Education
Mary Ann Erickson about Lifelong Center for Seniors- November 11th, 2016
Mary Ann Erickson, new President of the Board of Directors at Lifelong Center in Ithaca talks with Esther Racoosin of WRFI about the programs Lifelong offers for seniors. She also gives an update on what life in Ithaca is like for older adults. The website for Lifelong is http://www.tclifelong.org/ This interview originally aired on the…
Read MoreGodfrey Simmons talks about After Orlando
Godfrey Simmons, Artistic Director of the Civic Ensemble spoke with Charles Dunaway about the After Orlando international theater action that will be performed in Ithaca this week.
Read MoreContingent Faculty Union at Ithaca College
Rachel Kaufman and Brody Burroughs tell us about the trials of being a part-time adjunct faculty member, and their struggle to negotiate a bargaining agreement with the college administration.
Read MoreWomen’s Wisdom Project-October 28th 2016
Esther Racoosin speaks with Sue Perlgut, local film and theatre director and director of the Women’s Wisdom Project. Perlgut discusses why she decided to talk to local women about the kinds of advice they have received and would like to offer to others. Click here for more information about the Women’s Wisdom project. This…
Read MoreOCD Awareness Week- October 11th 2016
Esther Racoosin speaks with Tamie Pushlar, a local licensed clinical social worker and therapist. They discuss Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or OCD awareness week, which begins the second week of October. Pushlar presents information about how the mental health illness is diagnosed, and about cognitive-behavioral therapy, one type of treatment for the disorder. For more information,…
Read MoreProfessor Noliwe Rooks about "Freedom Interrupted"-September 30th, 2016
Esther Racoosin speaks with Cornell Professor Noliwe Rooks about the lecture arts series “Freedom Interrupted” taking place on the Cornell campus this fall. The series is meant to examine issues of police and societal violence against minorities in the US. For more information, Click Here. This interview originally aired on the September 30th, 2016 edition of…
Read MoreDigging into Farm Life in Tioga County
Cornell students Dan Chamberlain and Michaela Barry discussed their work with the Our Farms, Our Stories project, sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension in Tioga County. This interview aired on September 19, 2016.
Read MoreProfessor Jonathan Boyarin about Technologies of Memory-September 27th 2016
Professor Jonathan Boyarin of Cornell Jewish Studies talks about the fall lecture and arts series, “Technologies of Memory”. He describes how the series is meant to help the public understand the ways that humans process and preserve memories. Listeners are also introduced to the USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive. For more information, go to:…
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