- 135
- Episodes
- 36
- Transcribed
- 48
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About Beaconites!
Beaconites! is a podcast about Beacon, New York and the people who live here. Interviews with artists, business owners, educators, students and other local figures provide a window on Beacon and a point of entry for listeners to get involved.
- Publisher
- Zachary Rodgers
- Category
- news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 24 Feb 2020
- Latest episode
- 16 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
36 of 135 episodes have a transcript.
16 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The history of Beacon's Black community, with Andrea Barrow-Williams
16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why film and theater can still challenge us, with Jenny Tibbels
28 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
Kids come alive in a garden, with Land to Learn's Nicole Porto
Inside a recent episode
The history of Beacon's Black community, with Andrea Barrow-Williams
Published 16 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And the middle of the century was a time when there were whole neighborhoods in Beacon that were black on the west side of town, something a lot of people may not know. Right. But there was there was a small town north of Beacon called Brockway. And then there were also these neighborhoods on the West End that were black owned. And it was a mix of like people from all sort of socioeconomic groups kind of living together. Very tight knit community from what I understand. And in the interview, you have the high schoolers interviewing their elders. And hearing these stories. So I could say more about what they actually talk about. […]
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- Andrea Barrow-Williams
- Jenny Tibbels
- Nicole Porto
- Lastar Gorton
- Paula King
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 36 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 12 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 57 / 100
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- Quality
- 87
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 71
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How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes monthly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Beaconites! take guests?
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