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(Airs 08/27/21 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: New York’s first female Governor says she wants people to believe in government again, our political observer Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on the fact that women dominate the top leadership spots in state government, and a new solar farm is approved in Greene County.

This week we present an encore broadcast of WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Claudia Coenen, a creative grief counselor and certified Thanatologist about dealing with grief. Claudia is the author of two books: Shattered by Grief: Picking Up the Pieces to Become Whole Again.

Today on the Best of Our Knowledge, we’ll explore the digitization of libraries.

(Airs 08/29/21 @ 6 p.m. & 08/30/21 @ 3 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld, Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany, and Judy Patrick, Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Ira, Rosemary and Judy talk about media coverage of New York’s new governor, the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, newspaper credibility, and much more.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul was sworn in as the state’s 57th governor on August 24. Her predecessor, Andrew Cuomo, resigned under pressure, facing a likely impeachment vote after a state attorney general’s report found he sexually harassed multiple women, including state employees. In this episode of 51%, we discuss New York’s first female governor, and take a look at what’s in store for Kathy Hochul. We also speak with former Massachusetts Governor Jane Swift about her experience being her state’s first female governor.

Playlist for WAMC Listening Party on Saturday, August 28th, 2021.

Tonight on "Person Place Thing:" Moby

Tonight on "Person Place Thing:" Russell Shorto

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 MIRK and Kyla Silk from our virtual concert series. We also hear from poet D. Colins in our new segment “In Other Words.”

(Airs 10/17/21 @ 6 p.m. & 10/18/21 @ 3 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Editor of the Daily Gazette, and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Judy Patrick, Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany, and Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Judy, Barbara and Rosemary talk about whether American journalists are doing enough to hold government to account, whether Bill Maher a better journalist that actual journalists, and much more.