On North Fork Works, Hazel Kahan interviews her neighbors on the north fork of the East End of New York’s Long Island. Listen to their conversations about the local environment, overdevelopment and civic activism, all focused on saving what’s left.
Dinni Gordon: Author, Greenport resident and prominent local housing advocate
Greenport, NY (https://www.townofgreenportny.gov)resident, author, activist and political appointee Dinni (Diana) Gordon (https://southoldtownny.gov/m/directory/employee?eid=181) talks about population and housing changes in Greenport’s immigrant population as well as the more recent effects of ICE on its Latino residents.in the decade since she wrote since she wrote her book Village of Immigrants: Latinos in an Emerging America. (https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/bucknell/village-of-immigrants/9780813575919) (WPKN (https://wpkn.org) Sept. 24,2026)
20 Jul 2026
Jen Murray: environmental advocate, educator and Turtleback Conservation Center founder
Jen Murray (https://suffolktimes.timesreview.com/2026/03/mattituck-laurel-civic-names-jen-murray-2025-citizen-of-the-year/), North Fork resident and leading environmentalist, talks about her lifelong engagement with the natural world, as a chicken, pig and organic vegetable farmer and now as founder of Turtleback Conservation Center (https://turtlebackconservationcenter.com) with its mission to protect endangered species and educate the public along with supporting citizen science projects. Jen also runs a youth nature camp for youth that offers archery and fencing training. Photo: Piping Plover by Laura Helf
(Broadcast on WPKN July 23,2026)
23 May 2026
Charlie Gueli, author, activist, civic leader: "Fixing Federal Dysfunction"
North Fork resident, civic activist and leader Charlie Gueli talks about his book Fixing Federal Dysfunction: A Guide to Saving Democracy (https://www.amazon.com/Fixing-Federal-Dysfunction-Saving-Democracy-ebook/dp/B0DW68T17W) in which he urges citizens to inform themselves before casting their vote and provides ways in which voters can claim their rightful power by engaging in ongoing constructive dialogues with their representatives. (North Fork Works on WPKN, March 28. 2026)
19 Apr 2026
Author and gerontologist Bonnie Stock writes cozy mysteries about older people
Author and gerontologist Bonnie Stock talks to Hazel Kahan on North Fork Works about the novels and nonfiction book inspired by her career in the adult care industry. (WPKN April 23, 2026)
16 Apr 2026
Eleanor Morris Lingo: Being a North Fork African-American woman in the 40s, 50s and 60s
Eleanor Morris Lingo: 89-year old native of Southold tells us about being an African-American woman living and working through the 1940s, 50s, 60s—in Southold, Bridgeport, Manhattan, Brooklyn and Greenport–until the present day.(Produced by Tony Ernst and broadcast on WPKN on December 2, 2015). Ms. Lingo died at home in Southold, NY in June 22, 2025. She was 99 years old.
23 Feb 2026
Tijuana Fulford, Founder-Executive Director of The Butterfly Effect Project
Founded in 2014 by Tia Fulford, (https://suffolktimes.timesreview.com/2025/03/butterfly-effect-project-responds-to-barrage-of-hate-filled-facebook-comments/) the nonprofit Butterfly Effect Project (https://www.bepgirls.org) empowers young girls on the East End of Long Island and beyond to become a generation of strong, independent and successful women. (Broadcast on WPKN (https://wpkn.org) Feb. 27, 2026)
17 Jan 2026
Beth Young reports on the state of the East End's five towns
Beth Young, founder-publisher of East End Beacon, reports on the challenges and developments in Long Island's East End, offering insights into its current state in this interview.
19 Nov 2025
Shauna Scholl: being director of a public library in these changing times
Shauna Scholl discusses the evolving role of a public librarian in a small town, highlighting the challenges and rewards in today's changing environment in this interview.
9 Oct 2025
Mark Torres: "Long Island Migrant Labor Camps: Dust for Blood"
Attorney Mark A. Torres discusses Long Island migrant labor camps between 1943 and 2000, revealing the human suffering and factors leading to their decline in this interview.
30 Sept 2025
Peggy Lauber on how North Fork Audubon serves and protects the ecosystem and its humans
Peggy Lauber, North Fork Audubon Society president, illuminates how the organization actively champions the environment and enriches the lives of North Fork residents in this interview with Hazel Kahan.
2 Sept 2025
Mattituck High School seniors urge Southold to protect and conserve water
Mattituck High School seniors Zoe King and Ryan Harned, guided by Anne Murray, educate Southold residents on vital water conservation and aquifer protection strategies in this interview.
6 Aug 2025
Minerva Perez, Executive Director introduces OLA of Eastern Long Island
Minerva Perez, Executive Director, introduces OLA of Eastern Long Island, discussing its history and growth as a Latino-focused advocacy group on Long Island's east end in this interview.
28 Jun 2025
Historian Amy Folk: project names all Southold Town's enslaved and enslavers
Historian Amy Folk discusses the North Fork Project, which aims to identify and name all enslaved people and their enslavers in Southold Town in this interview.
2 Jun 2025
Cornell (CCE) scientist Steve Schott talks kelp and seagrass
Marine Botany Educator Steve Schott discusses the importance of sugar kelp and eelgrass for Long Island's estuarine habitats, emphasizing ecological management responsibilities in this interview.
8 May 2025
Candace Hall: Greenport native daughter, Village Clerk and community leader
Greenport native Candace Hall talks about being Greenport’s Village Clerk along with some candid personal revelations: the complexities of being part of a large family in a small town, being the first young black woman to achieve community prominence and the psychological importance to her of black representation. (WPKN May 7, 2025)
1 Apr 2025
Nick Krupski on managing Southold Town's solid waste stream
Nick Krupski, Municipal Solid Waste Coordinator for Southold Town, talks about the town’s waste management policies and practices, the challenges he faces now and those he anticipates he will meet in the future. (WPKN, April 2, 2025)
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