Sam Dingman
Hudson/Catskill Bureau ChiefSam Dingman is WAMC’s Hudson/Catskill Bureau Chief. Previously, he was co-host and reporter at “The Show” on KJZZ, Phoenix’s NPR station. Prior to KJZZ, Dingman was the creator and host of the acclaimed podcast “Family Ghosts,” which has been hailed as a critic’s choice by NPR, the LA Times and the New York Times. Dingman also co-hosted the BlueWire original series “The Rumor,” which was featured in the Washington Post and New York Magazine, and was a Webby honoree for Best Podcast Writing. He was story editor for Lemonada Media’s Signal Award-winning series “Pack One Bag,” writer and showrunner for John Stamos’s Webby-winning podcast “The Grand Scheme: Snatching Sinatra,” editor of Karina Longworth’s “You Must Remember This,” and a producer for WNYC’s Peabody-winning “On the Media.” He is a four-time winner of the Moth Grand and Story Slams, and has created, written, hosted, produced and edited podcasts for The Atlantic, Audible Originals, Gilded Audio, Gimlet Media, Lincoln Center, Panoply Media, Paramount Pictures, Pushkin Industries, Spotify, Slate, Stitcher, and Wondery.
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For aging and ill inmates incarcerated in New York, living out their later years in state custody can be daunting. State law contains provisions to grant them early release under certain circumstances, but meeting the standard is a tall order. Times Union reporter Gabe Levin discussed medical parole with WAMC's Sam Dingman. -
WAMC's Sam Dingman spoke with Alison Novak, staff writer for Seven Days Vermont, about how The Community College of Vermont is thriving when many four-year colleges and universities are not. -
The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are:Donna Welton - Diplomat in Residence at Bard College. She retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2025 after over 30 years in public service. Her last post was ambassador to the SE Asian country, Timor-Leste. Mike Spain - Former Times Union Associate Editor. Robert Pondiscio - Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. -
The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are:Kathy Sheehan - Former Mayor of the City of Albany. Bill Hammond - Senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy ResearchLibby Post - Political Consultant and lobbyist. Dr. Karin Reidl - a professor of Government at Dutchess Community College and president of the World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Valley.
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The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are:Robert Brigham - Professor of History and International Relations on the Shirley Ecker Boskey Chair at Vassar College. Catherine Tan - Associate Professor in the department of sociology at Vassar College. Larissa Phillips - Founder and director of the Volunteer Literacy Project and columnist for The Free Press. Justin Patch - Associate Professor of Music at Vassar College. With special appearance from WAMC's Live Show, Newscast, and Podcast Editor Diane DeVore.
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The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are:Robert Brigham - Professor of History and International Relations on the Shirley Ecker Boskey Chair at Vassar College. Catherine Tan - Associate Professor in the department of sociology at Vassar College. Larissa Phillips - Founder and director of the Volunteer Literacy Project and columnist for The Free Press. Justin Patch - Associate Professor of Music at Vassar College.
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The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are:Ambassador Fred Hof - former U.S. Army officer and State Department Diplomat who taught at Bard College for six years and is now a Senior Fellow at Bard's Center for Civic Engagement. Theresa Bourgeois - Public policy and communications expert. Fatimah Gilliam - author, lawyer, consultant, public speaker, and entrepreneur. Her most recent book is: 'Race Rules: What Your Black Friend Won't Tell You’ Stephen Haff - is an educator who teaches drama and humanities at Poughkeepsie Day School in Poughkeepsie
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Albany Times Union reporter Sarah Trafton recently took a deep dive into where things stand with the state's police reform initiatives. -
This week's Book Picks comes from Cheryl Mckeon from The Book House/Marketblock Books in Albany, NY and Cassidy Washburn from Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs NY and Manchester VT for our selections this week. -
The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are:Roger Berkowitz - Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center and Professor of Political Studies, Philosophy, and Human Rights at Bard College. Mark Wittman - Wall St Investment Banker.Sophia Acquisto - a former NY elementary school teacher and now PhD Student at RPI.
