Episodes

  • Building Belonging: Refugees and Resilience in Buffalo

    Building Belonging: Refugees and Resilience in Buffalo
    Oct 15 2025
    Jennifer Rizzo-Choi, Executive Director of the International Institute of Buffalo, joins Jay Moran to discuss how national policy shapes refugee resettlement and what it means for families arriving in Western New York.
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    55 mins
  • Leadership, Pride, and the Power of Storytelling

    Leadership, Pride, and the Power of Storytelling
    Oct 13 2025
    Today on What’s Next? we hear from Dr. Allana M. Krolikowski, the new CEO of Jericho Road Community Health Center, on her vision for advancing health equity in Buffalo. We also celebrate Niagara Pride’s fifth anniversary and preview Storytelling With Courage.
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    55 mins
  • Voices and Action: Refugees, Community, and Local Change in Buffalo

    Voices and Action: Refugees, Community, and Local Change in Buffalo
    Oct 8 2025
    On today’s episode of What’s Next? we hear from Jennifer Rizzo-Choi, Executive Director of the International Institute of Buffalo, about how the Presidential Determination is shaping refugee resettlement and the impact on local agencies. Later, host Naila Ansari Catilo sits down with Leighton Jones from Our Action City Buffalo and Jon Torrey, professor at Buffalo State University, to talk about the effects of a recent bill on local communities.
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    47 mins
  • Harvesting Hope: Where Community and Compassion Grow

    Harvesting Hope: Where Community and Compassion Grow
    Oct 6 2025
    Today, we return to the fields with Providence Farm Collective to see how they’re moving forward and staying strong after recent funding cuts. Then, we speak with Andrew Delmonte from Cooperation Buffalo and Terra Dumas, co-founder of Farmer Pirates Composte. And later, Carolyn Kirkwood of Kirkwood Therapy joins us.
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    55 mins
  • Remembering, Healing, and Preventing: The Legacy of the Tribute Garden

    Remembering, Healing, and Preventing: The Legacy of the Tribute Garden
    Oct 1 2025
    On today’s show, we reflect on the 10th anniversary of the Tribute Garden at Isle View Park, a space created to honor victims of intimate partner violence and to bring awareness to the issue across our community.
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    55 mins
  • From Green Spaces to Leadership: Voices of Change in WNY

    From Green Spaces to Leadership: Voices of Change in WNY
    Sep 29 2025
    On this episode of What’s Next? We hear from Dr. Jennifer Roberts, a Buffalo native and University of Maryland professor, then team visits Providence Farm Collective for a tour of their site. And we close with Duncan Kirkwood, Director of the Center for Resiliency.
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    55 mins
  • It Is Up to Us: The Power of Truth in Understanding Our Past

    It Is Up to Us: The Power of Truth in Understanding Our Past
    Sep 24 2025
    Today we sit down with filmmaker Stephen Rosenthal and actor Stephen McKinley Henderson to discuss their new documentary, It Is Up to Us. The film explores the impact of racism on society and why a deep understanding of history is essential for our future.
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    55 mins
  • Voices of Vision: Stories of Culture and Community

    Voices of Vision: Stories of Culture and Community
    Sep 22 2025
    On today’s show we speak with Maria Ta, the new Executive Director of Ujima Theater, Della Moore and her work with the African American Center for Cultural Development, and we speak with Latino filmmaker Rocco Anastasio.
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    55 mins