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Douglas Stuart’s debut novel "Shuggie Bain" was awarded the 2020 Booker Prize and his new second novel, "Young Mungo" is a portrayal of working-class life and a moving and suspenseful story f the dangerous first love of two young men: Mungo and James - who should be sworn enemies if they’re to be seen as men at all.

Each Wednesday and Sunday evening at 8 p.m. “Live At The Linda” brings you some of the best musical acts to grace the stage at The Linda: WAMC's Performing Arts Studio. This week is an homage to Linda opening acts with sets from comic Liz Glazer, Americana musician J.D. Wilkes and singer-songwriters Tom West, and Molly Durnin.

Playlist as aired on Saturday, December 4th, 2021.

As temperatures plummet, we’ll get into the history of why here in the states we use Daniel Fahrenheit’s scale, while the rest of the world uses the Celsius scale and the difference between the two.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul was sworn in as the state’s 57th governor on August 24. Her predecessor, Andrew Cuomo, resigned under pressure, facing a likely impeachment vote after a state attorney general’s report found he sexually harassed multiple women, including state employees. In this episode of 51%, we discuss New York’s first female governor, and take a look at what’s in store for Kathy Hochul. We also speak with former Massachusetts Governor Jane Swift about her experience being her state’s first female governor.

Each Wednesday and Sunday evening at 8 p.m. “Live At The Linda” brings you some of the best musical acts to grace the stage at The Linda - WAMC's Performing Arts Studio. This week features MIRK and Kyla Silk from our virtual concert series. We also hear from poet D. Colins in our new segment “In Other Words.”

On this week’s 51%, we explore our archives and hear the extraordinary stories of two women — a dancer who spent 40 years touring internationally on behalf of U.S. presidents, and a pioneering journalist in the 1930s and 40s.

On this week’s 51%, we discuss the growing burnout among healthcare workers during the coronavirus pandemic, and why some are leaving the profession. We also visit a new vacation spot for families and children battling serious illness, and speak with the new chief of surgery at Albany Medical Center.

(Airs 09/17/21 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: In response to strict new abortion laws in Texas, Governor Hochul says she’ll make New York a safe legal haven for women’s reproductive health, our political observer Alan Chartock on a new Siena Poll that measures the new Governor’s popularity, and state and local lawmakers in northern New York ask the Governor to push the White House to open the U.S - Canadian border.