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(Airs 03/05/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. We’ll talk about the potential financial impact of the war in Iran, the $260 billion dollar state budget which the comptroller says is spending more that it’s taking in, and the need, he says, for more money to fund the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP).

Lauren Groff has long been one of the most daring and emotionally precise writers working today. Her new collection, ‘Brawler,’ returns her to the short story with a set of fierce, searching narratives about people pushed to their limits.

In 1973, Steve Sasson, 23 and fresh out of college at RPI, landed a job at Eastman Kodak in the apparatus division of the company’s Applied Research Department. Sasson will deliver the 76th Steinmetz Memorial Lecture on Tuesday, March 3, at 7 p.m. in the Nott Memorial on the campus of Union College.

This week's Book Picks comes from Mike Hare of Northshire Books in Saratoga Springs and Manchester Center, VT and Robin Glossner of Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley, MA.

We welcome back Kathryn Sheehan for another of our regular deep dives into the history of our region. Ray Graf hosts.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities and Professor of Politics, Philosophy, and Human Rights at Bard College Roger Berkowitz, Professor of History and International Relations at Vassar College Robert Brigham, and Executive Director of The Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York Nic Rangel.

The Albany Train Show returns to the Polish Community Center on Saturday, March 14. We welcome back train experts Jeff Stedge, Doug Bafaro, John Basile and Jeff English. Whether you want to talk about model railroads or the real thing, we've got you covered! Ray Graf hosts.

The 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Music winning piece, ‘Sky Islands,’ will make a grand return to the Hudson Valley when it’s performed at SUNY Paltz on Tuesday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Studley Theatre. Sarah LaDuke speaks with Susie Ibarra and Alex Peh.

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research.Birds of a different feather sometimes stick together. We’ll learn about two raptors of separate species that displayed an unusual friendship.And elephants depend on their trunks to navigate the world. Their whiskers make it all possible.

Grammy winning singer-songwriter, producer, and best-selling author Richard Marx has a brand-new album ‘After Hours’ out now. The album blends great American songbook standards with new originals written or co-written by Marx in the same era evoking spirit. Alongside an incredible lineup like Kenny G, Randy Waldman, Chris Botti, and more. It features a duet of ‘Young at Heart’ with Rod Stewart who Marx is also joining on tour this summer.