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Hosts Jackie Augustine and Josh Durso take 3+ decades of combined experience inside and covering local government in Upstate New York to discuss the day's news and what's next.
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Signup to Generate a PitchHosts Jackie Augustine and Josh Durso take 3+ decades of combined experience inside and covering local government in Upstate New York to discuss the day's news and what's next.
The Debrief Podcast is hosted by Jackie Augustine & Josh Durso. The show has published 215 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "#243: Your local government is failing you" (15 October 2026, 59 minutes), "#242: Answering your questions about housing, power, community development, and healthcare!" (2 October 2026, 61 minutes), and "#241: When local government knows the problem but still won't act" (25 September 2026, 66 minutes).
The Debrief Podcast publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 53 minutes across 215 episodes.
Booking probability for The Debrief Podcast is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Debrief Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Debrief Podcast's contact route on record: public web form.
Jackie Augustine & Josh Durso hosts The Debrief Podcast, a news podcast with 215 episodes published.
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Local governments have spent years studying the problems facing their communities. At some point, those plans have to become decisions. This week on The Debrief, Josh Durso and Jackie Augustine discuss Seneca Meadows’...
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This week, The Debrief turns the show over to listeners. Josh Durso and Jackie Augustine answer questions about data centers and housing, the bills putting pressure on Finger Lakes households, and what local officials...
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This week on The Debrief, Josh Durso and Jackie Augustine dig into a recurring problem across the Finger Lakes: Communities have the data, the plans and, in many cases, the solutions — but local governments still...
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Today on The Debrief Jackie and Josh dive into four big issues impacting Upstate New York. The state’s data center moratorium has drawn a lot of applause from environmental advocates — but a lot of skepticism from...
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New York’s electric grid is under growing pressure from aging infrastructure, rising demand, renewable energy targets and a wave of proposed data centers. In this episode of The Debrief, Josh Durso answers listener...
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This week on The Debrief, Josh Durso and Jackie Augustine dig into the danger of trying to solve major problems with tiny fixes.From local budget pressure and code enforcement headaches to abandoned buildings, housing...
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This week on episode #237 of The Debrief hosts Jackie Augustine and Josh Durso answer more of your questions, as submitted over the last two weeks. If you have a question you'd like answered in a future episode, email...
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On episode 236 of The Debrief, Jackie Augustine and Josh Durso talk two major stories taking shape around the Finger Lakes. The first comes from Ontario County, where debate over the functionality of IDAs was debated as...
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Episode 235 of The Debrief takes a different approach with an 'Ask Us Anything' edition built around listener questions, comments, and reactions from recent episodes. Hosts Josh Durso and Jackie Augustine dig into...
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Episode 235 of The Debrief takes a different approach with an 'Ask Us Anything' edition built around listener questions, comments, and reactions from recent episodes. Hosts Josh Durso and Jackie Augustine dig into...
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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...
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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...
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Josh and Jackie break down a packed week on The Debrief, starting with a sharp look at why local governments focus too much on outputs instead of real outcomes. They dive into Albany’s looming climate fight, the...
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Communities say they want growth — until it shows up on the agenda. Urban planner, author, and former mayor Bill Fulton joins In Focus to explain why housing debates stall, why zoning reform won’t fix everything, and...
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Communities across the Finger Lakes and Upstate New York all say they need housing — but approvals still take months or years, small projects stall, and the shortage keeps growing. This week on In Focus , I talk with...
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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 tax burden...
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 roles for the first time. Today...
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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 of the year, and look ahead to...
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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...
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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...
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