Episodes

  • NYS energy transmission, Ticonderoga artifacts, Nicholville family Fourth of July parade

    NYS energy transmission, Ticonderoga artifacts, Nicholville family Fourth of July parade
    Jul 2 2026
    (Jul 2, 2026) North Country officials hope the recently completed state energy transmission upgrade will help boost the regional economy; ahead of the nation's 250th birthday, the curator from Fort Ticonderoga shares recent discoveries of artifacts from the American Revolution; and we take a look at a St. Lawrence County family's unique 4th of July tradition.
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    29 mins
  • Jefferson County transit, Stewart Mountain hike, Shakespeare in the park

    Jefferson County transit, Stewart Mountain hike, Shakespeare in the park
    Jul 17 2026
    (Jul 17, 2026) Jefferson County has launched its long-awaited public transit system, the final piece of a regional bus network connecting the western half of the North Country; we head to the southern Adirondacks for a short hike up Stewart Mountain for big views of the Chestertown area; and we preview a Shakespeare in the Park performance in Peru.
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    30 mins
  • Nuclear opposition in Massena, CVPH blood center closure, tutoring college students

    Nuclear opposition in Massena, CVPH blood center closure, tutoring college students
    Jul 6 2026
    (Jul 6, 2026) Opponents of a potential new nuclear reactor in St. Lawrence County rallied last week in Massena; local hospital employees are worried as the blood donor center in Plattsburgh is scheduled to close on Friday; and we hear about what it's like to tutor community college students in Franklin County.
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    29 mins
  • Malone prison journalist, union ban, NCPR book reviewer Betsy Kepes

    Malone prison journalist, union ban, NCPR book reviewer Betsy Kepes
    Jul 7 2026
    (Jul 7, 2026) JB Nicholas served nearly thirteen years behind bars and has spent the last decade building a career as a prison journalist based in Malone; Senator Chuck Schumer meets with union leaders in Rome to criticize a ban on collective bargaining; and Betsy Kepes reviews "Real Ones" by Kathereena Vermette.
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    29 mins
  • USMCA, summer food kits, Chazy fishing

    USMCA, summer food kits, Chazy fishing
    Jul 8 2026
    (Jul 8, 2026) President Trump wants to abandon the USMCA trade deal; some families on tight budgets are getting breakfast and lunches delivered to their homes while their kiddos are on summer break; and, we’ll go on a fishing trip with a group of middle schoolers from Chazy.
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    30 mins
  • NY-21 latest, family court bill, Ottawa Blues Fest

    NY-21 latest, family court bill, Ottawa Blues Fest
    Jul 9 2026
    (Jul 9, 2026) With the midterm elections just four months away, we get an update on the race to replace Elise Stefanik in Congress; advocates are pushing for Governor Hochul to sign Kyra's Law, a bill that aims to protect children during contentious child custody proceedings; and, David Sommerstein previews the Ottawa Blues Festival, which kicks off tonight in Canada's capital. It's far more than blues, with pop, country, hip hop, and alt-rock anchoring the schedule.
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    30 mins
  • Doctor shortage fix?, military flu vaccine, Ogdensburg outdoor concerts

    Doctor shortage fix?, military flu vaccine, Ogdensburg outdoor concerts
    Jul 10 2026
    (Jul 10, 2026) In many rural areas of New York and the US, there’s a critical shortage of healthcare providers. Physician assistants say that modernizing the way that they’re allowed to practice could help address the shortage; the military is rolling back its decision to make the flu vaccine voluntary after an outbreak sickened 280 people in Texas; and, we'll get a preview of Ogdensburg's new concert series happening throughout the summer on the banks of the St. Lawrence River.
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    30 mins
  • Capitol round-up, Mohawk field guide, T.I. boatbuilder

    Capitol round-up, Mohawk field guide, T.I. boatbuilder
    Jul 13 2026
    (Jul 13, 2026) NCPR's Albany reporters talk primary fallout, a prison report and more in their weekly chat from our capital bureau; indigenous communities in the Adirondacks have relied on plants for food, medicine and other uses for generations. We meet a local college student who's working to preserve the knowledge her Mohawk ancestors passed down about those plants; and, a conversation with the boatbuilder-in-residence at Clayton's Antique Boat Museum.
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    33 mins