppin Patreons Dealing with Natural Tattoo Disasters
Cultra Trail Running - April 14, 2024 13:49 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 90 ratingsThe Crew spends some time abusing our Patreons, and discussing the erosion issues facing the finish line of the CUT112. We also recap the Hoppin Hodges and give a preview of Traprock 50K. But we are not going to talk about Ulmstead 100, or tattoo conventions so don't even ask! Get your o...
"Is love of country the best thing in the world?" Understanding politics through Springsteen
North Words - April 12, 2024 04:00 - 19 minutes(Apr 12, 2024) Retired SUNY Potsdam Professor John Massaro talks with Mitch about how Bruce Springsteen’s political awakening can help untangle politics for young people.
4/12/24: A nursing home on the edge
Story of the Day - April 12, 2024 04:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings(Apr 12, 2024) A nursing home in North Creek in the southern Adirondacks is teetering on the brink of closure. The problem is the way nursing homes get reimbursed by Medicaid. Also: A spring hike to a mighty waterfall, also in the southern Adirondacks.
North Creek nursing home, Auger Falls postcard, Adirondack trail conditions
Northern Light - April 12, 2024 04:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(Apr 12, 2024) A nursing home in North Creek in the southern Adirondacks is teetering on the brink of closure; the state budget, now over 10 days late, is hung up over housing, and tenant's rights; the spring snowmelt in the Adirondacks creates powerful, roaring waterfalls, including at Auger Fa...
This Weekend in the Adirondacks: Be prepared for high water
This weekend in the Adirondacks - April 12, 2024 04:00 - 2 minutes(Apr 12, 2024) Hikers should avoid trails with difficult water crossings. Winter conditions in the mountains.
Warrensburg eclipse pizza, FBI recruits women, Lisbon nature photographer
Northern Light - April 11, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(Apr 11, 2024) One pizzeria in Warrensburg sold pies to people in bumper-to-bumper traffic as they left the North Country after Monday's eclipse; just 26% of FBI special agents are female. The agency held a career fair in Albany to attract women to the profession; we talk with Lisbon photographe...
4/11/24: Serving slices to eclipse traffic
Story of the Day - April 11, 2024 04:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings(Apr 11, 2024) The worst predictions about eclipse gridlock and bare grocery shelves didn't come true Monday. But there was bumper-to-bumper traffic heading to the Northway. One pizzeria in Warrensburg started delivering to hungry motorists. Also: A deal to incentivize new affordable housing in ...
4/10/24: Economic troubles in college towns
Story of the Day - April 10, 2024 04:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings(Apr 10, 2024) Colleges and universities are a pillar of the North Country's economy. Many are under severe financial stress right now. College communities like Canton, Potsdam, and Plattsburgh are worried about the future. Also: What to do with those eclipse sunglasses now that we won't see ano...
Local impact of higher ed woes, budget extender, Kyle Tupper
Northern Light - April 10, 2024 04:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(Apr 10, 2024) Colleges and universities are a pillar of the North Country's economy. Many are under financial pressure and communities are worried about the future; New York State’s budget is over a week late. Lawmakers plan to meet on Thursday to pass another spending extender that will last u...
Eclipse Day, experienced around the North Country
Northern Light - April 09, 2024 04:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(Apr 9, 2024) It was a once-in-a-lifetime, awe-inspiring day across the North Country yesterday. The clouds held off just enough for thousands of people to soak in the total eclipse of the sun. People laughed, whooped, and cried all over the region. Today, we bring you scenes of totality from ou...
4/9/24: A break from work, for totality
Story of the Day - April 09, 2024 04:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings(Apr 9, 2024) Many people had to work during the eclipse yesterday. At a hardware store in Canton, employees got creative and slipped up to the roof to get a perfect view. Also: A woman from Louisville in St. Lawrence County is trying to bring the community's historic town hall back to life.
285 HOKA Reach Around Technology Explained
Cultra Trail Running - April 08, 2024 21:55 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 90 ratingsAntonio Tovar is a Field Experience Representative for HOKA and he joined Connecticut's #1 Running Instagram poster and coincidental HOKA super fan Runner Rob @Robsroadtoultra Amatruda, Phred and AFB as we tear a wide gaping hole in everything you ever thought about running shoes. Tovar is a we...
4/8/24: It was incredible
Story of the Day - April 08, 2024 04:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings(Apr 8, 2024) The eclipse! People from Canton to Tupper Lake to Keene on what totality meant for them on this extraordinary day in the North Country.
Your neighbors' eclipse thoughts, Louisville town hall, Chestertown astrophotographer
Northern Light - April 08, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(Apr 8, 2024) Our NCPR's news interns checked in with folks around St. Lawrence County to hear how they're feeling about this afternoon's eclipse; a Louisville woman with a love for her St. Lawrence County town is trying to bring her community's historic town hall back to life; the wonder and aw...
Tupper Lake eclipse prep, Plattsburgh's "Darkness & Light" exhibit, Peggy Lynn's April song
Northern Light - April 05, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(Apr 5, 2024) Tupper Lake has been preparing for the total solar eclipse for years. It's expected to be a main hub on Monday; communities across the North Country are gearing up for Monday's total solar eclipse. In Plattsburgh, the Strand Center for the Arts and SUNY Plattsburgh's Feinberg Libra...
This Weekend in the Adirondacks: April (snow) showers bring May flowers?
This weekend in the Adirondacks - April 05, 2024 04:00 - 1 minute(Apr 5, 2024) Central and Southern ADKs saw the most snow accumulation. Skis or snowshoes are needed in the mountains. Watch for rising rivers and streams.
A happy accident lead to this guy drumming with Gordon Lightfoot for almost 50 years
North Words - April 05, 2024 04:00 - 32 minutes(Apr 5, 2024) Barry Keane was content just working at a record company. He didn't expect to eventually play on hundreds of records with over 250 musicians.
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