Wet Couch Radio

Martha Hornby talks about her audio-recorded run-in with Watkins Glen Mayor Luke Leszyk, the results of the police investigation following the incident, and why she is sharing her story. You can find the full audio of her recordings and the police report she filed on wetcouchradio.com

Get to know Investigator Kevin Rumsey, running for the Republican nomination for Schuyler County Sheriff. Investigator Rumsey talks about why he is running, police reform, issues facing Schuyler County law enforcement, and some of his proudest moments on the job. The Schuyler County Republican primary takes place on June 22nd, 2021.

Danielle Matthews, wife of Officer Brandon Matthews of the Watkins Glen Police Department, talks about the circumstances surrounding the Notice of Claim that they have filed against the Village of Watkins Glen and Mayor Luke Leszyk.

This is a discussion about criminal justice reform, education, property taxes, Covid-19 and more with Leslie Danks Burke.

A conversation with Leslie Danks Burke about rural health care and internet access and her run for New York State Senate. About 25 minutes long.

Deb Minor came to Yates County through her education at Keuka College and has degrees in Biology and Nursing as well as a Master of Public Health from Walden University. She and her husband of thirty-nine years chose to make the Penn Yan area their home and raised their three, now adult, children there.  In 1990, following an obstetrical nursing position at Geneva General Hospital and a nursing position at a private obstetrician and surgeon’s office, Deb began her employment with Yates County Public Health as a Maternal Child Health Nurse with responsibilities for home visitation to young families, immunization and lead clinic work, community education, and outreach for the numerous programs falling under the arena of Preventive Public Health Services. She found a love for population health improvement and chose to remain in the field of public health, advancing to the position of Supervisor, and then, in 2009, to her appointment as Director of Public Health. In late 2018, through a contract with Schuyler County, she assumed the responsibility of Director for both Schuyler and Yates County Departments of Health. Deb currently serves on the Keuka Housing Council’s Board of Directors, the Board of Directors for Penn Yan Manor and Clinton Crest, the Yates Transit Services Board, and the Board of Directors for Lifetime Care. She also serves on the Finger Lakes Health Community Advisory Council, the Finger Lakes Advisory Council for the Rochester Primary Care Network, and the Keuka College Nursing Advisory Board.

We had a good conversation with incumbent candidate for Watkins Glen Village Trustee, Laurie Denardo.

Stacy and Brad talked to Peter Widynski about his run for Watkins Glen Village Trustee.  

Super fun show, Riqui is always fun to talk to.    

Schuyler County New York Judicial Candidate Jessica Saks talks about her family, her qualifications, her mentors, and the type of judge she hopes to be. Make sure you vote on Tuesday, November 5th if you haven't already taken advantage of early voting.

Maggie joined us for a quick interview about her run for Schuyler County Legislature, this was really fun and informational.

We sat down with Jerakah from The Slaydies Den. Check her out at theslaydiesden.com and Slay Out Loud podcast on itunes or any place you listen to podcasts.

What's coming up in Watkins Glen.

A quick rundown of upcoming events, meetings and things of interest in Watkins Glen.  If you would like something added, please feel free to reach out to us at wetcouchradio@gmail.com or call 607-767-7910   Thank you,   Brad and Stacy

Schuyler County Judicial Candidate Dan Fitzsimmons came over Sunday, September 22nd to talk about his campaign.

Stacy and I talked with Cameron about the SCA or Society for Creative Anachronism.   The SCA is an international organization dedicated to researching and re-creating the arts and skills of pre-17th-century Europe with a modern twist and minus the bad stuff.   Really fun 30 minute show.

September is suicide awareness month, we talked with Riqui Hess from M.R. Hess Homeworks about what we can do to give and get help.   https://mrhesshomeworks.com/   If you or a loved one need help, please reach out to someone, the suicide prevention hotline is 1-800-273-TALK (8255)   Thank you for listening. Brad and Stacy

Stacy had a chance to sit down with Chef Orlando Rodriguez inside Graft Wine and Cider Bar on Franklin Street in Watkins Glen, Wednesday, September 4, 2019.  The original plan was to discuss ideas regarding marketing but like everything Chef Orlando does, this conversation was too good not to share.

We discuss the Tuesday, August 20th Village Board Meeting where parking, signs, STVR moratorium, hats and more were the topics they talked about.  Under 30 minutes long, we're available on iHeartradio now if you use that app.   Thank you   Brad and Stacy

Several meetings are coming up, we would love to see you there. Let us know if you would like to do a show or have a suggestion for one. This Friday, we're doing local fast food and wine pairing with local musician and libation live streamer, Levi James! (Most likely we'll be drinking and eating a cheeseburger) We're now available on iHeartradio as well as iTunes.   Thank you for listening, Brad and Stacy  

Almost 30 minutes of pointless jabber, enjoy.

Patti Schimizzi, Ande Tallarida and Dan Sims joined us for a conversation about their Hometown Heroes project.  Brackets and Banners honoring local veterans on Decatur St. were the main topic but we should have left the microphones on because the after party was lots of fun.  Great people who care about the community telling stories about growing up and raising heck in Watkins Glen, let's just say, there's another show already in the works.   We hope you enjoy this conversation, it's genuine and heartfelt.  Help support Veterans here in Watkins Glen and everywhere.   Wet Couch Radio Brad and Stacy

We had Luke pull a question out of the question box at the end of this interview and here it is.   "How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and that one, is what we are doing." ~ Annie Dillard   So, If you had one hour to yourself, what would you do?   We hope you enjoy this one hour interview with Luke Leszyk.   Brad and Stacy  

We sat down with Brian Eslinger and discussed his run for Watkins Glen Village Trustee as well as a multitude of hot topics. Why were our electric bills so high last month? This hits at about an hour and 12 minutes in. This was a very long interview, but very informative and interesting. It lasts about an hour and a half, so we recommend listening to it on iTunes or another podcast client so you can pause and start where you left off.     Enjoy! Brad and Stacy

Stacy and I sat down with Louis Perazzini tonight.  Great interview, we cut less than a minute of this. Enjoy!

This interview was really fun, Sam Schimizzi and Kevin Thornton are great together and they talk about several important issues to the residents of Watkins Glen. The computer crashed right around the end of this show and then it completely froze on a black screen of death.  I couldn't get it to do anything so I had to shut it down the bad way and then cross my fingers that it was going to be there when I turned it back on and when I first booted back up, it wasn't there...The feeling of losing such a fun and meaningful conversation is awful but I finally was able to restore and get it back. The final result ends a bit abruptly but it's worth listening to every second if you ask me. We hope to see as many of you as possible Tuesday night at 6:30pm for the Democratic Caucus at 303 N Franklin St.  Registered Democrats from the Village can vote, please do. Brad and Stacy, Wet Couch Radio

January 29th, 2019 Tuesday at 303 N Franklin St Democratic Caucus

Quick teaser for interview with the Mayor

Here is our phone number

Woodstock, History, and Maria's

Kevin Thornton, a few restaurants and a quick martini recipe.

A quick hello from Brad and Stacy with brief Village Board Meeting recap.