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For more than half a century, Gail Godwin has earned acclaim for novels that blend emotional depth with intellectual curiosity, receiving three National Book Award nominations along the way. In 'The Art of Becoming a Citizen: A Memoir,' she shifts from fiction to reflection, tracing the experiences that shaped her understanding of democracy, belonging, and public life.Part personal history, part meditation on the responsibilities of citizenship, the memoir explores how private lives intersect with national ideals. Written with the grace and insight that define Godwin's work, it offers a timely and thoughtful perspective on America's current political moment.

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research.A new study finds that fish are similar to humans in how they sleep.And researchers used a drone to track honey bees. They found the insects have surprisingly precise flight patterns.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are public policy and communications expert - Theresa Bourgeois, Joseph Palamountain Jr. Chair in Government atSkidmore College Beau Breslin, and Senior Fellow for Health Policy at The Empire Center for Public Policy Bill Hammond.

As America marks its 250th anniversary, few historians have done more to shape the way we understand the nation's founding than Ron Chernow. The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer has brought towering figures to life through acclaimed books on George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Ulysses S. Grant, and more recently, Mark Twain. In 1876, as the United States marked its centennial amid lingering divisions from the Civil War, Philadelphia hosted a world’s fair unlike any the nation had ever seen. In 'Centennial: The Great Fair of 1876 and the Invention of America’s Future,' historian Fergus Bordewich explores how that six-month exposition introduced millions of Americans to transformative new technologies, global cultures, and a vision of modern progress.

(Airs 07/02/26 @ 3 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Immigrant advocates in New York are breathing a sigh of relief after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on birthright citizenship, we’ll have reaction from an immigrant advocacy group to the Supreme Court ending legal protections for Haitian’s fleeing to the U.S. from violence or natural disaster, and we’ll tell you about people are doing whatever they can to make ends meet – including donating plasma.

We talk about regional heroes of the Revolutionary War with historians Kathy Sheehan, Susan Leath and Lauren Roberts. Ray Graf hosts.

What are the esoteric origins of America and how are they reflected locally and in the founding of our nation?

(Airs 07/08/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with SUNY Chancellor John King, about all things higher education including: the money allocated by the state legislature this session, dealing with the Trump Administration’s approach to education, A-I, free speech on campus, and much more.

The green thumb brigade returns to Studio A to help your garden growing strong. Ray Graf hosts.

(Airs 07/09/26 @ 3 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Advocates and federal politicians are sounding the alarm over cuts to SNAP food benefits, we’ll speak with SUNY Chancellor John King about funding for higher education, and we’ll meet a journalist with a unique perspective on the state’s complex and sprawling prison system.