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This week we'll talk about Venus and how, after the moon, it is the brightest thing in the night sky.

This writer admires John James Audubon as a naturalist and an artist, especially his magisterial Birds of America, an affection many people share. “But fewer people know about him as a slave owner and a white supremacist.” Birds, beauty, climate change, and racial justice: it’s complicated and delightfully so.

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. This week features Deb Cavanaugh from 2021 and Dust Bowl Faeries from 2021.

(Airs 08/13/21 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says he will resign in the face of sexual harassment allegations and an impeachment inquiry. We’ll talk with our political observer Alan Chartock about the announcement and the Democrat’s legacy. Meanwhile, Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul prepares to become New York’s first female governor. We'll also speak with Syracuse University Professor Rebecca Ortiz about research looking at how political affiliations can impact one’s view of sexual harassment allegations.

This week on 51%, we dive into our archives and hear from two authors; one highlights 29 difficult women, the other an immigrant who shares the stories of other immigrant women.

On this week’s 51%, we explore our archives and hear the extraordinary stories of two women — a dancer who spent 40 years touring internationally on behalf of U.S. presidents, and a pioneering journalist in the 1930s and 40s.

WAMC's Alan Chartock in an award-winning encore conversation with David Kaczynski, the brother of Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, and former Executive Director of New Yorkers Against the Death Penalty.

New York state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli speaks with WAMC's Alan Chartock, Joe Donahue and Ian Pickus just after Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a fellow Democrat, announced he will resign.

Peter Heller’s new novel, “The Guide,” takes place against the backdrop of his home state of Colorado. It follows a young man, Jack, who accepts a job as a fishing guide at an elite resort in the wilds of Colorado. What begins as an idyllic experience soon takes a dark turn.