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(Airs 10/14 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: union supporters rally at an Amazon warehouse upstate in a bid to become the company’s second workplace in the country to unionize, our political observer Alan Chartock shares his thoughts about the status of the state attorney general’s investigation into former President Trump, and we’ll join Senator Gillibrand in Plattsburgh where she highlighted funding for home heating assistance this winter.

(Airs 10/13/22 @ 3 p.m. & 10/15/22 @ 5:30 a.m.) WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Blair Horner, Executive Director of the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG).

(Airs 10/16/22 @ 6 p.m. & 10/17/22 @ 3 p.m.) 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 Substack columnist Rex Smith, Adjunct Professor at RPI and Investigative Journalist, Rosemary Armao, and Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rosemary, Rex and Barbara talk about how journalism is failing the electorate ahead of the midterm elections, whether journalists are biased toward the U.S. and its allies when reporting on war, and much more.

(Airs 10/20/22 @ 3 p.m. & 10/22/22 @ 5:30 a.m.) WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks William Barclay, Republican Minority Leader of the New York State Assembly.

On the latest 51%, we tune into the induction ceremony for the latest class of the National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York. We also sit down with bestselling history author Katie Hickman to discuss her new book Brave Hearted: The Women of the American West.

On this week’s 51%, we recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month and sit down with Dr. Lisa Curcio, director of breast surgery at Northern Dutchess Hospital with Nuvance Health, to learn how to manage our risks, identify symptoms early, and navigate treatment.

Playlist as aired on Saturday, December 17th, 2022:

The public is obsessed with planets beyond our solar system. One team announced finding a planet orbiting the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri, with the putative planet orbiting Alpha’s companion, the much smaller and dimmer star known as Proxima. Its nearness at only 4.2 light-years has generated excited talk about sending a space probe.

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, LATL host and Linda GM Peter Hughes shares his favorite shows from 2022, and a preview of who is coming to The Linda in 2023.

Cazenovia College, a small private institution in Cazenovia, New York, announced on December 7th, 2022 that it would close after the spring 2023 semester.As the college prepares for closure, we’ll speak with Cazenovia College President David Bergh and a third-year student about their upcoming last semester at the college.