Hudson Mohawk Magazine

Hudson Talbott's newest book, A Walk In The Words, is his own story about how he turned the challenge of being a slow reader to his advantage. By letting his curiosity and love of language lead him into reading he became a storyteller himself, and discovered that he could paint with words. Here he speaks with HMM's Andrea Cunliffe .

Hudson Talbott has written and illustrated over twenty- seven books for young readers. His books have been made into films, musicals, and have won several awards, including a Newbury Honor.

Sally Lauletta was a recent candidate (D-WF) for the Rensselaer County legislature in District 2 (Poestenkill, North and East Greenbush). She discusses her interaction with voters during the campaign, how she put her environmental concerns into practice by having friends produce small cloth bags to leave her literature in rather than plastic bags, and how she hopes things move forward to make things better for everyone. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Radio Network.

Hudson Mohawk Magazine presents five of the key weekly peace interviews from 2021. We hear from Mabel Leon of Grannies for Peace and Cuba solidarity; John Amidon on the 23rd annual Kateri Peace conference on the military and climate change; Jim Anderson of Peace Action on nuclear weapons; Kathy Kelly of the Ban Killer Drones campaign; and Meda Benjamin on Cuba and the recent presidential election in Peru. With Mark Dunlea for the Hudson Mohawk Radio Network.

Today we’re bringing you a holiday special of Hudson Mohawk Magazine and highlighting 5 interviews with authors over the past year.

We begin with Elizabeth Kolbert who spoke with Mark Dunlea about her new book about the actions of humans threatening our future in “Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future”;

Then Renee Powell speaks with Ms. Ella Maria LeBlanc about her book "Your Path to True Freedom: 10 Principles to guide you to Living the Life you Deserve";

Later on, “A Walk In The Words” is Hudson Talbott’s newest book, and he spoke with Andrea Cunliffe about how this story relates to his own journey with words;

After that it’s a book about exploitation. Angela Kaufman tells Aileen Javier about her novel Quiet Man;

Finally, a niece is honored in “Ny’asia’s Beeutiful Discovery.” Dulcinia Diggs caught up with the author Ashley Charleston at a Girls Inc. event

CC image by Peretz Partensky, "Book Store in Kabul"

2021 was yet another disappointing year for climate action at the state, national and international levels. We pull together an end of the year review on climate featuring five segments from Hudson Mohawk Magazine; an interview with Mark Dunlea of Green Education and Legal Fund on the NY Climate plan; the Green Party's Howie Hawkins, who first proposed a Green New Deal in 2010; coverage of the NY Youth Climate Leaders rally at the state Capitol in August; Jamaica Miles of All of Us discussing climate and racial justice at the Nov. 6 March in Albany for Global Climate Justice at COP26; and Pete Sikora of New Yorkers for Community Change discussing what the climate movement must do to make NYS lawmakers act on climate in 2022.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,

We begin with a story about Trinity Alliance’s 518 SNUG initiative, a youth mentoring program and that helps reduce gun violence;

Then, we learn from an an infectious disease specialist about what it was like working in a Bronx hospital during the early days of the pandemic;

Later on, Reif Larsen digs into what’s happening with the Albany waterfront;

After that, Andrea Cunliffe asks our political and public affairs correspondent, Corinne Carey, to review the year in local politics;

Finally, we’ll be talking with the curator of the Butterfly Plant Studio in Troy about opening a new business during the pandemic.

The local business landscape has changed over the course of the pandemic with some business closing or moving and other business starting up. In Troy, Butterfly Plant Studio is one of the businesses that popped up during the pandemic, and to talk about the shop is Angela Kanaan. Cathy Silber asked Angela about the store concept, the vibe of the shop, and beginner plant tips! https://www.butterflyplantstudio.com/

Currently Albany’s waterfront to the Hudson River is occupied by highways: an eye sore that creates noise, emits fumes, and takes up what could be green space. Albany Riverfront Collaborative is trying to change that. Sina Basila Hickey asked Reif Larsen to tell us more.

To see those sliders of the envisioned green Albany waterfront, you can find more information at albanyriverfrontcollaborative.com

There are many radio producers at Hudson Mohawk Magazine that are exceptional, at this years end 2021 we hear from Corinne Carey about her year of keeping a close eye on the politics of the Capital Region. Corinne talks with HMM's Andrea Cunliffe, reviews the politics of 2021 and looks forward to 2022.

Next, Brianna Norton an Infectious Disease Specialist who works at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY joined Elizabeth Press to recap her work during the start of the pandemic in New York City. Today we air part one.