Posts Tagged ‘podcast’
David Rhodes of Ithaca Welcomes Refugees-June 21st, 2016
Esther Racoosin speaks with David Rhodes of Ithaca Welcomes Refugees. He describes the objectives of the organization, and what volunteers are doing to help prepare for the expected arrival of refugees from around the world. This interview originally aired on the June 21st, 2016 edition of WRFI Community Radio News.
Read MoreDawn Seymour, about being a Women Airforce Service Pilot-June 13th, 2016
Esther Racoosin speaks with Ms. Dawn Seymour, Cornell Class of 1939, during her 77th college reunion. She describes her first experience flying in an airplane, and what it was like to volunteer as a Women’s Airforce Service Pilot, or WASP, during World War II. This interview originally aired on the June 13th, 2016 edition of…
Read MoreHerStory, a benefit for the Advocacy Center of Tompkins County-May 31st, 2016
Esther Racoosin talks with Elisheva Glaser and Abby Cooper, co-Presidents of the SWIS club (Strong Women Impacting Society) at Ithaca High School, about their upcoming fundraiser, HerStory. The event, benefiting the Advocacy Center of Tompkins County, features students and people from the community talking and performing about the meaning of mothers, mother figures, and mentors.…
Read MoreUpdate on the Nurse's Union at CMC with Anne Marshall
On May 30th, we broadcast this interview with Anne Marshall. Anne has been a nurse at Cayuga Medical Center for some time and has been in the forefront of the effort to unionize nurses at the hospital. She discussed the recent NRLB Hearing on charges of unfair labor practices and the next steps in the…
Read MoreHonoring Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) Veterans-May 27th, 2016
Esther Racoosin speaks with citizen Tiffany Miller, who wrote a Change.org petition requesting that the Secretary of the Army permit the inurnment of her Grandmother’s ashes in Arlington National Ceremony. Her Grandmother had served with the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) in World War II. This interview was originally aired on the May 27 th,…
Read MoreTompkins Time Traders: Another Way to Do Business
WRFI’s Lori Sonken talks with Leslie Strebel about Tompkins Time Traders. This interview aired on May 23, 2016
Read MoreWhat's Happening with the We are Seneca Lake Campaign
WRFI’s Lori Sonken talks with Jan Quarles and Michael Dineen about new developments with the We are Seneca Lake campaign. This interview aired on May 20, 2016
Read MoreAllison Chatrchyan talks about Cornell Exhibit: Climate Smart Farming-May 17, 2016
Esther Racoosin speaks with Dr. Allison Chatrchyan of the Cornell Institute for Climate Change and Agriculture. The Institute currently has an exhibit in the Gallery of Mann Library at Cornell, called “Climate Smart Farming: Farmers in their own Words”. Listeners can link to the exhibit here: http://mannlib.cornell.edu/rooms-labs/gallery/new This interview originally aired on the May 17th,…
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