Podcast Archives - Investigative Post

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Podcast Archives - Investigative Post

Investigative Post is the only news organization in Western New York dedicated exclusively to watchdog journalism. We’re a non-profit newsroom that produces independent, non-partisan investigative stories and analysis on issues that matter to the citizens and taxpayers of Buffalo and Western New York. We tell the stories that need to be told. We select stories based on their importance and potential for impact. Our aim is to expose wrongdoing, explain complex issues and hold people in power accountable. Much of what we report on would otherwise go uncovered.

  1. 09/22/2023

    Podcast: Chasing a phantom city employee

    https://www.investigativepost.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Reporters-Notebook_Parisi_AUDIO.mp3 Jill Repman — formerly known as Jill Parisi — has been paid more than a half million dollars since being accused of tampering with the fire department payroll in 2016. The allegation against her was never resolved and she's worked at a private-sector job while continuing to collect a check from the city. Investigative Post's Geoff Kelly sat down with host Garrett Looker to discuss his weeks-long search for Repman, or at least answers from anyone who would be willing to talk. Watch via YouTube or listen as a podcast.

  2. 08/07/2023

    Podcast: “Book deserts” signal disinvestment

    https://www.investigativepost.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Reporters-Notebook_Book-Deserts_AUDIO_Aug.-4-2023.mp3 Investigative Post’s I'Jaz Ja'ciel and Garrett Looker have reported on the state of literacy and access to books throughout Buffalo. Literacy experts say parts of the city's East Side are "book deserts." In this latest episode of Investigative Post’s Reporter’s Notebook, Looker and Ja'ciel talk about their months-long analysis of library data and book access. Watch via YouTube or listen as a podcast.

  3. 06/22/2023

    Money in Politics: Primary Edition

    https://www.investigativepost.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Money-In-Politics_Campaign-Finance_June-20-2023_AUDIO.mp3 This week, Investigative Post's Geoff Kelly sat down with Ken Kruly, a political analyst who examines the ebbs and flows of campaign finance in Western New York. Kruly writes about local politics for his blog, Politics and Other Stuff. In this latest episode of Investigative Post's podcast series, Kelly and Kruly take a look at the funding for candidates vying for the Buffalo Common Council and Erie County Legislature. Watch via YouTube or listen as a podcast.

  4. 06/08/2023

    Podcast: How tax breaks deplete school budgets

    https://www.investigativepost.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IDA-Project_Reporters-Notebook_AUDIO.mp3 Last week, Investigative Post's J. Dale Shoemaker reported on tax subsidies distributed by industrial development agencies — subsidies that deprive school districts of millions of dollars each year. In this latest episode of Investigative Post's Reporter's Notebook, host Garrett Looker sat down with Shoemaker to talk about his months-long analysis into how tax subsidies are affecting school districts. Watch via YouTube or listen as a podcast.

  5. 05/22/2023

    Podcast: iPost reporting on Michael Joseph

    https://www.investigativepost.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Reporters-Notebook_Clover_AUDIO.mp3 Two weeks ago, Investigative Post’s Geoff Kelly reported on allegations of “racist and illegal practices” by one of the region’s biggest real estate development and management firms. In a federal lawsuit, a former employee accused the company of racially profiling communities where it was thinking of building senior housing complexes.  Clover executives were caught on audio discussing the practice, using the code word “Canadians” to refer to Black people and “the Canadian factor” to describe the company’s reluctance to build in communities where the population was more than 20 percent Black. We followed with a profile of Clover’s civically and politically engaged president, Michael Joseph, as well as a piece on whether his apparent move to Florida disqualified him from his long standing role as chair of the Roswell Park Cancer Institute. J. Dale Shoemaker added a report on the millions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies Clover has received over the years. All this scrutiny led to Joseph’s resignation from Roswell’s board last week. In this latest episode of Investigative Post’s Reporter’s Notebook, host Garrett Looker sat down with Kelly to discuss our reporting on Clover, Joseph’s subsequent fall from grace, and what other shoes are likely to drop in the coming weeks and months.

  6. 03/31/2023

    Podcast: Buffalo’s Common Council candidates

    https://www.investigativepost.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Reporters-Notebook_Common-Coucil-Candidates_AUDIO_March-30-2023.mp3 One thing is certain: Buffalo's Common Council will soon change. Two members of the current Council — Council President Darius G. Pridgen of the Ellicott District and Masten District's Ulysees O. Wingo — will not seek re-election. Several candidates are looking to fill those seats, gathering signatures to earn a spot in the June Democratic primary election. There are other candidates looking to challenge Council incumbents, as well. Investigative Post's Geoff Kelly took a closer look at the candidates and how Buffalo's Common Council may change. Kelly sat down with Garrett Looker, host of Reporter's Notebook, to dive into who the candidates are and what they are running for. Here, Kelly touches on which races to keep an eye on, uphill battles, and the struggles of getting on the ballot. Watch via YouTube or listen as a podcast.

  7. 02/10/2023

    Podcast: Sen. Sean Ryan discusses IDA reform

    https://www.investigativepost.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Newsmakers_Sean-Ryan-IDA_AUDIO_Feb.-9-2023.mp3 Throughout the State of New York, industrial development agencies give out tax breaks to companies in order to bring and expand operations to local communities. From entities as large as Amazon to as small as an A&W restaurant, these deals usually involve companies paying reduced property and sales taxes over an extended period of time. But, as Investigative Post's J. Dale Shoemaker has reported, those deals can have expensive consequences for the community; including its children. Those expensive consequences include nearly $2 billion drained from public schools each year throughout the state. New York State Senator Sean Ryan believes these "speculative business deals" are trading away children's futures. Shoemaker sat down with the senator to talk the business of economic development and how it may be hurting communities. Watch via YouTube or listen as a podcast.

  8. 01/13/2023

    Podcast: Reporting on Tesla’s solar factory

    https://www.investigativepost.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Reporters-Notebook_Tesla-Solar_AUDIO.mp3 When plans were announced for a solar panel manufacturing plant in South Buffalo, then-Governor Andrew Cuomo described the project as a “game changer.” Based on the promise of not only a gleaming new plant and more than 1,400 jobs, but a whole new clean energy sector that would employ thousands more. Cuomo poured nearly $1 billion of state tax dollars into building and equipping the project. Has it delivered as promised? Investigative Post’s J. Dale Shoemaker dug deep to answer that question. Officials from Tesla refused requests for interview. Bureaucrats with the state economic development agency that oversees the project did the same. They went further, slow walking requests for records submitted under the Freedom of Information Law. Read our full report on the Tesla project Documents revealed thousands of pages of records and emails, many of them culled from a lawsuit shareholders had filed against Tesla CEO Elon Musk. More answers came through interviews with Tesla employees and industry analysts. Shoemaker’s conclusion: Tesla has not delivered as promised. He sat down with Garrett Looker, host of our podcast series, to talk about his reporting. Watch via YouTube or listen as a podcast.

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Investigative Post is the only news organization in Western New York dedicated exclusively to watchdog journalism. We’re a non-profit newsroom that produces independent, non-partisan investigative stories and analysis on issues that matter to the citizens and taxpayers of Buffalo and Western New York. We tell the stories that need to be told. We select stories based on their importance and potential for impact. Our aim is to expose wrongdoing, explain complex issues and hold people in power accountable. Much of what we report on would otherwise go uncovered.

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