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Check It Out: Unearth A Story

School may be over, but the learning never ends… hey, don’t sweat it. This is the fun kind of learning. Summer reading is now upon us at OCPL and the folks at "Check It Out" are here to give you a preview of all the fun. In this week's episode, Maggie and Tom tell you all about what is happening around the city branches as they “Unearth A Story.”

It’s Happening Here Ep. 16 - Gambling and Local News: An Unlikely Partnership

Sports books, online casinos, and prediction markets are collaborating with local newspapers across the United States to leverage their search rankings, reach new audiences, and share in the profits. Under the new model, award-winning outlets are publishing news articles featuring promo codes for readers to unlock gambling credits with online betting platforms like Kalshi, DraftKings, and others. When a reader signs up, the newspaper receives a payout. Importantly, these are separate from traditional banner ads or popups and are usually not labeled as “sponsored content”. Instead, the publishers of this gambling content claim that it is part of their news production. Maryland-based journalist Judd Legum identified and documented the growing scale of this phenomenon in his article, "Pulitzer-winning newsrooms are quietly publishing mountains of gambling slop”. He found that Advance Local has produced over 17,000 of these posts since 2022 across their many newspapers including The Oregonian, The Cleveland Plains Dealer, and The Star-Ledger. The city with the highest number of these posts? Syracuse, NY., with Syracuse.com | The Post Standard having published more than 5,800 of these promotional gambling articles between January 2022 and May 2026, many of which targeting residents of other states. Legum joins host Maximilian Eyle on this episode of It’s Happening Here to discuss the growing relationship between gambling sites and news organizations across the country. He is the founder and author of the Substack newsletter Popular Information.

CNY Latino Podcast, Episode 100 - Parks and the Cohoes Falls

(#100, 7/1/26) In this July 2026 Episode of CNY Latino: cnylatinonewspaper.com/Podcast, we have an extensive description and walk around of a park located in the Cohoes area - not too far away from the Capital District of Albany, New York - showing to our audience the different parts of the Cohoes Falls, during a beautiful clear summer day, at the end of June 2026, by your host Marisol Hernandez and myself Hugo Acosta En esta emisión de una hora, correspondiente al programa de julio de 2026 de *Hablando con Centra New York*, presentamos una descripción detallada y un recorrido por un parque situado en la zona de Cohoes - no muy lejos del Distrito Capital de Albany, Nueva York. Sus anfitriones, Marisol Hernández y un servidor, Hugo Acosta, mostramos a nuestra audiencia las distintas partes de las cataratas de Cohoes durante un hermoso y despejado día de verano, a finales de junio de 2026.

North Words: Habitat for Aviation

On the latest edition of North Words, an interview with Beth White, the founder of Habitat for Aviation. She shares the story of her organization, which is teaching girls and young women to build and repair airplanes at a hangar in Swanton, Vermont. We also hear her own remarkable story of fortitude and resilience in the face of life-threatening challenges. Plus, Canadian singer-songwriter Jenn Grant joins us to share the story of her new album. "Queen of the Strait" is a moving and personal collection of songs inspired by her family, her childhood, and the place she grew up. From North Creek to South Colton, from Old Forge to New Bremen, North Words brings you interviews, on-site recordings, and special features that remind us what makes the North Country region so special. WCNY Community FM is pleased to present this monthly show from our colleagues at North Country Public Radio.

Built to Serve, Episode 37 - Kate Houck, Executive Director of David’s Refuge

In the long awaited return of Built to Serve, host Peter Ward is joined by Kate Houck, Executive Director of David’s Refuge. In this discussion Peter and Kate cover the important mission of David’s Refuge, a non-profit organization which aims to provide respite, resources and support to parents and families of children with special needs.