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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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Hudson Mohawk MagazineTripleEs Diane Mbombo-Tite on Life in the DRC and starting a translation and interpreting company
On This Episode of the TripleE's, Diana Mbombo-TIte tells her story of growing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and all the languages she learned in the…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineComedy Corner with Ethan Wilder
This week on Albany Comedy Corner we had on Ethan Wilder to talk about his show "Raise a Glass to Comedy" at the Parting Glass at Saratoga Springs and his…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineClimate Activists Arrested Protesting Climate Budget Deal
On Tuesday, May 5, Climate Defiance organized a last-minute protest against Governor Hochul’s push to gut the climate law. While the Chair of the Assembly Ways…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineNext Up to The Mic: Kathleen Anne Smith & Nathan Smith at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts
This week, Thom Francis welcomes poets Kathleen Anne Smith and Nathan Smith to the mic. They shared their work at the 2024 Word Fest Open Mic at the Sand Lake…
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HMM_05-04-2026
First, Mark Dunlea brings us coverage from the May Day picnic at Washington Square Park where various advocacy groups met to labour rights Then, Marsha Lazurus…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineEverybody Moves - The Asian Diaspora: Conner from the U.S.
This weekly series profiles the migration stories of members of our community, whether the migration be their own stories of that of their parents or…
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Everybody Moves - The Asian Diaspora: Dr. Thompson from the U.S.
This weekly series profiles the migration stories of members of our community, whether the migration be their own stories of that of their parents or…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineLabor Rally May Day Capitol
(revised) On Friday May 1, the Capital District Area Labor Federation sponsored a rally at West Capitol Park, the second May Day rally held in Albany…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineMay Day Solidairity Picnic and Rally in Washington Park
In the US, May Day is a traditional day of solidarity with workers. Itnrecent years, support for immigrants has been a major theme, with an increased emphasis…
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Suffrage Film and History at New York State Museum
The suffragettes are activist women who agitated for the right of women to vote. To learn more Ashley Hopkins-Benton, the Senior Historian/Curator at the New…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineScott Womer Talks Song City Season Finale
Song City is a multi-genre, songwriter showcase, in the round, at The Waiting Room, on the 2nd Tuesday of every other month, 7:30pm. Song City Founder Scott…
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HMM_05-01-2026
First, Elizabeth Press brings us excerpts of The Troy City Council's law committee meeting about how Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests are handled in…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineTroy City Council's Law Committee Discusses FOIL Requests
Today we air excerpts of The Troy City Council's law committee meeting about how Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests are handled in Troy. Topics…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineVisiting Bergen-Belsen, Former Nazi Concentration Camp
Jean Stoler was born in the Bergen-Belsen DP Camp, a former Nazi concentration camp. In 2025 Jean traveled back to her place of birth in Germany to understand…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineBeyond Plastics Day of Action May 11
On Monday, May 11, Beyond Plastics is organizing a lobby day and rally at the Capitol to support the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act…
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HMM_04-30-2026
Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, First, Mark Dunlea brings us to a Fair Immigration Reform Movement press conference about immigrant rights and May Day…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineTornadoes, Fire, and Spring
We welcome back retired National Weather Service Meteorologist Hugh Johnson to give us our weekly weather update. Co-hosts: Sean Bernyk, Sina Basila Hickey…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineCapital Region Furniture Bank Helps to Make a House a Home
With the goal to eliminate furniture poverty and restore hope to struggling households, the Capital Region Furniture Bank helps to furnish homes while also…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineTax the Rich Rally on Apr 28, Pt 2
At the Tax the Rich rally at the Albany Capitol on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, many pointed out that in NYState it isn't the ultra rich who are leaving, it's the…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineLeon Van Dyke Memory of Jessie L. Jackson (Part 2)
On Sunday, March 15, 2026, Hudson Mohawk Magazine's Roaming Labor Willie Terry interviewed Leon Van Dyke, founder and Community Organizer of the Albany…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineACC - Alanna Gill on the Will They, Won't They Comedy Show
Greg Creft gets to sit down with local Capital Region comic, Alanna Gill, where she talks about her time opening for headlining acts at the Albany Funny Bone…
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HMM_04-29-2026
Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine: First, we have a live interview about the Capital Region Furniture Bank a program of the Homeless and Travelers Aid…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineAnicca Bakery, Part 2
Continued conversation with home-based bakery founders Byrdie Kraut and Jared Niemela...more about the choices they've made...the types of bread that they sell…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineCelebrating National Small Business Week: Anicca Bakery, Part 1
...and the entrepreneurs and small business owners who start their own businesses! Part 1 of a conversation with Byrdie Kraut & Jared Niemela, founders of…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineAlbany Common Council Violence Prevention Taskforce
On April 20, the Albany Common Council voted unanimously to approve a new Office of Violence Prevention. The office will have seven members, four appointed by…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineBeyond the Brink And Fighting Back To Keep The Adirondacks Wild Forever
What can you do with five big but no longer needed prisons scattered through remote areas of the Adirondack Mountains? As it turns out, not much. Sales to…
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HMM_04-28-26
Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, First, Mark Dunela talks with Mark Emanation of CDALF about the upcoming May Day Rally in Albany . Then, we headed to the…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineTax the Rich Rally on Apr 28, Pt 1
At the Tax the Rich rally at the Albany Capitol on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, many pointed out that in NYState it isn't the ultra rich who are leaving, it's the…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineGroups Call to Defund ICE on May Day
While May Day has traditionally been about worker rights, in recent years, immigrant rights have become a major focus. This year groups across the country will…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineNext Up to The Mic: Andy Fogle at The Fish Market
This week, Thom Francis welcomes poet Andy Fogle to the mic. He was one of the eight featured poets who read their work at The Fish Market in Troy last fall…
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HMM_04-27-2026
First, Ellie Irons talks with Fruition Seeds about The Gift of Seed: Growing Gardens & Cultures of Care Beyond Consumption, an event taking place Saturday May…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineAFL-CIO Rally for May Day Strong
The Capital District Area Labor Federation is holding a MAY DAY rally in West Capitol Park in Albany on May 1st at 5:30 PM. International Workers’ Day is the…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineGift of Seed Coming to the Sanctuary
Join Fruition Seeds and Soul Fire Farm at The Sanctuary for Independent Media for a special seed gifting and exchange event. Receive an abundance of seeds to…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineProtest Safety Training at UAlbany, Learning How to Stay Safe—and Care for Each Other
This piece focuses on a protest safety training in the Capital Region, combining on-site observations with interviews from participants and organizers.
Hudson Mohawk MagazineBotanist Rich Ring Welcomes Spring
With spring slowly progressing in the Capital District, botanist Rich Ring with the Natural Heritage program talks with Mark Dunlea about the changes we are…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineIan Galipeau on Music Influences and Upcoming Song City Concert
Musician Ian Galipeau once had an audience once member compare his sound to Nirvana, or James Taylor. This has been the best compliment Ian has received about…
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HMM_04-24-26
Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, First, Mark Dunlea reports on pending NY legislation to require large social media platforms to comply with law…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineTroy High School Girls Lacrosse Makes History, Fielding Its First Varsity Team
For the very first time, Troy High School's girls lacrosse will field a team at the varsity level. To learn more about this historic moment, Jacob Boston and…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineYoung Victims of Social Media
Avery Ping, 16, died from an accidental drug overdose after ingesting a fentanyl and methamphetamine mixture that he thought was ecstasy and that he bought via…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineAlbany Common Council Changes Affordable Housing Measure
On April 20, at their regular meeting, the Albany Common Council took up to the changes to the inclusionary zoning measure they had passed in 2025 at the…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineDo Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Requests in Troy Actually Produce Information?
Do Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Requests in Troy, NY actually produce useful information? One Troy resident is trying to use this law to obtain…
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HMM_04-23-2026
Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, First, Mark Dunlea speaks with Pippa Bartolotti of the Global Women for Peace Against NATO. Then, Willie Terry interviews…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineRachael Lorimer and the PGNY
Rachael Sophrin Lorimer founded the Printmakers Guild of New York in 2024 in an effort to grow a community of like minded artists as a response to the…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineAdvantage from Disadvantage: The Emancipatory Potential of Du Bois’s Racial Theory
Dr. Aaron Major, a Professor of Sociology at UAlbany, in anticipation for his upcoming book, Theories of Emancipation: Sociology and Socialism at the Turn of…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineEarth Day Drone Protest at Hancock AFB
More than 100 individuals protested on Earth Day against drones at the Hancock Air Base near Syracuse. The military is the greatest threat to the environment…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineThe LEIF Act: UAlbany Student Association Senate Passes Immigrant Defense Fund
The UAlbany Student Association Senate passes a bill that creates a immigrant legal defense fund of $50,000 for immigrant undergrad students who are arrested…
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HMM_04-22-2026
Today on Hudson Mohawk Magazine, we hear about why 19 climate activists were arrested at the state Capitol on Tuesday. Then, we get an update on the NY For All…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineThe Performance of Incarceration
Eli Boonin-Vail is a Professor at UAlbany, scholar, and filmmaker who is exploring the relationship between incarceration and Hollywood cinema. His research…
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Beyond the Brink and Fighting Back Against Authoritarianism
Podcast host Rosemary Armao and opinion writer Jay Jaynowitz recently talked with an audience in Vermont about whether the US might follow the lead of Hungary…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineHochul Waffling on NY for All
The New York for All Act would prohibit local governments and the police from colluding with ICE. We have a two-part segment. The first part has Iridian Lucas…
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Leon Van Dyke Memory of Jessie L. Jackson (Part 1)
On Sunday, March 15, 2026, Hudson Mohawk Magazine's Roaming Labor Willie Terry interviewed Leon Van Dyke, founder and Community Organizer of the Albany…
Hudson Mohawk Magazine19 Arrested Protesting Hochul on Climate
Climate activists were back at the State Capitol on April 21, with 19 being arrested after they compared Governor Hochul to Donald Trump due to her efforts to…
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HMM_04-21-2026
Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, First, Mark Dunlea talks with Eric Wood of NYPRIG about the proposed data center to be built in Albany NY. Then, we have…
Hudson Mohawk Magazine"Raft" and "preámbulo" come to Corpus Festival at EMPAC
EMPAC's Courpus Festival, curated by Tara Aisha Willis, takes place from April 23–25, 2026. Yanira Castro of the installation "Raft" and nibia pastrana…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineNext Up to The Mic: Cheryl A. Rice at The Fish Market
This week, Thom Francis welcomes Hudson Valley poet Cheryl A. Rice to the mic. Cheryl was featured at the Eight Poets event at The Fish Market on Saturday…
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HMM_04-20-2026
First, Mark Dunlea brings us coverage from the Green Party’s annual celebration, Earth Day to May Day. We hear Dr. Jill Stein speaking on various issues…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineNYPIRG's Stop Energy Hogs Tour
NYPIRG is conducting a statewide bus tour to highlight the energy waste of AI data centers, which require a tremendous amount of energy, zapping electricity…
Hudson Mohawk MagazineJill Stein on Earth Day to May Day
The EcoAction Committee of the Green Party of the United States held its annual Earth Day to May Day webinar on Monday April 13. Speakers were Jill Stein, the…