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Thomas Kearney, founder and executive director of the non-profit organization Capital Area Relief & Liberation (CARL) and Mikey Lenane from Return Brewing spoke to WOOC's Corinne Carey just before the 2021 holidays about their collaboration on two programs that aim to help people returning to the community from incarceration. In this fascinating interview, Thomas and Mikey talk to Corinne about how CARL works to encourage employers to hire formerly incarcerated individuals, and Return Brewing works to encourage giving discarded produce second chances in brewing processes.

The "WGXC Morning Show" is a radio magazine show featuring local news, interviews with community leaders and personalities, reports on cultural issues, a rundown of public meetings and local and regional events, with weather updates, and more about and for the community, made mostly through volunteers in the community through WGXC. The Catskill Makers Syndicate produce the "Better Weather" for the show. Rob Gelles produces the Columbia County history segment "Rob Around The County" and "This Month in History" for the show. Julia Joern produces the "Hudson Valley Word of Mouth" interview segment every Thursday. And Jack Sencabaugh contributes the "Backtracks in Time" segment about local history. Some reports come from our partner station, WOOC-LP in Troy, out of The Sanctuary for Independent Media. Tom Roe also cuts up local and national news with songs and sounds for the show. At 9 a.m. "The WGXC Daily," with local headlines, weather, and previews of community events, airs. Also tune in for national headlines from the Public News Service on WGXC. Sometimes national, state, or local press conferences, meetings, or events are also broadcast live here.