Each week on The Book Show, host Joe Donahue interviews authors about their books, their lives and their craft. It is a celebration of both reading and writers.
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Whether it's the environment, health, our children, politics or the arts, there's a women's perspective, and 51% is a show dedicated to that viewpoint. Host Jesse King talks to experts in their field for a wide-ranging, entertaining discussion of issues that not only fall into the traditional 'women's issues' category, but topics that concern us all as human beings and citizens of the global community.
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Each week on The Capitol Connection, you can keep yourself abreast of political developments and gain a little insight into how New York State's politicians think when you listen in as political scientist Dr. Alan Chartock holds conversations with members from the Assembly and Senate, and other political movers and shakers.
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The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with The Times Union's Rex Smith, WAMC's Alan Chartock, University at Albany Professor Rosemary Armao, Editor of the Daily Gazette Judy Patrick, Chair of the Department of Communication at the College of St. Rose Cailin Brown, Publisher of Empire Report New York J.P. Miller, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld.
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You can find the region's most in-depth look at New York State politics and government each week on The Legislative Gazette. Hosted by David Guistina, the program features regular commentary by syndicated columnist and political scientist Dr. Alan Chartock. On each program, the award-winning WAMC News Team combines forces to bring you a wrap-up of the week's political news, the goings on in and around the legislature, and the stories that will keep you well-informed and in the know.
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Every day, faculty members at schools and universities throughout the world are making discoveries that shape our ways of thinking and redefine our understanding of today's knowledge-driven society. Since 1990, The Best of Our Knowledge has highlighted breakthroughs across disciplines and across the globe, putting listeners in touch with the minds at the forefront of their fields. Each week this program examines some of the issues unique to education, looks at the latest research and invites ...
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WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with artists, politicians, writers and people from various backgrounds to get to the heart of their lives, and contributions to the world.
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WAMC's Friday quiz segment, Any Questions?, puts news director Ian Pickus in the hot seat, as he and listeners field questions from resident quizzer Mike Nothnagel. Nothnagel is Associate Professor of mathematics at The Culinary Institute of America, and a crossword constructor for the New York Times and Games Magazine, among other outlets. Often, Mike and Ian switch seats or feature guest answerers, such as Will Shortz, Liane Hansen, John Flansburgh and Mike Doughty. Any Questions? airs Fri ...
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A New York Minute In History is a podcast about the history of New York and the unique tales of New Yorkers. It is hosted by State Historian Devin Lander, Saratoga County Historian Lauren Roberts and Don Wildman. Jesse King and Jim Levulis of WAMC produce the podcast. A New York Minute In History is a production of the New York State Museum, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and Archivist Media. Support for the project comes from The William G. Pomeroy Foundation, the National Endowment for the Hu ...
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On this week's 51%, we speak with Dr. Elizabeth Boham about her new book Breast Wellness, and the various lifestyle factors that can contribute to breast cancer risk. Dr. Boham is a board-certified physician and dietitian who also practices functional medicine. In Breast Wellness, she discusses her own experience battling breast cancer in her thirt…
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The Capitol Connection – Erica Smitka, Executive Director of The League of Women Voters of New York State
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The Book Show | Mona Awad – We Love You, Bunny
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27:24Mona Awad’s books walk the line between the surreal and the deeply human. Her latest novel, “We Love You, Bunny,” is a darkly glittering fable about love, obsession, and the masks we wear.By WAMC
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A history of head-binding practices thousands of years ago
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28:31The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research. Ever thought about wanting to change the shape of your head, well peoples in Latin America did thousands of years ago. This practice is called head binding and was done on newborns, when their heads are pliable, to have the desired form of being flat, round, or cone sha…
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The Legislative Gazette – Environmental advocacy groups urge New York voters to approve a state constitutional amendment
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Helen Winslow Black on ‘Seven Blackbirds’
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29:02On this week's 51%, we recognize Domestic Violence Awareness Month and speak with author Helen Winslow Black about her new book Seven Blackbirds, following main character Kim as she escapes an abusive marriage and builds a new life for herself and her child. We also speak with a Binghamton University student calling for better access to birth contr…
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The Media Project – Rex, Judy, Ira, David
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The Capitol Connection – Avery Stempel, Co-President of New Yorkers for Mental Health Alternatives
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Author Dan Chaon’s latest, “One of Us,” carries readers into early twentieth-century America where a traveling carnival offers both wonder and menace. At its heart are orphaned twins whose bond is tested as they navigate a world filled with outsiders, performers, and predators.By WAMC
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The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research. Seahorses are some of the most unique and beautiful creatures in the ocean. The Pygmy Seahorse is one of the most interesting looking and complex of them all. They are only 1 inch big, and due to their size were not known to exist until about 50 years ago. We will learn…
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The Legislative Gazette – Towns and counties in New York will soon hold their elections in even-numbered years
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Amy Farrell on “Intrepid Girls” and the history of the Girl Scouts
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30:30On this week's 51%, we speak with Dickinson College Professor Amy Farrell about her new book Intrepid Girls: The Complicated History of the Girls Scouts of the USA. A former Girl Scout herself, Farrell explores how the organization has both empowered girls and reinforced discrimination throughout its more than 100-year history. Intrepid Girls tells…
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The Capitol Connection – Corinne Carey, Senior Campaign Manager for Compassion & Choices
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The Book Show | Fannie Flagg – Something to Look Forward To: Fictions
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27:19Fannie Flagg is probably best known as an actress, comedian and author of the classic novel, “Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café.” Her new book, “Something to Look Forward To: Fictions,” is an interconnected collection of stories. where we encounter voices that are funny, tender, mischievous, and wise.…
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The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research. A monster Molecular Cloud has been discovered in our galaxy that was not previously known to exist by a team of astronomers. This cloud is made up of gas and dust and is about 200 light years long... whoa that is indeed a monster. We will learn more about this cloud and…
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The Legislative Gazette – President Trump’s Justice Department has indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James for mortgage fraud
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Barbara Benish on “ArtMill” and creativity under censorship
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29:16On this week’s 51%, we speak with artist Barbara Benish about how she started the ArtMill Center for Regenerative Arts in the Czech Republic, and how artists continued to work under the totalitarian regime of former Czechoslovakia. Benish came to the Czech Republic from Los Angeles in 1989, just as a revolution overturned the country’s long-running…
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The Capitol Connection – David Lombardo, Host of The Capitol Pressroom
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The Media Project – Rex, Barbara, Judy and special guest Glenn Kessler
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The Book Show | Elizabeth Strout – Tell Me Everything [encore airing]
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27:17Pulitzer Prize–winning author Elizabeth Strout’s latest, “Tell Me Everything,” returns to the town of Crosby, Maine, and to her beloved cast of characters as they deal with a shocking crime in their midst, forge new friendships, make difficult decisions about love, and grapple with the question, as Lucy Barton puts it, “What does anyone’s life mean…
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The Legislative Gazette – We’ll report on what the loss of federal health care subsidies would mean for New Yorkers
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On this week’s 51%, we recognize the 25th anniversary of the Food & Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone, which, in conjunction with misoprostol, is now used for the majority of abortions in the U.S. WAMC’s Samantha Simmons speaks with abortion-rights advocate and vlogger Marissa Rudd about her experience using mifepristone, and why she p…
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The Capitol Connection – Saru Jayaraman, President, One Fair Wage
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The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research. At Yellowstone National Park about 5,000 Migratory Bison roam and graze the grasslands. In new research it hints that these Bison are actually helping the environment with their grazing habits. This means that there are potential benefits to restoring Bison to an ecosys…
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The Legislative Gazette – The state rolls out a new program that relies on manufactured homes to tackle housing affordability
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The Trump Administration is promoting an unproven link between Tylenol and autism, urging pregnant women not to take the painkiller. On this week's 51%, we speak with Dr. Stacy De-Lin, associate medical director of Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic, about what expectant mothers should know about the drug, and why she feels it's still safe to prescr…
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The Book Show | Ken Follett – Circle of Days
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27:27Author Ken Follett’s career has ranged from Cold War thrillers to sweeping historical sagas, making him one of the world’s most widely read novelists. His latest work, “Circle of Days,” takes us back thousands of years to when communities on the plains of England first attempted to shape the monumental stones we now call Stonehenge.…
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The Book Show | Sam Sussman – The Boy from the North Country
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27:22Sam Sussman’s debut novel, “Boy From the North Country,” is a moving story of love, loss, and identity. When twenty-six-year-old Evan returns home to care for his dying mother, June, he begins to uncover long-kept secrets. Chief among them: the possibility that his father is Bob Dylan.By WAMC
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The Capitol Connection – New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli
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Nation’s Report Card and “Plan to Reinvent the Liberal Arts”
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28:31The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research. The Nation’s Report Card shows a drop in average scores for eighth graders in science and for 12th graders in math and reading. And liberal arts colleges are going through a challenging time, but one private college in Massachusetts is "reimagining" education.…
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The Legislative Gazette – On this week’s Gazette: Democratic Congressman Tim Kennedy defends his bill to hire thousands more Customs and Border Protection agents
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Dr. Jennifer Bradtke on stress and burnout
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31:56On this week’s 51%, we speak with psychologist Dr. Jennifer Bradtke about the physical and emotional impacts of stress and burnout, and how you can better implement tools to de-stress. Burnout can affect not just working women, but caregivers, moms and activists as well. Contrary to what you might think, Bradtke says the key to addressing burnout i…
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The Capitol Connection – Dr. Lee Miringoff, Director of the Marist Institute of Public Opinion
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The Book Show – John Boyne – The Elements
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27:26John Boyne is one of Ireland’s most accomplished contemporary novelists, perhaps best known for “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.” His latest, “The Elements,” is structured around the four classical elements—Water, Earth, Fire, and Air—and presents four distinct yet thematically connected stories.By WAMC
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Artificial intelligence, campus nutrition, and dragonflies
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28:30A common dragon fly has an ability to not only survive in polluted water, but thrive. We’ll explore how one private college is developing a strategy to safely integrate artificial intelligence into instruction. And a public college in Massachusetts is taking a big step to combat food insecurity on campus.…
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The Legislative Gazette – The ICE raid on a food-processing plant in Central New York quickly becomes a flashpoint in the immigration debate
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