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Welcome to The Public Good, a weekly podcast and radio show brought to you by Partnership for the Public Good. We invite PPG partners, elected officials, and other local leaders to discuss community issues and uplift events and initiatives.
The show is recorded and produced by Crews Control Media and uploaded by Partnership for the Public Good. It also airs weekly on WUFO-Power 96.5 FM/Mix1080AM.
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- Evict ICE Buffalo: Why Uniland Should Not Renew ICE’s Lease at 250 Delaware | The Public Good Podcast · 46 minBehind the glass of a luxury downtown Buffalo building, ICE runs holding cells and a regional field office. The owner, Uniland Development, makes about $2 million a year from…
- What’s Driving Homelessness in Western New York? | The Public Good Podcast · 46 minHomelessness is rising across Western New York, and many people are entering the homeless response system for the first time. In this episode of The Public Good, host Dejia James…
- Food Apartheid in Buffalo: The Fight for the Good Food NY Bill · 46 minLowest bidder wins. That's the rule for public food purchases in New York. It's why school cafeterias and public institutions end up buying processed food from big out-of-state…
- Decades of Neglect: Inside Buffalo's Public Housing Crisis | The Public Good Podcast · 46 minMold. No heat. Crumbling infrastructure. Residents of Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority properties have been living in these conditions for decades — and the people in charge…
- The Community Fighting to Reclaim the 33 | Parkway Pivot | The Public Good Podcast · 46 minWhen the Kensington Expressway was built in the 1960s, it didn't just bring a highway to Buffalo's East Side — it destroyed Humboldt Parkway, one of Frederick Law Olmsted's crown…
- What’s Really Holding Families Back in Buffalo? | Economic Mobility | The Public Good Podcast · 46 minIn this episode of The Public Good, host Dejia James of Partnership for the Public Good (PPG) is joined by Sherri Scavone, CEO of the WNY Women’s Foundation, and LuAnne Brown…
- Political Reckoning: The State of the Black Community in Buffalo · 46 minWhat is the threat we face in America and beyond our borders? Following yesterday’s State of the Union, Dr. Taylor brings us a nuanced, factual and reality based perspective on…
- What’s Next for the 33/Kensington Expressway? | Queen City Forward · 36 minThe Kensington Expressway (33) project is back at a pivotal moment.In this episode of The Public Good Podcast, host Dejia Marie James of the Partnership for the Public Good (PPG)…
- The Rise of Democratic Socialism: Buffalo DSA on a Working-Class Movement · 48 minThe Public Good Podcast is joined by Alok Pinto and Taylor from Buffalo DSA to discuss the moment of democratic socialism and its growing influence in American elections.They…
- Culture, Language, & Belonging Through Art in Buffalo · 33 minThis week, The Public Good explores how steep shifts in federal immigration policy are affecting Buffalo Niagara’s immigrant communities. Guests Hagar Hafez, Merveilles Biende…
- Buffalo’s Political Shift—Rewriting the Rules | Buffalo in Transition · 43 minThe Public Good explores the importance of local elections and why youth and community engagement are key to shaping Buffalo’s future. Guests Fatima Nor, Leighton Jones, and…
- Who Pays for Art? The Case for Public Investment | Buffalo in Transition · 46 minJoin Tiffany Gaines of the Burchfield Penney Art Center, Heather Gring of Frontline Arts Buffalo, Emma Brittain-Hardy of Locust Street Art, and host Dejia James for a…
- Buffalo’s Health Equity Action Plan | Igniting Hope Conference 2025 · 38 minThe Igniting Hope Conference builds on a community-driven health equity action plan and brings together diverse voices to confront health disparities that continue to widen under…
- Buffalo's Immigrants & Cross-Cultural Solidarity | Buffalo in Transition · 41 minThis week on The Public Good, we continue our Buffalo in Transition series with a conversation on supporting new Americans—immigrant and refugee communities who have played a…
- Buffalo’s Vacant Lot Problem—Or Opportunity? | Buffalo in Transition · 34 minWhat if Buffalo’s vacant lots could become thriving spaces for housing, gardens, and community power? This week on The Public Good, we’re joined by Tim Chen from Grassroots…
- Suspended Futures: Buffalo Public School's Discipline Crisis · 36 minBuffalo Public Schools suspend students for weeks or even months—at rates higher than any other district in New York State. For the second consecutive year, Community Agenda…
- Protecting Black Mothers: A Call to Action for Equity and Safety · 32 minBlack women are approximately three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than White women—a stark disparity. In honor of Black Maternal Health awareness, local…
- Treatment Court Expansion Act · 32 minWhile New York State implemented mental health, drug, and opioid courts to handle modern crises, the implementation of these options has remained patchy and ineffective. Members…
- Ranked Choice Voting: Repairing Broken Systems · 39 minFor decades, election cycles have come down to a two-party "lesser of two evils" dynamic of candidate options. The struggle to produce unifying or politically diverse candidates…
- Advocacy in Action: Federal Changes and Local Impact · 43 minThe current instability and rapid changes in the United States federal government have raised unprecedented threats and concerns for nonprofits and community groups in Buffalo…
