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The NYC fire commissioner leads a force that responds to medical emergencies, plane crashes, building collapses, hazardous materials, even people trapped in elevators. They also fight fires. “If it’s not the police department, if it’s not a crime, everything else is the fire department.” Produced with the Municipal Archives.

(Airs 03/31/23 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: the New York state budget will be late this year, our political observer Alan Chartock speaks with Westchester County Executive George Latimer about the governor’s housing proposal, and a federal authority has created safety regulations for the horse racing industry.

(Airs 03/30/23 @ 3 p.m. & 04/01/23 @ 5:30 a.m.) WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Westchester County Executive George Latimer.

This costume designer, best known for his work with playwright Taylor Mac, ponders an old saw: there’s no accounting for taste. He concludes: “Yes, you account for taste. It is part of who you are. And maybe I’m judging you right now. No. I’m kidding.” I don’t think he’s kidding. We talk sense and sensibility at Materials for the Arts.

At 96, Muriel Fox, author of "The Women’s Revolution: How We Changed Your Life," declares, “After thousands of years when women were in servitude to men, we changed it. I hope we’re going to have a woman president. I take some credit for that.” Fox tells us about her person: Betty Friedan; her place: her senior community and her thing: her computer.

Reducing carbon dioxide emissions is the primary way to mitigate the effects of climate change. Converting to renewable energy sources to generate electricity and the electrification of vehicles are key requirements for reducing emissions. But industrial plants produce about 20% of global emissions. Major contributors include the production of petrochemicals, cement, and fertilizers. The emissions come from both the heat required for the industrial processes and from the processes themselves.

(Airs 01/22/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Murad Awawdeh, President and CEO of The New York Immigration Coalition, about their 2026 legislative agenda including passage of the New York For All Act which would ban the state from cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The new world screwworm once caused widespread devastation to livestock in the United States, prompting a decades-long eradication effort. Today, scientists in California are taking proactive steps to make sure history doesn’t repeat itself.

All around the world, Chinese companies are building factories, mines, and refineries that make EVs, batteries, solar panels, and other green energy technologies. Since 2022, Chinese companies have committed to spending $200 billion in clean energy manufacturing investments overseas. These facilities are located in every continent other than Antarctica.

On this week’s 51%, we speak with Kat Koppett, co-director of The Mopco Improv Theatre in Schenectady, New York and founder of Koppett, a consultancy company that uses improv to help businesses improve their workplace culture and collaboration. Koppett says the tools used in improvisational theater can apply to many aspects of our lives, including business. Koppett recently released a new edition of her 2001 book, Training to Imagine, with updated guidance and exercises for the modern workplace. Our associate producer, Madeleine Reynolds, also speaks with actress and singer Lea Salonga about her tour, “Stage Screen & Everything in Between.”