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Celebrate the 2019 ACL Hall of Fame inductees Shawn Colvin, Buddy Guy and Lyle Lovett.

In today’s WBFO Brief, Mercy Hospital RN Tammy Kowalik shares what her concerns are as a striking nurse at Buffalo’s Mercy Hospital. Also, hear the latest on talks between the CWA union and Catholic Health.Also Nanette Massey, author of “Moving Beyond White Fragility”, talks with WBFO’s Thomas O’Neil-White about the need to have whites move out of their comfort zone and talk about the hard issues of race. And from Albany, correspondent Karen DeWitt report on the state’s ethics commission’s review of whether they need to re-examine former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s book deal and the alleged use of NYS staff to help produce it.And in brief, Buffalo City Council honors for the two exonerated members of “The Buffalo 5”, changes at the Cascades paper plant in Niagara Falls to cut back on smells in the neighborhood, and some progress toward the retail sale of cannabis in NYS.

A trial kicking off in a Los Angeles courtroom marks the first time a jury will hear claims that social media companies knowingly hook young users and cause harm.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Tito Charly about the popularity of his Youtube cooking channel, which he started after losing his job in Mexico due to the pandemic.

When a video game store closed in 1998, hundreds of unsealed Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis cartridges were stored and forgotten. Now, a collection of the top-graded items has been appraised.

From binge-worthy TV to epic gaming and record-breaking albums, 2024 delivered! What were your favorite entertainment moments this year? Join Bentley and friends as they look back on an unforgettable year in pop culture!

"Hot Ones" parent company First We Feast has 14.7 million subscribers on YouTube. The celebrity interview show features famous guests answering questions while eating a gauntlet of spicy chicken wings.

He used a computer program that would move a Nintendo switch controller every time his fish moved. It was going well until the fish accidentally opened the game's online shop and spent $4.

A free speech debate at the University at Buffalo, WNY concerns about freight trains with hazardous materials, and the latest on the fire that took the life of firefighter Jason Arno.

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.