Hudson Mohawk Magazine

Hudson Mohawk Magazine

Hudson Mohawk Magazine is a local volunteer-produced news hour that provides sanctuary for the discussion of a wide range of topics, scaling from the global to the hyper-local. The show is broadcasted from The Sanctuary for Independent Media on WOOC 105.3 FM. Thanks to listeners like you, the Sanctuary is able to use art and participatory action to promote social and environmental justice and freedom of creative expression.

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November 20, 2025 59 mins
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In the White Pine Therapy workshop by Raei Bridges and Azuré Keahi, participants will learn to make small containers out of white pine bark while learning about other medicinal aspects of this Vitamin C-rich tree. This event will take place at The Sanctuary for Independent Media on 11/21 from 4-7pm as is one part of a workshop series called Strands of Regeneration started by artists Ellie Irons and Azuré Keahi, an eco-socially enga...
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Imam Abdalla Hadian died at work in Marcy Correctional Facility in early November 2025 and advocates are demanding a full independent investigation. In this segment Hudson Mohawk Magazine producer, Elizabeth Press spoke to Jerome Wright, a Co-Director of #HALTsolitary Campaign about the Imam Hadian, Robert Brooks, and correctional facility closures.
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November 20, 2025 10 mins
Starbucks workers across the country have been striking since November 13 in what they are calling the Red Cup Rebellion. The baristas are protesting Starbucks’ union-busting and failure to finalize a fair union contract four years after individual Starbucks employees began unionizing. Moses Nagel spoke to some striking workers at one of the local stores that unionized on New Scotland Avenue in Albany.
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On Thursday, November 13, 2025, Hudson Mohawk Magazine Network Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended the 'Capital District Area Labor Federation 18th Annual Appreciation Gala at the Desmond Hotel in Albany. At the event, Natasha Pernicka, Executive Director of Food Pantries of the Capital District, was honored with the CDALF 2025 Solidarity Award for her work with the pantries. Mark Emanatian, CDALF Executive Director,...
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November 19, 2025 58 mins
Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, First, we hear about how labor unions are helping with a mass food distribution in the Capital District on Saturday November 22. Then, we hear about how the US military is the world’s largest institutional polluter. Later on, Beyond the Brink discusses the ongoing saga around the Epstein files. After that, we hear about the recent Fall Healing Day at the Sanctuary. Finally, we hear from th...
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November 19, 2025 10 mins
Ann Hackler, Executive Director and Cofounder of the Institute for the Musical Arts (in Goshen, Mass), speaks with Marsha Lazarus about how her (and co-founder and partner June Millington's) thinking evolved as they started and built the institute. Part 1 of a 3-part series. Produced by Marsha Lazarus
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November 19, 2025 9 mins
In this story, we discuss an overview of the history of Disability rights and the developments therein. With Blaise Bryant, a fellow contributor to the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, we learn more about the root of disability rights. Story by Sean Bernyk Image Attribution: By Disability symbols 16.png: NPS Graphics, put together by WcommonsPictograms-nps-accessibility-wheelchair-accessible.svg: NPS Graphics, converted by ZyMOSPictograms...
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November 19, 2025 10 mins
Podcast host Rosemary Armao and Times Union Editorial Writer Jay Jochnowitz are abuzz about the latest Epstein File news, including the sketchy ethical behavior of writer Michael Wolff, the outlandish remarks about what is pedophilia by Megyn Kelly, and whether American voters will ever really get to read this controversial set of documents.
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This November, more than 3 million New Yorkers are facing a food emergency. Between the rising costs of groceries and expiration of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, working families across New York are at risk. In the Capital District (and elsewhere), labor unions are working with the Regional Food Bank of NENY and others for a mass food distribution at multiple sites on Saturday, Nov. 12. Mark Emanation ...
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Institute co-founder and executive director Ann Hackler reflects on the process of passing the torch and how the music field for girls and young women has evolved forty years after the institute was founded. Part 3 (final segment) of 3-part series. Produced by Marsha Lazarus
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November 18, 2025 10 mins
Part 2 of interview with Executive Director and Co-founder Ann Hackler, of the Institute for the Musical Arts in Goshen, Mass. Ann talks about how the institute evolved to offer summer sessions, called Rock the Summer for girls and young women - all that goes with doing rock n' roll. In fact, it's how the institute is best known today. Produced by Marsha Lazarus
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November 18, 2025 59 mins
Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, First, Mark Dunlea brings us many voices from an environmental protest organized by a local Fridays for Future chapter. Then, Vinny DamaPoleto will talk about the Town of Brunswick and how the Town Clerk’s Office, Tax Receiver’s Office, and Water departments serve residents. After that, we have a throwback to the early days of Hudson Mohawk Magazine to when Stanley Hadsel of Market Block B...
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As we just passed election day, there are many local roles that many of us might not be familiar with. HMM Volunteer, Vinny DamaPoleto, works for the Town of Brunswick as the Deputy Town Clerk, Assistant to the Receiver of Taxes, and Assistant to the Superintendent of the Water dept., and we wanted to ask him about his many hats and their functions to keep the town running.
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November 18, 2025 10 mins
Last week, the Bottle Bill coalition held a press conference to announce the results of our statewide survey, which found that the large majority of stores that sell Bottle Bill-covered beverages do not post the legally required "Bottle Bill of Rights" sign. These signs are meant to alert consumers that they can take back the covered beverages they purchased there for their nickel return. Two arrests were made outside of the Gover...
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Earth’s Greatest Enemy, the second feature film project by Abby Martin, is a groundbreaking anti-imperialist environmental documentary. Exempt from international climate agreements and rarely scrutinized in mainstream reporting, the Pentagon is the world’s single largest institutional polluter—spewing carbon, contaminating water, and scarring landscapes across the globe. Abby discusses her film, which recently played at the Spectru...
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November 18, 2025 9 mins
Fall Healing Day with Dr. Xavier Coughlin by Hudson Mohawk Magazine
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This week, Thom Francis introduces us to poet Shelby Hafener. They were one of the featured readers at the Eight Poets event at The Fish Market on Saturday, October 11. That day, Shelby was joined by poets from the Hudson Valley Writers Guild, online zines Trailer Park Quarterly and Hobo Camp Review, and Troy-based bookstore Paper Moon. ——— Online literary zines Trailer Park Quarterly and Hobo Camp Review presented an afternoon o...
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November 17, 2025 58 mins
Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, First, Mark Dunlea talks to Liz Moran from Earth Justice on Gov. Hochul’s decision to delay the implementation of the All Electric Buildings Act. Then, Sean Bernyk speaks with Blaise Bryant about the history of disability rights advocacy in the country. Later, Lennox Apudo has a conversation with Dio Kauffman about Saratoga’s Camping Ban ordinance, which was passed in July 2025, and its impa...
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A rash of student suspensions at a Schenectady public school has led to recriminations, concerns about racial disparities in punishments, and an official letter of criticism from the school board to one of its well-known members. Moses Nagel reports.
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