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On this week’s 51%, we speak with University at Albany professor Dr. Janell Hobson about the life and work of Harriet Tubman, and a new project with Ms. magazine to mark Tubman’s 200th birthday. We also speak with author Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts about her book Black Joy: Stories of Resistance, Resilience, and Restoration.

(Airs 02/25/22 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Senator Schumer promotes legislation he says would cap the cost of insulin at $35 a month, our political observer Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on former Governor Andrew Cuomo releasing a new 30 second ad in an attempt to repair his image, and we’ll take a look at Lake George, which is part of a study on how road salt affects aquatic species.

(Airs 02/27/22 @ 6 p.m. & 02/28/22 @ 3 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Substack columnist Rex Smith, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Judy Patrick, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Judy, Ira and Rex talk about media coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, why those CNN executives were fired, what Donald Trump and the Kardashians have in common, and much more.

Playlist as aired on February 26th, 2022

(Airs 02/04/22 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Lawsuits were immediately filed after Governor Hochul signed off on new district maps, our political observer Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on the gerrymander, and we’ll get reaction to a new survey that shows a positive outlook for economic growth in the North Country.

On this week’s 51%, we’re talking women in sports. Professor Amy Bass of Manhattanville College shares her thoughts on the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. We speak with two-time Olympian Tricia Mangan as she heads to the slopes, and Ithaca College Professor Ellen Staurowsky discusses the upcoming 50th anniversary of Title IX.

David Amram is a composer, arranger, and conductor of orchestral, chamber, and choral works, many with jazz flavorings. In his 91 years (admittedly, some spent a baby), he’s worked with Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Allen Ginsberg, Langston Hughes. He scored The Manchurian Candidate, was composer in residence for the New York Philharmonic, and made an omelet for Charlie Parker.

When Betsy Ross designed that flag with 13 stars and 13 stripes, everyone at the time knew there was a lot more land out there and there would likely be additions coming. However, at the time, there was already a functioning 14th colony on the Gulf Coast and it had changed hands between Spain and Great Britain a few times…with France in there around the edges. Today on the Best of Our Knowledge, we open up our own history class and take another look at West Florida, the forgotten 14th colony.We’ll also spend an Academic Minute with some transgender history.

(02/10/22 @ 3 p.m. & 02/12/22 @ 5:30 a.m.) WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Paul Wolf, President of the New York Coalition for Open Government.

On this week’s 51% — why is the beginning of the year such a big time for divorce? We speak with attorney Lauren Hunt to learn more about the divorce process and dispel some of the myths. We also speak with Sarah Armstrong, author of The Mom’s Guide to a Good Divorce, on how to keep kids at the forefront during the change.