Debrief

This week on The Debrief, Josh Durso and Jackie Augustine connect the dots between political dysfunction, municipal budget pressure, dissolution debates, and New York’s growing energy infrastructure problem. The conversation starts in Seneca Falls following ... more

Power constraints — not demand — are becoming a major barrier to housing and economic growth across the Finger Lakes, with local leaders warning that uncertainty, not just cost, is stopping projects before they even ... more

Jackie Augustine and Josh Durso break down a packed week on The Debrief, starting with a look at why local governments focus too much on outputs instead of real outcomes. They dive into Albany’s looming ... more

I sat down with urban planner and former mayor Bill Fulton for a wide-ranging conversation on In Focus, and one thing came through clearly: A lot of communities are behind the curve on what’s happening ... more

Spend enough time in local planning meetings across the Finger Lakes and you’ll see a pattern: A housing project appears, concerns pile up, revisions are requested, and everyone agrees affordability is worsening — yet the ... more

How's your town or village handling its future? On this episode of The Debrief - Jackie Augustine and Josh Durso talk about debates shaking out in the Finger Lakes around housing, population decline, how the ... more

In this episode, Josh Durso and Jackie Augustine sit down to talk through their “Big Five” columns from 2025. What stood out, what mattered most, and what those stories say about where Finger Lakes communities ... more

Election season is over and in just a few weeks a new class of elected officials will take office across the Finger Lakes. While some will return for new terms, others will be taking on ... more

On this episode of The Debrief Podcast, hosts Josh Durso and Jackie Augustine go all-in on one of the most pressing issues facing Upstate New York: Housing. From record-breaking home prices and shrinking affordability to ... more

On this episode of The Debrief hosts Jackie Augustine and Josh Durso are getting back inside the FingerLakes1.com Studio to talk local elections, a controversial vote by the Seneca Falls Town Board earlier this month, ... more

On the final episode of The Debrief this year - Josh Durso and Jackie Augustine sit down to talk about the biggest stories of 2024. They run down their list of the five biggest stories ... more

Jackie Augustine and Josh Durso are BACK in-studio this morning breaking down the biggest stories from the last month as budget season rolls forward for municipalities across the Finger Lakes. They're talking about Geneva's complex ... more

Today on the show hosts Jackie and Josh are talking about Geneva's Community Engagement Coordinator position, which was eliminated with a lot of community concern, the closure of Wells College in Aurora, an update on ... more

On this episode of The Debrief Podcast hosts Josh Durso and Jackie Augustine talk about recent headlines across the Finger Lakes region - including the closure of the Geneva Movieplex, development of a Dunkin' franchise ... more

On this episode of The Debrief Podcast hosts Josh Durso and Jackie Augustine break down the biggest headlines from the first month of 2024. They talk about a controversial series focusing on Geneva's economic development ... more

This week on The Debrief Podcast presented by DiSanto Propane - Josh Durso and Jackie Augustine are breaking down the last two week's biggest headlines in local politics. Election chaos in Ithaca with a write-in ... more

What happens now that elections are over in the Finger Lakes? Josh Durso and Jackie Augustine are here to break the results down following intense and close contests in Cayuga, Ontario, Seneca, and Wayne counties ... more

This week on the podcast Jackie Augustine and Josh Durso break down the biggest races across the Finger Lakes, the issues driving candidates and voters, as well as the undercurrents that have brought communities to ... more

It's time for another episode of The Debrief Podcast! Today on the show Josh Durso and Jackie Augustine break down an array of stories including a new report on the aging population and lack of ... more