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Welcome to Artful Albany, a guided walking tour podcast designed to celebrate the art, history, and culture unique to New York's Capital City. During each episode, we'll focus on an area of downtown Albany to explore. We'll regale you with stories, highlight dynamic public art, and hear from some of the artists behind the Capital Walls public art project. You can listen to this podcast from anywhere, but it’s best experienced from the sidewalks of downtown Albany. Artful Albany is brought to ...
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Regarded as one of James’ finest works, The Portrait of a Lady revolves around the life and the development of Isabel Archer as she embarks on a scrupulous journey of self-discovery, forced to choose between her individual freedom and the preset conventions of society. Moreover, the novel explores themes of existentialism, objectification of women, wealth, suffering, and the conflict between individual longing and social conformity. Set in the second half of the 19th century, the novel opens ...
On May 12, 2009, the U. S. Congress authorized a national initiative by passing The Civil Rights History Project Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-19). The law directs the Library of Congress (LOC) and the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) to conduct a survey of existing oral history collections with relevance to the Civil Rights movement to obtain justice, freedom and equality for African Americans and to record new interviews with people w ...
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Julian Scott talks about how the media covered demonstrations this summer & now
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Guest host, Crazy Rich Asians author Kevin Kwan presents stories on themes he’s been interested in ever since F. Scott Fitzgerald inspired him to start writing as a teen—the nature of privilege, and the obsession with appearance and social status. In “Little Miss International Goodwill” by Doretta Lau, a young girl doesn’t seem to fit in at home or…
By the end of the weekend, we’ll know the teams who will meet in Super Bowl LV. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers play the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game Sunday afternoon. Sunday night, the Buffalo Bills will play the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs. Host Tonya Mosley speaks with Here & Now sports analyst Mike Pesca. He hosts the daily…
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The Intentions Behind Inauguration Day Fashion
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Up-and-coming fashion designers behind some of the looks at President Biden’s inauguration have been basking in the spotlight. In past years, fashion media have focused their attention on what the first lady would wear and the message behind it. But Layla Ilchi, a trending news reporter for Women’s Wear Daily, says this year was especially importan…
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Unemployment Claims Remain High As Biden Begins His Presidency
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About 900,000 Americans filed first-time unemployment claims last week as the economy continues to spiral with rising coronavirus cases. Jobless claims remain elevated as President Biden begins his term vowing to tackle the dual crises of the pandemic and an economic recession. Here & Now‘s Tonya Mosley speaks with Mike Regan, senior editor for Blo…
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Young Ranchers In Colorado Learn Techniques To Fight Climate Change
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Colorado’s extreme drought will likely continue into next year, and the state is urging farmers and ranchers to prepare for it. Colorado Public Radio’s Michael Elizabeth Sakas spoke with some young ranchers, who are learning techniques that can help them adapt to — and also fight — climate change. This article was originally published on WBUR.org. …
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COVID-19 Immunity: How To Get It, How Long It Lasts, And How To Detect It
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The Webster Dictionary’s Word Of The Year in 2020 was pandemic. But we’d be willing to bet that one of next year’s words will be immunity. Immunity will end the pandemic — getting us back to work and travel. But what’s the best way to get it? Does surviving COVID-19, for example, provide it? We know vaccines do, but how long will that immunity last…
Elizabeth Alexander, poet, educator, memoirist, scholar and president of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, who read her own poem at Pres. Obama's first inauguration, reflects on the young poet Amanda Gorman's poem from President Biden's inauguration, and the moment we're in.
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Need To Vent? There's A Hotline For You To Scream It Out
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Do you ever hear the news and just want to scream? Maybe you're raging 10 months into the pandemic or you're just having a regular old rough day? There's a number you can dial to just yell into the void. The hotline was set up by Chris Gollmar, an elementary school teacher and an artist in New York City, in the fall, before the election. He could s…
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Trump Pardons Allies During Final Day In Office
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One of former President Trump’s final acts in office was to grant a final slew of pardons for his allies and their connections. David Fahrenthold, a reporter for the Washington Post, has the details. This article was originally published on WBUR.org. Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.…
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Coronavirus Is Biden's Focus On First Full Day In Office
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NPR national political correspondent Mara Liasson joins Here & Now‘s Tonya Mosley to discuss the executive orders that President Biden will sign Thursday to boost coronavirus testing, vaccination and treatment. This article was originally published on WBUR.org. Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.…
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Americans Mistrust Government. Is That a Bad Thing?
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Ethan Zuckerman, a professor of public policy, information and communication at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and director of the Institute for Digital Public Infrastructure, and the author of Mistrust: Why Losing Faith in Institutions Provides the Tools to Transform Them (W. W. Norton & Company, January 19, 2021), talks about the loss…
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President Joe Biden signs 17 executive orders in his first hours in office. We dig into what they say, where Biden might succeed and what policies will meet resistance.
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The top US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci addresses the WHO as the US administration under Biden prioritises its fight against Covid and joins the global vaccine plan. Also: we hear from Central American migrants as they attempt to reach the United States, and we look back at the 1980s HIV Aids pandemic in Britain.…
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The 'Super-Majority' Leader On Albany's Agenda
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Andrea Stewart-Cousins, New York State Senate majority leader (D, Westchester), talks about the Democrats' priorities in this new legislative session in Albany, including Gov. Cuomo's budget contingencies, and the need for federal aid to close a $15 billion budget gap.
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Post-Inauguration National Politics: Biden's First Day
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Marc Fisher, senior editor at The Washington Post, talks about President Biden's calls for unity, and the many executive actions he took on his first day in office, including rolling back some of Trump's immigration restrictions, and building a pandemic response, basically from scratch.
Re-joining the Paris accord on climate change is a symbolic first step for President Biden. Plus, a suicide bombing in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad - the first such attack in 18 months. (Photo of Joe Biden by Getty Images)
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What To Know About The First Executive Orders Of The Biden Administration
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President Joe Biden signs 17 executive orders in his first hours in office. We dig into what they say, where Biden might succeed and what policies will meet resistance. Guests Barbara Perry, director of presidential studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center. (@BarbaraPerryUVA) Kimberly Atkins, senior opinion writer for the Boston Globe.…
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Reinfections More Likely With New Coronavirus Variants, Evidence Suggests
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Back in April, COVID-19 hit the city of Manaus, Brazil, extremely hard. In fact, the outbreak there was arguably the worst in the world. One study, published in the journal Science, estimated that so many people were infected that the city could have reached herd immunity — that the outbreak there slowed down because up to 76% of the population had…
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Lukee Forbes talks about his decision to run for Mayor in Albany
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Kevin McCashion talks about the cross endorsements of candidates in Rens County
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Assemblyman John McDonald talks about the State of the State message
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Steve Greenfield talks about Google and the State of the State address
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Tony Gaddy talks about the race for mayor in Albany
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Mark Dunlea talks about Tom DiNapoli divesting from Fossel Fuels
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Mary Rozak gives an update on COVID in Albany County
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Zach Simpson talks about his new position as Chair of CANA
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Marlon Anderson discusses the race for Mayor in Albany
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Blaise Bryant talks about his two new shows on WCAA
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Episode 3 takes you on a walking tour of Albany's stunning State Street, highlighting Capital Walls and Open Gallery public art exhibits along the way. Narrator Maeve McEneny of Discover Albany regales you with tales of Albany's historic characters, celebrations, and... cats. Artist Cara Hanley tells the story behind her Capital Walls mural, "Illum…
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Steve Wickham talks about Rapp Road and Costco
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Lynne Jackson talks about the Jackson Mask
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Gianluca Russo talks about his passion for fashion
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Kevin McCashion talks about the Housing crisis in Albany
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Greg Sheldon talks about the Albany Victory Gardens
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A Discussion about the Pandemic Produce Pickup
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Round Table Discussion on Gun Violence in the City of Albany
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Doug Bullock talks about the nurses strike at Albany Medical Center on 12/1
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Blair Horner talks about redistricting in NYS
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John Sullivan talks about his latest book
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Doug Bullock and Dr. Peter Cookson talk about nurses at Albany Med
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Dr. Peter Cookson talks about the Surge in Covid cases
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A talk about Crossgates Development Proposal being thrown out by a state court
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