Published - March 29, 2025
Phenomenal Yaddo composers Paul Austerlitz and Daniel Thomas Davis on voodoo pilgrimages, lake vibes, life as collaboration, playing the hurdy-gurdy, and more. Contributing artist: Joseph Keckler.
Published - March 29, 2025
New to WCNY’s kids’ hour on Saturday and Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. is WoodSongs Kids. The series features young musicians and performers. It’s recorded in front of a theatre audience at the historic Lyric Theatre in Lexington, Kentucky. On this episode: Jacob Thomas is a banjo player and Johnathon Moore is a 13-year-old singer and songwriter.
Published - March 29, 2025
In January, Governor Kathy Hochul presented her Executive Budget, outlining her vision for making New York a safer, healthier, and more affordable place to live. At the New York State Department of Transportation, our efforts are focused on turning this vision into a reality. But what does this mean for our vast transportation network and the people who depend on it? In this episode of The DOT POD, Josh and Anya are joined by NYSDOT Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez to discuss just that. The D.O.T. P.O.D. shares stories from the agency that keeps you moving, the New York State Department
Published - March 29, 2025
Check It Out has now entered the “5 timers club” with our good friend, Brian Rowlands from the Solvay Public Library. In this week’s episode, Brian gives us a heads up on what will be happening in Solvay for the week of Spring Break (April 14th-19th), and he let’s us know the status of the free Comic Convention later this summer.
Published - March 29, 2025
“One of those lovelorn sonatas for wind instruments was riding past on a solemn white horse. Everybody wondered who the new arrival was.” – John Ashbery This week we take a listen to women playing woodwinds! Sounds of the flute, oboe, bassoon and clarinet all fill the air in this episode. Winds of Change Eugene Bozza: Image Olga Reiser, flute “Flute Tales” Solo Musica 375 Lowell Lieberman: Sonata for Flute and Harp Odile Renault, flute; Elodie Reibaud, harp “Musikalische Perlen” Ars Produktion Robert K. Mueller: Commemoration: In Honor of Fallen Heroes Theresa Delaplain, oboe; Tomoko Kashiwagi, piano “Souvenirs”
Published - March 27, 2025
The Syracuse Orchestra Pops series presents a multi-media program this weekend, with music from the great Jimmy van Heusen! Principal Pops Conductor Sean O’Loughlin and guest vocalists Julia Goodwin and Nick Ziobro joined host Diane Jones to talk about the program, arranging and coordinating the orchestra with the film performances of Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and more, and we learned some of Nick and Julia’s favorites from The Great American Songbook. Information about this and the complete Syracuse Orchestra season is available here.
Published - March 26, 2025
Eighty percent of women have bothersome and often life-disrupting symptoms related to menopause- and surgery-related hormonal changes. These include hot flashes and related sleep disruption, difficulty focusing, anxiety, depression, irritability, sexual difficulties, and others. Dr. Nevena Radonjic, a Reproductive Psychiatrist at SUNY Upstate, discusses diagnosis and treatment options including newly available medications and what women and their physicians, partners, friends and family can do to help. The Upstate Reproductive Psychiatry Clinic is at 315-464-3445.
Published - March 26, 2025
If you’re leaving the Syracuse Hancock International Airport through Terminal A, and you look to your left after crossing through the glass doors, you’ll see a room with large screens on the walls. The screens are displaying air traffic control data, a microweather service and low-altitude flight detection and more. It’s a room you may not have noticed if you weren’t looking for it, but it’s home to a keystone of the Central New York uncrewed aerial systems, or UAS, ecosystem, an ecosystem with a global reputation of innovation and success. This is the NUAIR Center of Excellence, headquarters for
Published - March 26, 2025
The Cayuga Chamber Orchestra Chamber Series continues with two performances of music by Faure, Britten, and Mel Bonis. Host Diane Jones spoke to Executive Director Sarah Chandler and Principal Oboe John Lathwell about the music, the joy of a second performance, and introducing children to classical music. More information available on the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra website here.
Published - March 26, 2025
Promising new male contraceptives are under development. How do they work? Will they win FDA approval? The “BLOB” is more than a ‘50s Sci-Fi monster; learn about its catastrophic ecological effects on birds. Also, on this month’s episode of Science Today, new astronomical instruments deployed in space and surprisingly, in the ocean depths.
Published - March 24, 2025
Barry Torres, music director of Schola Cantorum of Syracuse, stopped into the studios today to tell us about the two upcoming performances of Brahms’ German Requiem. The next two Sundays bring the singers together first with piano, then with organ, to perform this work in the form it was most often heard in Brahms’ day. Barry also talked about the connections and legacy of Brahms, and gave us a hint about the upcoming 50th anniversary season with Schola. Information about Schola Cantorum of Syracuse is available here.
Published - March 22, 2025
One of the fun things about being a podcaster is that you can find great guests everywhere even when you least expect it. Recently, Nicole joined a community snowshoe and overheard one of the volunteers say, “Yeah they cancelled world’s. Not enough participation.” That got Nicole’s attention. Nicole asked her about it and she mentioned that she was a snowshoe racer. You can imagine how she’d be interesting in a zesty snowshoe racer. She went on to say that she’s participated in ten triathlons. And here we are. Chary Griffin is an elite athlete and at 75, she shows no
Published - March 22, 2025
“We’re going to the park to chase and charge and chew and I will make you see what spring is all about” – Marilyn Singer, from “April Is a Dog’s Dream” Once again, a program filled very simply with words and music. Enjoy these springtime poems by women, paired with women’s music. “Words and Music: Spring” Andrea Clearfield & Charlotte Mew: Let Us Remember Spring Laura Strickland, soprano Daniel Schlosberg, piano “40@40” Bright Shiny Things 0183 Helen Grime: A Cold Spring The Hallé Soloists; Jamie Phillips, conductor “Helen Grime: Night Songs” Debut Discs 199 Florence Price: Spring Karen Slack,
Published - March 19, 2025
(#69, 3/19/25) In this episode of CNY Latino Podcast, we (Marisol Hernandez & Hugo Acosta) will talk about the 2025 New York State Farm Show, and the different exhibitions and demonstrations that happened during the 3 days, in the New Yor State Fairgrounds. Then, Hugo will be interviewing Marisol, about Makeup, and how women use it. En este episodio, nosotros (Marisol Hernández y Hugo Acosta) comenzaremos a hablar sobre el Exposición agrícola del estado de Nueva York del 2025, y las diferentes exhibiciones y demostraciones que se llevarán a cabo durante 3 días en el recinto ferial estatal de Nueva
Published - March 19, 2025
Emily Holm, Scenic Charge Artist, and Mara Rich, Prop Shop Supervisor, talk about their work behind the scenes at Syracuse Stage.
