Hot Seat: Media Monday Hispanic Heritage Month w/ Mohawk Valley Latino Association, poet Mathew Cushman, Coming Out Day, Graveyard Cabaret Burlesque, & Morrow Open Mic 10-13-25 S2:E6
In this episode of Hot Seat: Media Monday, host Ron Klopfanstein spotlights the voices and stories that strengthen our community. Guests Sonia Martinez and Sonia Marte from the Mohawk Valley Latino Association share insights on Hispanic Heritage Month, Dominican culture, and the immigrant experience, reflecting on the importance of unity, food, family, and cultural pride. Poet Mathew Cushman discusses performing at JWatch’s Open Mic for the Morrow Warming Center at Cornerstone Community Church, where art becomes a bridge for compassion and change. Additional stories feature the Oneida County Pride Alliance’s Coming Out Day celebration at the Jervis Public Library in Rome and Cleo Qupid’s Graveyard Cabaret Burlesque show in Little Falls—each event celebrating inclusion, expression, and local creativity.
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Nabil Khan is the entertainment correspondent for Hot Seat: Media Monday. Nabil is online at Letterboxd.com/1andonlynabk/and Instagram.com/instanab.k/.
Ron Klopfanstein is an award-winning multimedia investigative journalist, news and producer for 95.5 FM “The Heat” broadcast and streaming. He hosts Hot Seat: Media Monday every Monday at 5 pm, broadcast on 95.5 FM and streaming at 955TheHeat.com. Podcasts at: https://open.spotify.com/show/4nbrIF49K56OxbPljuw1Lv?si=7e000e7279f54c2a Like him at Facebook.com/ReadRonKlopfanstein, Follow him at Bsky.app/profile/ronklopfanstein.bsky.social, Threads.net/@RonKlopfanstein, Instagram.com/RonKlopfanstein, Tiktok.com/@ronklopfanstein, and subscribe to his channel at YouTube.com/@RonKlopfanstein. Read all his work at Muckrack.com/ron-klopfanstein.
