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Creatives on WRFI: House of Ithaqua Presents Pontypool

By WRFI News Staff

Stevie Eve Chaneles and Bea Bornstein speak with Pontypool director Jeff Hodges and actors Mike Chen and Ivony Whiteley. HOI is proud to present Pontypool (running November 18-December 3, 2022) by Tony Burgess as an audio horror drama directed by HOI co-founder Jeff Hodges. The show centers on disgraced radio DJ Grant Mazzy, who finds himself…

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Fred Balfour Interviews Josh Riley, Democratic Candidate for the 19 US Congressional District – October 25, 2022 [AUDIO]

By Felix Teitelbaum

Democrat Josh Riley and Republican Marc Molinaro are locked in a tight race in New York’s new 19th US Congressional district. FiveThirtyEight calls the race a “dead heat.” Listen to WRFI’s interview with Josh Riley from Tuesday, October 25 with host Fred Balfour. You can also listen to our interview with him from back in…

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WRFI’s The Scene Interviews Nathaniel Hendrickson on Making Art for the Eco-Crisis

By Chantal Thomas

This week’s episode of The Scene features an interview with artist and curator Nathaniel Hendrickson, currently in residence at the Soil Factory, on how they are designing ways of making art that embrace collaboration with human and non-human others, as a way of responding to ecological challenges of our time. Listen to this week’s episode…

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Creatives on WRFI: Crankie Cabaret at The Cherry Artspace

By WRFI News Staff

Stevie Eve Chaneles talks with Lily Gershon, Marietta Synodis, and some special puppet guests about Crankie Cabaret. Crankie Cabaret 2022 will be October 21-23 at The Cherry Artspace. Learn more at lilypadpuppettheatre.org.

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