Monthly Archives: June, 2026


Built to Serve, Episode 37 – Kate Houck, Executive Director of David’s Refuge

Published - June 26, 2026

In the long awaited return of Built to Serve, host Peter Ward is joined by Kate Houck, Executive Director of David’s Refuge. In this discussion Peter and Kate cover the important mission of David’s Refuge, a non-profit organization which aims to provide respite, resources and support to parents and families of children with special needs. For more information on David’s Refuge: https://www.davidsrefuge.org/  

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Making The City Smaller Ep. 3 – Tracy Dando, from Vera House to “Truthfully Tracy”

Published - June 26, 2026

On this episode of Making the City Smaller, Tracy Dando joins Peter and Mike in the studio for a conversation that didn’t stay on the surface for very long. Tracy recently joined the team at Vera House, where she’s expanding services for survivors of domestic violence and abuse throughout Central New York, while also hosting Truthfully Tracy, a podcast built around the idea that every person has a truth worth speaking out loud. Tracy talks openly about her own journey — the work she’s done to get here, what it took to get on a TEDx stage in Phoenix after a

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Check It Out: Father’s Day Edition

Published - June 20, 2026

A special Father’s Day edition of Check It Out this week as we have a fun father-son duo on as guests with Maggie and Tom. You all know Steve Infanti, the sports director for Newschannel 9. Well, he brought in his five-year-old son, Jameson, as his partner in crime. We talked favorite books, libraries they attend and reading before bedtime. This was a lot of fun, so get to the link and Check It Out.

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CNY Latino Podcast, Episode 99 – Books, the Mets and Health

Published - June 15, 2026

(#99, 6/16/26) In this June 2026 Episode of CNY Latino: cnylatinonewspaper.com/Podcast, Marisol and Hugo interview with writers and artists “Henry Padrón-Morales & illustrator Mara Criollo-Rivera” in La Casita cultural Center of Syracuse. Our Sports-oriented Syracuse University Student intern, JOSEPH SOLIVAN, will interview with a renounced professional Syracuse Mets Player, and Hugo Acosta will have a rare interview IN SPANISH, with Dr. Juhanna Rogers. En estos episodios, durante dos semanas de junio de 2026, Marisol y Hugo realizarán entrevistas con los escritores y artistas Henry Padrón-Morales y la ilustradora Mara Criollo-Rivera en el Centro Cultural La Casita de Syracuse; y nuestro

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It’s Happening Here Ep. 15 – Inside the Onondaga County Legislature’s New Majority Pt. 2

Published - June 9, 2026

Onondaga County Reporter Laura Robertson returns to share the most important developments she has seen unfolding within the County Legislature this year. She explains why the Democrats’ decision to hire outside legal counsel has empowered them to speed up their legislative agenda, and identifies how each party is competing for different visions of legislative transparency. In her conversation with host Maximilian Eyle, Robertson dives deeper into county policy priorities ahead of the November election. They discuss each party’s plan for investments in housing and transportation, and explore how dealmaking that used to occur behind closed doors is now more frequently

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Science Today with Dr. Rich Kopecky – Episode 48

Published - June 5, 2026

Ever wonder where the bizarre languages spoken by movie aliens comes from? Learn how linguists construct them and how some dedicated fans become fluent. Also, on this month Science Today, a superconductor record is broken, sea levels may be rising faster than previously thought, and US highschoolers are becoming even more sleep deprived.    

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Repeating History, Episode 20 – Dr. Jeff Ludwig, Director of Education at the Seward House in Auburn

Published - June 5, 2026

On the latest episode of Repeating History, Bob welcomes Dr. Jeff Ludwig, director of education at the Seward House in Auburn. They discuss the incredible life of William Henry Seward, one of the most accomplished and well-travelled politicians of the 19th Century. From his work on prison reform and anti-slavery initiatives to his time as Secretary of State, The conversation illuminates on of the most important and consequential careers in American political history.    

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Checkup From the Neck-Up, Episode 42 – Artificial Intelligence (AI) Part 3: CHATBOT Basics, Companions, Lovers, and Research

Published - June 3, 2026

On this edition of Checkup From the Neck-Up, Psychologist Rich “Dr. Neckup” O’Neill’s guest is Dr. Rebecca Ortiz, Associate Professor in the Syracuse University Newhouse School of Public Communications. They discuss how Artificial Intelligence CHATBOTs were created, whose values guide the chatbot computer programs’ mathematically determined responses (easily mistaken for another human’s “behavior”), how users can design their own chatbot human-like “companions,” how the chatbot program learns what you want from your “companion” based on your interactions with it/them, and then gives you more of what you want.  They review Dr. Ortiz’s research on how 18- to 21-year-olds use or don’t use

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CNY Latino Podcast, Episode 98 – Syracuse Vintage Race Boat Regatta

Published - June 2, 2026

(#98, 6/02/26) In this June 2026 Episode of CNY Latino: cnylatinonewspaper.com/Podcast, will show the unique competition of the 2025 “Syracuse Vintage Race Boat Regatta”, from the very start unloading and placing nostalgic ‘antique’ boats on the water, during the several racing laps and drivers’ intervals, until its very end of providing prizes and championship ceremonies. En este episodio correspondiente a junio de 2026, mostrarán la singular competición de la ” Regata de Botes de Carreras Clásicos de Syracuse” de 2025: desde el momento inicial de descarga y puesta en el agua de las nostálgicas embarcaciones «antiguas», pasando por las diversas

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