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It is a period of transition in Washington. In today’s Congressional Corner, Vermont Congresswoman-elect Becca Balint, a Democrat at-large, continues her conversation with WAMC’s Alan Chartock.

It is a period of transition in Washington. In today’s Congressional Corner, Vermont Congresswoman-elect Becca Balint, a Democrat at-large, continues her conversation with WAMC’s Alan Chartock.

The start of the new term in Congress was historically rocky. In today’s Congressional Corner, Massachusetts Democrat Richard Neal of the 1st district speaks with WAMC’s Alan Chartock.

(Airs 01/06/22) Today at 1 O’clock, an encore 2011 Power of Words. On this program, WAMC's Alan Chartock and Historian Dr. Christopher Breiseth discuss President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Four Freedoms Speech, delivered 81 years ago today - on January 6, 1941.

"We now know that the virus is actively spreading in some communities here in Washington," a state official said, after four more people in the Seattle area died after contracting COVID-19.

(Airs 12/05/25 @ 3 p.m. & 12/07/25 @ 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, Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of the Saratogian, and former Times Union Associate Editor Mike Spain. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Barbara, and Mike talk about The New York Times lawsuit against the Pentagon, the peril of AI deep fakes and much more.

(Airs 05/21/23 @ 6 p.m. & 05/22/23 @ 3 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor and current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at RPI and UAlbany, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Rosemary and Ira discuss the fallout from the town hall with Donald Trump, the perils of the “impartial middle” in journalism, and much more.

(Airs 06/18/23 @ 6 p.m. & 06/19/23 @ 3 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor and current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and WAMC News Director Ian Pickus. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, and Ian talk about coverage of the indictment of former President Donald Trump, how to cover a UFO whistleblower, and more.

(Airs 11/03/23 @ 3 p.m. & 11/05/23 @ 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, Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany, and WAMC News Director Ian Pickus. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Barbara and Ian talk about journalists arrested for telling the truth, covering a politician on a book tour, the financial challenge facing local media, and much more.

(Airs 02/16/24 @ 3 p.m. & 02/18/24 @ 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, Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and Adjunct Professor at the University, and WAMC News Director Ian Pickus. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Barbara, and Ian talk about the White House being upset over coverage of the special counsel’s report, what happens when journalists move to the “dark side,” and much more.