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(Airs 01/29/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang, and a special guest, about the 40th birthday of the office, as well as the history of the role in American history.

Climate disasters have become increasingly commonplace and increasingly destructive. The worst year was 2017 where a combination of devastating hurricane and wildfires resulted in $300 billion in damages. But 2025 has been one of the costliest years as well with economic losses of $120 billion spanning four continents.

On this week's 51%, we chat about The New Rules of Women's Health with veteran health journalist Meghan Rabbitt. For too long, Rabbitt says the broader medical field has limited conversations around women's health to "bikini medicine" — reproductive concerns and breast health — while otherwise assuming women have the same bodies as men. But women have their own unique health needs, and often experience diseases in different ways. Rabbitt's new guide compiles the knowledge of more than 130 medical experts to help women address all aspects of their health at any age.

(Airs 01/30/26 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: A New York Congressman calls for ICE to be abolished, advocates are hoping that recent policy changes will make a difference in the state’s child poverty rate, and we’ll talk with the state Inspector General about the agency’s 40th birthday.

(Airs 01/30/26 @ 3 p.m. & 02/01/26 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, and Barbara talk about the future of CBS news, tips for journalists covering ICE action and protests in Minnesota, a new newspaper in California called The California Post, and much more.

Bob Berman discusses the first planet from the Sun and the smallest in the Solar System.

Playlist as aired on January 24th, 2026

(Airs 02/06/26 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Governor Hochul takes her strongest stance yet amid tensions over ICE, the governor proposes several initiatives to assist the state’s farmers, and The Coalition for Asian American Children and Families want more mental health support.

The ongoing battle between the Trump administration and the American offshore wind industry saw multiple court rulings in January. In December, the Interior Department ordered all work to stop on five offshore wind projects under construction, citing unspecified national security concerns. As a result, $25 billion in investments are in jeopardy. In response, the developers of the projects filed lawsuits in various courts arguing that the government failed to justify its actions and delaying the projects would cause irreparable harm to the companies involved.

(03/17/22 @ 1 p.m.) An encore interview - WAMC's Alan Chartock In Conversation with James Reston Jr., Author of The Accidental Victim: JFK, Lee Harvey Oswald and The Real Target in Dallas.