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Laura Brown PT join Lavender and H.Bosh Jr to talk about what is massage therapy, How message therapy can be beneficial to your health, and what inspired Laura Brown to become a Physical therapist.

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Herman Melville's house at 1st Avenue and 114th Street in Lansingburgh Troy NY. is the onetime home of the author of Moby Dick, Herman Melville. Hudson Mohawk Magazines Andrea Cunliffe takes a tour of the building with Landsingburgh Historical Society's John Ward.

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Beyond Plastics and IPEN (the International Pollutants Elimination Network) released “Chemical Recycling: A Dangerous Deception,” a critical examination of the technology’s long history of failure and the threats it poses to the environment, human health, and environmental justice. The report precedes the upcoming United Nations international plastics treaty talks, to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from November 13 to 19, 2023. We hear from Judith Enck of Beyond Plastics and Lee Bell, IPEN science policy advisor and the lead author of the report. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine (husband of Judith Enck).

We have a live interview with Tazi, an artist who is performing at the R&B Upcut event.

Today on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, we begin with a recent Senate hearing on problems with the rollout of adult-use marijuana in New York State.

Then, our peace bucket covers the Rally for a Ceasefire in Troy on Monday, October 30.

Later on, Andrea Cunliffe files another report from the recent forum with Troy City Council candidates.

After that, we have a live interview with Tazi, an artist who is performing at the R&B Upcut event.

We finish with a segment exploring the challenges faced by adjunct college faculty in Upstate New York.

On Monday, October 30, several New York State Senate Committtees held an eight-hour-long hearing to get feedback, by invitation only, on problems with the slow rollout of the adult recreational cannabis market. Last month the state opened licensing to big businesses from outside the state as well as existing medical marijuana companies. The change sparked an outcry from social equity applicants. Witnesses also complained about the never ending red tape, which is often new. We hear from four individuals: Allen Gandelman, President of the Cannabis Association of New York; Renee St. Jacques of the NYS Farm Bureau; Moranda Bromley of Hudson Valley Herbals; and Joseph Calderone of the Cannabis Farmer Association.

Hudson Mohawk Magazine continues its 2023 election coverage with, Troy City Council candidates Carol Harvin and Thomas J Casey running for District 6, as well as Aaron J Vera and Darcy Cunningham Casey for District 4. They met the public with a debate on essential issues at the Italian Community Center in Troy NY. This segment was recorded on the 18th of October by Hudson Mohawk Magazines Andrea Cunliffe and

Marissa Jacques. Statewide Anchor with Spectrum News coordinated this Q & A.

On Saturday, October 7, 2023, Hudson Mohawk Magazine Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended the Troy NAACP Branch Freedom Fund Breakfast at the Italian Community Center in Troy. The guest speaker at the breakfast was Dr. Jennifer Burns, PhD and professor of History at SUNY Albany. Willie recorded her speech on the "Free Black Community In Troy, NY Before 1861." This labor segment is part four of a four-part series.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,

We hear from Mark Dunlea who talks with ​​Ashley Ingram from Earthjustice on various environmental protection bills.

Then, we join Andrea Cunlffe in part 1 of our coverage on the Troy City Council debates for districts 4 & 6.

Later on, we hear from Sina Basila-Hickey who spoke with Laura Welch of Fehu Farm to understand more about the pagan festival, Samhain (“SOW-win”).

After that, we welcome Aidan Hennessey to the Hudson Mohawk Magazine Studio to learn about their work as organizer and MC of the Dojo Beyond Time and Space.

Finally, we wrap up our spook-tacular episode with Thom Francis who spoke with poets Dan Wilcox, James H Duncan, and Melissa Anderson who shared their work at "Ghost Poems" at the Art Associates Gallery on October 27, 2022.

Aiden Hennessey sat down with Marshell Hildreth and Caelan McPherson to talk DIY performing spaces and his own DIY space, the Dojo Beyond Time and Space, and Aidens own work talking with local comedians.