Reclaiming the Narrative

Reclaiming the Narrative

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Reclaiming the Narrative episodes

  • Weekly Show: March 26, 2021
    City/County Unveils Eviction Prevention Measures
    Workshop Series Aims to Get Local Youth "Future Ready"
    Inequality Index: RASE Commission Report
    Grassroots Media Spotlight: Frederick Douglass Voice
    Penfield Teens Make School History With Hockey Win; 40 Years Earlier, Their Family Made History as Rochester's First Black Players
    The Warp & Weft: Because Every Goliath Meets Its David
    Produced by Darien Lamen for WXIR 100.9FM and rebroadcast by WAYO 104.3FM in Rochester NY. With Co-Host Vanessa Ryland-Buntley, volunteer reporters Laura Smith, Abi Clark, and Jason Taylor; feature contributor Leslie Hannon; with special thanks to Mara Ahmed and Selena Fleming of the Warp & Weft.
    Original broadcast date: 3/26/21
    34 min
  • Grassroots Media Spotlight #2: Steve Pierce of Hudson Mohawk Magazine
    Feature contributor Leslie Hannon brings us a series of interviews exploring grassroots and independent news media in Upstate New York and beyond.
    Hannon recently spoke with Steve Pierce of the Hudson Mohawk Magazine in Troy, NY about the rewarding but challenging work of developing community reporters and producing a daily news show focused on a wide range of issues from local government to environmental justice.
    More info about the Hudson Mohawk Magazine is available at mediasanctuary.org.
    Original air date: 3/19/21
    6 min
  • Grassroots Media Spotlight #1: Jim Meaney of Geneva Believer
    Feature contributor Leslie Hannon brings us a series of interviews exploring grassroots and independent news media in Upstate New York and beyond.
    Hannon recently spoke with Jim Meaney of the Geneva Believer about how the Geneva NY blog got started, the challenges of doing critical journalism in a small town, and the environmental justice story he says was one of the most impactful so far.
    More info about the Geneva Believer is available at genevabeliever.com.
    Original air date: 3/12/21
    5 min
  • Weekly Show: March 19, 2021
    -Rochester City Council mulls draft policing reform plan
    -City Law Department to Handle All FOIL Requests, Despite Recent Rebuke to Lead Attorney in Daniel Prude Report
    -Inequality Index: Center for Justice Sees Billions in Savings for NYS in Justice Reform Package
    -Grassroots News Spotlight: Hudson Mohawk Magazine
    -Art Blooms: Excuse Me, I'm Speaking Youth Poetry Contest
    -The Warp & Weft: Language Is My Land, My Identity
    Produced by Darien Lamen for WXIR 100.9FM and rebroadcast on WAYO 104.3 in Rochester NY, with co-host Vanessa Ryland-Buntley, reporters Laura Smith and Jason Taylor, feature contributor Leslie Hannon, arts & culture reporter Abi Clark. Special thanks to Mara Ahmed and Tania Day-Magallón of The Warp & Weft.
    Original broadcast 3/19/21
    33 min
  • Appeal of Benny Warr Police Brutality Case Centers on Sanctioned City Attorney's Conduct
    Throughout oral arguments Wednesday, it often seemed as though the police officers' lawyer, City Attorney Spencer Ash, was the one on trial.
    “I have never seen a record of a trial in this circuit that reflects what I saw when I was reading these briefs and studying the record," said US Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit Judge Barrington Parker. "It was mayhem. It was just, in some respects, a free for all.”
    Original air date 3/12/21
    5 min
  • Weekly Show: March 12, 2021
    -Appeal of Benny Warr Police Brutality Verdict Centers on City Attorney's Misconduct
    -March City Council Meeting Round Up
    -Inequality Index: Housing Assistance
    -Grassroots News Spotlight: Geneva Believer
    -Art Blooms: 14th Annual 6x6 Show Opens for Submissions
    -The Warp & Weft: Celebrate With Me
    Produced by Darien Lamen for WXIR 100.9 FM and rebroadcast on WAYO 104.3 in Rochester NY. With Co-Host Vanessa Ryland-Buntley, reporters Laura Smith and Mary Lawrence, feature contributor Leslie Hannon, arts reporter Abi Clark. Special thanks to Mara Ahmed and Erica Bryant of the Warp and Weft.
    Original broadcast date 3/12/21
    30 min
  • We Take Care of Us #4: Roc Mutual Aid Network
    Feature contributor Leslie Hannon speaks with Ram Zallan of the Roc Mutual Aid Network, about how their volunteers have been coordinating food and basic supply distribution across Rochester since the pandemic began.
    Original broadcast date 3/5/21
    5 min

About Reclaiming the Narrative

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Reclaiming the Narrative began in 2018 as a weekly news radio program produced by community journalists for WXIR 100.9 FM and rebroadcast on WAYO 104.3 in Rochester NY. We cover the stories, movements, and events that matter to local urban communities, while also providing training and experience for grassroots journalists.