Good News York

GNY EP.209 | feat. Bruce Coville In this episode of Good News York, host Noah Chrysler sits down with acclaimed children’s and young adult author Bruce Coville — the creative mind behind beloved books like *Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher*, *My Teacher Is an Alien*, and *The Ghost in the Third Row* series. Bruce shares the […] More

Johnny Nolan and Noah Chrysler reflect on a year of working together and the dynamic that makes their partnership tick. Noah fires off ideas at a million miles an hour, texting paragraph-long brain dumps at random hours. Johnny takes a slower, more deliberate approach, condensing the flood of ideas into something usable. Two different speeds, […] More

Noah Chrysler breaks down one of improv’s most underrated benefits: human connection. Moving to a new city with no friends is isolating, but spending eight weeks stretching, sharing, and doing embarrassing activities alongside the same group of people creates a bond that is hard to replicate anywhere else. #ImprovCommunity #MakingFriends #SocialConnection #ImprovClass #GNYPodcast More

David explains why not all salt is created equal. He compares heavily processed table salt, loaded with iodine and anti-caking agents, to a high-quality sea salt that delivers better flavor with less sodium. While iodine fortification made sense decades ago, modern diets already include enough of it year-round. Using better ingredients means better taste and […] More

Noah Chrysler shares the mission behind Syracuse Improv, bringing people from different backgrounds into the same room and asking them to set aside the culture war noise for a moment. The goal is simple: find common ground, have some fun together, and embrace the fact that improv forces everyone to humble themselves a little. #SyracuseImprov […] More

David reveals that if you drill deep enough in Syracuse, you will hit an aquifer full of saltwater. It is a leftover from a massive ancient ocean that stretched from Albany to Michigan and down to West Virginia, roughly 700 million years ago. The salt from that prehistoric body of water is still sitting underground […] More

Did you know Syracuse was once one of the largest salt producers in the entire country? David breaks down the history of how the city earned its "Salt City" nickname, from the booming salt industry of the 1700s all the way through its decline around 1920. As railroads replaced the Erie Canal and coastal salt […] More

GNY EP.204 | feat. Syracuse Salt Co. Did you know Syracuse sits on top of a 700-million-year-old ocean? In this episode of Good News York, host Noah Chrysler sits down with David and Libby from Syracuse Salt Company, a father-daughter business that’s bringing salt production back to the Salt City after nearly a century. David […] More

Jeff D’ambrosio has one stunt that pushes the limits of what a performer can do. He climbs inside a giant 10-foot diameter balloon and inflates it using nothing but a leaf blower. He knows he won’t be able to pull it off forever, but for now, the stunt is still very much part of the […] More

Alison Altafi walks through her yarn-making process from start to finish. It begins with raw fiber from a sheep, which gets cleaned and processed through a drum carder to align everything in one direction. The resulting sheet is then fed into a spinning wheel for a two-pass process that produces a plied, bubbly yarn with […] More

Jeff D’ambrosio is on a mission to change the way people experience balloon art at events. Instead of waiting in a long line, he gathers the crowd and turns balloon-making into a full theatrical performance complete with jokes, comedy, and showmanship. His goal for next year is to never do a traditional balloon line again. […] More

Jeff D’ambrosio recalls the exact moment he knew performing was his calling. Watching two local magicians captivate an entire room, he realized the real magic wasn’t the tricks — it was the power to give people a moment of pure happiness. That single observation set him on a path he’s still walking today. #magic #performer […] More

Johnny Nolan | GNY EP.207 In Episode 207 of Good News York, host Noah Chrysler sits down with Johnny Nolan, his co-founder at Syracuse Improv, to reflect on their first year building the organization from the ground up. What started as a small gathering in a local library with just four people has grown into […] More

Mark O’Donnell explains the mindset shift every new leader needs to make. You no longer succeed by being the best engineer, the best project manager, or the best individual contributor. You succeed by building the best team — and your real job becomes helping each person become the best version of themselves. You succeed through […] More

Mark O’Donnell reveals what he calls the "secret sauce" of great leadership: goal alignment. The idea is simple but powerful — every leader should sit down with each team member, learn their personal dreams and aspirations, and help them see how those connect to the organization’s success. Whether it’s putting kids through college, buying a […] More

Mark O’Donnell shares a powerful story about Abraham Lincoln that most people never hear. Lincoln failed at everything he touched as a lawyer, a businessman, a soldier, and a politician. But he kept going, and that persistence is what made him one of the greatest presidents in American history. The ultimate story of success isn’t […] More