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#1609: President Biden’s gaffe| The Media Project

#1609: President Biden’s gaffe| The Media Project

 The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Judy Patrick; Investigative Journalist and...

#1645: The hopes and fears of college| The Best of Our Knowledge

#1645: The hopes and fears of college| The Best of Our Knowledge

Springtime means the weather gets warmer, the birds start singing a bit louder, and high school seniors around the U.S. are getting their college acceptance, or non-acceptance letters. Each year around this time, The Princeton Review releases its survey of incoming...

WAMC News Podcast – Episode 285

New U.S. Census Bureau data shows New York City lost nearly 4 percent of its population in COVID’s first year.  At the same time, the state’s overall population was sharply down. According to an analysis by Cornell University, the Capital Region and mid-Hudson gained...

#2213: NYS budget will be late | The Legislative Gazette

#2213: NYS budget will be late | The Legislative Gazette

New York Governor Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers gave up on the chance of meeting the state’s budget deadline of April 1st. Our political observer Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on a judge, who has ordered New York’s Democratic-controlled Legislature to redraw...

#1706: Women’s History Month | 51%

#1706: Women’s History Month | 51%

On this week’s 51%, we recognize Women’s History Month. We learn about Sarah Smiley, a controversial Quaker minister who dared to preach to women — and men — in the 19th Century, and Nancy Brown of the National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites provides a more...