Each week on The Book Show, host Joe Donahue interviews authors about their books, their lives and their craft. It is a celebration of both reading and writers.
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WAMC's Friday quiz segment, Any Questions?, puts news director Ian Pickus in the hot seat, as he and listeners field questions from resident quizzer Mike Nothnagel. Nothnagel is Associate Professor of mathematics at The Culinary Institute of America, and a crossword constructor for the New York Times and Games Magazine, among other outlets. Often, Mike and Ian switch seats or feature guest answerers, such as Will Shortz, Liane Hansen, John Flansburgh and Mike Doughty. Any Questions? airs Fri ...
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Each week on The Capitol Connection, you can keep yourself abreast of political developments and gain a little insight into how New York State's politicians think when you listen in as political scientist Dr. Alan Chartock holds conversations with members from the Assembly and Senate, and other political movers and shakers.
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Whether it's the environment, health, our children, politics or the arts, there's a women's perspective, and 51% is a show dedicated to that viewpoint. Host Jesse King talks to experts in their field for a wide-ranging, entertaining discussion of issues that not only fall into the traditional 'women's issues' category, but topics that concern us all as human beings and citizens of the global community.
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The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with The Times Union's Rex Smith, WAMC's Alan Chartock, University at Albany Professor Rosemary Armao, Editor of the Daily Gazette Judy Patrick, Chair of the Department of Communication at the College of St. Rose Cailin Brown, Publisher of Empire Report New York J.P. Miller, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld.
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You can find the region's most in-depth look at New York State politics and government each week on The Legislative Gazette. Hosted by David Guistina, the program features regular commentary by syndicated columnist and political scientist Dr. Alan Chartock. On each program, the award-winning WAMC News Team combines forces to bring you a wrap-up of the week's political news, the goings on in and around the legislature, and the stories that will keep you well-informed and in the know.
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A New York Minute In History is a podcast about the history of New York and the unique tales of New Yorkers. It is hosted by State Historian Devin Lander, Saratoga County Historian Lauren Roberts and Don Wildman. Jesse King and Jim Levulis of WAMC produce the podcast. A New York Minute In History is a production of the New York State Museum, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and Archivist Media. Support for the project comes from The William G. Pomeroy Foundation, the National Endowment for the Hu ...
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Every day, faculty members at schools and universities throughout the world are making discoveries that shape our ways of thinking and redefine our understanding of today's knowledge-driven society. Since 1990, The Best of Our Knowledge has highlighted breakthroughs across disciplines and across the globe, putting listeners in touch with the minds at the forefront of their fields. Each week this program examines some of the issues unique to education, looks at the latest research and invites ...
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WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with artists, politicians, writers and people from various backgrounds to get to the heart of their lives, and contributions to the world.
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The Legislative Gazette – SUNY Chancellor John King delivers his annual address
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Emily Feng on “Let Only Red Flowers Bloom”
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29:05On this week's 51%, we hear from NPR’s Emily Feng about her experience reporting in China, and her new book Let Only Red Flowers Bloom: Identity and Belonging in Xi Jinping’s China. Telling the stories of nearly two dozen people Feng encountered in China – before she ran afoul of the government herself – Let Only Red Flowers Bloom depicts how ordin…
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The Capitol Connection – New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli
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The Media Project – Rex, Judy, Barbara, Miles
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The Book Show | Adrian McKinty – Hang On St. Christopher
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27:27Adrian McKinty’s latest novel, “Hang on St. Christopher,” brings readers to July 1992 when The Troubles in Northern Ireland are still grinding on after twenty-five years. McKinty’s character, Sean Duffy, is assigned to his most violent and dangerous case yet, and the future of the burgeoning “peace process” may depend on it.…
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The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research. Scientists have discovered a new color. Only a handful of people on Earth have seen “olo” – a greenish-blue hue that can only be seen by using special equipment. And we’ll learn how scientists are aging stars – not by the light they emit, but by their “sound.”…
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Amy Friedman on “Home and Away” and the pain in our prison system
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29:26On this week’s 51%, we learn about an organization offering community to children and teens impacted by incarceration and deportation. The Pathfinder Network, which merged with the POPS Club in 2022, has support groups in schools across the country, where students can share their thoughts and fears stigma-free. POPS Founder Amy Friedman also edits …
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The Legislative Gazette – Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer calls on Americans to protect the federal food program SNAP
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The Capitol Connection – NYS Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay
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Studying Yellowstone and affectionate mothering
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28:30The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research. In recognition of Mother’s Day, we’ll learn how Affectionate Mothering impacts children as they grow up. It’s graduation season, and students are showcasing their research and preparing for life after college. And new research provides a deeper look at what’s underneath …
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The Legislative Gazette – On this week’s Gazette: New York lawmakers approved a $254 billion dollar state budget deal
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On this week's 51%, we recognize Mother's Day and sit down with Dr. Margo Lowy to discuss her book Maternal Ambivalence: The Loving Moments & Bitter Truths of Motherhood. A psychotherapist specializing in mothering, Dr. Lowy offers advice on how to navigate the conflicting emotions that come with being a parent, and how to accept the highs and the …
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The Capitol Connection – Nic Rangel, Executive Director of The Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York
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The Media Project – Rex, Judy, Miles, Ira
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The Book Show | Joy Harjo – Washing My Mother’s Body
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27:27Poet Joy Harjo’s poems are described as musical, intimate, political and wise, intertwining ancestral memory and tribal histories with resilience and love. Her latest book, “Washing My Mother’s Body: A Ceremony for Grief,” explores the complexity of a daughter’s grief as she reflects on the joys and sorrows of her mother’s life.…
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The MICrONS project and mapping the brain
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28:31The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research. Scientists say recent publications by the MICrONS project are a watershed moment for neuroscience. We’ll speak with Dr. David Markowitz, who coordinated the effort to the develop the most advanced 3D map of neuronal circuitry ever.…
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The Legislative Gazette – Governor Hochul and New York state lawmakers strike a tentative budget deal
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Dionne Koller on why youth sports are “More Than Play”
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28:00On this week's 51%, we speak with Dionne Koller, a law professor at the University of Baltimore, about the benefits and dangers of youth sports, and what parents should know before signing their kids up. In her new book, More Than Play, Koller explains how today's youth sports became more privatized, more expensive, and less regulated. We also stop…
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The Capitol Connection – David Lombardo, host of the Capitol Pressroom
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The Media Project – Rex, Judy, Miles, David
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Troy Trailblazer: Garnet Douglass Baltimore
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40:07On this episode of the podcast, Devin and Lauren were able to attend the unveiling of the brand-new Garnet Douglass Baltimore historical marker at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy along with Bill Pomeroy himself. Garnet Douglass Baltimore was the first African American graduate of RPI and went on to a long and very successful care…
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The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research. We may not remember our earliest days, but that doesn’t mean that infants aren’t making memories. And in a challenging time for higher education, we’ll speak with the college presidents of two merging institutions.By WAMC
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The Legislative Gazette – We’ll take a look at the current trade war with China and its impact on New York
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On this week's 51%, we chat with Minnesota Law Professor Jill Hasday about her book, We the Men: How Forgetting Women's Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality. Hasday explains how downplaying women's history and exaggerating our progress on women's rights prevents us from tackling the inequalities we still face. In We the Men, Hasday details…
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The Media Project – Rex, Judy, Barbara, Ian
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The Capitol Connection – State Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes
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University commitments and understanding stress
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28:31The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research. As the Trump administration continues to take actions against colleges and universities, we’ll speak with Dr. Havidán Rodríguez, President of the University at Albany, about how the public institution is planning for changing federal policy. And new research examines how…
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The Legislative Gazette – The Trump administration blocks an offshore wind project
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The SAVE Act: What would it mean for women voters?
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28:55The House has passed the SAVE Act, which would require proof of U.S. citizenship from anyone registering to vote in federal elections. What might this mean for married women and other voters with changed names or hard-to-reach documents? We discuss the bill (and where it goes from here) with Dr. Elizabeth Matto, director of the Eagleton Institute o…
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The Media Project – Rex, Barbara, Miles, Mike
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The Capitol Connection – Dr. Don Levy, Director of the Siena Poll
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The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research. Einstein theorized that at the center of a black hole, the laws of time and space break down. But quantum theory might allow researchers to further our understanding of the unknown. And an underground water source that feeds rivers in the Pacific Northwest could be much …
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The Legislative Gazette – the state budget is now on track to be two weeks late
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How to prepare for a recession (just in case)
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32:14On this week’s 51%, we learn how to prep for and survive a recession with Professor Suzanne Shu of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. We also chat with business journalist Alison Kosik about her new book What’s Up with Women and Money? Part memoir, part how-to guide, Kosik’s book explains how women can feel more confident navigating their …
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The Capitol Connection – John Kaehny, Executive Director of Reinvent Albany
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The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research. Shape-shifting, fluid-like robotic materials may one day no longer exist only in science fiction. We’ll learn about how microplastics could contribute to antibiotic resistance. And students and faculty at UVM ask questions about cuts to federal funding for college campus…
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