HeyJaredHot Seat: Media Monday with Ron Klopfanstein
Ron Klopfanstein spotlights writers, actors, musicians, artists, performers, podcasters, influencers, journalists, and other content creators and talks to them about their work, inspiration, and passion for art, media, and popular culture.
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Media Monday: Live — S3:E1 | Ryan Nobles, Pete Coulter, Brendan Maslauskas-Dunn, “Biker” Dave Paul, Amelia Edwards & March for Animals (opens the original)
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Media Monday: Live — S3:E1 Media Monday: Live begins a new independent chapter with a packed Season 3 premiere, recorded in front of a live audience at Tramontane Café in Utica, New York. In this episode: • Ryan Nobles — NBC News Congressional Correspondent, on journalism, fact-checking, media trust, and his Central New York roots. • Pete Coulter — writer, creator, and producer of Carrion Creek. • Brendan Maslauskas-Dunn — international war correspondent, discussing the realities of reporting fr
S2:E51 | YWCA Billboards, Sculpture Space CHAIRity Art Auction & Utica Zoo Wildlife Festival (opens the original)
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This week on Hot Seat: Media Monday , we celebrate women’s leadership, explore the power of public art and take you inside a day of wildlife, science and family fun. Michelle McCarrick of YWCA Mohawk Valley joins us with Salute Academy alumnae to discuss the organization’s new billboard campaign celebrating local women leaders—and why publicly recognizing their faces, accomplishments and contributions matters. Then Tom Montan, Executive Director of Sculpture Space, previews the 2026 CHAIRity Art
Hot Seat: Media Monday S2:E50 — 75 Years of Wisdom, Liberty, Lifelong Learning and Live Music (opens the original)
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In the Season Two finale of Hot Seat: Media Monday , Ron Klopfanstein celebrates a milestone birthday, explores the meaning of liberty across nearly 250 years and discovers how learning and creativity can enrich every stage of life. Cassandra Harris Lockwood celebrates her 75th birthday by sharing lessons from a lifetime of creativity, activism, journalism, leadership and community service. In the feature story From Muskets to Ballots: Liberty—Then and Now , Revolutionary War living history at F
S2:49 | Royal Roots · Allen Guy Wilcox · Homelessness · Sleep in Heavenly Peace · Branwen Rhiannon Drew (opens the original)
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Lily Christopher co-hosts the full hour as we spotlight theater, poetry, culture and community—and give people across the Mohawk Valley a platform to tell their stories. We begin at Hanna Park, where Utica Royalties holds its first Royal Roots & Rhythms Festival. Founding Executive Director Hawa Peters and young performers discuss culture, community and taking pride in their roots. Ron samples Sobolo from Randy at Akwaaba Kitchen and speaks with author Dr. Zachary Willis. Actor, poet and Theater
S2:E48 | United Games · Nolan Hyman · Latino Festival (opens the original)
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Lily Christopher co-hosts the full hour as we spotlight local journalism, culture, and community. WKTV reporter and producer Nolan Hyman joins us to talk about beginning his television news career in the community where he grew up. Lily takes us inside the United Way of the Mohawk Valley’s United Games, where she speaks with organizers, participants, Utica Royalties, and New York State Senator Joseph Griffo. Then, Lily and I explore the Mohawk Valley Latino Association’s 20th Annual Latino Festi
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