Podcasts about Cortland

Rae Alexandra has 35 stories to share with you, plus her own. In this Women's History Month episode, meet and get to know Rae. She recently published a book with City Lights Publishing called Unsung Heroines: 35 Women Who Changed the Bay Area. It's of course available at City Lights, but you can also find it at your local independent bookstore. I read the book and could not put it down. Only toward the end of the 35 essays did I start to recognize the women Rae features. I love history and I love learning and I have mixed feelings about the fact that there are so many rad women whose stories are untold. Thank you, Rae Alexandra, for shining on a light on these incredible women. These days, she's a staff writer at KQED. But Rae's story starts in Wales in the UK. She grew up in Cardiff, the capital of the country. (I learn in the conversation that Wales is a country. I also learn that "United Kingdom" and "Great Britain" are the same thing. Now, British vs. English we don't touch, for obvious reasons. But I digress …) Ed. note: I'll describe my conversation with Rae as two Gen Ex journalist types with ADHD (is that redundant?) doing their best to be linear. To me, the meanderings of our talk are totally normal. Rae says that Wales is delightful and has all the best castles, but that's because of the number times the country has been invaded and conquered. Close to where her mom lives today is a castle that boasts the world's largest crossbow. When I ask when Rae was born (1978), we discover that she's a horse as in Year of the Horse (aka 2026). Cool. Rae continued to call Cardiff home up through her college years. She didn't go to another school outside of Wales that had accepted her because she was attached to a group of skateboarders in her hometown. After she graduated, though, she moved to London. Music has been central for Rae as far back as she remembers (same). She shares stories of being maybe 5 and listening to the Top 40 with her cassette recorder ready to nab her favorite songs (same). According to Rae, the English look down on the Welsh, and have for some time, based on classist generalizations. Wales is where the UK mines most of its coal. London-types consider their neighbors to the southwest feral, and in some regards, the Welsh are, she says. In the Eighties, she remembers stories about IRA bombings appearing on the news nightly. Also, in Wales, miners went on strike and everyone knew about it. Rae says that Wales in the Eighties was essentially like listening to The Clash. We go on a sidebar about siblings, birth order, and what it means to be the youngest, which Rae and I both are. Growing up, she was close with both her older sisters. Today, one lives in Australia and the other lives in the London suburbs. Around age 10, Rae discovered metal. By 12, she decided that she would become a music journalist. In her teen years, she "snuck" her writing into local and college newspapers. The music journalism she consumed in those days included publications like Smash Hits, Kerrang!, NME, and Melody Maker. In fact, her first job out of college was at Kerrang! We go on a sidebar on the whole idea of living somewhere vs. visiting, and how they're so totally different on every level. I use Chicago, where I lived for a full six months in the Nineties, as my example. Rae offers up a stay in Brooklyn as hers. That job at Kerrang! is what brought Rae to London, another place she found impossible to live. I ask her to expound on what it was about the place, and she indulges me. She says that you have to be obscenely wealthy to live in Central London, so most folks are forced to the outskirts. But the jobs are in the middle of town, and so you end up spending around two or three hours a day commuting underground. It was/is also gray—the weather, the architecture—and the people in London were, as Rae describes it, hostile. When she goes into detail about the ways in which they were hostile, we agree that only you get to shit on your own hometown. People who aren't from there aren't allowed. It's a rule. Look it up. After a year working for the magazine in London, Rae met a guy from San Francisco. She'd been to The City and even spent significant time here working for Maximum Rock 'n' Roll. (At this point in the recording, I mistakenly call the BBQ place near Hayes and Divisadero until sometime in the early 2000s "Brothers." It was in fact called Brother in-law's. My apologies.) She moved in with that guy she met, lived with him for six months in London, and then it was time for him to come home to SF. He asked her if she wanted to join him and she accepted. She had already transitioned to freelance writing for the magazine, because office life didn't suit her, so work wasn't so much a problem. But upon arrival, she soon discovered how difficult it was to do anything without a Social Security number. That added an extra layer to moving here. But it wasn't the place itself or its people that made things hard. It was the system, so to speak. Also, while she was getting settled and learning how to survive in the US without an SSN, she started to see that the guy was, let's just say, not for her. She felt he'd been playing the long game when they lived together in London, but once back on his home turf, some of his sociopath tendencies emerged. It was 2002 and she lived in Bernal Heights on Cortland. She spent most of her time in the Mission, just down the hill. After a short time, the guy convinced her that they needed to get married, so they moved back to London. The marriage lasted three months, and Rae returned to her new home—San Francisco. When she came back, she experienced a stretch of housing instability. You could call it "couch surfing," but either way, it was dicey. Six months or so later, things settled. It was easier to live cheaply in the early 2000s, also. A $5 burrito could be a whole day's worth of food. And Rae had befriended enough bartenders that she rarely paid full-price for booze. She describes "The Blackout Triangle" of Killowatt, Delirium, and Dr. Bombay's. She also regularly visited Beauty Bar until that place went downhill. Check back this Thursday for Part 2 with Rae Alexandra. We recorded this episode at Vesuvio in North Beach in February 2026. Photography by Jeff Hunt

-What's on Sip's mind today in how to properly age gracefully? Let's find out…-Go see Ron and the team at Tredz Central Tire Pros for your next tire, just south of Cortland on Highway 77Our Sponsors:* Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com* Check out Progressive: https://progressive.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this edition of Meet Cortland County, X101’s John Harrison speaks with Steve Lundberg, a longtime area musician about Playing it Forward, a Memorial Concert of Cortland area musicians. This[Read More...] The post Playing It Forward Coming to the Center for the Arts March 14th appeared first on X101 Always Classic - WXHC.com.

X101's John Harrison sat down with cast members of Homer High School's production of The Music Man, Lydia and Oliver. Learn about the show and their roles, and don't miss[Read More...] The post Homer High Students Join X101 to Promote Production of “The Music Man” appeared first on X101 Always Classic - WXHC.com.

On this week’s edition of Peek at the Peak with X101’s John Harrison and Greek Peak’s Jon Spaulding, Jon assures listeners that the base depth on the mountain isn’t going[Read More...] The post Warm Weather Can’t Melt Greek Peak Mountain Resort appeared first on X101 Always Classic - WXHC.com.

The President of the League of Women Voters of Cortland County, Kim Cameron, Joins X101’s John Harrison to discuss the many upcoming events that the League of Women Voters have[Read More...] The post March is Women’s History Month, Cortland League of Women Voters has big plans appeared first on X101 Always Classic - WXHC.com.

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. In this month’s segment, X101's Matt Brooks is joined by Cortland County's Senior Public Health Educator, Courtney Maxson to talk about the importance of[Read More...] The post Make Sure to Schedule Your Screening for Colorectal Cancer appeared first on X101 Always Classic - WXHC.com.

In this week's edition of Meet Cortland County, X101's Matt Brooks is joined by Senior Public Health Educator at the Cortland County Health Department, Liz Nichols. Liz stops by to[Read More...] The post Meet Cortland County’s Senior Public Health Educator, Liz Nichols appeared first on X101 Always Classic - WXHC.com.

Recently X101's Jack Eves was joined in the studio by Haley Flannery, owner of All my Friends Books in Cortland. Hayley is in the studio to share the news of[Read More...] The post All my Friends Books of Cortland Announces First Ever CNY Bookcrawl appeared first on X101 Always Classic - WXHC.com.

-What's on Sip's mind today in how to properly age gracefully? Let's find out…-Go see Ron and the team at Tredz Central Tire Pros for your next tire, just south of Cortland on Highway 77Our Sponsors:* Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this week’s edition of Peek at the Peak Jon Spaulding and John Harrison are back on air to talk about the great 2026/27 season pass deal at Greek Peak. The post Buy Now Ski Now at Greek Peak Mountain Resort appeared first on X101 Always Classic - WXHC.com.

It is the most exciting time of the season, but it is also incredible the season is nearly over. Plus, Mother Nature is still trying to play spoiler and is still undefeated. On Thursday's edition of Hoopsville, we put a full court on the final stretch of the season as conference tournaments heat up and the NCAA landscape takes shape. Dave McHugh welcomes a loaded lineup No. 8 Bowdoin to discuss their hardware aspirations. We also check in on the men's side with Cortland and Pitt-Greensburg, while we break down the latest from the MIAC women's tournament with St. Mary's (Minn.). The postseason finish line in sight, you won't want to miss these insights from across Division III. Guests appearing on the Hudl Hoopsville Hotline: - Maurice Kearney, Cortland men's coach - Courtney Shelton, St. Mary's (Minn.) women's coach - Grace Kinum & Megan Phelps, No. 8 Bowdoin sophomore guard & women's coach - Chris Klimchock, Pitt-Greensburg men's coach Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com from the WBCA Studios.

In this week's edition of Happening in Homer, X101's Matt Brooks is joined by Ty Marshall, Director of the Homer Center for the Arts. The Village of Homer had recently[Read More...] The post The Center for the Arts of Homer Becomes Homer’s Public Access TV Station appeared first on X101 Always Classic - WXHC.com.

In this month’s edition of Made in Cortland, X101’s Matt Brooks speaks with Valarie Kranz, Human Resources Business Partner at Pyrotek. Valarie elaborates what is made at the Cortland plant,[Read More...] The post Pyrotek is Made In Cortland appeared first on X101 Always Classic - WXHC.com.

X101's John Harrison is joined by Executive Director Harlan Dunn, and Sarah Lang, Memory Care Director at Walden Place. They discuss the services offered at Walden Place, the difference between[Read More...] The post Experience Comfort and Connection Every Day at Walden Place appeared first on X101 Always Classic - WXHC.com.

On this week’s edition of Meet Cortland County X101’s Matt Brooks is joined by Cortland County Recycling Coordinator Chris Spadolini. Chris joins over the line to discuss recycling rules and[Read More...] The post Meet the Cortland County Recycling Coordinator Chris Spadolini appeared first on X101 Always Classic - WXHC.com.

In this episode of The Distribution, Brandon Sedloff sits down with Steven DeFrancis, Founder and CEO of Cortland, to unpack how multifamily evolved from a commodity product into a true consumer service business. Steven shares the story behind Cortland's transformation from a small merchant builder into a vertically integrated investment manager with more than 75,000 units and $20 billion in gross asset value. The conversation explores why operational depth, brand trust, and technology infrastructure now sit at the center of performance in living real estate. Steven walks through the post-GFC research that reshaped Cortland's strategy, the demographic shifts that extended renter lifecycles, and the deliberate decision to build operational infrastructure long before raising institutional LP capital. He also details how brand equity translates directly into pricing power, retention, and investor returns, and why scale is increasingly essential in a consolidating market. They discuss: The pivot from merchant development to a vertically integrated operating platform Why multifamily shifted from a commodity to a consumer service business How brand trust creates measurable top-line rent premiums and longer resident tenure The role of data, AI, and centralized workflows in reducing fraud, speeding leasing, and improving performance Why 2026 and beyond may present compelling acquisition opportunities amid capital market stress and supply overhang Links: Cortland - https://cortland.com/ Steven on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-defrancis-022a564/ Brandon on LinkedIn - ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/bsedloff/⁠ Juniper Square - ⁠https://www.junipersquare.com/⁠ Topics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:21) - Steven's background and career (00:13:48) - Building Cortland and lessons from the GFC (00:20:06) - Building a vertically integrated operating platform (00:24:13) - Raising institutional LP funds (00:28:02) - Cortland's scale, markets, and fund vehicles (00:34:22) - Operational alpha (00:42:20) - 2026 market outlook (00:50:40) - Tech and AI in multifamily (00:55:28) - Advice for operators (01:00:11) - Closing thoughts

Winterfest is tomorrow at Greek Peak Mountain Resort, hear all about the many festivities on this week’s edition of Peek at the Peak with John Harrison and Jon Spaulding. The post Winterfest is Tomorrow at Greek Peak appeared first on X101 Always Classic - WXHC.com.

We are thrilled to welcome David Kilpatrick, Professor Emeritus at the State University of New York at Cortland and one of the most influential voices in reading research, assessment, and instruction, to the podcast. In our chat, Dr. Kilpatrick breaks down decades of research and gets straight to the heart of what really drives reading success—especially for students with dyslexia. He tackles one of the biggest myths in education: that phonemic awareness is just an early skill you “check off” and move past. Instead, you'll discover why advanced phoneme proficiency is the engine behind orthographic mapping and automatic word recognition, and why it matters far beyond the primary grades. What we hope you'll take away from this is a clarity about which phonemic awareness skills truly move the needle, how to integrate them powerfully with phonics instruction, and how assessment can help you target instruction with precision. If you've ever wondered whether going back to phonemic awareness with older students means going backward, this episode will completely reframe that thinking. When you strengthen advanced phonemic awareness, you give students with dyslexia the foundation they need to become confident, capable readers—and that changes everything. David A. Kilpatrick, PhD is a professor emeritus of psychology for the State University of New York at Cortland and currently serves as Adjunct Lecturer in Psychology. He is a New York State certified school psychologist with 28 years experience in schools. He has been teaching courses in learning disabilities and educational psychology since 1994. David is a reading researcher and the author of two books on reading, Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Difficulties, and Equipped for Reading Success, and is a co-editor of a third, Reading Development and Difficulties: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice. Resources mentioned in this episode: The PAST Test (Phonological Awareness Screening Test) NICHD – National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (SSSR) Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) National Reading Panel Report (U.S. National Reading Panel) Zeno Word Frequency List Annals of Dyslexia We officially have merch! Show your love for the Together in Literacy podcast! If you like this episode, please take a few minutes to rate, review, and subscribe. Your support and encouragement are so appreciated! Have a question you'd like us to cover in a future episode of Together in Literacy? Email us at support@togetherinliteracy.com! If you'd like more from Together in Literacy, you can check out our website, Together in Literacy, or follow us on Facebook and Instagram. For more from Emily, check out The Literacy Nest. For more from Casey, check out The Dyslexia Classroom. Let us know what you want to hear this season! Thank you for listening and joining us in this exciting and educational journey into dyslexia as we come together in literacy!

In this week's edition of Meet Cortland County X101's Matt Brooks is joined by Amanda Caridi, Marketing Specialist, and Alyssa Wheeler, Development Assistant, for YWCA Cortland. Learn about the upcoming[Read More...] The post 24th Annual Girls Day Out Coming Up March 7th appeared first on X101 Always Classic - WXHC.com.

-What's on Sip's mind today in how to properly age gracefully? Let's find out…-Go see Ron and the team at Tredz Central Tire Pros for your next tire, just south of Cortland on Highway 77Our Sponsors:* Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this week’s edition of Peek at the Peak X101’s John Harrison and Greek Peak Mountain Resort’s Jon Spaulding are back in the studio to discuss President’s day, Winterfest, and[Read More...] The post Take a Peek at Presidents Day at Greek Peak Mountain Resort appeared first on X101 Always Classic - WXHC.com.

Show Notes: Https://wetfyswing.com/882 Sponsors: Fly Fish with me Utah, TroutRoutes, and On DeMark Lodge. Sponsors:https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors Fly fishing has a way of making simple problems feel complicated. Your cast feels off, the presentation isn't doing what you want, and suddenly you're blaming everything in your hand. In this episode, we dig into understanding fly line design with Zach McKnight from Cortland Line, and it's one of those conversations that can instantly clear the fog. Not by piling on more jargon, but by getting back to the one connection that quietly drives everything: rod to line to fly. We also get into a little company history, why Cortland is working hard to be "the Cortland your grandpa remembers," and where fluorocarbon actually makes a difference when the water is clear and the fish are spooky.

In this week's edition of Happening in Homer, X101's Matt Brooks is joined by Village of Homer Mayor Pat Clune and Cortland County IDA's Ashley Riehlman to discuss the Homer[Read More...] The post Homer is Accepting Small Project Grant Applications appeared first on X101 Always Classic - WXHC.com.

In this week's edition of Meet Cortland County X101's John Harrison is joined in the studio by General Manager of X101 Mike Eves as well as the Assistant Director at[Read More...] The post X101’s Mike Eves will Kiss a Calf, if the Price is Right appeared first on X101 Always Classic - WXHC.com.

-What's on Sip's mind today in how to properly age gracefully? Let's find out…-Go see Ron and the team at Tredz Central Tire Pros for your next tire, just south of Cortland on Highway 77Our Sponsors:* Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com* Check out Kalshi and use my code SB60 for a great deal: https://kalshi.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Director for the Cortland County Department of Emergency Response & Communications, Scott Roman, spoke to X101's Jack Eves about Cortland County Alerts, and about some of the types of alerts[Read More...] The post Get Cortland County Emergency Alerts the Way you Prefer with Smart911 appeared first on X101 Always Classic - WXHC.com.

On this week’s edition of Peek at the Peak Jon Spaulding previews some great Winterfest activities that folks can look forward to at Greek Peak on February 21st. The post Greek Peak is Gearing Up for Winterfest appeared first on X101 Always Classic - WXHC.com.

Local world renowned Bluegrass artist Ben Wright of the Henhouse Prowlers chats with X101’s John Harrison about his upbringing in Homer, formation of his world famous “Henhouse Prowlers”, and excitement[Read More...] The post Ben Wright of the Henhouse Prowlers Returns Home and Joins X101 appeared first on X101 Always Classic - WXHC.com.

Join Jeremy Oklota of Youngstown Pizza Reviews for the debut of mY-TOWN's Food Talk! Highlighting great eats around the Mahoning Valley! On this episode, Jeremy is joined by Angelo and Francesca of Brothers Pizza & Restaurant in Cortland! Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/SRGkIZ8uJGo

On this month’s edition of The Cancer Prevention Segment, X101's Matt Brooks speaks with Cortland County's Senior Public Health Educator, Courtney Maxson, to be made aware of a specific type[Read More...] The post February is Gallbladder and Bile Duct Cancer Awareness Month appeared first on X101 Always Classic - WXHC.com.

Recently X101’s Jack Eves was joined in the studio once again by Public Information officer of New York State Police Troop C, Aga Tinker. Trooper Tinker is in the studio[Read More...] The post New York State Police Plays Lockdown Defense Against DWI’s During Super Bowl Weekend appeared first on X101 Always Classic - WXHC.com.

Denile Doyle chats with Cassandra McFadden, vice president & global head of sustainability at Cortland, about how sustainability is becoming a meaningful lever for long-term performance across multifamily.McFadden recounts what it took for Cortland to earn top GRESB ratings and how the company has applied a policy-to-practice approach, from waste diversion to utility management to resident education. How does she manage misconceptions about sustainability? The right language and goal alignments, says McFadden, can help you counter the naysayers and get the results you want for your firm. Here are some of the topics we cover:(5:26) What drove Cortland's GRESB journey from 2 to 5 stars(10:18) What residents actually notice when it comes to sustainability (17:12) Earth Month initiatives that resonate with residents(22:30) The two metrics that matter most in proving real sustainability impact.(25:19) Why the industry struggles to price sustainability improvements

This week we are joined by long time WWA staff member, Jenn Moore along with her husband Cortland! We talk about what got her into the WWA and the many stories from over the years! 

-What's on Sip's mind today in how to properly age gracefully? Let's find out…-Go see Ron and the team at Tredz Central Tire Pros for your next tire, just south of Cortland on Highway 77Our Sponsors:* Check out Aura.com: https://aura.com/remove* Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-What's on Sip's mind today in how to properly age gracefully? Let's find out…-Go see Ron and the team at Tredz Central Tire Pros for your next tire, just south of Cortland on Highway 77Our Sponsors:* Check out Aura.com: https://aura.com/remove* Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hr 3 - Former Titans CB Cortland Finnegan + Mike Borgonzi evaluates Cam’s rookie yearSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a new year and it's time to start Hoopsville anew! There have been great games played during the holidays giving us plenty to talk about, including some unpleasant headlines. On Monday's second-half season debut of Hoopsville, we will drop in on a few programs that have hit the unofficial midway point in pretty good shape. Plus, we recap some of the games, results, and notes that stood out in the last few weeks. A new Top 25 is due later in the day, so we can take a peak at what may change - including if any of the teams we chat with may make an appearance. And some programs garnered some difficult headlines, we will see what is the latest. Guests appearing on the Hudl Hoopsville Hotline: - Ken Scalamini, No. 18 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's coach - Justin DeGrood, Gustavus Adolphus men's coach - Christin Gowan, McDaniel women's coach - Colleen Ames, Cortland women's coach Dave will also lay down his '2 Cents' on individuals hired at institutions after being let go for issues at other jobs - and that information seemingly not being shared or passed on when they are hired. Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com from the WBCA Studios.

What's on Sip's mind today in how to properly age gracefully? Let's find out… Go see Ron and the team at Tredz Central Tire Pros for your next tire, just south of Cortland on Highway 77  Show Sponsored by SANDHILLS GLOBALOur Sponsors:* Check out Hims: https://hims.com/EARLYBREAK* Check out Infinite Epigenetics: https://infiniteepigenetics.com/EARLYBREAK* Check out Uncommon Goods: https://uncommongoods.com/EARLYBREAK* Check out Washington Red Raspberries: https://redrazz.orgAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

-Sip is in the air headed to State College…what's on Jake and Bill's minds as they try to properly age gracefully?-Go see Ron and the team at Tredz Central Tire Pros for your next tire, just south of Cortland on Highway 77Show sponsored by SANDHILLS GLOBALOur Sponsors:* Check out Hims: https://hims.com/EARLYBREAK* Check out Infinite Epigenetics: https://infiniteepigenetics.com/EARLYBREAK* Check out Uncommon Goods: https://uncommongoods.com/EARLYBREAK* Check out Washington Red Raspberries: https://redrazz.orgAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We thought this year we were going to get to work on staggering playoff game times, so we don't have eight of the best games going on at the same time. We thought we were going to get to work on getting video review for officials at games before the semifinals. OK, that at least is happening in some places, but otherwise, we found out on Saturday we need to go back one year and work on 2024's thing some more -- having all of these games on ESPN+. When you look back at this podcast years later, yes, this is the one where the first-round playoff streaming was a borderline disaster. Essentially half of our opening eight games had some streaming issue, one of them so severe that it never got on the air at all. That's bad. That's a problem. The NCAA folks will talk to ESPN about it this week, but it's also the NCAA that puts all of this work on overworked sports information professionals in a division where we already expanded the basketball season so that these folks are working winter sports and football and any other fall sport that might still be in its playoffs at the same time.  But the action on the field was really good, so we'll spend the last 85% or so of the podcast talking about that. About the big plays that fueled Susquehanna's win. The way the final drive of the Chapman-Whitworth game ended. How Muhlenberg came away with the win against Union. What Springfield did to keep Cortland in check. How LaGrange overcame some difficulties to advance.  It's also the end of the season for eight more teams, and the end of careers for many. At Grove City, this was a season with challenges, and this team got through them to rally and get to the playoffs, and rally when down big in the second half. Patch Flanagan's career at Union ends on a high note personally, even if he could not will his team into the second round. Crown grew up a lot this season and achieved things never done before in the program's history. We talk about all that and more. And our guest is Casey Shine, head coach of Chapman. He'll tell us what was going through his head when his quarterback took a taunting penalty that left the door open for a Whitworth comeback. We also hand out game balls, bring you through the stats of the week, we look at a bunch of second round games, and we take your questions in the mailbag segment. That and more in this edition of the D3football.com Around the Nation podcast.

Sip is in the air headed to State College…what's on Jake and Bill's minds as they try to properly age gracefully? Go see Ron and the team at Tredz Central Tire Pros for your next tire, just south of Cortland on Highway 77  Show Sponsored by SANDHILLS GLOBALOur Sponsors:* Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com* Check out Hims: https://hims.com/EARLYBREAK* Check out Infinite Epigenetics: https://infiniteepigenetics.com/EARLYBREAK* Check out Uncommon Goods: https://uncommongoods.com/EARLYBREAK* Check out Washington Red Raspberries: https://redrazz.orgAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Art of Being: Embracing Mindfulness and Compassion During Challenging Times with Cortland Dahl In this enlightening episode, we delve into the transformative journey and work of Dr Cortland Dahl, a meditation expert, scientist, translator and researcher at the Center for Healthy Minds. Cort's true passion is using ancient wisdom and modern science to help people flourish. Cort shares his personal experiences from battling anxiety as a young adult to finding solace and purpose through extensive work with meditation and compassion practices during eight years living in Tibetan refugee settlements in India and Nepal. He discusses the critical role of contemplative traditions in navigating the modern world's overwhelming pace and information overload. The conversation covers the importance of shifting from a state of doing to being, the mental health epidemic, and practical techniques for cultivating inner calm and compassion. Cort offers profound insights into how we can harness our innate capacities for wisdom and compassion. The episode concludes with a beautiful guided practice led by Cort, providing listeners with a practical experience of simply being that we can take into our daily life.   Cort's work can be found here: https://cortlanddahl.com/ https://centerhealthyminds.org   00:00 Introduction to Contemplative Traditions 00:33 Struggles with Anxiety and Early Discoveries 03:21 The Impact of Modern Life on Mental Health 04:39 The Mismatch Between Evolution and Modern Society 07:10 Simple Practices for Mental Well-being 13:12 The Power of Perspective and Micro Practices 22:31 The Role of Compassion and Service 25:49 Understanding Devotion and Social Learning 28:41 The Power of Respect and Inspiration 29:32 Personal Reflections on Prince and Devotion 32:15 A Meditator's Guide to Buddhism 32:56 The Four Noble Truths and the Path to Awakening 34:37 Writing the Book: Motivation and Process 36:33 Exploring Buddhist Philosophy and Practice 39:29 Advice for Those in Pain 40:23 The Importance of Being Over Doing 50:26 A Short Guided Meditation Practice 57:59 Final Thoughts and Appreciation  

JB's away, so @D3FBHuddle's Week 11 Friday Live gets a guest host with a lot at stake Saturday - @DigInMules Coach Nate Milne joins Frank to discuss big games & scenarios all show! Guests: @CortlandFB Jr. LB Aidan Lochner & @WabashFB Sr. LB Gavin Ruppert

WhoWes Kryger, President and Ayden Wilbur, Vice President of Mountain Operations at Greek Peak, New YorkRecorded onJune 30, 2025About Greek PeakClick here for a mountain stats overviewOwned by: John MeierLocated in: Cortland, New YorkYear founded: 1957 – opened Jan. 11, 1958Pass affiliations: Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass – 2 daysClosest neighboring U.S. ski areas: Labrador (:30), Song (:31)Base elevation: 1,148 feetSummit elevation: 2,100 feetVertical drop: 952 feetSkiable acres: 300Average annual snowfall: 120 inchesTrail count: 46 (10 easier, 16 more difficult, 15 most difficult, 5 expert, 4 terrain parks)Lift count: 8 (1 fixed-grip quad, 2 triples, 3 doubles – view Lift Blog's inventory of Greek Peak's lift fleet)Why I interviewed themNo reason not to just reprint what I wrote about the bump earlier this year:All anyone wants from a family ski trip is this: not too far, not too crowded, not too expensive, not too steep, not too small, not too Bro-y. Terrain variety and ample grooming and lots of snow, preferably from the sky. Onsite lodging and onsite food that doesn't taste like it emerged from the ration box of a war that ended 75 years ago. A humane access road and lots of parking. Ordered liftlines and easy ticket pickup and a big lodge to meet up and hang out in. We're not too picky you see but all that would be ideal.My standard answer to anyone from NYC making such an inquiry has been “hahaha yeah get on a plane and go out West.” But only if you purchased lift tickets 10 to 16 months in advance of your vacation. Otherwise you could settle a family of four on Mars for less than the cost of a six-day trip to Colorado. But after MLK Weekend, I have a new answer for picky non-picky New Yorkers: just go to Greek Peak.Though I'd skied here in the past and am well-versed on all ski centers within a six-hour drive of Manhattan, it had not been obvious to me that Greek Peak was so ideally situated for a FamSki. Perhaps because I'd been in Solo Dad tree-skiing mode on previous visits and perhaps because the old trailmap presented the ski area in a vertical fortress motif aligned with its mythological trail-naming scheme:But here is how we experienced the place on one of the busiest weekends of the year:1. No lines to pick up tickets. Just these folks standing around in jackets, producing an RFID card from some clandestine pouch and syncing it to the QR code on my phone.2. Nothing resembling a serious liftline outside of the somewhat chaotic Visions “express” (a carpet-loaded fixed-grip quad). Double and triple chairs, scattered at odd spots and shooting off in all directions, effectively dispersing skiers across a broad multi-faced ridge. The highlight being this double chair originally commissioned by Socrates in 407 B.C.:3. Best of all: endless, wide-open, uncrowded top-to-bottom true greens – the only sort of run that my entire family can ski both stress-free and together.Those runs ambled for a thousand vertical feet. The Hope Lake Lodge, complete with waterpark and good restaurant, sits directly across the street. A shuttle runs back and forth all day long. Greek Peak, while deeper inland than many Great Lakes-adjacent ski areas, pulls steady lake-effect, meaning glades everywhere (albeit thinly covered). It snowed almost the entire weekend, sometimes heavily. Greek Peak's updated trailmap better reflects its orientation as a snowy family funhouse (though it somewhat obscures the mountain's ever-improving status as a destination for Glade Bro):For MLK 2024, we had visited Camelback, seeking the same slopeside-hotel-with-waterpark-decent-food-family-skiing combo. But it kinda sucked. The rooms, tinted with an Ikea-by-the-Susquehanna energy, were half the size of those at Greek Peak and had cost three times more. Our first room could have doubled as the smoking pen at a public airport (we requested, and received, another). The hill was half-open and overrun with people who seemed to look up and be genuinely surprised to find themselves strapped to snoskis. Mandatory parking fees even with a $600-a-night room; mandatory $7-per-night, per-skier ski check (which I dodged); and perhaps the worst liftline management I've ever witnessed had, among many other factors, added up to “let's look for something better next year.”That something was Greek Peak, though the alternative only occurred to me when I attended an industry event at the resort in September and re-considered its physical plant undistracted by ski-day chaos. Really, this will never be a true alternative for most NYC skiers – at four hours from Manhattan, Greek Peak is the same distance as far larger Stratton or Mount Snow. I like both of those mountains, but I know which one I'm driving my family to when our only time to ski together is the same time that everyone else has to ski together.What we talked about116,000 skier visits; two GP trails getting snowmaking for the first time; top-to-bottom greens; Greek Peak's family founding in the 1950s – “any time you told my dad [Al Kryger] he couldn't do it, he would do it just to prove you wrong”; reminiscing on vintage Greek Peak; why Greek Peak made it when similar ski areas like Scotch Valley went bust; the importance of having “hardcore skiers” run a ski area; does the interstate matter?; the unique dynamics of working in – and continuing – a family business; the saga and long-term impact of building a full resort hotel across the street from the ski area; “a ski area is liking running a small municipality”; why the family sold the ski area more than half a century after its founding; staying on at the family business when it's no longer a family business; John Meier arrives; why Greek Peak sold Toggenburg; long-term snowmaking ambitions; potential terrain expansion – where and how much; “having more than one good ski season in a row would be helpful” in planning a future expansion; how Greek Peak modernized its snowmaking system and cut its snowmaking hours in half while making more snow; five times more snowguns; Great Lakes lake-effect snow; Greek Peak's growing glade network and long evolution from a no-jumps-allowed old-school operation to today's more freewheeling environment; potential lift upgrades; why Greek Peak is unlikely to ever have a high-speed lift; keeping a circa 1960s lift made by an obscure company running; why Greek Peak replaced an old double with a used triple on Chair 3 a few years ago; deciding to renovate or replace a lift; how the Visions 1A quad changed Greek Peak and where a similar lift could make sense; why Greek Peak shortened Chair 2; and the power of Indy Pass for small, independent ski areas.What I got wrongOn Scotch Valley ski areaI said that Scotch Valley went out of business “in the late ‘90s.” As far as I can tell, the ski area's last year of operation was 1998. At its peak, the 750-vertical-foot ski area ran a triple chair and two doubles serving a typical quirky-fun New York trail network. I'm sorry I missed skiing this one. Interestingly, the triple chair still appears to operate as part of a summer camp. I wish they would also run a winter camp called “we're re-opening this ski area”:On ToggenburgI paraphrased a quote from Greek Peak owner John Meier, from a story I wrote around the 2021 closing of Toggenburg. Here's the quote in full:“Skiing doesn't have to happen in New York State,” Meier said. “It takes an entrepreneur, it takes a business investor. You gotta want to do it, and you're not going to make a lot of money doing it. You're going to wonder why are you doing this? It's a very difficult business in general. It's very capital-intensive business. There's a lot easier ways to make a buck. This is a labor of love for me.”And here's the full story, which lays out the full Togg saga:Podcast NotesOn Hope Lake Lodge and New York's lack of slopeside lodgingI've complained about this endlessly, but it's strange and counter-environmental that New York's two largest ski areas offer no slopeside lodging. This is the same oddball logic at work in the Pacific Northwest, which stridently and reflexively opposes ski area-adjacent development in the name of preservation without acknowledging the ripple effects of moving 5,000 day skiers up to the mountain each winter morning. Unfortunately Gore and Whiteface are on Forever Wild land that would require an amendment to the state constitution to develop, and that process is beholden to idealistic downstate voters who like the notion of preservation enough to vote abstractly against development, but not enough to favor Whiteface over Sugarbush when it's time to book a family ski trip and they need convenient lodging. Which leaves us with smaller mountains that can more readily develop slopeside buildings: Holiday Valley and Hunter are perhaps the most built-up, but West Mountain has a monster development grinding through local permitting processes: Greek Peak built the brilliant Hope Lake Lodge, a sprawling hotel/waterpark with wood-trimmed, fireplace-appointed rooms directly across the street from the ski area. A shuttle connects the two.On the “really, really bad” 2015 seasonWilbur referred to the “really, really bad” 2015 season. Here's the Kottke end-of-season stats comparing 2015-16 snowfall to the previous three winters, where you can see the Northeast just collapse into an abyss:Month-by-month (also from Kottke):Fast forward to Kottke's 2022-23 report, and you can see just how terrible 2015-16 was in terms of skier visits compared to the seasons immediately before and after:On Greek Peak's old masterplan with a chair 6I couldn't turn up the masterplan that Kryger referred to with a Chair 6 on it, but the trailmap did tease a potential expansion from around 2006 to 2012, labelled as “Greek Peak East”:On Great Lakes lake-effect snow This is maybe the best representation I've found of the Great Lakes' lake-effect snowbands:On Greek Peak's Lift 2What a joy this thing is to ride:An absolute time machine:The lift, built in 1963, looks rattletrap and bootleg, but it hums right along. It is the second-oldest operating chairlift in New York State, after Snow Ridge's 1960 North Hall double chair, and the fourth-oldest in the Northeast (Mad River Glen's single, dating to 1948, is King Gramps of the East Coast). It's one of the 20-oldest operating chairlifts in America:As Wilbur says, this lift once ran all the way to the base. They shortened the lift sometime between 1995 and '97 to scrape out a larger base-area novice zone. Greek Peak's circa 1995 trailmap shows the lift extending to its original load position:Following Pico's demolition of the Bonanza double this offseason, Greek Peak's Chair 2 is one of just three remaining Carlevaro-Savio lifts spinning in the United States:The Storm explores the world of lift-served skiing year-round. Join us. Get full access to The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast at www.stormskiing.com/subscribe

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In Deep is a video podcast series for conversations that dive into the details of focused topics -- no fluff, just concentrated, sometimes technical talk from experienced anglers and industry professionals.Our first In Deep guest is my friend, John Shaner. With a career spanning five decades, Shaner  has worked for influential companies like Hardy and Cortland, while connecting with seemingly every fishy angler in the industry. Shaner is widely regarded for his technical fly fishing skills and encyclopedic, historical knowledge of both traditional and modern tactics.In this conversation, John Shaner and I go In Deep on dry fly leader design. John and I share a similar philosophy, with just a few individual twists on the overarching principals.Sincere thanks to John Shaner, for a fantastic conversation.Fish hard, friends.ResourcesREAD: Troutbitten | Dry Fly Fishing -- The George Harvey Leader DesignVIDEO: Troutbitten | The Harvey Dry Leader -- Design, Adjustment and Fishing TipsJohn Shaner's Favorite Dry Leader48'' .019 Chameleon36” .017 Chameleon12" .015 Chameleon8" .013 Chameleon8" .012 Chameleon8" .010 Chameleon8" .009 Chameleon12" .008 Nylon Tippet12" .007 Nylon Tippet12-18" .006 Nylon Tippet36-60" .005 Nylon TippetVisitTroutbitten WebsiteTroutbitten InstagramTroutbitten YouTubeTroutbitten FacebookThanks to TroutRoutes:Use the code TROUTBITTEN for 20% off your membership athttps://maps.troutroutes.com Thanks to SkwalaUse the code, TROUTBITTEN10 for 10% off your order athttps://skwalafishing.com/