WICB News Presents: Ithaca Now

WICB News Presents: Ithaca Now

Ithaca Now is WICB's weekly news podcast covering breaking news, government, business, arts, and culture in Ithaca, New York. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news.

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May 8, 2024 17 mins

May is celebrated every year as Bike Month, and Bike Walk Tompkins, an organisation that works to make Ithaca and Tompkins county a community that is safe and convenient to walk, bike and roll in, organise bike month events. Kai Linke had the opportunity learn about them


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On tonight’s show, we are going to hear from Malcolm Alexander, who had the opportunity to talk to members of climate activism organisation, Extinction rebellion. Then, we are going to hear from VIC’s 50 hour marathon DJs to see how their experience has been.  


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May 8, 2024 15 mins

On tonight’s show, we are going to hear from Kai Lincke, who had the opportunity to look into the ECOReps program and composting action on campus.

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May 8, 2024 26 mins

On tonight’s show, we are going to hear from Sarah Payne, who had the opportunity to talk to Professor Pearl Ponce, who has recently been named director of the George W. Bush Presidential Library in Dallas, Texas. Then we will hear from Caroline Grass, who had the opportunity to look into the Reclaim Earth Day walk happening tomorrow on Earth Day.

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Aela Shaw talks to Planned Parenthood about their organisation

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May 8, 2024 33 mins

On tonight’s show, we are going to hear from Noah Darling, who had the opportunity to attend the commemorative rally marking 25 years since the march and sit-in of Egbert Student Union coordinated by members and allies of IC’s then known Afro-Latin Society


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On tonight’s show, we are going to hear from Malcolm Alexander who attended the "Equality for All in 2024- Are Your Rights Protected?" panel run by the Womens Fund of the Community Foundation of Tompkins County.


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May 8, 2024 27 mins

Correspondent Caroline Grass had the opportunity to look into History forge, a project undertaken by the history center in tompkins county. Then, correspondent sarah payne had the opportunity to take a look at the warm winter Tompkins county has encountered.

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May 8, 2024 26 mins

Station manager Bec Legato had the opportunity to talk to Zoe van nostrand at Ithaca’s History Center about their newest exhibit.

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May 8, 2024 21 mins

News Director Inbaayini Anbarasan had the opportunity to talk to WICB’s Sports Director, Josh Hobbs, about their experience at the 58th superbowl’s radio row.

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May 8, 2024 23 mins

Inbaayini Anbarasan had the opportunity to talk to Heidi Brown, owner of Feel Goods Ithaca, an ethical clothing store on the West End of Ithaca.

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May 8, 2024 30 mins

Inbaayini Anbarasan had the opportunity to talk to Reverend Dr. David Kaden from the first Congregational church of Ithaca about the church’s safe spaces. We’re then going to hear from Bec Legato who had the opportunity to talk to TJ Schaper, one of the owners of Deep Dive Ithaca.


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Bec Legato spoke to Frank Vignola, who performed at the Cornell concert series

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May 8, 2024 36 mins

 Sarah Payne had the opportunity to talk to Olivia Carpenter, owner of Via’s cookies.


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May 8, 2024 34 mins

Station Manager Bec Legato had the opportunity to talk to Somak Chattopadhyay, managing partner of Armory Square Venture,  Skaneateles-based venture capital firm focused on fueling innovation in upstate New York and across the Rust Belt. 


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May 8, 2024 25 mins

Malcolm Alexander had the opportunity to talk to Dean Amy Falkner, Dean of the park school of communications here at Ithaca College. Part 2


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Sarah Payne spoke with vendors at apple fest about their preparation for the festival, and the upcoming fall season. Malcolm Alexander had the opportunity to talk to Dean Amy Falkner, dean of the park school of communications here at Ithaca College. 


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Emma Kersting had the opportunity to cover the common council meeting on Wednesday September 20th, where they discussed the amended payments from Cornell to the city of Ithaca and a pilot policy to manage the city's homeless camps.


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September 18, 2023 15 mins

Interview with producer Ava Berardi on The Universal Truth's recent achievements at the Merced Queer Film Festival

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Interview with Venerable Choesang about the new library and learning centre.

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