Tune in for a recording of "Rock Talk: The Catskills, About 385 Million Years Ago" that was given by Dr. Chuck Ver Straeten, a geologist from New York State Museum, at Left Bank Ciders on Sunday, February 2, 2025. Rocks and fossils of the Catskills tell us about lands in New York long before dinosaurs. Andes-scale mountains along today’s Appalachians, rivers carrying mud and sand into New York and beyond. Earth’s oldest forests were scattered across eastern New York then, with primitive plants and animals. For about 100 years, Earth’s oldest known fossil forest was at Gilboa. Discovered in 2009, the older Cairo Fossil Forest provides new views of these forests – root impressions of large trees, showing where each tree stood in a New York forest about 385 million years ago.

Tune into the “WGXC Afternoon Show” for local news, interviews with community leaders and personalities, reports on cultural issues, a rundown of public meetings and local and regional events, weather updates, and more about and for the community, made by volunteers in the community.

Some segments featured on the show include "Better Weather" produced by the Catskill Maker Syndicate, "Food Segment" by Tepper B.T., "Cool Katts: Some cat-tastic and meow-mazing music" by DJ Electro Kitty, "The Month Ahead at Cornell Cooperative Extension with Deven Connelly", and the quarterly "Shaker Show" with folks from Shaker Museum.

WGXC is always looking for contributors who have an interesting idea for a recurring segment on the "WGXC Afternoon Show." Apply here!