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WRFI Community Radio News

WRFI Community Radio News

WRFI Community Radio News brings you local-first news and voices by, and for, the people of Tompkins and Schuyler counties. Listen to AM and PM newscasts each weekday at 88.1FM in Ithaca, 91.9FM in Watkins Glen, at wrfi org or wherever you get your podcasts.

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00:30:17

The Undiscovered Country: Ketu Oladuwa

WRFI Community Radio News ·

2025/08/18

Host Michael Rhynes continues to explore the role of poetry and literature in the lives of people affected by the carceral state.In this episode, we hear Michael's interview with Ketu Oladuwa an octogenarian poet who was wrongfully locked up for 5 years on death row in the 1960s.This program is funded by a ⁠2025 Humanities New York⁠ grant and by WRFI's listeners. It's produced in collaboration with ⁠Civic Ensemble⁠, ⁠Prisoner Express⁠, and the ⁠Cornell Prison Education Program.

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00:38:47

CREATIVES: Glenda Drew & Jesse Drew on Open Country

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2025/07/10

WRFI talks to filmmakers Glenda Drew and Jesse Drew on their documentary 'Open Country'.Join WRFI for a screening of 'Open Country' on Monday July 14th at 6:30pm, with a Q&A with Glenda & Jesse following the screening.ABOUT THE INTERVIEWEESGlenda Drew is an interdisciplinary artist and filmmaker whose work lies at the intersection of visual culture and social change, with a strong emphasis on working-class narratives. Her multifaceted practice — spanning film, video, motion

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00:35:53

CREATIVES: ‘The Firesign Theatre’ with Jeremy Braddock

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2025/06/23

WRFI talks to author and Cornell Associate Professor of Literature, Jeremy Braddock, about the history and culture of the 60’s-70’s era (and beyond) surrealist comedy troupe Firesign Theater. Jeremy recently published the book “Firesign: The Electromagnetic History of Everything as Told on Nine Comedy Albums” (University of California Press). Jeremy discusses Firesign Theater with Peter B (of WRFI’s Burning Airlines) about the background, methods, and connections to the troupe. Topics includes their

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00:19:19

Ithaca Pride Celebrating Queer Joy & Queer Power with...

WRFI Community Radio News ·

2025/06/13

The Ithaca Pride Alliance (IPA) was formed in 2024 to serve as the first official group of organizers for LGBTQ+ focused events in Tompkins County. Andrew Scheldorf, local drag performer and current Chair of the IPA Board talked with WRFI in advance of their second annual "Pride in the Park" festival, which will take place Sunday June 15th in DeWitt Park. Supporting events and programming celebrating queer joy and LGBTQ+ community will occur across the community throughout the month of

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00:25:06

CREATIVES: Kent Nerburn on "Neither Wolf Nor Dog"

WRFI Community Radio News ·

2025/05/20

The Gayogo̲hó:nǫˀ Learning Project is inviting the community to a FREE screening of the acclaimed film "Neither Wolf Nor Dog" on Sunday, June 1st, 2025, at 2:30 PM at Cinemapolis in Ithaca.The film is based on the award-winning novel by Kent Nerburn, "Neither Wolf Nor Dog", and offers a rare exploration of a complex relationship between a 95 year-old Lakota elder and the white writer he’s invited to help him write a book about his people.Hear Nerburn’s interview with WRFI’s Felix Teitelbaum Thursday

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00:26:56

CREATIVES: "Human Again" with Michael Rhynes and...

WRFI Community Radio News ·

2025/04/25

“Human Again” is an emotional and inspiring documentary focusing the Phoenix Players Theatre Group at Auburn Correctional maximum-security prison. Cinemapolis will host a free screening of “Human Again” Sunday April 27 at 2:30.The film follows the group as they prepare for an original play combining Shakespearean influences and the actors' own lived experiences.Michael Rhynes, host of “The Undiscovered Country” on WRFI was the group’s co-founder and is featured in the film.He will facilitate a

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00:11:47

CREATIVES: Mike Baggetta of MSSV

WRFI Community Radio News ·

2025/04/10

Guitarist Mike Baggetta calls his band MSSV a post-genre power trio—and this band does pack a punch. Baggetta is joined in the band by Mike Watt of the Minutemen and Firehose, and Stephen Hodges who played with Tom Waits on several albums, as well as with Mavis Staples, Wanda Jackson, and Jonathan Richman.Baggetta spoke with WRFI's Felix Teitelbaum from the road about their new album "On and On," the meaninglessness of genre, and more!

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01:11:27

Poetry and Reggae: Interviews with Kwame Dawes and...

WRFI Community Radio News ·

2025/04/08

Jacob White of "Jamaican Clash" presents two important interviews examining the intersection of poetry, liberation, and reggae music. Kwame Dawes is the Poet Laureate of Jamaica as well as reggae scholar and the author of over 30 books. He's done award-winning reporting on AIDS in Haiti.Ishion Hutchinson is the author of three books of poetry and has won the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Rome Prize, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Whiting Award, and other honors. His newest

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00:37:35

The Undiscovered Country: Quentin Lewis, Poet

WRFI Community Radio News ·

2025/03/25

In this episode we meet Quentin Lewis who is fighting his conviction while locked up at Wende Correctional in Western New York. Hear his poems, and listen as he joins Michael in conversation about writing in prison, Quentin’s work as a jailhouse lawyer, and the burden of being imprisoned while maintaining one’s innocence."The Undiscovered Country" is a partnership between WRFI, Prisoner Express, the Cornell Prison Education Program and Civic Ensemble's Re-Entry Theatre project and supported by a

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00:01:01

PROMO: The Undiscovered Country with Poet Quentin Lewis

WRFI Community Radio News ·

2025/03/20

This episode will feature poet Quentin Lewis who is imprisoned at Wende Correctional Facility in Western New York.It will air Tuesday, March 25 at 2 and 5pm, and Friday, March 28 at 5pm on WRFI and will post to this feed following the debut.Hamlet calls death "the undiscovered country," a mysterious land from which no one returns. Host Michael Rhynes repurposes the concept to highlight the invisibility and disenfranchisement of prison populations. Although incarcerated people are all

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00:16:38

FLX News Exchange: New Sun Editor-in-Chief; CU...

WRFI Community Radio News ·

2025/03/14

Julia Senzon the new Editor-in-Chief of the Cornell Daily Sun, sits down with WRFI's Felix Teitelbaum for a quick welcome and "get to know you" followed by a look back at the week in news at the Sun.

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00:50:42

Robert Brooks and the State of New York's Prisons

WRFI Community Radio News ·

2025/03/08

What’s happening inside NY’s prisons? In December corrections officers beat Robert Brooks until he died in Marcy Correctional Facility where he was imprisoned. Just days ago another inmate, Messiah Nantwi, was allegedly also beaten to death at Midstate Facility. Prison guards across the state have striking since February 17 in violation of the Taylor Law.On Thursday, March 6 WRFI’s Michael Rhynes and Felix Teitelbaum spoke with Phoebe Brown of the Alliance of Families for Justice and Donald Curtis

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00:15:56

FLX News Exchange: Feds Target Cornell, Higher Ed;...

WRFI Community Radio News ·

2025/02/21

Gabe Levin, Editor-in-Chief of the Cornell Daily Sun, sits down with WRFI's Felix Teitelbaum for a look back at the week in news at the Sun. The stories covered in this week's episode include:Department of Education Orders Academic Institutions to End All Race-Based Programs Within Two WeeksCornell, 11 Other Universities Sue NIH After Multi-Million Dollar Grant Cuts AnnouncedSen. Cruz-Led Investigation Labels $18.7M in Cornell Research Grants as Promoting DEI, ‘Neo-Marxist Class Warfare

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00:13:17

Sun Stories - February 5, 2025 | FLX News Exchange

WRFI Community Radio News ·

2025/02/07

Gabe Levin and Maryam Ismail of the Cornell Daily Sun sit down with WRFI's Felix Teitelbaum to discuss the Sun's coverage of the reverberations of Trump's 2025 executive orders on Cornell and Ithaca communities.

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00:15:11

Living with Grief: Makayla Podufalski

WRFI Community Radio News ·

2025/01/14

“Living With Grief” explores the ways people navigate the journey of losing a loved one. The series is produced by WRFI’s JT Stone.In this episode Makayla Podufalski, a 22-year-old emergency dispatcher in Ithaca, opens up about how she copes with the death of her mother, Catherine, who died after a years-long struggle with substance abuse. The Tompkins County Whole Health provides resources that can help those experiencing substance abuse. The Finger Lakes chapter of the National Alliance on

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01:30:50

The Undiscovered Country: Jason Hoge of LawNY on the...

WRFI Community Radio News ·

2024/11/18

Host Michael Rhynes interviews attorney Jason Hoge about the new legislation that will make a difference to men and women coming home from prison.The law holds a unique promise for 2.3 million New Yorkers with conviction records. The law will clear the path for them to access the employment, housing, education and other opportunities they need to successfully reenter and contribute to their communities. Plus, NYS stands to recover approximately $12.6 billion in lost wages every year due to reduced

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00:01:51

Local News: May 28, 2024

WRFI Community Radio News ·

2024/05/28

Local News: May 28, 2024

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00:01:40

Local News: May 27, 2024

WRFI Community Radio News ·

2024/05/27

Local News: May 27, 2024

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00:02:15

Voices from the Cornell Encampment: Andre

WRFI Community Radio News ·

2024/05/24

Voices from the Cornell Encampment: Andre

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00:01:38

Voices from the Cornell Encampment: Sivan

WRFI Community Radio News ·

2024/05/23

Voices from the Cornell Encampment: Sivan

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