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In this episode, Laura Evans interviews Adam Bojak to learn more about his current political campaign for a healthy, housed, and affordable Western New York. Adam Bojak is a family court and housing lawyer, democratic socialist, and lifelong Western New Yorker running for the NYS Assembly District #149 seat. The Democratic Primary Election starts this Saturday June 13, 2026 with early voting until the 21st, and then the official Primary Election Day is Tuesday June 23rd, 2026.

John and Laura talk about Laura's new book, Silent Seasons: Chasing Sustainability through the Law, and then Laura reads the book's introduction. Silent Seasons is now available as an ebook and paperback! You can order both on Amazon, or call your local bookstore and request an ebook (through Kobo) or a paperback (through IngramSpark).

The purpose of this episode is to share the exciting news that Laura wrote a book! "Silent Seasons: Chasing Sustainability Through the Law" will be published by New Degree Press this fall. The purpose of "Silent Seasons" is to offer accessible information about environmental law and new perspectives on sustainability for everyone, based on Laura's life. There are still 6 days left to pre-order your signed copy, get a ticket to launch party, and support the publication of this exciting project! Here is the campaign webpage: https://igg.me/at/silent-seasons