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#1583: YouTube bans anti-vaxxers | The Media Project
The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Former Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany, and Judy Patrick, former Editor of...
#2140: Hochul Taps Bassett To Replace Zucker At NYSDOH | The Legislative Gazette
This week, New York Governor Kathy Hochul has named former New York City Health Commissioner Mary Bassett to lead the state’s health department. Our political observer discusses the idea of universal healthcare in New York. Also, a COVID vaccine mandate for healthcare...
#1619: Can We Measure Student Success…And Should We? | The Best Of Our Knowledge
When you first take a look at it, the issue of measuring student learning appears to be an educational problem: what and how much do students actually learn? But when you investigate the educational accountability movement, especially here in the U.S., you realize...
#1680: The National Women’s Hall Of Fame | 51%
On this week’s 51%, we take a tour of the National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York. Executive Director Jennifer Gabriel previews the hall’s latest class, and shares her goals for the museum’s expansion. Guests: Jennifer Gabriel, Executive Director of...
#2140: NYS Assemblyman Richard Gottfried | The Capitol Connection
This week, WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with New York state Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, a Democrat from the 75th district who chairs the Health Committee. Photo courtesy of the NYS Assembly.
Author Harold Holzer | WAMC’s In Conversation With
This week we present an encore broadcast. WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with well-known Lincoln scholar and prolific author Harold Holzer about his book, "The Presidents vs. The Press: The Endless Battle Between The White House And The Media: From The Founding Fathers...