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In coordination with community-based food providers and health care organizations, The Food Pantries for the Capital District are working to improve the health of targeted communities through increased access to healthy food including fresh produce. There are strong correlations between food insecurity and chronic health conditions, such as Type 2 diabetes, kidney disease, eye disease, nerve damage, high blood pressure, heart disease, and obesity.Food as Medicine interventions improve dietary health through increased consumption of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains and reduced intake of sodium and sugar to reduce food insecurity for people and families, and reduce health use and associated costs.We welcome Executive Director of The Food Pantries for the Capital District Natasha Pernicka.

The Lincoln Memorial Centennial Exhibition: The Lincoln Memorial Illustrated at the Norman Rockwell Museum highlights the work of illustrators and artists who have incorporated the Lincoln Memorial into their art as a symbolic element – an instantly-recognizable icon upon which to build meaning. Approximately fifty historical and contemporary artworks by noted illustrators and cartoonists will be featured, as will archival photographs, sculptural elements, artifacts, and ephemera. We welcome Norman Rockwell Museum Director Laurie Norton Moffatt and Curator Stephanie Plunkett.

Designer Debbie Millman and author Roxane Gay visited the University at Albany for a conversation with WAMC’s Joe Donahue as part of The Creative Life: A Conversation Series on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at the UAlbany Performing Arts Center on the University at Albany’s Uptown Campus.

There thousands - maybe millions - of cookbooks. Some are beloved. Others... meh. Food Friday Hall of Famer Deanna Fox joins us to talk about her favorite cookbooks. Call and share your picks. 800-348-2551. Ray Graf hosts.

Today the Supreme Court of the United States handed down its long awaited ruling in the Dobbs v. Jackson case, which overturned Roe v. Wade and sent abortion policy back to the states. To discuss we welcome Justice Robert H. Jackson Distinguished Professor of Law Vin Bonventre, President/CEO of Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood Chelly Hegan, and WAMC's Alan Chartock.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are WAMC’s Alan Chartock, investigative journalist and RPI adjunct professor Rosemary Armao, President and CEO of The Business Council of New York State Heather Mulligan, and Chief of Staff and Vice President for Strategy and Policy at Bard College Malia DuMont.

Historic Albany Foundation, the Center Square Association, and the Hudson / Park Neighborhood Association will be presenting the 2022 Stoop Stroll this Saturday, June 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. In past years during the month of June, these three organizations have hosted the Hidden City House and Garden Tour in Albany’s downtown’s historic neighborhoods. They are replicating last year’s successful event – a day long Stoop Stroll through Center Square and Hudson/Park, which are renowned for their distinctive stoops and facades. We welcome longtime President of the Center Square Association Jackie Ring and Judy Stacey - who served as Albany City Gardner for over 30 years.

The mission of the Aston Magna Foundation in Great Barrington, MA is to enrich the appreciation of music of the past through the use of historical instruments and practices in performances, recordings, and workshops, and through innovative interdisciplinary educational programs, publications, and electronic media. Aston Magna’s 2022 Summer Festival begins this weekend with two musical/theatrical works that feature the struggle between personifications of good and evil: Scarlatti’s “Humanity and Lucifer” (1706) and Stravinsky’s Faustian “The Soldier’s Tale” (1918). Daniel Stepner is Artistic Director of Aston Magna and he joins us to preview this weekend’s concerts and the season on the whole.

Chef Gail Sokol returns! Today Gail will teach us about mixing. She says there are about 4 mixing methods for cakes and 3 for pies and tarts. We'll discuss all the fine points of those methods and take your calls. 800-348-2551. Ray Graf hosts.

Gordon Fricke is back to offer expert advice on keeping your vehicle in good shape. Call with your question. 800-348-2551. Ray Graf hosts.