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This week Anthony & Peter talk about Steve Copps & Phil Farugia as very funny retro style hosts at MusicalFare; Copps and (Kelly) Copps back there soon in THE LAST FIVE YEARS; LION KING's Mukelisewe Goba as Rafik is superb; Audra's reviews as Mama Rose are, as Anthony predicted, at the top. For 32 years (as of November 2024), Theater Talk has been appointment listening on WBFO, featuring the insights of theater critic and historian Anthony Chase, who joins Peter Hall for a five-minute weekly broadcast at 6:45am, 8:45am, and 5:45pm Fridays on 88.7 WBFO with a podcast available on wbfo.org. NOTE: Theater listings are included with the podcast. As part of BTPM (Buffalo Toronto Public Media), their beat is primarily Buffalo theater, but Broadway, The Shaw Festival, The Stratford Festival, and Chautauqua are covered as are other relevant art forms for the stage, including ballet and opera.

Elders and others of the Seneca Nation are struggling to preserve their language. The push for a ban on cryptomining- the creation of large computer operations that use huge amounts of energy to create and supervise cryptocurrency.

The city of Buffalo is legally required to have an Americans with Disability Act coordinator but WBFO's Emyle Watkins reports—- they don't have one and the position has been vacant for a year. . Albany Correspondent Karen DeWitt reports that Former NYS Education Commissioner John King has been hired as Chancellor of The SUNY System. And the 6-day voting period is over and the Buffalo Teachers' Federation has taken a no confidence vote in Superintendent of Schools Tonja Williams, and Douglas Jemal has bought the Butler Mansion, at the corner of Delaware and North Streets in Buffalo.

In Ontario, there are predictions of yet another large COVID wave coming as children return to school. And the debate over whipped cream chargers- and even the whipped cream canisters in the grocery stores - and whether you need to be 21 in order to buy one. Also Jay Moran with the creators of the movie "Chicken Strips: The Trials and Tribulations of Becoming a Garage Band"

Ontario hospitals are hit by a wave of COVID and RSV cases, so now pharmacies can pitch in with the workload. Also hear about how to deal with the repeated stress that a racist shooting spree, a deadly blizzard, and the public medical crisis of DeMar Hamlin can mean during this year of pain and loss. And of course, if it's Friday, it's Theater Talk.

Jay Moran brings the latest information and analysis of a 3.8 magnitude earthquake centered around West Seneca early Monday morning and Emyle Watkins looks at Buffalo's wheelchair football team in advance of a documentary on them airing tonight on WNED PBS. And hear of more pushback on the NY Thruway Authority's plan to raise tolls.

Praise for the lifting of Canadian border requirements that made it harder for US citizens to cross into Canada without complicated COVID related rules. We have news of the push to allow assisted deaths in NYS, and Buffalo Schools Supt. Tonja Williams is speaking out on the latest student violence at Mc Kinley HS saying the students are "not out of control".

If it’s Friday, it’s Theater Talk –unveiling a June 5th Arties Awards date even though “ The theater season is alive and limping,” post-COVID. A Mother’s Day look at help for homeless moms , and Gov. Hochul wants federal funding to handle the influx of women who could come to NYS for heath care if Roe v. Wade is struck down.

Bob Clark plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Ayesha Rascoe.

A look at the maps that would re-district the Buffalo City Council amid claims that the new lines diminish minority representation. City of Light author Lauren Belfer joins WBFO’s Mike Desmond to talk about her latest work Ashton Hall, which also features several ties to Buffalo. And Joel Giambra blasts the GOP and bows out of his race for the NYS Senate.