America vs. Amerikaland, with author Danny Goodman
Danny Goodman is the author of Amerikaland, a new novel that presents a twisted mirror-image of America and New York City. It centers on two characters,…
Twenty years of change, with Beacon beat reporter Jeff Simms
The Highlands Current recently published a series of features on the profound changes to Beacon, including demographic shifts, surging tax revenues, crime and policing, spiraling housing…
Chocolatier Håkan Mårtensson (Interviewed by Alana Semuels)
Photo Credit: Michael Isabell Håkan Mårtensson is a Sweden-born confectioner and pastry chef who opened his Beacon storefront Håkan in 2021. At age 15, Håkan (pronounced…
The life of Harry Van Tine, with Diane Lapis
Photo Credit: Michael Isabell Diane Lapis, former president and current trustee at the Beacon Historical Society, discusses the life of a notable native son of…
New Beaconites Jaime Levitt & Benjamin Lieber
Photo Credit: Michael Isabell The pandemic washed a wave of refugees up the Hudson River. In this episode, we hear from two people who moved to…
Singing In Church Choirs And Pete Seeger’s Folk Group, With Sharlene Stout
In the early 1960s, Sharlene Stout was a gifted singer in church choirs. One day when she was about 14 years old, a tall man approached…
Poet Edwin Torres
Photo Credit: Michael Isabell Subscribe to Beaconites! on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts. Edwin Torres is an accomplished poet…
Hudson Valley Brewery Founder John-Anthony Gargiulo
Image credit: Michael Isabell Subscribe to Beaconites! on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts. Hudson Valley Brewery founder John-Anthony Gargiulo (pronounced “Garjoolo”) was…
Beacon’s Hat-Making History, With Denise VanBuren
Image credit: Michael Isabell Subscribe to Beaconites! on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts. Denise VanBuren is a five-term president of the Beacon…
Schooling This Fall, With Randolph School Director Josh Kaplan
Josh Kaplan is director of the Randolph School, a pre-K to 5th grade school on Route 9D in Wappingers Falls. Randolph prioritizes outdoor education and nature…