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(Airs 11/11 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Kathy Hochul becomes New York’s first woman elected Governor, our political observer Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on the midterm results, and we’ll report on a newly formed group trying to help remove barriers military veterans face when trying to access outdoor spaces.

The federal government has approved billions of dollars in incentives for infrastructure and chip-manufacturing projects across the country. On this week’s 51%, we speak with U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo about how she hopes to use that funding to advance women in STEM and the trades.

Playlist as aired on Saturday, November 12th, 2022

The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor and current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at RPI and UAlbany, and Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex, Rosemary and Judy talk about whether there should be a comedian on CNN Prime Time, coverage of the Biden classified documents case, how to spell turkey, and much more.

On this episode on The Best of Our Knowledge… As Democrat Kathy Hochul begins her term as New York’s first elected female governor, local students share some of the inaugural spotlight. Our Jody Cowan will have more. Bob Schneider of the New York State School Boards Association will provide analysis of Hochul’s education goals for 2023. The upstate New York video game industry gets a powerup with state funding. And 2022 proved to be the sixth-warmest year on record in Massachusetts.

Each Sunday and Wednesday 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 sets Durham County Poets, Guy Davis, and Mississippi Heat.

In bestselling author Emma Donoghue’s novel "Haven," three men vow to leave the world behind them as they set out in a small boat for an island their leader has seen in a dream, with only faith to guide them. "Haven" is a beautiful and chilling story of adventure and survival.

On this week’s 51%, we speak with filmmaker Tracy Heather Strain about her new PBS documentary "Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space." We'll also hear from ceramicist Kelli Rae Adams about her latest installation at MASS MoCA, titled "Forever in Your Debt."

Astronomy can be free. There are no toll booths between here and infinity. In many of our radio regions, away from big cities, skies are dark and one need only step outside, or drive a few miles on a country road, to an open vista. We also explore the cost of gazing at the stars.

(Airs 01/28/23 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Governor Hochul says she will push the legislature to further revise the state’s bail laws, our political observer Alan Chartock speaks with Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay about the governor’s controversial move, and we’ll head to the Southern Tier where counties there are deciding how to spend opioid settlement money.