• Troy Story: A Podcast for the Collar City

  • By: John Salka
  • Podcast

Troy Story: A Podcast for the Collar City

By: John Salka
  • Summary

  • Understanding Troy’s past, present, and future through conversations with Trojans involved in civic affairs, local government, politics, arts, music, and community. Produced and hosted by John Salka.
    2024 - Troy Story: A Podcast for the Collar City
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Episodes
  • 14: President Obama's Visit to Troy, New York
    Oct 29 2024

    With the 2024 presidential election just a week away, we're revisting then-President Barack Obama’s visit to Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York on September 21, 2009. The episode features a conversation with guest Tom Wade, former Rensselaer County Democratic Committee chairman, about his memories of the president’s visit and speech on the HVCC campus.

    Wade explains the bipartisan spirit around the president’s visit, his relationship with then-Rensselaer County Republican Committee chairman Jim Walsh, and the nature of national politics during the start of President Obama’s first term. He also recalls his own early years attending HVCC in the 1960s.

    Were you at President Obama's speech at Hudson Valley Community College? We'd love to hear from you! Drop us a line at mail@troystorypod.com

    Show Notes:

    • VIDEO: President Obama Speaks at Hudson Valley Community College (Obama White House Archive)
    • VIDEO: Presidential Remarks on the Economy (C-SPAN)
    • Times Union: President Obama at HVCC (via Internet Archive)
    • PHOTOS: President Obama Addresses Community College Students In Troy, New York (Getty Images)

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    Credits:

    Produced, edited, and hosted by John Salka
    Theme music by Steven J. Goldman, Four Legs Records

    Visit troystorypod.com for upcoming episodes, guests, and bonus content.

    Connect with Troy Story on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, YouTube, TikTok, and X (formerly Twitter)

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    40 mins
  • 13: Meagon Nolasco, Collar City Pride
    Sep 30 2024

    55 years after the Stonewall riots—a moment widely recognized as the flashpoint for what became the LGBTQ rights movement—the Collar City held its first ever Pride Fest at Riverfront Park in downtown Troy in 2024. The event was organized by Collar City Pride, a Rensselaer County-based nonprofit that offers peer support, training, and social services for LGBTQIA2S+ individuals.

    We're fortunate to have the founder of Collar City Pride, Meagon Nolasco (they/them) on the podcast to discuss the inaugural Troy Pride Festival, lessons they learned and what’s ahead for the organization and festival for 2025.

    Meagon also dissects the City Council’s 2024 vote on Pride Month, and the importance of speaking out on local issues affecting Troy’s LGBTQ community.

    Show Notes:

    • Collar City Pride
    • Pride Center of the Capital Region
    • In Our Own Voices
    • Mayor Madden Issues First-Ever Pride Proclamation in Troy (Photos, Video)
    • Troy City Council Votes on 2024 Pride Month Resolution
    • Meagon Nolasco addresses Troy council members on Pride Month resolution

    Subscribe for email updates on upcoming guests, chapters, and special bonus content.

    Credits:

    Produced, edited, and hosted by John Salka
    Theme music by Steven J. Goldman, Four Legs Records

    Visit troystorypod.com for upcoming episodes, guests, and bonus content.

    Connect with Troy Story on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, YouTube, TikTok, and X (formerly Twitter)

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    41 mins
  • 12: Joe Moses
    Aug 28 2024

    Joe Moses discusses his family’s roots in Georgia, Ohio, and Kingston, his dad’s service with the U.S. Navy during WWII and later the Troy Police Department beginning in 1955, and his own experience growing up in Troy, including his time attending Doyle Middle School and Troy High.

    Portions of the interview draws on Joe’s recollections of conversations with his dad, including about his time with—and subsequent departure from—the Troy Police Department. Joe also explains his desire to understand his own family’s multi-generational history, and his own personal journey that began in the Taylor Apartments to eventually running the Parks and Recreation Department for a Texas city of a quarter million people.

    Show Notes:

    • Officer Samuel Moses (Troy Police Department)
    • Honoring Troy’s first black police officer (News10 ABC)
    • Obituary: Samuel L. Moses (1925-2019) LINK

    Subscribe for email updates on upcoming guests, chapters, and special bonus content.

    Credits:

    Produced, edited, and hosted by John Salka
    Theme music by Steven J. Goldman, Four Legs Records

    Visit troystorypod.com for upcoming episodes, guests, and bonus content.

    Connect with Troy Story on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, YouTube, TikTok, and X (formerly Twitter)

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    1 hr and 7 mins

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