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#1765 Stephen Harrigan “The Leopard is Loose” | The Book Show
The fragile, 1952 postwar tranquility of a young boy’s world explodes one summer day when a leopard escapes from the Oklahoma City Zoo, throwing all the local residents into dangerous excitement, in Stephen Harrigan’s story of a child’s confrontation with his deepest...
#1615: Will Trump return to Twitter? and coverage of top secret intelligence leaks | The Media Project
The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, former Adjunct Professor at the...
WAMC News Podcast – Episode 297
The Biden administration says it will convene a conference on hunger, nutrition and health in September — the first such gathering since 1969. The conference has been a top priority for Massachusetts Congressman Jim McGovern, a Democrat from the 2nd district. In...
#2219: Hochul directs $35M to aid abortion providers | The Legislative Gazette
New York Governor Kathy Hochul says she’s freeing up $35 million for abortion clinics to serve out-of-state patients. Our political observer Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on the race for the open 19th Congressional district seat. Also, we’ll talk to Orange...
#1651: You gotta have heart | The Best Of Our Knowledge
When Bill Schutt writes a book, it tends to get messy, at least his non-fiction books. His first was called “Dark Banquet” which dealt with vampire bats and other creatures who feed on blood. To follow that up he wrote “Cannibalism – A Perfectly Natural History” which...
#1712: The Leaked Draft Opinion | 51%
On this week’s 51%, we discuss the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade. WAMC’s Pat Bradley takes us to a protest at SUNY Plattsburgh. Former U.S. District Judge Nancy Gertner offers her thoughts on the opinion. And Mount Holyoke...