Monthly Archives: March, 2024

Funky Foodies Episode 202: The Funkies Hit the Talent Show Jackpot

Published - March 30, 2024

Funky Foodies is a podcast for kids, and it’s produced right here in Central New York. Tween foodies Frankie and Fern share a passion for food and its impacts on the environment. Adventures follow after they form an alliance called Funky Foodies, Inc., pledging to, “Save the Planet, One Veggie Burger at a Time.” Kid-friendly recipes reflecting the theme of each episode are included. Episode 202: The Funky Foodies are determined to use their platform at the Moretown Middle School talent show to teach their fellow students about the downside of ultra-processed foods. Zara, Fern and Frankie are looking for

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Check It Out: Free Events for the Solar Eclipse

Published - March 30, 2024

In case you haven’t heard — there’s a total solar eclipse coming April 8! Check It Out hosts Tom Walters and Maggie Foster speak with Emily Stewart, Senior Director of Education and Curation for the MOST. There are free events at the museum and at libraries to help people experience the eclipse.

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S08 Ep31: Looking Home, Part 4

Published - March 30, 2024

“I love the way some music suddenly takes you to the other side of Alice’s looking glass, in a kind of absurd, subtle, technicolor transition.”  – Caroline Shaw   We bring our global trek to a close with music from home.  Enjoy these works from women from the U.S. “Looking Home, Part 4”   Jennifer Higdon:  Sky Rising Palisade Trumpet Collective “Sojurn” Mark Records 57041 Jessie Montgomery:  Soul Force New York Youth Symphony; Mark Repper, conductor “Works by Florence Price, Valerie Coleman, and Jessie Montgomery” Avie 2503 Valerie Coleman:  Umoja: Anthem of Unity New York Youth Symphony; Mark Repper, conductor

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CNY Heroes, Episode 18 – Marine Vet Bill Gleason and the Need for DAV Drivers

Published - March 28, 2024

Bill Gleason is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and a recruiter for the Central New York Chapter of the Disabled American Veterans. Bill tells host Dan Cummings the DAV desperately needs more drivers to transport thousands of veterans each year, to and from their appointments at the Syracuse VA Medical Center. Gleason also talks about being a Marine Master Gunnery Sergeant, who served both in Vietnam and in the 1991 Persian Gulf War. If you can help with the DAV driver shortage, please call Bill Gleason at 315-425-4343.  

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Checkup From the Neck-Up, Episode 16 – She’s 70 and Still Climbing!

Published - March 28, 2024

Mary Giehl has become a specialist in reinventing herself. In this Checkup from the Neck-up, she tells how her feelings guided her from pediatric nurse, to ER nurse, to ICU nurse, to new rock climber in her 40s, to a Syracuse University art professor, to being a real-life “Spiderwoman,” climbing up sheer rock walls the world over! She’s still clinging and climbing at age 70…and advising her friends on how they can make “soft falls.” Listen to Giehl’s conversation with host Rich “Dr. Neckup” O’Neill, and this month’s co-host, Nicole “Zestful Aging podcast” Christina.  

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Our New Neighbors, Episode 17 – RISE: Refugee and Immigrant Self-Empowerment

Published - March 28, 2024

RISE: Refugee and Immigrant Self-Empowerment, is a non-profit organization providing critical services to New Americans in our community. RISE offers assistance including transportation, interpretation, education, even a farm where immigrants can grow their own food to sell at market or serve to their families. This month’s guests on Our New Neighbors are Zeeshan James, RISE’s Director of Care Management, and Care Manager Hamadi Mukoma. Zeeshan and Hamadi share their personal stories with hosts Maryna Bagovska and Ibrahaim Mohamed, and talk about how RISE serves the community. Find out more about RISE’s annual fundraiser, the Night of Nations.

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Innovate to Educate, Episode 19 – Redhouse: Raising the Bar for Arts Education

Published - March 28, 2024

Arts Education is expected to be a major focus for Syracuse’s new STEAM School, and Redhouse Arts Center is raising the bar for professional arts education in our region. At Redhouse, participants study with Broadway performers, professional directors, and leading arts educators from both our area and from New York City, to prepare themselves for a career in the arts industry. In this Innovate to Educate, host Jody Manning talks with Redhouse Director of Education Marguerite Mitchell and Redhouse Education Department Coordinator Ben Borenstein, about their programs. We also welcome to the show program veterans Emma Mollapour, a student at

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Shadow // Yaddo – Secret Studio Lives

Published - March 27, 2024

Audio from 1890, the symbolic power of pizza, blue suede shoes, thinking like a vulture, and more…all in Shadow // Yaddo’s season roundup of favorite moments, with Nafis White, Chris Rush, Alexi Worth, Odili Donald Odita, Daron Hagen, Sam Lipsyte, Will Hermes, Lee Clay Johnson, David Gates, Brian Evenson, Ilana Boltvinik, Martha McPhee and Edgar Oliver. Contributing artists: Joseph Keckler, Dave Brubeck, Yuki Smith, Leonard Bernstein.

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Science Today with Dr. Rich Kopecky – Episode 22

Published - March 27, 2024

The Avian Flu has hit the Galapagos Islands, home for some of nature’s rarest bird species. What are worldwide science journals saying about it? Also in this edition of Science Today, Dr. Rich Kopecky tells us about a rare, but frightening way Alzheimer’s Disease can be transmitted from person to person. Plus, how handwriting boosts brain connectivity, and how typing everything can hurt your brain power. Finally, the teen-age brain, and how high levels of THC in marijuana can have a very bad impact on them.    

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Funky Foodies Episode 201: Zara Makes a Smashing Entrance

Published - March 23, 2024

Season two is here! Funky Foodies is a podcast for kids, and it’s produced right here in Central New York. Tween foodies Frankie and Fern share a passion for food and its impacts on the environment. Adventures follow after they form an alliance called Funky Foodies, Inc., pledging to, “Save the Planet, One Veggie Burger at a Time.” Kid-friendly recipes reflecting the theme of each episode are included. Episode 201: “Zara Makes a Smashing Entrance”. A new Funky joins the courageous crew after Zara crashes into the school bully at the Moretown Skate Park and introduces the Funkies to urban

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S08 Ep30: Looking West, Part 4

Published - March 23, 2024

“Challenges are what you feed off as a composer.”  – Charlotte Bray   This week we continue our trip around the world with a look to the West.  These are works firmly rooted in the western classical tradition, but the women creating them are making them their own.   “Looking West, Part 4” Lera Auerbach:  Amen, from 72 Angels Netherland Chamber Choir; Peter Dijkstra, conductor Raschèr String Quartet “Lera Auerbach: 72 Angels” Alpha 593 Charlotte Bray:  Zustände Mariani Klavierquartett “Charlotte Bray: Chamber & Solo Works” Alliance 6371 Dani Howard:  Symmetry Mainly Two “Live at Listenpony: Mainly Two” Listenpony 001 Christine

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March 21, 2024: Lawrence Loh, Syracuse Orchestra

Published - March 21, 2024

  Six concerts in two days?  No problem for the members of the Syracuse Orchestra.  Maestro Lawrence Loh stopped into the studios to tell us about the concerts this weekend – and introduce to that most antique of instruments, the typewriter!  Find out the twist with this weekend’s performance.   All the concert information, and information about the rest of the Syracuse Orchestra season, is available here.

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Central Current Radio – Dr. William Pollard

Published - March 21, 2024

In this edition of Central Current Radio, host Rick Wright talks with a real pioneer in higher education, Dr. William Pollard. Dr. Pollard served as dean of the Syracuse University School of Social Work starting in 1989, and later became the founding dean of SU’s School of Health Services and Health Professions, now known as the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.  

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March 20, 2024: Octavio Mas-Arocas, Cayuga Chamber Orch

Published - March 20, 2024

    The fourth candidate for the Music Director position with the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra is Octavio Más-Arocas! Mid-day host Diane Jones spoke with Octavio and orchestra managing director Sarah Chandler about his experience with the orchestra and community this week, and got to know a bit more about him, including the love of music he learned to embody from Kurt Masur. More about the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra is available here.

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Check It Out: How a Graphic Novel Author Gets His Ideas

Published - March 16, 2024

With each episode of Check It Out, listeners get to meet the people who make the Onondaga County Public Libraries special. This time, hosts Tom Walters and Maggie Foster welcome local author of graphic novels, Frank Cammuso. Hear how he got his idea for the Knights of the Lunch Table, who Salem Hyde is based on, and much more.

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