Paul Vanouse, Director of Coalesce Center for Biological Art-April 25th, 2016

Esther Racoosin talks with Professor Paul Vanouse of the University of Buffalo’s Coalesce Center for Biological Art.  They discussed Professor Vanouse’ artwork, which uses biological and genetic techniques to explore questions about bioethics, as well as the purpose of the new center for biological art. This interview originally aired on the April 25th, 2016 edition…

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Opera Ithaca’s Production of “Billy Blythe”-April 7th, 2016

Esther Racoosin of WRFI Community Radio News talks with Bonnie Montgomery, the composer of the opera “Billy Blythe”, which is making its world premier this week, performed by Opera Ithaca.  Dawn Pierce, who plays Bill Clinton’s mother, Virginia, also talks about her role.  This interview originally aired on the April 7th, 2016 edition of WRFI…

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Interview with David Sassoon – Inside Climate News

Dan Apfel interviews David Sassoon, founder and publisher of Inside Climate News, winner of this years Izzy Award for their story “Exxon: The Road Not Taken” about how Exxon scientists knew about and acknowledged climate change in the 1970’s and 1980’s. According to their research Exxon decided to cover up this information rather than publicizing.…

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Talking with “Mary Poppins”-March 31st, 2016

Esther Racoosin talks with Elisheva Glaser, the Ithaca High School student who will be playing Mary Poppins in the upcoming musical production of the same name.  They discuss how Mary is an “enigma”, how she interacts with the children of the cast, and the magical stage set. This interview originally aired on the March 31st,…

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Cornell Chapter of Athlete Ally invites Megan Rapinoe-March 8th 2016

Esther Racoosin speaks with Cassandra Poudrier, President of the Cornell University chapter of Athlete Ally.  They discuss how the organization encourages athletes to accept and respect each other, regardless of sexual orientation.  In addition, Poudrier talks about how the upcoming event in which Megan Rapinoe, the Women’s World Cup and Olympic soccer star will talk…

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