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Introducing The Voice of Food, a new WAER original podcast telling the stories behind the food of Central New York.

Dear Evan Hansen was a major Broadway hit with an unlikely theme – teen suicide, social media and mental heath. The show’s lead producer Stacey Mindich talks about the origin of the story, and about the technology they used to make social media come alive as a character onstage.The songs “Sincerely, Me,” “Waving Through a Window” and “You Will Be Found” from Dear Evan Hansen are featured in this episode, courtesy of the producers of the show.

VIetnam was the first TV war. The toolkit was 16mm film. Compared to today’s smartphones, instant video film was incredibly cumbersome. Veteran ABC News anchor and reporter Ted Koppel was just 26 years old when he was sent to cover Vietnam. It took three days for his stories to get on air. He takes us through the process and talks about how TV news changed war and changed world history.Footage of Ted Koppel reporting from Vietnam provided by ABC News.

How does CGI shape the way stories are told? Game of Thrones director Jeremy Podeswa shares how he pulled off what is probably the most iconic scene in the entire series: the moment when the mythic ice wall came crashing down.He breaks down the process that began with a line on a page and ended in 12 minutes of computer-produced epic drama. It took months of planning and some impressive tricks and techniques from the computer graphics team.Jeremy talks about how he learned to work with CGI directing shows like Rome and Boardwalk Empire and how CGI has fundamentally changed the TV and movie industry.Thank you to Warner Bros. Discovery for permission to use clips from Game of Thrones. Game of Thrones is streaming on HBO Max.

Katie Zilcosky examines how new job training programs are looking to improve in their effort to stabilize the workforce.

Scott Willis looks at how the pandemic has created a labor shortage in Syracuse.

The next chapter of City Limits will focus on the working dilemma facing Central New York. City Limits: A Working Dilemma, launches Tuesday March 1st.

To increase diversity, equity and inclusion training the Syracuse City School District tried something different, and turned directly to its students.

Scott Willis checks in with three agencies to find out how they’ve weathered the tight labor market, and what they’re doing to attract and keep employees.

Tarryn Mento explains the struggles in hiring around Central New York for the summer season.