Latest Adirondack Podcast Episodes
5/21/24: The rise of technical and trade education
Story of the Day - May 21, 2024 04:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings(May 21, 2024) The number of students in the North Country's schools has been declining for decades. But the career and technical programs are exploding, with BOCES centers having to build expansions for a new generation of technical training. Also: Rep. Elise Stefanik was in the headlines over ...
5/20/24: A vote to save a library from cuts
Story of the Day - May 20, 2024 04:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings(May 20, 2024) Libraries are always struggling for funding. Massena's library has been dealing with cuts by the town board. Tomorrow voters will decide whether to shift funding to the broader area school district. Also: Last week Governor Kathy Hochul was in Rome, for Pope Francis’s three-day cl...
291 The Engineered Psychology of a Riverlands 100 First Tidd Finisher
Cultra Trail Running - May 18, 2024 00:24 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 90 ratingsThe Pride of Plymouth Andy Tidd, and Riverlands 100 RD’s Mindy Slovinski, and Valerie Abradi join the Crew for a seriously excellent episode. You like Gators, weird shit at night, turner beasts, stories of death and resurrection, first time 100 mile efforts, winners, Plymouth, engineers that eng...
5/17/24: A family business transition in Keene
Story of the Day - May 17, 2024 04:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings(May 17, 2024) A family business in Keene is navigating the tricky terrain of passing the torch from mother to daughter. And we join Emily Russell on a trail run to Clements Pond in the northeast Adirondacks. Also: An explosion at a great camp in Raquette Lake left a man and a boy with serious b...
This Weekend in the Adirondacks: Bug season is here
This weekend in the Adirondacks - May 17, 2024 04:00 - 1 minute(May 17, 2024) Some snow and ice remaining at highest elevations. Docks installed at nearly all boat launches. Popular areas will be busy this weekend.
North Words: that time a car and a plane raced against each other in the ADKS
North Words - May 17, 2024 04:00 - 28 minutes(May 17, 2024) Describing the feeling of flight is near impossible. But Aurora Pfaff captures it well in her exploration of air travel through the Adirondacks.
5/16/24: Frontier Town development, interrupted
Story of the Day - May 16, 2024 04:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings(May 16, 2024) New York State invested almost $20 million in Frontier Town as a gateway to the Adirondacks. But the place is underutilized, and new development is on pause due to legal issues over land titles. Also: St. Lawrence County public transit riders can now use a free mobile app to track...
5/15/24: Solar panels to save schools money
Story of the Day - May 15, 2024 04:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings(May 15, 2024) A North Country school district is proposing to build a 16-acre solar array on its property. It would produce enough energy to power, heat, and cool the district's campus, and save half a million dollars a year. Also: The legislature is considering a bill that would close loophole...
Buffalo Tops memorial, Seaway visitors center, Sean Mahar, Aileen O'Donoghue
Northern Light - May 14, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(May 14, 2024) In Buffalo yesterday, Governor Hochul unveiled the design for a memorial to honor the 10 Black people killed in a racially motivated mass shooting at a Tops Market two years ago; the St. Lawrence Seaway officially opened its new visitor center yesterday in Massena; the new leader ...
5/14/24: A conversation with the DEC's interim commissioner
Story of the Day - May 14, 2024 04:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings(May 14, 2024) The new temporary leader of the DEC is making the rounds around New York. Interim commissioner Sean Mahar says his priorities include land conservation in the Adirondacks and the state's climate agenda. Also: Gov. Hochul unveiled the design for a memorial to the ten Black people k...
Climate change curriculum, Mercy Care, turtle migration
Northern Light - May 13, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(May 13, 2024) A bill in Albany would create statewide standards for teaching about climate change in schools; Mercy Care for the Adirondacks is a volunteer organization that tackles isolation and depression in seniors with...friendship; it's turtle crossing season in the North Country, and we'...
5/13/24: Volunteers who hang out with our elders
Story of the Day - May 13, 2024 04:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings(May 13, 2024) Senior citizens are among those experiencing what the U.S. Surgeon General calls a public health crisis in social isolation. A volunteer group in the Adirondacks is working to keep elders socially engaged one meet-up at a time. Also: The St. Lawrence Seaway officially opened its n...
290 Blue 2 Blue Squatchin with Kim Levinsky and Lee Davis
Cultra Trail Running - May 12, 2024 14:56 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 90 ratingsJimmy Mac Ding Dong and AFB lead a discussion on the Kentucky Derby, Blue 2 Blue 50K, Rock the Ridge, Breakneck Marathon, AND Revel Mountain Marathon and Half. We also talk music, books and movies. Don’t Brush your teeth with A&D Ointment! Blue 2 Blue Challenge Results Sasquad Trail Runnin...
North Words: a Pyrites story comes to life thanks to a first time novelist
North Words - May 10, 2024 04:00 - 26 minutes(May 10, 2024) The new novel "Catherine's Dream" was inspired by an arranged marriage that brought a Polish woman to live in the sleepy hamlet of Pyrites
5/10/24: Smell the flowers at Never Tire farm
Story of the Day - May 10, 2024 04:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings(May 10, 2024) All the flowers and hanging baskets people will be buying this Mother's Day weekend took months to grow and nurture. Inside a flower and plant wholesale farm in St. Lawrence County. Also: A lawsuit by former Governor Andrew Cuomo could effectively gut New York's ethics enforcement...
This Weekend in the Adirondacks: Unsettled weather ahead
This weekend in the Adirondacks - May 10, 2024 04:00 - 1 minute(May 10, 2024) Possibility of seeing the Northern Lights. Muddy trail conditions. More seasonal roads open.
Never Tire Farm, aid in dying, Charlie Donevan remembrance
Northern Light - May 10, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(May 10, 2024) Smells of spring at a St. Lawrence County flower farm; an effort to legalize physician-assisted suicide in New York may be picking up momentum; and Charlie Donevan, a hardware store owner and well-known community member from Gananoque Ontario died last week at the age of 99.
Land conservation funding, climate bills, baseball practice & exhibit
Northern Light - May 09, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(May 9, 2024) New York announced $3 million for land conservation groups, but environmentalists say the state is falling far short of its conservation goals; meanwhile, the state Legislature voted on climate change and environmental bills this week, but lawmakers couldn't predict if any of them ...
5/9/24: The bonds of baseball, North Country style
Story of the Day - May 09, 2024 04:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings(May 9, 2024) From little league to adult softball to professional games, the North Country has baseball and softball games all spring and summer long. A new exhibit at the Chapman Museum celebrates the history and culture of America's pastime in Glens Falls.
5/8/24: Your thoughts on climate change
Story of the Day - May 08, 2024 04:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings(May 8, 2024) This year, NCPR's news team is reporting on climate change in the North Country and how we're adapting to those changes. To launch the series, Amy Feiereisel reports the results of our climate change survey, where we asked our audience about the changes they're seeing in springtime.
Judge's ERA ruling, listeners' climate change observations, Northern Lights Chorus
Northern Light - May 08, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(May 8, 2024) A judge knocked off the November ballot an amendment to the state Constitution that would guarantee the right to an abortion and protections for gender identity. Democrats who support the amendment are confident they will get it reinstated on appeal; the NCPR newsroom is underway w...
5/7/24: Watertown, a city with no homeless shelter
Story of the Day - May 07, 2024 04:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings(May 7, 2024) In Watertown, hundreds of people in the city don't have a stable place to live, and there's no permanent homeless shelter. A group of advocates recently held a week-long demonstration to raise awareness about homelessness in the city. Also: Gov. Hochul is apologizing for an off-the...
Mental health hires, Watertown homelessness, Lower Saranac Lake canoe trip
Northern Light - May 07, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(May 7, 2024) A behavioral health organization with locations in Clinton and Warren counties plans to hire 100 new people; a group of advocates recently held a week-long demonstration to raise awareness about homelessness in Watertown; we'll take advantage of this warm time just before the black...
Canton solar project, plastic packaging bill, black flies advice
Northern Light - May 06, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(May 6, 2024) The state will host a public comment hearing Tuesday night about a controversial solar development in Canton; environmental advocates are pushing state lawmakers again to cut plastic packaging in half; It’s warming up, and with that... black flies, unfortunately. Listener Phil Fitz...
5/6/24: A controversial solar project in Canton
Story of the Day - May 06, 2024 04:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings(May 6, 2024) A controversial large solar project in Canton is raising questions about local decision-making power versus the need to find more sources of carbon-free energy. A public comment session about the Rich Road solar project is Tuesday night. Also: Environmental advocates say New York n...
289: Cultra Porta Podcast Famous at Jack Bristol Lake Waramaug Ultras
Cultra Trail Running - May 03, 2024 13:43 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 90 ratingsAfter an amazing Cultra classic cold opening, Jimmy Mac, Ding Dong, and AFB try really hard to stay on topic, but end up talking way too much about trashy novels, L. Ron Hubbard, palm personal lubricants, and the showing of tattoos. We do spend time ruminating about the oldest 100K in the USA, T...
Robbi Mecus legacy, natural gas cuts, ADK trail conditions
Northern Light - May 03, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings(May 3, 2024) It’s been a week since the Adirondacks lost one of its most revered forest rangers and a leader among the queer community. A look at the legacy of Robbi Mecus; New York is phasing out natural gas use in new buildings, but advocates say there's a wealth disparity between who can do ...
5/3/24: The legacy of Robbi Mecus
Story of the Day - May 03, 2024 04:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings(May 3, 2024) We remember the legacy of forest ranger and trans activist Robbi Mecus, who died in a climbing accident in Alaska last week. People who knew her best say she was an irreplaceable leader in the Adirondack community. Also: A court ruling this week paves the way for the use of an herb...
North Words: the strange history of an unlikely feminist icon
North Words - May 03, 2024 04:00 - 39 minutes(May 3, 2024) Lobbyist... doctor... spy... accused murderer. Just a few words that describe Josephine McCarty, the "abortionist of Howard Street."
This Weekend in the Adirondacks: First of May
This weekend in the Adirondacks - May 03, 2024 04:00 - 1 minute(May 3, 2024) Rainy weather through the weekend. Gates have opened on most seasonal roads, including Clear Pond at Elk Lake. Most docks now installed at boat launches.
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