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.
WRFI Community Radio News
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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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Recent Episodes
August 18, 2025
The Undiscovered Country: Ketu Oladuwa
<p>Host Michael Rhynes continues to explore the role of poetry and literature in the lives of people affected by the carceral state.</p><p>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.</p><p>This program is funded by a <a href="https://humanitiesny.org/">2025 Humanities New York</a> grant and by WRFI's listeners. It's produced in collaboration with <a href="https://www.civicensemble.org/">Civic Ensemble</a>, <a href="https://prisonerexpress.org/">Prisoner Express</a>, and the <a href="https://experience.cornell.edu/opportunities/cornell-prison-education-program">Cornell Prison Education Program. </a></p>
July 10, 2025
CREATIVES: Glenda Drew & Jesse Drew on Open Country
<p>WRFI talks to filmmakers Glenda Drew and Jesse Drew on their documentary '<a href="https://opencountryfilm.com/">Open Country</a>'.</p><p>Join WRFI for a <a href="https://www.wrfi.org/2025/06/26/screening-open-country/">screening of 'Open Country' on Monday July 14th at 6:30pm</a>, with a Q&A with Glenda & Jesse following the screening.</p><p><strong>ABOUT THE INTERVIEWEES</strong></p><p><strong>Glenda Drew</strong> 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 graphics, photography, interactivity, and audience participation — centers on subjects such as country musicians, waitresses, feminists, and precarious workers. Influenced by her formative years with Paper Tiger Television in San Francisco, drew embraces a DIY aesthetic and media-critical approach aimed at accessibility and social critique. She is an active member of the <a href="https://www.classconsciousphotographers.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Class Conscious Photographers</a> and <a href="https://www.artnauts.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Artnauts</a> collectives. Through her work, drew continues to explore the power of media to question, connect, and catalyze change. She is currently professor of Design at UC Davis, where she teaches screen-based interactive design.</p><p><strong>Jesse Drew</strong>'s research and practice centers on alternative and community media and their strategic use in building movements for democracy and justice, particularly among the global working class. An active audio-visual artist, his interactive, cinema, photography and installation work has been featured in showcases and galleries internationally. His writings have appeared in numerous publications, journals and anthologies, including Resisting the Virtual Life (City Lights Press), At a Distance (MIT Press), Collectivism After Modernism (University of Minnesota), and West of Eden (PM Press). His book, A Social History of Contemporary Democratic Media is published by Routledge. He is currently professor of Cinema and Digital Media at UC Davis, where he teaches media archaeology, radio production, documentary studies, electronics for artists, and community media. Before coming to UC Davis he headed the Center for Digital Media and was Associate Dean at the San Francisco Art Institute.</p><p><br></p><p>Aired Wednesday, July 9, 2025 on WRFI.</p>
June 23, 2025
CREATIVES: ‘The Firesign Theatre’ with Jeremy Braddock
Author Jeremy Braddock discusses the history, methods, and cultural impact of the Firesign Theater comedy troupe with WRFI DJ Peter B, exploring their use of audio technology and responses to historical events in this interview.
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