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February 21, 2021

#1551: Hedge Funds And Newspapers & Chris Cuomo Covering NY’s Governor | The Media Project

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#1551: Hedge Funds And Newspapers & Chris Cuomo Covering NY's Governor | The Media Project

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The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; Times Union Editor-at-Large Rex Smith; Rosemary Armao, Editor and Investigative Journalist and Professor at the University at Albany; and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex, Rosemary and Ira talk whether hedge funds buying […]

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February 20, 2021

#2108: Cuomo Breaks Silence On Nursing Home COVID Deaths & Sen. Schumer Presses For Aid For Restaurants | The Legislative Gazette

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#2108: Cuomo Breaks Silence On Nursing Home COVID Deaths & Sen. Schumer Presses For Aid For Restaurants | The Legislative Gazette

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This week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo broke days of silence over escalating accusations that he and his top aides deliberately withheld key COVID-19 death numbers of nursing home residents. Our political observer Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on the controversy. Also, Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is prioritizing restaurants in a new COVID-19 […]

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February 19, 2021

#1587: Teachers Want Vaccines | The Best Of Our Knowledge

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#1587: Teachers Want Vaccines | The Best Of Our Knowledge

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As we approach the end of a full year of COVID shutdowns, teachers are looking to get back to normal. This week on the Best of Our Knowledge, we’ll get the results of a survey from the country’s largest teacher’s union, and more.

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February 18, 2021

#1648: Lessons In Leadership For Women Changing The World | 51%

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#1648: Lessons In Leadership For Women Changing The World | 51%

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This week, we hear from the president of EMILY’s List about her new book, Run to Win: Lessons in Leadership for Women Changing the World.

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February 18, 2021

WAMC News Podcast – Episode 175

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WAMC News Podcast - Episode 175

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Capital Region State Assemblyman John McDonald, a pharmacist, is a Democrat from the 108th district. He was on the high-profile call with lawmakers and top Cuomo administration officials last week. McDonald says he supports limiting the governor’s emergency powers, and says questions remain about the pandemic response.

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