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.

Episodes

HMM_01-09-2026

January 9, 2026 • 58 mins
First, Mark Dunlea reviews Governor Hochul’s second climate report card with Climate Can’t Wait' Bob Cohen Then, Frances Sweet of Indivisible joins us in the studio to talk about their upcoming events that contrasts the the efforts of civil rights activist Martin Luther King to those of President Trump Later on, Yi Lu from UAlbany talks to Amanda E., of the Capital Region Sanctuary Coalition, about community members have come tog...
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Troy Council President on 2026 Priorities

January 9, 2026 • 10 mins
The Democrats in last year 's elections won all six Council seats in Troy. City Council President Sue Steele discusses the Council's plans for the upcoming year with Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine. Issues discussed include increasing public input; Good Cause eviction; City Hall; and a proposed moratorium on Battery Storage.
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"On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs" and Other Powerful Poetry

January 8, 2026 • 13 mins
The woman who was shot and killed by ICE on Wednesday was Renée Nicole Macklin Good, a self described herself “poet and writer and wife and mom.” Good's award-winning poem “On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs” is read by poet Nancy Klepsch and followed by a conversation about the power of poetry and the poem "Home" by Warsan Shire. Sina Basila Hickey spoke with Nancy.
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YWCA Provides Shelter

January 8, 2026 • 11 mins
Since 1883, YWCA of the Greater Capital Region has been a sanctuary for women—providing safe, affordable, and supportive housing for those who need it most. Jamie Crouse spoke with Vinny DamaPoleto about what they offer and upcoming events. https://www.ywca-gcr.org/
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Hugh Johnson Reviews 2025 Weather

January 8, 2026 • 8 mins
Retired National Weather Service Meteorologist reviews the weather of 2025 with Sean Bernyk and Sina Basila Hickey.
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HMM_01-08-2025

January 8, 2026 • 58 mins
Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, First, Moses Nagel reports on the emergency press conference in Albany in response to the fatal ICE shooting of a legal observer in Minneapolis. Then, the woman who was fatally shot by ICE is named Renee Nicole Macklin Good. We will hear her award winning poem and talk about poetry’s role in activism. Later on, Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry reports from a Kwanzaa event that took ...
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Local Response to ICE Shooting

January 8, 2026 • 10 mins
Thursday morning local officials held a hastily called press conference in front of the federal courthouse in Albany to respond to the shooting by an ICE agent of a 37 year old woman, Renee Nicole Macklin Good, in Minneapolis. Speakers included State Rep. Gabriella Romero, Albany city auditor, Sam Fein and Jahaira Roldan from the New York Immigration Coalition. The first to speak was State Senator, Patricia Fahy.
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Capital Region Kwanzaa Celebration (UJIMA) December 28, 2025 - Troy Boys and Girls Club

January 8, 2026 • 9 mins
On Sunday, December 28, 2025, Hudson Mohawk Magazine Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended day three, "Ujima," of the Capital Region Kwanzaa Celebration at the Troy Boys and Girls Club, which the Troy NAACP and Team Hero hosted. In this part one labor segment, you will hear a recording of Lady A (Anastasia) of Troy4BlackLives and Jerry Ford, Executive Director of Team Hero and Vice President of the Troy NAACP, explainin...
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Gov Hochul Gets a F on Climate Report Card

January 8, 2026 • 9 mins
Climate Can’t Wait, a statewide coalition of over 55 environmental, climate, and community groups, released its second climate report card for Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY). The final grade was an F based on her track record of backsliding on implementation of critical climate legislation and failing to take actions to achieve the mandates of New York State’s 2019 Climate Law (the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act or C...
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HMM_01-07-2025

January 7, 2026 • 59 mins
Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, First, we hear part 2 of a recent protest of ICE’s kidnapping of members of a Muslim family. Then, we hear from Medea Benjamin on Venezuela. Later on, Rosemary Armao discusses sex, AI, and young people. After that, we discuss the Prairieland Defendants and the Albany benefit to bring awareness to these protesters and their criminal charges. Finally, we finish with a story about a chili c...
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Event for Prairieland Defendants

January 7, 2026 • 10 mins
Local groups are coming together to bring awareness and support for the Prairieland Defendants, a group of people who have been criminally charged after demonstrating outside an ICE facility in Texas. Local advocates are concerned because the outcome of this case could set framing around the rights of protesters around the country. Co-organizer Roxanne spoke with Sina Basila Hickey about this group and the event taking place on Sa...
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Beyond the Brink on sex and young people

January 7, 2026 • 10 mins
Young people in America are having far less sex than than they used to and The U.S. fertility rate is at a historic low. In this week's chapter of Beyond the Brink and Fighting Back, journalist-professor Rosemary Armao talks with UAlbany sophomores about whether they want to have children someday and what the 20-year-olds think is the meaning behind these statistics.
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CDSP Chili Cook Off

January 7, 2026 • 9 mins
Chili Cook Off: This interview features David, a member of the Columbia County Sanctuary Movement. He explains the role the Columbia County Sanctuary Movement has in the community. The interview also features Matt, a member of the Capital District Socialist Party, who shares about the history of the chili cook off, and why they decided to choose to donate the proceeds to the CCSM. 
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Medea Benjamin on Maduro, Venezuela, Trump

January 6, 2026 • 9 mins
Medea Benjamin, co-founder of Code Pink, discusses the kidnapping of Venezuela's President Maduro by the Trump administration with Mark Dunlea of Hudson Mohawk Magazine. ON Tuesday, Medea interrupted a presentation by the American ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS) to challenge their claim that this was purely a law enforcement action rather than regime change and seizure of oil. Medea expects a close but losin...
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HMM_01-06-2025

January 6, 2026 • 58 mins
Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, First, Mark Dunlea talks with Joe Seeman, who is a volunteer with Indivisible ADK/Saratoga, who held a rally in Glens Falls to remind people of the coup attempt on January 6th, 2020. Then, we have a segment about the resources provided by the YWCA and speak with Jamie Crouse. After that, we mark the new year with a recording from a peace walk. Finally, Thom Francis welcomes local poets Ce...
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Next Up to The Mic: Celeste and R.M. Engelhardt at Mojo’s Cafe

January 6, 2026 • 9 mins
This week, Thom Francis welcomes local poets Celeste and R.M. Engelhardt to the mic. They performed their poetry at the “Year in Review” event at Mojo’s Cafe & Gallery in downtown Troy on Saturday, December 6, 2025. +++++ It’s a new year and the Hudson Valley Writers Guild has a lot of exciting opportunities for poets and writers to share their words at readings, workshops, and other events. We can’t wait to find out what our re...
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5th Anniversary of Trump's January 6 Coup Attempt

January 6, 2026 • 9 mins
January 6, 2026, is the 5th anniversary of Donald Trump's unsuccessful coup to overthrow the election of Joe Biden as President. Unfortunately, the Justice Department and Democrats failed to hold Trump accountable for the coup and once re-elected, Trump pardoned all those convicted of violent actions at the Capitol. On January 3, Indivisible ADK/Saratoga held a rally in Glens Falls to remind people of the coup. That morning Trump k...
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HMM_01-05-2025

January 5, 2026 • 59 mins
Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, First, Mark Dunlea brings us coverage of a protest on Wolf Road against the US government’s actions to kidnap and criminally charge the President Maduro of Venezuela. Then, Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood will be showing the documentary film “Heightened Scrutiny” in Troy on January 22, and we’ll hear from the film’s director, Sam Feder. Later on, we welcome back retired National Weather Ser...
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200 Rally in Albany to Protest Trump on Venezeula

January 4, 2026 • 10 mins
Following the shocking news on Saturday morning that Trump had directed the US military to kidnap the elected President of Venezuela to face criminal charges in NY, more than 100 protests have taken place nationwide. In day two of the protests in Albany, 200 protestors gathered at Wolf Road and Central Avene to demand that President Maduro and his wife being released. We hear from Dan Wilcox of Veterans for Peace; Eyad Alkurabi of ...
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200 Rally in Albany to Free Afghan Family from ICE

January 3, 2026 • 24 mins
On Saturday, January 3, 200 people gathered in Townsend Park in Albany to demand the immediate release of all FOUR members of the Bakhtani family from ICE detention. In early December, the Bakhtanis, refugees from Afghanistan, had their family ripped apart after two targeted kidnappings by immigration enforcement agents. At the rally, we heard that 2 of the family members had been released so far. We first hear from Jahaira Roldan...
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