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Breast Cancer Awareness plus a New Art Exhibit in Nyack

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Anti-Violence Advocacy w/ Dr. Everett Newton and Polka Popularity w/ Nicholas Smyth

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Getting Involved with Your Democracy w/ Harman Droge and Sonia Leavey

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Suicide Awareness Prevention Month and Nyack's 9/11 Memorial Tour

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Dr. Paul Levinson discusses Artificial Intelligence plus Director Elliott Forrest

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Cait Conley, Democratic Candidate for Congress NY 17

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Suicide Prevention Awareness Month w/ Danny Mager plus News from The Elmwood Playhouse

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Legendary Broadcast Journalist Edward R. Murrow w/ Craig Smith and Joe Vitale

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Joseph Damiani: A Life in Public Service

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Expats Living in Sicily w/ Ilze Kinnear-Porter

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Harry Nilsson: The Man and His Music w/ Ernie Savage

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Dr. Gidon Eschel discusses Global Warming

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Filmmakers Tina Traster and Lennon Nersesian and their documentary "The Story of US"

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Celebrating Rockland County's Role in American History w/ Scott Vanderhoef and Joe Carlin

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River Hook -The Hester Haring Cason Preserve w/ Sheryl LeRoy and Bill Batson

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Volunteer Firefighter Daniel Goswick, Sr. from Piermont, NY, and Matt Koke of The Rockland Co. Pride Center

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Greg Mitchell's New Woody Guthrie Documentary and Dominic Cullen's Proud Moment

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Celebrating Juneteenth and Pride Month w/ Dr. Everett Newton and Bobby Belfry

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The Midterm Elections in NY-17

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Celebrating Jewish-America Heritage Month

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Alden Wolfe, Candidate for NYS Supreme Court Justice, 9th JD, plus New Music from Andrew Ace

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month w/ Jacqui Drechsler and Barbara Green

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Celebrate Independent Book Store Day w/ Richard Fulco and 420 w/ Seth Marks

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Autism Awareness Month w/ Jeffrey Friedberg and Andrew Ace Greenspan

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The Nyack Street Fair and Restaurant Week 2026

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Transgender Visibility Day with Abbie Cohen

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Women's History Month w/ Dr. Lizzette Ruiz-Giovinazzi, Superintendent of Nyack Public Schools

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Cait Conley, Democratic Candidate for Congressional District NY-17

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Celebrate Irish Culture with Author Sam Young

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Women's History Month: Women in Jazz w/ Eric DiVito

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Black History Month w/ Playwright Samuel Harps and The Penguin Plunge w/ Barbara Noyes

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Celebrate Black History Month with the film “Losing Ground” by Kathleen Collins

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Black History Month w/ Dr. Dana Greene Stilley and Bill Batson

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The Safety and Dignity for All Act and What it Means for Rockland County

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John Gromada, Former Chair of the Rockland Democratic Party

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"No One Cares About Crazy People" - Addressing Mental Illness in America

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A Tribute to Bob Weir w/ Danny Mager

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Human Trafficking Awareness Month w/ Stefany Ovalles, Esq.

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Top 10 Media Stories of 2025 w/ Dr. Paul Levinson

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A Very Special Holiday Edition of Being Frank

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Nyack Mayor Joe Rand, Candidate for NYS 38th Senatorial District

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Blank-Fest XXIX

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Carlos Martinez, CEO and Executive Director of BRIDGES

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Journalist Phil Ittner gives his Unique Perspective on the Situation in Ukraine

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Celebrating the Life of Jimi Hendrix w/ Documentarian David Kramer

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Feeding Rockland's Hungry w/ Diane Serratore, Exec. Director of People to People

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Preserve Piermont

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Celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month w/ Alessandra Francisco & Brooke Malloy from the RCPC

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Michael Parietti, Independent Candidate for Rockland County Executive

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Celebrate Italian Heritage Month w/ Italian-American Scholars Anthony Julian Tamburri & Steve Cerulli

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Iraqi Combat Veteran Karl van der Heyde discusses Veteran's Affairs

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Dr. Paul Levinson discusses Free Speech and The First Amendment

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Filmmaker Greg Mitchell & Matthew Seig from the Rivertown Film Society discuss "Cover-Ups, American Style"

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Author Mitch Rosen discusses his life and new book "Columbus Day"

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Frank discusses the new play "Castling" with its writer & cast members

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Music Historian Eric DiVito discusses Cancel Culture and its Affect on Music

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Dr. Paul Levinson discusses The Trump Administration's Assault on The First Amendment

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Andrew Ace Greenspan discusses Life in Recovery and How to "Live Rough and Hang Tough"

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Quentin Langley, author of "Business and the Culture of Ethics"

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Randi Rios-Castro, CEO of Jawonio, Celebrates Disabilities Pride Month

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Celebrate America's Independence w/ Upper Nyack Historian Winston Perry

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Craig Smith and Anthony Marinelli discuss their Upcoming Theater Projects

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Mustafa AlTaie, author of "Whispers of the Two Rivers: Fairy Tales from Mesopotamia"

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Nick Corasaniti, author of "I Don't Want to Go Home: The Oral History of the Stone Pony"

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Celebrating Pride Month: The Influence of the LGBTQ+ Community in Music

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Author Dr. Tom Cooper and Publisher Dr. Paul Levinson discuss the new book "Wisdom Weavers" about Harold Innis and Marshall McLuhan

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The Nyack Elmwood Playhouse Production of "The Nance"

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Emily Feiner, Nyack's Newest Voice of Free Speech

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Mental Health Awareness Month w/ Jennifer Crumpton-Ross, CEO of Kula for Karma

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Jazz Appreciation w/ Eric DiVito, Jazz Historian/Musician & Teacher

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Environmentalist Richard Fuller, Author of "The Brown Agenda"

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Filmmakers Ashley Dawson and Brooklyn Demme discuss their new movie THAT KID

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The Executive Committee of Indivisible Rockland

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Legal Marijuana w/ the Owners of Treehouse Cannabis and Nyack Mayor Joe Rand

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Celebrating Women's History Month w/ Award Winning Journalist Dr. Beth Knobel

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Celebrating Women's History Month w/ Claudia Stefany, Director of "POTUS" at Nyack's Elmwood Playhouse

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Celebrating Women's History Month w/ Democratic Congressional Candidate Beth Davidson and Musician/Educator Eric DiVito

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Journalist Phil Ittner reports on the Recent Developments in Ukraine, Russia, the US & the World

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Dr. Paul Levinson & Friends read from his novel, "It's Real Life: An Alternate History of the Beatles"

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Jim Lyons discusses Recent Policy Changes by the Current Administration

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Black History Month w/ Playwright Samuel Harps

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African American History Month with Bill Batson

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The History of Jazz: The Bee Bop Era w/ Eric DiVito & Jeanie Bryson

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Al Aronowitz, The Godfather of Rock & Roll Journalism w/Myles Aronowitz

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Author Terri Thal, Bob Dylan's First Manager, discusses the Dylan Biopic "A Complete Unknown"

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The Top Stories of 2024 w/ Dr. Paul Levinson

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Blank-Fest XXVIII

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Nyack's Joe Carlin discusses The Many Aspects of the Homeless Situation

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Nyack's Super Senior Maxine Bernstein discusses Life

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Dr. Lisa Spielman from The Elmwood Playhouse in Nyack & Jazz Musician Eric DiVito

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Election Postmortem w/ Jim Lyons

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Native American Heritage Month w/ Dwaine C. Perry, Principal Chief of the Ramapo-Lenape Nation

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A Conversation with Broadcast Veteran Elliott Forrest

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Guitarist Eric DiVito discusses the Challenges and Rewards of Being a Professional Musician

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Facism: What it Means and its Implications for Our Country w/ Dr. Paul Levinson

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Italian-American Heritage Month with Steve Cerulli

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Musician Joe D'Urso and People to People's Diane Serratore discuss Goodstock 2024, Rockland Co. Music History & more

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Celebrating LatinX-Hispanic Heritage Month with George Pejoves

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The 3rd Annual Phoenix Theater Festival

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Max Jazz Recording Artist David Budway & Brianne Higgins of Maureen's Jazz Cellar