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 his music. Ian Galipeau talks evolution as a musician, love for new instruments, and his upcoming performance at Song City with Jacob Boston and Sina Basila Hickey.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,

First, Mark Dunlea reports on pending NY legislation to require large social media platforms to comply with law enforcement subpoenas with the grandfather of a youth who died due to a bad social media sale.

Then, Moses Nagel brings us coverage on the Albany Common Council’s changes to the affordable housing measure.

Later on, Elizabeth EP Press reports on a Troy resident’s use of Freedom of Information Law Requests to attempt transparency around the City of Troy’s agreements with Flock camera company.

After that, Ian Galipeau joins us to talk about his music influences and upcoming Song City concert.

Finally, we’ll go to Troy High School to speak with the girls lacrosse team about their first season at the varsity level.

Co Hosts: Jacob Boston, Sina Basila Hickey | Producer: Jacob Boston

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 Elizabeth took a trip to Troy High to speak with Coach Horan and players on the team about what this season means to them, the sport, and the city of Troy.

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 the Snapchat social media platform. His death has led his family to join with others who have similarly lost loved ones to question the role of social media both in targeting young people and facilitating criminal activities. Legislation is pending in the state legislature to require large social media platforms to comply with law enforcement subpoenas within 72 hours. Martin Ping, Avery’s grandfather, talks with Mark Dunlea of Hudson Mohawk Magazine about the status of the legislation and the need for greater protection of young people from social media.

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 request of the mayor. The old measure used a tiered system based on development size to enforce a percentage of affordable housing units. The new version uses a flat 5% of units and allows developers to buy out of the requirement for $50,000 per unit. We will hear excerpts from the debate and vote on the revised rules. For clarity, AMI stands for Area Median Income.

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 information related to how Flock Safety technology is being used in the Capital Region. In this interview Heather Crimmins talks with HMM producer Elizabeth Press about some of the FOIL requests she has submitted, the lack of information the requests have produced thus far, and why this is an important transparency tool.

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 Leon Van Dyke about his relationship to the late Civil Rights Activist, the Rev. Jessie L. Jackson.

Later on, Justin Hurley brings us to a University of Albany Student Association Senate meeting where they passed the Legal Expenses in Immigration Act.

After that, Sina and Marrow interview Rachael Lorimer, founder of the Printmakers Guild of New York.

Finally, Lennox Apudo interviews Ms. Darlene Bowman, founder of AusomeTech.

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 pandemic-era isolation many of us, including Rachael, faced. She joined Marrow for a live in-studio interview on April 23rd, 2026 to discuss her journey of printmaking, community building, and the Guild's new space in the atrium in downtown Troy.

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 the 20th Century, leads a lecture discussing how W.E.B. DuBois's racial theory can provide guidance for current and future emancipatory endeavors.

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, including being the largest institutional user of fossil fuels. Pippa Bartolotti, from Delmar, of the Global Women United for Peace Against NATO, talks with Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.