North Fork Works Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/north-fork-works-with-hazel-kahan On North Fork Works, Hazel Kahan interviews her neighbors on the north fork of the East End of New York’s Long Island. Listen to their conversations about the local environment, overdevelopment and civic activism, all focused on saving what’s left. © 2026 Hazel Kahan, WPKN 59fe7eed-e1ce-5444-80db-5999f0c92836 yes en Sat, 23 May 2026 17:05:04 -0400 Sat, 23 May 2026 17:05:06 -0400 https://img.transistorcdn.com/gzEgd_AHqOcDml2ECHJUQMKbzxP9EAXX11f6nz_UbFM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85MmFk/NjI0MjUxOWIxZGE5/YmM2Mjc2NGRkYTIz/ODQ5MS5KUEc.jpg North Fork Works episodic Hazel Kahan, WPKN On North Fork Works, Hazel Kahan interviews her neighbors on the north fork of the East End of New York’s Long Island. Listen to their conversations about the local environment, overdevelopment and civic activism, all focused on saving what’s left. On North Fork Works, Hazel Kahan interviews her neighbors on the north fork of the East End of New York’s Long Island. Hazel Kahan No No Charlie Gueli, author, activist, civic leader: "Fixing Federal Dysfunction" 14 14 Charlie Gueli, author, activist, civic leader: "Fixing Federal Dysfunction" full 6c49a05e-81c5-4025-b009-da479ac3eec8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d04d8434 North Fork resident, civic activist and leader Charlie Gueli talks about his book Fixing Federal Dysfunction: A Guide to Saving Democracy in which he urges citizens to inform themselves before casting their vote and provides ways in which voters can claim their rightful power by engaging in ongoing constructive dialogues with their representatives. (North Fork Works on WPKN, March 28. 2026)

]]> North Fork resident, civic activist and leader Charlie Gueli talks about his book Fixing Federal Dysfunction: A Guide to Saving Democracy in which he urges citizens to inform themselves before casting their vote and provides ways in which voters can claim their rightful power by engaging in ongoing constructive dialogues with their representatives. (North Fork Works on WPKN, March 28. 2026)

]]> Sat, 23 May 2026 17:05:04 -0400 Hazel Kahan, WPKN Hazel Kahan, WPKN 1750 North Fork resident, civic activist and leader Charlie Gueli talks about his book Fixing Federal Dysfunction: A Guide to Saving Democracy in which he urges citizens to inform themselves before casting their vote and provides ways in which voters can claim their rightful power by engaging in ongoing constructive dialogues with their representatives. (North Fork Works on WPKN, March 28. 2026)

]]> No Author and gerontologist Bonnie Stock writes cozy mysteries about older people 13 13 Author and gerontologist Bonnie Stock writes cozy mysteries about older people full 28701163-fe58-4e2c-9a64-be46638f7778 https://share.transistor.fm/s/36c50c52 Author and gerontologist Bonnie Stock talks to Hazel Kahan on North Fork Works about the novels and nonfiction book inspired by her career in the adult care industry. (WPKN April 23, 2026)

]]> Author and gerontologist Bonnie Stock talks to Hazel Kahan on North Fork Works about the novels and nonfiction book inspired by her career in the adult care industry. (WPKN April 23, 2026)

]]> Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:15:34 -0400 Hazel Kahan, WPKN Hazel Kahan, WPKN 1771 Author and gerontologist Bonnie Stock talks to Hazel Kahan on North Fork Works about the novels and nonfiction book inspired by her career in the adult care industry. (WPKN April 23, 2026)

]]> No Eleanor Morris Lingo: Being a North Fork African-American woman in the 40s, 50s and 60s 12 12 Eleanor Morris Lingo: Being a North Fork African-American woman in the 40s, 50s and 60s full ce536922-3331-4b9a-b3fe-5b96f85417fb https://share.transistor.fm/s/a6e53425 Eleanor Morris Lingo: 89-year old native of Southold tells us about being an African-American woman living and working through the 1940s, 50s, 60s—in Southold, Bridgeport, Manhattan, Brooklyn and Greenport–until the present day.(Produced by Tony Ernst and broadcast on WPKN on December 2, 2015). Ms. Lingo died at home in Southold, NY in June 22, 2025.  She was 99 years old.

]]> Eleanor Morris Lingo: 89-year old native of Southold tells us about being an African-American woman living and working through the 1940s, 50s, 60s—in Southold, Bridgeport, Manhattan, Brooklyn and Greenport–until the present day.(Produced by Tony Ernst and broadcast on WPKN on December 2, 2015). Ms. Lingo died at home in Southold, NY in June 22, 2025.  She was 99 years old.

]]> Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:30:31 -0400 Hazel Kahan, WPKN Hazel Kahan, WPKN 1770 Eleanor Morris Lingo: 89-year old native of Southold tells us about being an African-American woman living and working through the 1940s, 50s, 60s—in Southold, Bridgeport, Manhattan, Brooklyn and Greenport–until the present day.(Produced by Tony Ernst and broadcast on WPKN on December 2, 2015). Ms. Lingo died at home in Southold, NY in June 22, 2025.  She was 99 years old.

]]> No Minerva Perez, Executive Director introduces OLA of Eastern Long Island 5 5 Minerva Perez, Executive Director introduces OLA of Eastern Long Island full e7571e8f-148c-4e28-9947-9ff3595261c4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b9d068a8 Executive Director Minerva Perez talking about the Latino-focused nonprofit advocacy OLA of Eastern Long Island: its history, growth and presence on Long Island's east end.

]]> Executive Director Minerva Perez talking about the Latino-focused nonprofit advocacy OLA of Eastern Long Island: its history, growth and presence on Long Island's east end.

]]> Sun, 01 Mar 2026 14:17:53 -0500 Hazel Kahan, WPKN Hazel Kahan, WPKN 1770 Executive Director Minerva Perez talking about the Latino-focused nonprofit advocacy OLA of Eastern Long Island: its history, growth and presence on Long Island's east end.

]]> No Tijuana Fulford, Founder-Executive Director of The Butterfly Effect Project 11 11 Tijuana Fulford, Founder-Executive Director of The Butterfly Effect Project full 152cbe6c-44f4-427f-8d0a-728ba31fbd61 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7b5bcc68 Founded in 2014 by Tia Fulford, the nonprofit Butterfly Effect Project empowers young girls on the East End of Long Island and beyond to become a generation of strong, independent and successful women. (Broadcast on WPKN Feb. 27, 2026)

]]> Founded in 2014 by Tia Fulford, the nonprofit Butterfly Effect Project empowers young girls on the East End of Long Island and beyond to become a generation of strong, independent and successful women. (Broadcast on WPKN Feb. 27, 2026)

]]> Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:00:00 -0500 Hazel Kahan, WPKN Hazel Kahan, WPKN 1770 Founded in 2014 by Tia Fulford, the nonprofit Butterfly Effect Project empowers young girls on the East End of Long Island and beyond to become a generation of strong, independent and successful women. (Broadcast on WPKN Feb. 27, 2026)

]]> No Beth Young reports on the state of the East End's five towns 10 10 Beth Young reports on the state of the East End's five towns full 153a6989-0b3a-4ee2-9ce1-e83c959e9b42 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e0c86c3b Beth Young reports on the state of the East End's five towns

Beth Young, veteran reporter and founder-publisher of East End Beacon and eastendbeacon.com provides and update on the challenges facing the East End of Long Island as well as the many reason to celebrate its latest developments. (Broadcast on WPKN January 22, 2026)

]]> Beth Young reports on the state of the East End's five towns

Beth Young, veteran reporter and founder-publisher of East End Beacon and eastendbeacon.com provides and update on the challenges facing the East End of Long Island as well as the many reason to celebrate its latest developments. (Broadcast on WPKN January 22, 2026)

]]> Sat, 17 Jan 2026 16:08:06 -0500 Hazel Kahan, WPKN Hazel Kahan, WPKN 1770 Beth Young reports on the state of the East End's five towns

Beth Young, veteran reporter and founder-publisher of East End Beacon and eastendbeacon.com provides and update on the challenges facing the East End of Long Island as well as the many reason to celebrate its latest developments. (Broadcast on WPKN January 22, 2026)

]]> No Shauna Scholl: being director of a public library in these changing times 9 9 Shauna Scholl: being director of a public library in these changing times full 5e4b42cf-b70e-46fe-adf6-5a6858a51286 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ceff5e9a Shauna Scholl, executive director of Mattituck-Laurel Library on the North Fork of Long Island, talks about how these changing times have affected the challenges and gratifications of being a public librarian in a small town.

]]> Shauna Scholl, executive director of Mattituck-Laurel Library on the North Fork of Long Island, talks about how these changing times have affected the challenges and gratifications of being a public librarian in a small town.

]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2025 22:50:50 -0500 Hazel Kahan, WPKN Hazel Kahan, WPKN 1770 Shauna Scholl, executive director of Mattituck-Laurel Library on the North Fork of Long Island, talks about how these changing times have affected the challenges and gratifications of being a public librarian in a small town.

]]> No Mark Torres: "Long Island Migrant Labor Camps: Dust for Blood" 8 8 Mark Torres: "Long Island Migrant Labor Camps: Dust for Blood" full 780a87cd-f54b-442b-950a-51c3d3724800 https://share.transistor.fm/s/04622238 Labor and employment attorney Mark A. Torres, tells the true and shameful story about the scores of Suffolk County migrant farm labor camps  that housed hundreds of migrant workers on the North Fork and other of Long Island’s east end towns and villages between 1943 and 2000.  The book chronicles the many aspects of this dark history including the human suffering of the camps’ inhabitants; the cause and effect of these camps; and the factors leading to their eventual decline. (WPKN, July 2021)

]]> Labor and employment attorney Mark A. Torres, tells the true and shameful story about the scores of Suffolk County migrant farm labor camps  that housed hundreds of migrant workers on the North Fork and other of Long Island’s east end towns and villages between 1943 and 2000.  The book chronicles the many aspects of this dark history including the human suffering of the camps’ inhabitants; the cause and effect of these camps; and the factors leading to their eventual decline. (WPKN, July 2021)

]]> Thu, 09 Oct 2025 15:45:28 -0400 Hazel Kahan, WPKN Hazel Kahan, WPKN 1770 Labor and employment attorney Mark A. Torres, tells the true and shameful story about the scores of Suffolk County migrant farm labor camps  that housed hundreds of migrant workers on the North Fork and other of Long Island’s east end towns and villages between 1943 and 2000.  The book chronicles the many aspects of this dark history including the human suffering of the camps’ inhabitants; the cause and effect of these camps; and the factors leading to their eventual decline. (WPKN, July 2021)

]]> No Peggy Lauber on how North Fork Audubon serves and protects the ecosystem and its humans 7 7 Peggy Lauber on how North Fork Audubon serves and protects the ecosystem and its humans full 758f9d2f-6cd9-402d-9897-a399d025bb8e https://share.transistor.fm/s/ab087015 In the October episode of Hazel Kahan’s North Fork Works, Peggy Lauber, president of North Fork Audubon Society, talks about the many ways this flourishing local organization serves and protects not only the environment and ecosystem but also what it offers visitors and those who live and work on the North Fork. 

]]> In the October episode of Hazel Kahan’s North Fork Works, Peggy Lauber, president of North Fork Audubon Society, talks about the many ways this flourishing local organization serves and protects not only the environment and ecosystem but also what it offers visitors and those who live and work on the North Fork. 

]]> Tue, 30 Sep 2025 11:42:19 -0400 Hazel Kahan, WPKN Hazel Kahan, WPKN 1767 In the October episode of Hazel Kahan’s North Fork Works, Peggy Lauber, president of North Fork Audubon Society, talks about the many ways this flourishing local organization serves and protects not only the environment and ecosystem but also what it offers visitors and those who live and work on the North Fork. 

]]> No Mattituck High School seniors urge Southold to protect and conserve water 6 6 Mattituck High School seniors urge Southold to protect and conserve water full 785ae601-8dea-472c-8878-c6d49bec2d5e https://share.transistor.fm/s/3de78c6c Mattituck High School seniors Zoe King and Ryan Harned spent much of the year developing a presentation to inform Southold residents what can and must be done to conserve water and protect the Town's fragile single source aquifer from depletion and salt water intrusion.  They worked in collaboration with Anne Murray, NFEC's Land Use Coordinator to develop sources for the presentation

]]> Mattituck High School seniors Zoe King and Ryan Harned spent much of the year developing a presentation to inform Southold residents what can and must be done to conserve water and protect the Town's fragile single source aquifer from depletion and salt water intrusion.  They worked in collaboration with Anne Murray, NFEC's Land Use Coordinator to develop sources for the presentation

]]> Mon, 01 Sep 2025 20:30:07 -0400 Hazel Kahan, WPKN Hazel Kahan, WPKN 1770 Mattituck High School seniors Zoe King and Ryan Harned spent much of the year developing a presentation to inform Southold residents what can and must be done to conserve water and protect the Town's fragile single source aquifer from depletion and salt water intrusion.  They worked in collaboration with Anne Murray, NFEC's Land Use Coordinator to develop sources for the presentation

]]> No Historian Amy Folk: project names all Southold Town's enslaved and enslavers 4 4 Historian Amy Folk: project names all Southold Town's enslaved and enslavers full d339731b-6210-4bfa-aea5-dcdd49b967e9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a7395229 Amy Folk, Southold Town historian, talks about the North Fork Project, its goal of naming all the town’s enslaved people and what was entailed in the process of finding the enslaved as well as their enslavers. 

]]> Amy Folk, Southold Town historian, talks about the North Fork Project, its goal of naming all the town’s enslaved people and what was entailed in the process of finding the enslaved as well as their enslavers. 

]]> Sat, 28 Jun 2025 14:01:48 -0400 Hazel Kahan, WPKN Hazel Kahan, WPKN 1769 Amy Folk, Southold Town historian, talks about the North Fork Project, its goal of naming all the town’s enslaved people and what was entailed in the process of finding the enslaved as well as their enslavers. 

]]> No Cornell (CCE) scientist Steve Schott talks kelp and seagrass 3 3 Cornell (CCE) scientist Steve Schott talks kelp and seagrass full 3ca0f299-9a52-41d5-9ed8-8f5108ee5413 https://share.transistor.fm/s/abab6386 Steve Schott, Marine Botany/Habitat Restoration Educator at Cornell Cooperative Extension, talks about sugar kelp and eelgrass, plants crucial to protect and restore the waters around Long Island, and the responsibilities that come with managing the ecology of our estuarine habitats. Re-broadcast on WPKN June 4, 2025 and archived. 

]]> Steve Schott, Marine Botany/Habitat Restoration Educator at Cornell Cooperative Extension, talks about sugar kelp and eelgrass, plants crucial to protect and restore the waters around Long Island, and the responsibilities that come with managing the ecology of our estuarine habitats. Re-broadcast on WPKN June 4, 2025 and archived. 

]]> Sun, 01 Jun 2025 21:00:15 -0400 Hazel Kahan, WPKN Hazel Kahan, WPKN 1771 Steve Schott, Marine Botany/Habitat Restoration Educator at Cornell Cooperative Extension, talks about sugar kelp and eelgrass, plants crucial to protect and restore the waters around Long Island, and the responsibilities that come with managing the ecology of our estuarine habitats. Re-broadcast on WPKN June 4, 2025 and archived. 

]]> No Candace Hall: Greenport native daughter, Village Clerk and community leader 2 2 Candace Hall: Greenport native daughter, Village Clerk and community leader full a091c20c-9325-4997-b25f-e5bfe51fa7ba https://share.transistor.fm/s/cdd37f01 Greenport native Candace Hall talks about being Greenport’s Village Clerk along with some candid personal revelations: the complexities of being part of a large family in a small town, being the first young black woman to achieve community prominence and the psychological importance to her of black representation. (WPKN May 7, 2025)

]]> Greenport native Candace Hall talks about being Greenport’s Village Clerk along with some candid personal revelations: the complexities of being part of a large family in a small town, being the first young black woman to achieve community prominence and the psychological importance to her of black representation. (WPKN May 7, 2025)

]]> Thu, 08 May 2025 17:38:40 -0400 Hazel Kahan, WPKN Hazel Kahan, WPKN 1770 Greenport native Candace Hall talks about being Greenport’s Village Clerk along with some candid personal revelations: the complexities of being part of a large family in a small town, being the first young black woman to achieve community prominence and the psychological importance to her of black representation. (WPKN May 7, 2025)

]]> No Nick Krupski on managing Southold Town's solid waste stream 1 1 Nick Krupski on managing Southold Town's solid waste stream full dfba413b-97d8-4716-b064-6c1aba9aadd6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d43ada88 Nick Krupski, Municipal Solid Waste Coordinator for Southold Town, talks about the town’s  waste management policies and practices, the challenges he faces now and those he anticipates he will meet in the future. (WPKN, April 2, 2025)

]]> Nick Krupski, Municipal Solid Waste Coordinator for Southold Town, talks about the town’s  waste management policies and practices, the challenges he faces now and those he anticipates he will meet in the future. (WPKN, April 2, 2025)

]]> Tue, 01 Apr 2025 17:20:53 -0400 Hazel Kahan, WPKN Hazel Kahan, WPKN 1770 Nick Krupski, Municipal Solid Waste Coordinator for Southold Town, talks about the town’s  waste management policies and practices, the challenges he faces now and those he anticipates he will meet in the future. (WPKN, April 2, 2025)

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