Monthly Archives: January, 2025

The Joy of Why: How Is AI Changing the Science of Prediction?

Published - January 8, 2025

Quanta Magazine’s The Joy of Why is a special addition to WCNY Community FM. It’s hosted by Cornell mathematician Steven Strogatz, and senior produced by Genevieve Sponsler (also a producer here at WCNY Community FM). Steve and his co-host, astrophysicist Janna Levin, take turns at the mic, interview leading researchers about the great scientific and mathematical questions of our time. In this episode: Scientists routinely build quantitative models — of, say, the weather or an epidemic — and then use them to make predictions, which they can then test against the real thing. This work can reveal how well we

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ARISE: Making Courtrooms More Inclusive

Published - January 8, 2025

The ARISE podcast comes to WCNY Community FM from ARISE in Syracuse. Hosted by CEO Tania S. Anderson, each episode introduces listeners to someone in our community supporting access and independence for those with disabilities. On this episode, Anderson talks with Hillary Warner, the Justice Coordinator for the 5th judicial district of the NY State Courts in Onondaga county. Their conversation centers on the program called Access to Justice which is about making the court system more accessible and less intimidating for everyone.

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Built to Serve, Episode 30 – Lauren Kochian, President of the MoST

Published - January 8, 2025

Embrace the wonder of our universe and the myriad ways to explore it by making a trip to the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology (MoST). On this episode of Built to Serve, Lauren Kochian, President of the MoST, joins host Charles Roberts to share her excitement for all things science. Children of all ages will enjoy the interactive museum with exhibits such as the Dinosaur Exhibit, and Build and Play. You will hear Lauren’s joy in providing Central New York with an educational play space aligned with NYS curriculum with support for educators. For information on admissions,

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The State of the City 2025

Published - January 6, 2025

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh will deliver his 2025 State of the City Address on Thursday, Jan. 16 at 5:30 p.m. on WCNY-TV. Mayor Walsh will highlight the successes and challenges of the city. Following his address, David Lombardo, host of WCNY’s “CONNECT NY” and “The Capitol Pressroom” will moderate a live panel discussion providing remarks on Walsh’s speech.  

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CNY Latino Podcast, Episode 64 – A Glimpse to the Coming Year

Published - January 6, 2025

(#64, 1/6/24) In this episode of CNY Latino Podcast, The producers Marisol Hernandez and Hugo Acosta start the January 2025 episodes, with welcoming in the new year and brief explanation of upcoming episodes. Explanation of “filler” is in the Radio and Podcast industries, as an explanation of why sometimes we -the Radio and Podcast Producers- have to play past-recorded content. A quick overview of the ‘Point of Contact’ Museum in Syracuse, as another center our partner Tere Paniagua runs in this City, and also as another place where members of our Culture showcase and expose their arts. Interviewing Venezuelans that

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Check It Out: Hockey and Books Go Together

Published - January 4, 2025

For this week’s edition of Check It Out, we start out 2025 with a fantastic guest. Tom and Yona welcome COO Jim Sarosy of the Syracuse Crunch Hockey team to discuss all the details of OCPL’s 3rd annual Literacy Day with the Crunch coming Monday, January 20th at 1pm.

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Funky Foodies Episode 307: The Funkies Flip the Script on Fast Fashion

Published - January 4, 2025

Frankie and Fern give a presentation on the life cycle of a t-shirt to convince their fellow students, including the Ditzy Daisies, that making just a simple shirt requires a lot of resources. Funky Foodies is a podcast for kids, and it’s produced right here in Central New York. Tween foodies Frankie, Fern, and Zara 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.

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S09 Ep20: The All-Woman Orchestra

Published - January 4, 2025

  “A band of women is never just a band.  It’s always excotic.”  – Roz Cron, former member of Ada Leonard’s All-American Girl Orchestra & The Sweethearts   “Swing Shift Maisies,” the musical version of Rosie the Riveter, had their heyday during World War II.  The return of the soldiers after the war saw the demise of the all-woman orchestra.  But we have seen new all-female orchestras arise again in the last several years, albeit for different reasons.  We’ll hear from a few of them on this episode.   “The All-Woman Orchestra” Edvard Grieg:  Piano Concerto, from Song of Norway Phil

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Checkup From the Neck-Up, Episode 25 – Addiction: Lies, Truths, and Solutions

Published - January 2, 2025

TRIGGER WARNING – Please note that at [02:00] this episode of Check Up from the Neck Up includes descriptions of trauma, including assault, that may be triggering for some individuals. Addiction scientist, clinician, and author of the new groundbreaking book “The Psychology of Mass Addiction,” Dr. Brian Johnson discusses how relationship trauma drives people to addiction as they try in vain to heal their damaged minds and hearts. He describes how organized medicine, the FDA, and the alcohol/tobacco/drug industries are in self-serving denial of the astounding cost of addiction to us all. He proposes revolutionary societal approaches to preventing alcohol,

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