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On our last episode of the year we usually look back at some of the coolest people we met over the year. This year, three of those people were all on the same segment.Today on the Best of Our Knowledge, we’ll revisit our social worker roundtable.

New York Times best-selling novelist Imbolo Mbue’s new novel, "How Beautiful We Were," is a sweeping, wrenching story about the collision of a small African village and an American oil company.

(Airs 12/16/21 @ 3 p.m. & 12/18/21 @ 5:30 a.m.) WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, a Democrat from the 75th District who announced he's retiring this week after 52 years in the legislature.

Maggie Shipstead’s new novel “Great Circle” tracks the lives of Marian Graves and her twin brother, Jamie, from Prohibition-era Missoula to wartime Britain, from the cold of Alaska to the cap of Antarctica as Marian chases her dream of becoming the first pilot to circumnavigate the globe north-south.

When he set out to become an actor, this Broadway great — Rent, Wicked, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels — was opposed by his conservative Catholic family. But they came around, even his Fox-watching dad. “He loved Rent. My homophobic dad would come to Rent, probably once a month.” This week — tales of reconciliation and show tunes.

As temperatures plummet, we’ll get into the history of why here in the states we use Daniel Fahrenheit’s scale, while the rest of the world uses the Celsius scale and the difference between the two.

Each Wednesday and Sunday evening at 8 p.m. “Live At The Linda” brings you some of the best musical acts to grace the stage at The Linda - WAMC's Performing Arts Studio. This week features Tori from earlier this year and Hot Club of Saratoga from 2015.

On this week’s 51%, we take a tour of the National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York. Executive Director Jennifer Gabriel previews the hall’s latest class, and shares her goals for the museum’s expansion.

Playlist as aired on WAMC Listening Party on Saturday, October 2nd, 2021

Each Wednesday and Sunday evening at 8 p.m. “Live At The Linda” brings you some of the best musical acts to grace the stage at The Linda - WAMC's Performing Arts Studio. This week features Matty Stecks and the 518! From our virtual concert series this past May. We also introduce a new spoken word segment “In Other Words,” featuring Mike Jurkovic.