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#1952: Legalizing Cannabis, Criminal Justice Reform Preparation & More | The Legislative Gazette
On this week’s Gazette: New York will start the new year with the biggest budget deficit since the great recession, our political observer Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on whether the state will legalize cannabis for recreational use in 2020, and we take a look at...
#1527: “Best Of 2019” | The Best Of Our Knowledge
Coming to the end of the year is a good time to look back at some our favorite conversations of 2019, including one about the impact of science on the cold war. We’ll also spend some time reviewing the teacher labor actions from early in the year…and spend an Academic...
#1952: NYT Albany Bureau Chief Jesse McKinley
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Jesse McKinley, Albany Bureau Chief for the New York Times.
WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation With: Psychiatrist And Author Dr. Bick Wanck
WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Psychiatrist and Author Dr. Bick Wanck about his new book Mind Easing: The 3 Layered Healing Plan for Anxiety and Depression.
#1587: Exploring The Experience Of Girls Of Color In Schools
On this week’s 51%, we hear from an author about the experience of young black and brown girls in school. And the Army turns to gaming for new recruits – enlisting at least one woman during a recent event.
#1640: Ocean Vuong’s “On Earth, We’re Briefly Gorgeous”
Brilliant, heartbreaking, tender, and highly original - poet Ocean Vuong’s debut novel, “On Earth, We’re Briefly Gorgeous,” is a sweeping and shattering portrait of a family, and a testament to the redemptive power of storytelling written as a letter from a son to a...