Tracks and tension

By Sabrina Garone

Published May 18, 2026 at 3:15 PM EDT

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Passengers board a Long Island Rail Road train, in New York's Penn Station.

LIRR workers are on strike. Ryan Fazio is Connecticut Republicans nominee for governor. A landmark food transparency law in New York awaits the governor’s signature. Plus, it’s the latest from WSHU’s The Making of U.S.

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Sabrina Garone

Sabrina is host and producer of WSHU’s daily podcast After All Things. She also produces the climate podcast Higher Ground and other long-form news and music programs at the station. Sabrina spent two years as a WSHU fellow, working as a reporter and assisting with production of The Full Story.

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