Maude Bruce was born in the deep south during the Jim Crow ‘40s, committed herself to civil rights after marching with Dr. King in the early ‘60s, lost a son when an…
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Listen: Hurleyville Performing Arts Center’s Cinema Director Michael Coney and Gallery Coordinator Ellyane Hutchinson
It’s Pride month, coming up is the 51st anniversary of the Stonewall, also Juneteenth, and we’re still emerging COVID shutdown. Will all of that in mind, Hurleyville Performing Arts Center is hosting…
Listen: Jennifer Baker, Writer/Editor and creator of the Minorities in Publishing podcast
Last week, all of the Top Ten books on the New York Times combined print and e-book non-fiction bestseller list were about racism. Tim Bruno spoke with Jennifer Baker, Writer/Editor and creator…
Listen: Poison Love’s Dan & Joanne Brinkerhoff on getting creative about creating music
Many musicians have been live-streaming performances during the pandemic. Dan Brinkerhoff of local band Poison Love suggests holographic projection could be next but for now he’s settling for drive-in concerts at a…
Listen: Art Riegel, Professor of Economics at SUNY Sullivan on recession in the region
Last week, The National Bureau of Economic Research Economists announced that the nation is officially in a recession in the shortest amount of time it’s ever taken to make that kind of…
Listen: Roberta Byron-Lockwood, President of the Sullivan County Visitors Association on phase 2
How has phase 2 been going? What is “Catskills Confidence” and how can people get it? Roberta Byron-Lockwood, President of the Sullivan County Visitors Association, tells us what local businesses are doing…
Listen: Kathy Kreiter, Program Administrator for Sullivan County Federation for the Homeless
The last time we spoke to Kathy Kreiter, Program Administrator for Sullivan County Federation for the Homeless was barely a week into the COVID-19 pandemic hitting the county. Since then, one of…
Listen: Sullivan County Young Democrats Committee demand answers
Earlier this month, Village of Monticello DPW Supervisor Ray Jones resigned after being caught on video referring to African-American employee Stephon McGinnis by the n-word and residents are still demanding answers, an…
Listen: Dr. Amy Nitza on Accepting the Things You Can’t Change
Well, we didn’t get a doctor-prescribed playlist of comforting cat videos, but we came close… On this week’s installment of “Mental Health Monday,” Dr. Amy Nitza of the Institute for Disaster Mental…