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#2110: New York Times Albany Bureau Chief Jesse McKinley | The Capitol Connection
This week, WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Jesse McKinley, Albany Bureau Chief for The New York Times.
Hillary Clinton – Women’s Rights Are Human Rights Speech | Power Of Words
This week, WAMC presents an encore Power of Words. In honor of Women's History Month, WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock and Professor and Historian Dr. Allida Black discuss First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton's Women's Rights are Human Rights speech in Beijing, China on...
WAMC News Podcast – Episode 179
A growing number of Democrats in the New York State Legislature are calling on embattled Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign, with allegations of sexual harassment on the third-term Democrat’s part now under investigation. Capital Region Assemblyman Phil Steck, a Democrat from the 110th district, was one of the first to call on Cuomo to go . But Steck says it’s not just about the allegations.
#1702: Russell Shorto “Smalltime” | The Book Show
This week, best-selling author Russell Shorto never thought to write about his own past. He grew up knowing his grandfather and namesake was a small-town mob boss but maintained an unspoken family vow of silence. Then an elderly relative prodded: "You’re a writer―what...
#1552: Covering Cuomo & Limiting Fake News | The Media Project
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 Judy Patrick, Former Editor...
WAMC News Podcast – Episode 178
It was on March 1, 2020 that New York state confirmed the first case of a novel coronavirus that would eventually change everyday life across the United States and the world. So how will history treat this COVID-19 era? Since early 2020, Madison County Historian Matt...