Hudson Mohawk Magazine

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

We begin with Moses Nagel’s interview with Canyon Ryan about the Albany Common Councils' Anti-Homelessness Initiatives.

Then, Elizabeth EP Press interviews Ryan Bronsan who is Running for Troy City Council District 2.

Later on, Mark Dunlea interviews Matt Nelligan who is running as the Republican Candidate for Schenectady Mayor.

After that, in anticipation of Tuesday’s event about using an Indigenous Lens on Media Making with Kahstoserakwathe Paulette Moore, we replay our interview with her from early 2022.

Finally, we welcome retired meteorologist Hugh Johnson who will help us to understand how a little rain for us became a dire flooding situation for NYC.

This week, the Albany Common Council is considering two separate initiatives that advocates for the homeless feel add up to a harmful and dangerous policy. The first, an anti-panhandling resolution, is set to be voted on as this show airs on Tuesday, October 3. The other is a law creating new penalties for loitering and littering that will be addressed in committee on October 4. Moses Nagel spoke with Canyon Ryan executive director of United Tenants of Albany about these initiatives and what he believes could be a better approach.

Matt Nelligan is the Republican and Save Schenectady candidate for Mayor of Schenectady. He is running on a platform on fiscal reform, hiring more police officers, repairing sidewalks, and responding to aggressive panhandling. He talks with Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Arts advocate and actress Angelique Powell is the director of Troy Foundry Theatre's "Hard Candy & Misdemeanors." She spoke with Hudson Mohawk Magazine's Andrea Cunliffe about the exclusivity of and representation in the arts and her own journey through the arts, leading to her directorial debut for the world premier of "Hard Candy & Misdemeanors."

Troy Foundry Theatre and Collectiveffort co-present the world premiere of Hard Candy & Misdemeanors by Cris Eli Blak, showing until October 7th at Collectiveffort’s Kickback Studios (10 Second St. in Troy, NY, 12180).

Election day is November 7, 2023. This week we are covering Troy City Council District 2. The candidates are Democrat Shikole Struber, an information security officer, and Republican Ryan Bronsan, a union electrician. In this segment, Elizabeth (EP) Press interviews Shikole Struber.

Election day is November 7, 2023. This week we are covering Troy City Council District 2. The candidates are Democrat Shikole Struber, an information security officer, and Republican Ryan Bronsan, a union electrician. Last year Ryan ran against City Council person Steven Figueroa in a special election to fill Kim Ashe-McPherson's seat when she officially resigned after taking a plea deal in connection with her casting absentee ballots in two other people’s names in elections held in 2021. In this segment, Elizabeth (EP) Press interviews Ryan Brosnan.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

We begin with Mark Dunlea’s coverage of the Compassionate Coalition Grocery coming to North Troy.

After that, we talk about this fall season. Meg Kelly does a vox pop segment on the Siena College campus, asking about autumn and climate change.

Then, Fehu Farm tells us about the fall season in terms of pagan rituals.

Later on, we replay Corinne Carey’s interview with Naomi Edmondson about death and dying.

Finally, we look ahead to an artist coming to the Sanctuary and then EMPAC in late October with her “Ilopango, the Volcano That Left” sculpture, Beatriz Cortez.

Beatriz Cortez is one of the artists exhibiting as part of “Shifting Center” coming to EMPAC. The exhibition poses sculpture as time-based and presents it with moving-image and spatial-audio installations across the concert hall, proscenium stage, and studios at EMPAC. On October 29, join us at the Sanctuary for a reception for the arrival of the monumental sculpture “Ilopango, the Volcano that Left” as it docks in Troy after traveling the Hudson River onboard the John J. Harvey fireboat, before it is installed at EMPAC.

This interview with Beatriz Cortez took place after a tour of the Sanctuary Eco-Art Trail and North Troy. Please join us in welcoming her back and welcoming her sculpture, on October 29, at 3pm. You can register at MediaSanctuary.org

The beginning of Autumn can raise the topic of climate change into conversation. The changing of seasons can be majorly affected by this occurrence. Meg Kelly interviewed a handful of Siena College students for Hudson Mohawk Magazine. Through this a survey of students' understanding of climate change, actions taken and favorite fall activity is collected.

We are officially in fall, and the weather is changing to colder and darker days. What does the natural world tell about about this time of year? To get some insight on Mabon, the Autumnal equinox in some versions of the Pagan Wheel of the Year, Sina Basila Hickey spoke with Laura Welch of Fehu Farms.