Welcome to the latest edition of The Express News Group’s podcast, 27Speaks.The Express News Group editors Kathryn Menu, Annette Hinkle, Joseph P. Shaw, Brendan O’Reilly, and Bill Sutton discuss the week’s news on the South Fork of Long Island.In this week’s edition of 27Speaks, the editors are joined by Co-Publisher Gavin Menu and senior reporter Stephen J. Kotz for a talk about the return of The Express Sessions to live and in-person events, as they discuss the topic of last week’s event, a pr...
Nov 12, 2021•55 min
Welcome to the latest edition of The Express News Group’s podcast, 27Speaks. The Express News Group editors Kathryn Menu, Annette Hinkle, Joseph P. Shaw, Brendan O’Reilly, and Bill Sutton discuss the week’s news on the South Fork of Long Island. In this week’s edition of 27Speaks, the editors catch up with cannabis advocate David Falkowski, president of Bridgehampton-based Open Minded Organics, for a discussion on recent developments in the state’s plan to legalize the sale of adult use recreati...
Nov 05, 2021•58 min
Welcome to the latest edition of The Express News Group’s podcast, 27Speaks. The Express News Group editors Kathryn Menu, Annette Hinkle, Joseph P. Shaw, Brendan O’Reilly, and Bill Sutton discuss the week’s news on the South Fork of Long Island. In this week’s edition of 27Speaks, the editors reminisce about Halloween traditions growing up and reflect on holiday happenings on the East End this year.
Oct 29, 2021•30 min
Welcome to the latest edition of The Express News Group’s podcast, 27Speaks. The Express News Group editors Kathryn Menu, Annette Hinkle, Joseph P. Shaw, Brendan O’Reilly, and Bill Sutton discuss the week’s news on the South Fork of Long Island. In this week’s edition of 27Speaks, the editors look back on a virtual Express Sessions event held on October 14 in which East End employers discussed the trials they are facing hiring and retaining employees post-pandemic.
Oct 22, 2021•59 min
Welcome to the latest edition of The Express News Group’s podcast, 27Speaks. The Express News Group editors Kathryn Menu, Annette Hinkle, Joseph P. Shaw, Brendan O’Reilly, and Bill Sutton discuss the week’s news on the South Fork of Long Island. In this week’s edition of 27Speaks, the editors are joined by correspondent Alec Giufurta for a discussion about the process of redrawing congressional district lines, following last year’s U.S. Census.
Oct 15, 2021•36 min
Welcome to the latest edition of The Express News Group’s podcast, 27Speaks. The Express News Group editors Kathryn Menu, Annette Hinkle, Joseph P. Shaw, Brendan O’Reilly, and Bill Sutton discuss the week’s news on the South Fork of Long Island. In this week’s edition of 27Speaks, the editors talk about the recent implementation of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate at hospitals, as well as the Shinnecock Nation’s recent vote to allow recreational cannabis sales on the territory. The podcast is availabl...
Oct 08, 2021•42 min
Welcome to the latest edition of The Express News Group’s podcast, 27Speaks. The Express News Group editors Kathryn Menu, Annette Hinkle, Joseph P. Shaw, Brendan O’Reilly, and Bill Sutton discuss the week’s news on the South Fork of Long Island. In this week’s edition of 27Speaks, the editors are joined by senior reporter Michael Wright for a discussion about the ongoing debate on how to manage noise from flights to and from the East Hampton Airport.
Oct 01, 2021•46 min
Welcome to the latest edition of The Express News Group’s podcast, 27Speaks. The Express News Group editors Kathryn Menu, Annette Hinkle, Joseph P. Shaw, Brendan O’Reilly, and Bill Sutton discuss the week’s news on the South Fork of Long Island. In this week’s edition of 27Speaks, the editors are joined by senior reporter Michael Wright for a discussion about the resurgence of the voracious southern pine beetle on the East End.
Sep 24, 2021•36 min
Welcome to the latest edition of The Express News Group’s podcast, 27Speaks. The Express News Group editors Kathryn Menu, Annette Hinkle, Joseph P. Shaw, Brendan O’Reilly, and Bill Sutton discuss the week’s news on the South Fork of Long Island. In this week’s edition of 27Speaks, the editors discuss the start of the new school year, and the issues teachers and administrators are facing in the continuing wake of COVID, and the extra help students need after remote learning for portions of the pa...
Sep 17, 2021•38 min
Welcome to the latest edition of The Express News Group’s podcast, 27Speaks. The Express News Group editors Kathryn Menu, Annette Hinkle, Joseph P. Shaw, Brendan O’Reilly, and Bill Sutton discuss the week’s news on the South Fork of Long Island. In this week’s edition of 27Speaks, the editors are joined by veteran Long Island reporter and columnist Karl Grossman for a discussion of the ongoing debate about burying electric power lines on the East End to better prepare for hurricanes and tropical...
Sep 10, 2021•52 min
Welcome to the latest edition of The Express News Group’s podcast, 27Speaks. The Express News Group editors Kathryn Menu, Annette Hinkle, Joseph P. Shaw, Brendan O’Reilly, and Bill Sutton discuss the week’s news on the South Fork of Long Island. In this week’s edition of 27Speaks, the editors are joined by Chris Paparo of the South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center’s Shark Research Team, and Express News Group intern Zoe Kava for a discussion on an article Ms. Kava wrote on the local...
Sep 03, 2021•56 min
Welcome to the latest edition of The Express News Group’s podcast, 27Speaks. The Express News Group editors Kathryn Menu, Annette Hinkle, Joseph P. Shaw, Brendan O’Reilly, and Bill Sutton discuss the week’s news on the South Fork of Long Island. In this week’s edition of 27Speaks, the editors talk about a new version of the popular board game, Monopoly. The game’s distributors are planning a “Hamptons” edition of the game, due next summer. Hasbro is asking for suggestions of what properties shou...
Aug 27, 2021•47 min
Welcome to the latest edition of The Express News Group’s podcast, 27Speaks. The Express News Group editors Kathryn Menu, Annette Hinkle, Joseph P. Shaw, Brendan O’Reilly, and Bill Sutton discuss the week’s news on the South Fork of Long Island. In this week’s edition of 27Speaks, the editors talk about a recent Express Session virtual event, “Getting The Facts On The COVID Vaccine,” in which local leaders and medical experts offered facts about the vaccine in an effort to urge the unvaccinated ...
Aug 20, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Welcome to the latest edition of The Express News Group’s podcast, 27Speaks. The Express News Group editors Kathryn Menu, Annette Hinkle, Joseph P. Shaw, Brendan O’Reilly, and Bill Sutton discuss the week’s news on the South Fork of Long Island. In this week’s edition of 27Speaks, the editors are joined by Turtle Rescue of the Hamptons Executive Director Karen Testa for an in-depth look at her Jamesport organization, which rescues, rehabs and releases injured turtles on the East End.
Aug 13, 2021•42 min
Welcome to the latest edition of The Express News Group’s podcast, 27Speaks. The Express News Group editors Kathryn Menu, Annette Hinkle, Joseph P. Shaw, Brendan O’Reilly, and Bill Sutton discuss the week’s news on the South Fork of Long Island. In this week’s edition of 27Speaks, the editors are joined by reporter Alec Giufurta for a discussion about the Big Duck in Flanders, which celebrated its 90th birthday last week.
Aug 06, 2021•28 min
Welcome to the latest edition of The Express News Group’s podcast, 27Speaks. The Express News Group editors Kathryn Menu, Annette Hinkle, Joseph P. Shaw, Brendan O’Reilly, and Bill Sutton discuss the week’s news on the South Fork of Long Island. In this week’s edition of 27Speaks, the editors are joined by reporter Kitty Merrill for a discussion about traffic woes on the East End, and efforts local officials are taking to try to ease the gridlock.
Jul 30, 2021•59 min
Welcome to the latest edition of The Express News Group’s podcast, 27Speaks. The Express News Group editors Kathryn Menu, Annette Hinkle, Joseph P. Shaw, Brendan O’Reilly, and Bill Sutton discuss the week’s news on the South Fork of Long Island. In this week’s edition of 27Speaks, the editors are joined by New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele for a discussion on work he’s doing to reform the state’s Open Meetings law to include language that could require local municipalities to utilize vid...
Jul 23, 2021•38 min
Welcome to the latest edition of The Express News Group’s podcast, 27Speaks. The Express News Group editors Kathryn Menu, Annette Hinkle, Joseph P. Shaw, Brendan O’Reilly, and Bill Sutton discuss the week’s news on the South Fork of Long Island. In this week’s edition of 27Speaks, the editors discuss the latest developments on a state eviction moratorium that was enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a few East End cases where the moratorium has allegedly been abused by local renters.
Jul 16, 2021•47 min
Welcome to the latest edition of The Express News Group’s podcast, 27Speaks. The Express News Group editors Kathryn Menu, Annette Hinkle, Joseph P. Shaw, Brendan O’Reilly, and Bill Sutton discuss the week’s news on the South Fork of Long Island. In this week’s edition of 27Speaks, the editors talk about a variety of South Fork issues, including the paid parking program on Long Wharf in Sag Harbor; new Sag Harbor Mayor James Larocca’s vision for the future of the village; high COVID-19 vaccinatio...
Jul 09, 2021•49 min
Welcome to the latest edition of The Express News Group’s podcast, 27Speaks. The Express News Group editors Kathryn Menu, Annette Hinkle, Joseph P. Shaw, Brendan O’Reilly, and Bill Sutton discuss the week’s news on the South Fork of Long Island. In this week’s edition of 27Speaks, the editors are joined by senior reporter Stephen J. Kotz for a talk about the recent village elections in Southampton and Sag Harbor, how they were different from previous elections, and it what they say about future ...
Jul 02, 2021•47 min
Welcome to the latest edition of The Express News Group’s podcast, 27Speaks. The Express News Group editors Kathryn Menu, Annette Hinkle, Joseph P. Shaw, Brendan O’Reilly, and Bill Sutton discuss the week’s news on the South Fork of Long Island. In this week’s edition of 27Speaks, the editors are joined by senior reporter Michael Wright for a discussion about the protected piping plover, and the havoc the birds have created for beach drivers on the “Picnic Area” and at the Shinnecock East County...
Jun 25, 2021•31 min
Welcome to the latest edition of The Express News Group’s podcast, 27Speaks.The Express News Group editors Kathryn Menu, Annette Hinkle, Joseph P. Shaw, Brendan O’Reilly, and Bill Sutton discuss the week’s news on the South Fork of Long Island.In this week’s edition of 27Speaks, the editors are joined by Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Chief Administrative Officer Robert S. Chaloner and pediatrician Dr. Allison H. Eliscu of Stony Brook Medicine, for a discussion about the recently opened Edie W...
Jun 18, 2021•41 min
Welcome to the latest edition of The Express News Group’s podcast, 27Speaks. The Express News Group editors Kathryn Menu, Annette Hinkle, Joseph P. Shaw, Brendan O’Reilly, and Bill Sutton discuss the week’s news on the South Fork of Long Island. In this week’s edition of 27Speaks, the editors are joined by Photo Editor Dana Shaw and reporter Kitty Merrill for a discussion about the declining population of horseshoe crabs and efforts to save the prehistoric creatures.
Jun 11, 2021•33 min
Welcome to the latest edition of The Express News Group’s podcast, 27Speaks. The Express News Group editors Kathryn Menu, Annette Hinkle, Joseph P. Shaw, Brendan O’Reilly, and Bill Sutton discuss the week’s news on the South Fork of Long Island. In this week’s edition of 27Speaks, the editors are joined by Dr. Christopher Gobler of Stony Brook University for a discussion about East End water quality.
Jun 04, 2021•50 min
Welcome to the latest edition of The Express News Group’s podcast, 27Speaks. The Express News Group editors Kathryn Menu, Annette Hinkle, Joseph P. Shaw, Brendan O’Reilly, and Bill Sutton discuss the week’s news on the South Fork of Long Island. In this week’s edition of 27Speaks, the editors talk about the much anticipated reopening of the Sag Harbor Cinema, and the opening of theaters in Hampton Bays and East Hampton, as well as muse on how the public will react to the theaters post-COVID.
May 29, 2021•46 min
Welcome to the latest edition of The Express News Group’s podcast, 27Speaks. The Express News Group editors Kathryn Menu, Annette Hinkle, Joseph P. Shaw, Brendan O’Reilly, and Bill Sutton discuss the week’s news on the South Fork of Long Island. In this week’s edition of 27Speaks, the editors are joined by reporter Cailin Riley for a discussion about news this week that the Sag Harbor School District had informed the Mashashimuet Park Board that the district had declined to renew its contract wi...
May 21, 2021•37 min
Welcome to the latest edition of The Express News Group’s podcast, 27Speaks. The Express News Group editors Kathryn Menu, Annette Hinkle, Joseph P. Shaw, Brendan O’Reilly, and Bill Sutton discuss the week’s news on the South Fork of Long Island. In this week’s edition of 27Speaks, the editors are joined by senior reporter Michael Wright for a discussion of the conversation around closing East Hampton Airport in an effort to curtail excessive noise from airplanes and helicopters.
May 14, 2021•40 min
Welcome to the latest edition of The Express News Group’s podcast, 27Speaks. The Express News Group editors Kathryn Menu, Annette Hinkle, Joseph P. Shaw, Brendan O’Reilly, and Bill Sutton discuss the week’s news on the South Fork of Long Island. In this week’s edition of 27Speaks, the editors are joined by reporter Kiity Merrill for a discussion of the plethora of false unemployment claims during the pandemic, and an article Ms. Merrill wrote about the growing crime.
May 07, 2021•36 min
Welcome to the latest edition of The Express News Group’s podcast, 27Speaks. The Express News Group editors Kathryn Menu, Annette Hinkle, Joseph P. Shaw, Brendan O’Reilly, and Bill Sutton discuss the week’s news on the South Fork of Long Island. In this week’s edition of 27Speaks, the editors are joined by The Accidental Beekeeper columnist Lisa Daffy for a discussion of the upcoming emergence of the Brood X cicada, which she wrote about in this week’s edition of the newspapers.
Apr 30, 2021•29 min
Welcome to the latest edition of The Express News Group’s podcast, 27Speaks. The Express News Group editors Kathryn Menu, Annette Hinkle, Joseph P. Shaw, Brendan O’Reilly, and Bill Sutton discuss the week’s news on the South Fork of Long Island. In this week’s edition of 27Speaks, the editors are joined by David Falkowski, the owner of the Open Minded Organics farm in Bridgehampton and OMO Apothecary on Long Wharf in Sag Harbor, for a discussion on legalized recreational marijuana, and a rally h...
Apr 23, 2021•51 min