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Well-known insurers are selling new sorts of health plans outside the Affordable Care Act exchanges that may sound cheaper but aren't necessarily. Some, for example, charge extra for common surgeries.

Gerry Holzman passed away this week. He was a master wood-carver, the mastermind behind the Empire State Carousel and a dear friend. He was my neighbor for several years in Cambridge, NY and I got to watch him work, hear his stories and have the joy of being around him.Last year I spoke to him about his memoir, Wanderings of a Wayward Woodcarver. We share that interview this morning to celebrate Gerry and his incredible life.

“Anxiety Club” offers an insightful and humorous exploration of anxiety through the lens of some of today’s most brilliant comedians: Tiffany Jenkins, Marc Maron, Aparna Nancherla, Mark Normand, Joe List, Eva Victor and Baron Vaughn. With a mix of stand-up performances, sketch videos, exclusive interviews, and relatable everyday life experiences, they share their personal struggles with anxiety, the world’s most prevalent mental health condition. The documentary has been screening at film festivals around the country and, as of today, is available on jolt.film.

(Airs 04/24/26 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: President Trump makes an endorsement in New York’s 21st Congressional district race, Elise Stefanik sits down for an interview with the New York Public News Network’s Jimmy Vielkind, and we’ll look at how some Hudson Valley counties are integrating artificial intelligence into daily operations.

(Airs 04/10/26 @ 3 p.m. & 04/12/26 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and David Lombardo, host of The Capitol Pressroom on WCNY and WAMC. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy and David talk about whether the model for non-profit journalism sustains news coverage, consolidation of the broadcast industry, maintaining fairness during interviews, and much more.

Today is the last day of the producer of The Roundtable Sarah LaDuke. She has worked at WAMC for 20 years and worked on the Roundtable for 18. Her career at WAMC has been amazing and extensive. She has done countless interviews with organizations, artists, musicians, Broadway stars, authors, and the list goes on. She also worked hard behind the scenes to make The Roundtable run smoothy all these years.She will be sorely missed, but her history and career at the station will live forever.

NYS OPWDD Commissioner Willow Baer talks agency goals, regional disability health clinic funding, Medicaid cuts, and workforce pay in an exclusive Disabilities Beat interview with Emyle Watkins.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Lin-Manuel Miranda and screenwriter Quiara Alegría Hudes about their new film In the Heights, based off the Tony-award winning musical Miranda created and starred in.

Northern New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is on the shortlist to join former President Donald Trump’s ticket as he runs to return to the White House. But before defending Trump during his impeachments and emerging as a high-profile surrogate on the campaign trail and in conservative media, the representative from the 21st district kept her distance.

President Obama is trying to win congressional support for a limited military strike on Syria. Democrat Rep. Joe Manchin of W. Va. says Washington must "exhaust all diplomatic options" before it acts. Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken tells Steve Inskeep he believes all options have been exhausted.