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In this weekly “Producers’ Picks” episode - where we highlight past standout interview segments - we feature: Local Hispanic community activist, Alex Burgos; we revisit our sit-down with some participants of the 4-H after-school youth program through Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie County; and finally, we go back to VillaCon with our tour guide from the Wakanda Alliance, Anthony Pierce.

NYS will receive $112 million as part of a settlement with Juul Labs, and there's already controversy with Gov. Hochul's new chief judge nominee.

After Easter, WNY is back on stage with THURGOOD at the Irish, DISASTER! at MusicalFare, First Look's FURSONA NON GRATA, OCC's ROMANCE/ROMANCE, Revelation Theater's THE STICK WIFE, and another two chances to see ANTHONY CHASE: MY LIFE IN THE AUDIENCE. For 30 years (as of November 2022) 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 6:45 and 8:45 Friday mornings 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, and The Stratford Festival are covered as other relevant art forms are touched on, including ballet and opera.

Hear the key points from yesterday's State of the County address, the delayed state budget is expected to contain raises for DSPs, and we have Theater Talk!

Angelea Preston speaks with some of the loved ones that knew Pearl Young best. Damon Young, Pearl’s son, and fellow parishioner, Sister Madge Whiskey, talk about Pearl, one of the lives taken in the May 14 Tops Shooting, and contagious energy that she radiated. Her son and good friend have taken up her cause of championing goodwill in their community and are establishing a food pantry and soup kitchen in her name. Afterward, Lorenzo Rodriguez speaks with army veteran, John Sanabria, to honor the memory of the US military’s only all-Puerto-Rican infantry, the Borinqueneers.

Hear the details on a newly agreed upon state budget, and it's Friday so we have Theater Talk!

Buffalo teachers will be voting today for a new president of the Buffalo Teachers Federation and for a new contract with Buffalo Public Schools.

Lorenzo sits down with Faustenia Morrow, the founder of The Monarch of Infinite Possibilities. A tireless environmental activist, Faustenia specializes in bringing BIPOC groups, corporate executives, and community leaders together in the name of conservation and global sustainability. On the heels of Earth Day 2023, we delve into the initiatives that the Monarch has helped spearhead and how the people of Western New York can come together to aid our planet.

The program welcomes local community activist and leader, Ellen Harris-Harvey, to discuss her involvement within the Masten district in which she resides. As a heavily involved member of her neighborhood block and as head of her own outreach ministry, Ellen is aware of the needs and initiatives that are important to the area.

Buffalo teachers will be selecting a new leader for the federation for the first time in 42 years, the case against the man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie continues to wind through the legal process, and Theater Talk.