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The demand for housing in Syracuse is on the rise, with a recent report from CenterState CEO projecting that roughly 2,500 new units will need to be built each year over the next decade to keep pace. Yet despite broad public support and bipartisan alignment regarding the need for increased housing production, new construction has not managed to keep up with demand. Central Current Reporter and Report for America corps member Debadrita Sur joins host Maximilian Eyle to share the details of the recent story she published with reporter Eddie Velazquez. Together, they unpack how issues with zoning, financing, and permitting have coalesced to delay or block production, reinforcing conditions that keep housing costs high on both the rental and real estate markets. Recommended reading: "What are the bottlenecks in housing production leading to Syracuse’s housing crisis?” by Debadrita Sur and Eddie Velazquez Editor’s note: This podcast reflects the opinions and perspectives of the host and guests and is not a product of our editorial staff, including Central Current’s editors and reporters. The program may be edited in post-production for length and clarity.

(#103, 9/17/26) In this September 2026 Episode of CNY Latino: cnylatinonewspaper.com/Podcast, you will see and hear an interview Marisol, and I did with Syracuse University Puerto Rican student Yesmene Chikha, in an exhibition she made at the Nancy Cantor warehouse in Syracuse. Marisol Hernandez and I - Hugo Acosta, will also present an interview with a talented Venezuelan singer Nella, and we both filled out with a short comment of driving back home, with the presence of a beautiful full moon in the clear dark skies of Central New York State. En esta emisión de una hora, correspondiente al programa de septiembre de 2026 de *Hablando con Centra New York*, verán y escucharán una entrevista que Marisol y yo realizamos a Yesmene Chikha —estudiante puertorriqueña de la Universidad de Syracuse— durante una exposición que ella presentó en el Nancy Cantor Warehouse, en Syracuse. También presentaremos (Marisol Hernández y un servidor, Hugo Acosta) una entrevista con la talentosa cantante venezolana Nella y cerraremos con un breve comentario sobre el viaje de regreso a casa, acompañados por una hermosa luna llena en el cielo oscuro y despejado del centro del estado de Nueva York.

This month on Built to Serve, host Peter Ward is joined by Kate Artessa from the Interreligous Food Consortium (IFC). A small nonprofit organization which sources food for under resourced food pantries, schools and other organizations in desperate need. In this conversation Peter and Kate discuss the IFC’s Empty Bowls Event held at the Everson Museum on September 25th. The purpose of this event is simple, guests are served soup in a handmade bowl in exchange for a small donation to help fight hunger.

Carriers of the Huntington’s Disease Gene know they will probably develop serious neurological problems overtime. Promising new research suggests two potential interventions, which could slow or prevent Huntington’s inexorable progression. Is memory loss really a manifestation of aging? Also, a controversy surrounding GLP-1 weight loss drugs.

On the latest episode of Repeating History, our guest is Dr. John Garrison Marks. As the nation continues commemorating its 250th birthday, we discuss the legacy of George Washington's relationship with one of America's original sins, chattel slavery. In addition, they discuss how museum's across the country present and interpret this complex historical reality. Dr. Marks most recent book, Thy Will Be Done: George Washington’s Legacy of Slavery and the Fight for American Memory, examines this rich historical tapestry. For the better part of 250 years, Americans have viewed Washington’s entanglements with slavery through the lens of their particular cultural and political moments, selectively remembering Washington’s history as one of the nation’s most prolific enslavers and the architect of one of the its largest private emancipations. The book dives deep into this history, exploring how successive generations have grappled with slavery’s place in Washington’s legacy, offering a new historical foundation for today’s debates about slavery and the nation’s founding. The book was published in April 2026 by University of North Carolina Press.