Local Matters Westchester
Local Matters Westchester, a civic affairs podcast, delivers in-depth conversations on the issues shaping the region. Hosted by Examiner Media Publisher Adam Stone and veteran journalist Martin Wilbur, the show features influential guests ranging from elected officials and business leaders to artists, educators, and nonprofit advocates.
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Episodes (69)
Cait Conley on Why She Left the Army, Who She’d Impeach, and Whether She Expects Intra-Party Tension
Oct 19, 2026
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Chappaqua’s Michael Shapiro: An Extraordinary Life in Music
Oct 8, 2026
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Meeting Growing Local Needs: The Community Center of Northern Westchester
Sep 25, 2026
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Westchester’s Affordable Housing Problem
Sep 16, 2026
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25 Years Later: Andrea Garbarini on Life After 9/11, Filmmaking and Social Justice
Sep 8, 2026
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Candidate Gail Wind on Mount Pleasant’s Future: From Development to Senior Housing
Sep 4, 2026
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Elizabeth Bracken-Thompson: From Miss America to Cancer Survivor and Westchester Leader
Sep 1, 2026
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Candidate Anna Nelson Says Mount Pleasant Needs a New Approach
Aug 24, 2026
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A Local Survivor's Story of Human Trafficking
Aug 19, 2026
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With Pleasantville as his Classroom, Filmmaker Michael Bloom Debuts Movie at Tribeca Film Fest
Aug 11, 2026
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Pleasantville Pastors Forge Interfaith Partnership to Build Bridges
Aug 6, 2026
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Inside ProClinix’s Growth Across Westchester
Jul 29, 2026
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Celebrating Five Years of Nonprofit Local News in Peekskill
Jul 22, 2026
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Helping New Yorkers Cut Through Red Tape With Civic Helpers
Jul 17, 2026
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Meet the Legendary Khan Family Coach Growing Squash in Northern Westchester
Jul 7, 2026
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Episode 54: Tom Abinanti on His Run for Mount Pleasant Supervisor, Development and Town Hall Reform
Jul 1, 2026
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Episode 53: Energy Healing with a Mount Kisco Practitioner
Jun 25, 2026
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Episode 52: The Legal Fight Over Westchester's License Plate Reader Network
Jun 18, 2026
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Episode 51: Inside Revolutionary Westchester 250 with Constance Kehoe
Jun 10, 2026
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Episode 50: Mount Pleasant Supervisor Carl Fulgenzi Talks Town Politics, Policy
Jun 5, 2026
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Episode 49: Examiner On the Beat: President Trump Holds Rally for Rep. Lawler in Rockland
May 29, 2026
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Episode 48: A Local Foundation is Building Tomorrow's Heroes, One High School Student at a Time
May 28, 2026
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Episode 47: How the Pleasantville Farmers Market Became a Regional Draw
May 18, 2026
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Episode 46: Michael Peppard on Running for County Legislator
Apr 28, 2026
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Episode 45: 50 Years of Giving in Westchester
Apr 21, 2026
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Episode 44: Protest Organizer, Fred Silverman
Apr 15, 2026
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Episode 43: A Conversation with County Executive Ken Jenkins
Apr 5, 2026
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Episode 42: CD-17 Candidate Mike Sacks on Iran, Health Care, Primary Politics and More
Apr 2, 2026
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Episode 41: Diane Pagan: Striving for Excellence in Senior Care
Feb 18, 2026
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Episode 40: Army Veteran Cait Conley Talks About Her Bid to Flip NY-17
Feb 16, 2026
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Episode 39: Tracey Bilski on Saving Buttonhook Forest
Feb 11, 2026
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Episode 38: Survivors Speak Out: Inside the Jimmy Collins Case
Jan 30, 2026
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Episode 37: Beth Davidson, Democratic Candidate for New York’s 17th Congressional District
Jan 20, 2026
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Episode 36: ‘Shaking in Our Boots’: Inside a Crisis with Mount Kisco Child Care Center Director Dawn Meyerski
Jan 16, 2026
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Episode 35: How the Nicholas Center Helps Local People with Autism Live Better
Dec 30, 2025
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Episode 34: FBI Veteran John Sullivan on Running for Congress in NY-17
Dec 23, 2025
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Episode 33: Guiding Schools Through Change: Mary Fox‑Alter on Leadership and Innovation
Dec 9, 2025
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Episode 32: Inside the Mind of Comedian Ben Rosenfeld
Dec 5, 2025
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Episode 31: Veteran Reporter David McKay Wilson on the Future of Local News and Life After Gannett
Nov 26, 2025
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Episode 30: Chappaqua’s John Cirillo on the Knicks, MSG, and Life in Sports PR
Nov 19, 2025
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Episode 29: One of Pleasantville’s Most Unique Couples: Broadway’s Patricia Conolly, 92, and Her Actor–Astrologer Husband, Colin McPhillamy, 67
Nov 9, 2025
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Episode 28: Local Matters Westchester: Effie Phillips-Staley on Running for Congress in NY-17
Oct 28, 2025
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Episode 27: Veteran John Cappello on Leadership, How Obama Became the First Dem He Supported for Prez, and His Path to Politics in NY-17
Oct 13, 2025
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Episode 26: The Arc Westchester CEO Tibi Guzmán on Disability Services
Oct 6, 2025
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Episode 25: Transcendental Meditation in Westchester: A Conversation with Cheryl Smith Alvarez
Sep 30, 2025
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Episode 24: Local Matters Westchester: Peter Chatzky on His Run for Congress
Sep 21, 2025
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Episode 23: Paul Feiner: The Indefatigable Supervisor of Greenburgh
Sep 19, 2025
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Episode 22: A New Local Paper Turns One
Sep 11, 2025
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Episode 21: Westchester’s Housing Crisis with RPA’s Marcel Negret
Sep 5, 2025
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Episode 20: 400 Local Wins and Counting: Fox Lane Baseball’s Matt Hillis on Leadership, Life Lessons, and Lou Gehrig
Aug 22, 2025
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