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#1684: Witches | 51%
On this week’s 51%, it's witching hour. We speak with a Massachusetts state senator about a bill to exonerate a woman convicted during the Salem witch trials. Author Kate Laity teaches us about the history of magic, and we also speak with author and podcaster Pam...
#2144: Director of the Siena College Research Institute Donald Levy | The Capitol Connection
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Dr. Donald Levy, Director of the Siena College Research Institute. Photo courtesy of Donald Levy.
WAMC News Podcast – Episode 240
Voters in Holyoke, Massachusetts will elect the city’s first new mayor in a decade this year. The two candidates on the ballot for mayor are Joshua Garcia, who is currently administrator in the town of Blandford, and Michael Sullivan, a six-term at-large City...
Historical Markers | A New York Minute In History
On this episode, Devin and Lauren tackle all of New York's historical markers at once — sort of. Devin and Lauren discuss how the state's historical marker program got started, what happened to it, and how communities can apply for a marker today. As an added bonus,...
#1736: Lauren Groff ‘Matrix’ | The Book Show
Lauren Groff is a two-time National Book Award finalist and a New York Times bestselling author. Her latest "Matrix," her first since the groundbreaking "Fates and Furies," brings us to a 12th-century nunnery where she tells an engrossing tale of female desire,...
WAMC News Podcast – Episode 239
When New Yorkers cast ballots this fall, there will be more at stake than local races for mayor and supervisor. Several constitutional amendments are on the ballot this year. Two concern voting itself: same-day registration, and no-excuse absentee ballots. The third...