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Author Jim Haskell | WAMC’s In Conversation With

Author Jim Haskell | WAMC’s In Conversation With

This week we present an encore broadcast of WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation With Jim Haskell. Haskell is the author of Two Tents: Twenty-One Years of Discovery on the Appalachian Trail. Photo courtesy of Maine Author Publishing.

WAMC News Podcast – Episode 195

A month after presenting its Policing Reform and Reinvention Plan to the state, Albany is looking to convene a new series of community meetings at a tense time in the city. Mayor Kathy Sheehan, a Democrat running for a third term, tells WAMC the city will release an...

The Irish Invasion Of Canada | A New York Minute In History

The Irish Invasion Of Canada | A New York Minute In History

In this episode, Devin and Lauren investigate the invasions of Canada by the Fenian Brotherhood, a group of Irish Nationalists intent of freeing Ireland from British control. These invasions were launched from several locations in upstate New York, including the site...

WAMC News Podcast – Episode 194

President Joe Biden’s first speech to a joint session of Congress is Wednesday. It comes as Democrats who maintain slim control of Congress look to their next big priority, infrastructure, following the $2 trillion American Rescue Plan. New York U.S. Senator Kirsten...

#1710: Amity Gaige “Sea Wife” | The Book Show

#1710: Amity Gaige “Sea Wife” | The Book Show

This week on The Book Show, Amity Gaige discusses her book, Sea Wife. A transporting novel about marriage, family, and love in a time of turmoil. Sea Wife is about a young family who takes a year-long sailing trip, which alters their lives. Gaige...

WAMC News Podcast – Episode 193

There are just about six weeks left before New York state lawmakers wrap up the legislative session in Albany. It comes after majority Democrats checked off a laundry list of priorities in the state budget passed earlier this month. Manhattan Assemblyman Danny...