Area Code: Batavia22 Okt 2025

A Therapist on the Human Cost of ICE in the Fox Valley

Jennifer Orta is on the front lines of a crisis of belonging. As the only Spanish speaking licensed mental health provider at Suicide Prevention Services of America, located here in Batavia, she's talking every day to people who are impacted directly by the dramatic increase of ICE activity in the Fox Valley.

On this episode of Area Code: Batavia, Jennifer, a psychotherapist, describes the hidden emotional impact she sees in her work: from parents too afraid to leave their homes to children quietly agonizing over whether their parents will be there when they get home.

This is a necessary and candid conversation about humanity, dignity, and what it truly means to be a neighbor in the Fox Valley region right now.

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Area Code: Batavia is produced by Area Code Audio. It's hosted and produced by Richard Clark. Edited and mixed by Matt Linder. Additional production help from Jennifer Clark.

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29 Apr 56min

Water Street Studios: The Creative Backbone of Batavia

On this episode of Area Code: Batavia, I'm talking to Bonnie Baumgartner and Jessica Jecmen from Water Street Studios, Batavia's community art center.Batavia has a reputation as being the "artsy" sibl...

17 Apr 54min

KIDS THESE DAYS: Kush and Craig: Then, Now, and What's Next

I'm excited to share with you the first episode of Kids These Days, a podcast we've been working on with Batavia Public Schools that listeners to this podcast will love.New episodes will release every...

10 Apr 26min

REVISITING: For Tom Kim, Failure is Not an Option

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1 Apr 53min

Introducing: Kids These Days

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25 Mar 2min

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On this episode, I'm talking to Patti Lackman and Tammy Caltagirone, Co-Presidents of the League of Women Voters of Central Kane County.I'll be honest. I'm feeling antsy. I'm seeing what's happening n...

16 Mar 55min

LIVE: Coziness after Hearth & Hammer | Comfort at Bocaditos

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4 Mar 58min