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(Airs 12/09/22 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Governor Hochul and health officials warn New Yorkers to prepare for three different viruses with the coming holiday season, our political observer Alan Chartock speaks with Gerard Kassar, Chairman of New York’s Conservative Party, and we’ll meet the new Chancellor of the State University of New York.

(Airs 12/01/22 @ 3 p.m. & 12/03/22 @ 5:30 a.m.) WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Republican Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay.

On this week’s 51%, we sit down with Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her seminal live album Living in Clip. DiFranco reflects on a career spanning over 20 records and decades of activism on multiple fronts, and shares her insight on the music industry today.

(Airs 12/02/22 @ 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 Adult Survivors Act takes effect, our political observer Alan Chartock speaks with newly re-elected Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay, and the state Office of Cannabis Management’s Control Board has officially approved the first 37 retail marijuana licenses.

On this episode, host Lucas Willard will visit the FLOCKArt mobile gallery at an upstate New York school to speak with the artists, teachers, and students that are bringing art to young learners in a new way.And The Best of Our Knowledge's Jim Levulis will speak with staff at Fort Ticonderoga about the fort’s recent acquisition of thousands of historic artifacts.

Sheila Heti is a philosopher of modern experience, and she has reimagined what a book can hold. In her latest, Pure Colour, she presents a contemporary bible, an atlas of feeling, and an absurdly funny guide to the great (and terrible) things about being alive.

This singer-songwriter and this composer met at artist Mark Kostabi’s house. “He’s attracted to lots of different kinds of people,” she says. “He brings them together, feeds them, gives them wine, and tells us to perform.“ Isn’t that pretty much the Island of Dr. Moreau? Music: Suzanne Vega, Bill Anderson, and the CompCord quartet. Presented with Composers Concordance and Marsyas Productions. Photo: Peter Fokas

Davóne Tines is an operatic bass-baritone, who originated leading roles in the world premieres of operas including Matthew Aucoin's “Crossing,” John Adams' “Girls of the Golden West,” and Terence Blanchard's “Fire Shut Up in My Bones.”

Even his setups are funny, like this: “There was a taxidermy kiwi at a store in London.” Or this: “Everybody in the family convinced the youngest child that if she was naked, she was invisible.” Funny, a bit cruel, and entirely delightful. Enjoy this conversation, made possible by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

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, we feature Ingrid Michaelson, Martha Scanlan, Amber Rubarth, and Ali McGirk.