27Speaks

In this episode of the Express News Group's 27Speaks: Behind the Headlines podcast, host Joe Show is joined by reporters Dan Stark and Cailin Riley and Sports Editor Drew Budd to discuss the latest East End news. This week's topics include the ongoing discussion of chain stores in Sag Harbor, a high school sports roundup and more.

What happens when a life-changing diagnosis forces you to rethink everything and find new reasons for hope? On this episode of “The Follow-Up,” Sag Harbor’s Andrea Grover shares her journey of months of unexplained muscle weakness followed by a devastating diagnosis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s disease, earlier this year at the Mayo Clinic. Grover opens up about the shock of the diagnosis, the promising gene therapy she’s receiving for her rare genetic form of the disease, and the power of self-advocacy, friendship and community. She also discusses how the experience has reshaped her perspective on leadership, vulnerability and life itself — and why she’s turning to stand-up comedy to face the challenge with humor. It’s an extraordinary conversation about confronting the unknown, holding on to hope and finding laughter in the most unexpected places.

In this episode of the Express News Group's 27Speaks: Behind the Headlines podcast, host Joe Show is joined by reporters Jack Motz, Dan Stark and Features Editor Michelle Trauring to discuss the latest East End news. This week's topics include a lifesaving act of kindness in Tuckahoe, an East Hampton news roundup and more.

In this episode of the Express News Group's 27Speaks: Behind the Headlines podcast, host Joe Show is joined by Jack Motz, Michael Wright, Dan Stark and Cailin Riley to discuss the latest East End news. This week's topics include a HIFF film that sparked protests in Sag Harbor, a special Shinnecock event and more.

In this episode of the Express News Group's 27Speaks: Behind the Headlines podcast, host Joe Show is joined by Brendan O'Reilly, Jack Motz, Michael Wright and Dan Stark to discuss the latest East End news. This week's topics include a local politician declining to debate, traffic changes on CR-39 and an early fall storm.