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WAMC News Podcast – Episode 26

WAMC News Podcast – Episode 26

On this episode of the WAMC News Podcast, political candidates in New York can now pay for childcare with campaign funds. Pittsfield marks Herman Melville’s 200th birthday. And a Troy city councilor introduces a local law to reduce pollution.

WAMC News Podcast – Episode 25

WAMC News Podcast – Episode 25

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs a bill decriminalizing marijuana possession in New York. We remember the late president of Siena College. And a gymnastics star is coming to Albany in August.

#1619: Karen Russell’s “Vampires in the Lemon Grove”

#1619: Karen Russell’s “Vampires in the Lemon Grove”

Karen Russell is the author of the New York Times best sellers Vampires in the Lemon Grove and Swamplandia!, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. She now presents a new collection of short fiction that showcases her gifts of language and imagination entitled...

#1506: “Sunshine State Edition”

#1506: “Sunshine State Edition”

Florida is not exactly the biggest travel destination in August, but we like to take the road less travelled here. Today on the Best of Our Knowledge, we’ll talk a university diversity officer who is taking on new duties. We’ll also hear about a tuition guarantee at a...