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Playlist as aired on Saturday, April 22nd, 2023

On this episode of the Best of Our Knowledge: a New York cannabis industry insider prepares to open a retail dispensary upstate, plus more

(Airs 04/21/23 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: We’ll take a look at what’s holding up the New York state budget now nearly three weeks late, we’ll talk with State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli about whether he has any input when it comes to budget negotiations, and public schools in New York will no longer be able to use Native American names, mascots and imagery.

On this episode of the Best of Our Knowledge: PBS and NOVA month have released new films as part of an initiative to more effectively communicate climate change, and more

(Airs 04/23/23 @ 6 p.m. & 04/24/23 @ 3 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association. Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at RPI and UAlbany, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Judy, Rosemary and Ira discuss the Fox News defamation lawsuit settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, problems finding reporters to work in journalism, an update on the Wall Street Journalist detained in Russia, and more.

Host Randy Cohen stumbled onto the short videos this Scottish comedian posts online and was immediately won over by her conversation between C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien: she plays both of them. What comic does C.S. Lewis? Smart, dark, funny: the triple crown.

(Airs 05/05/23 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: over a month late, state lawmakers pass a $229 billion dollar state budget, our political observer Alan Chartock speaks with John Kaehny of Reinvent Albany about how transparent the budget process was, and we’ll take a closer look at funding for higher education in this year’s budget.

(Airs 05/04/23 @ 3 p.m. & 05/06/23 @ 5:30 a.m.) WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with John Kaehny, Executive Director of Reinvent Albany.

From the New York Times bestselling author of “Cold Mountain” and “Varina,” Charles Frazier’s new novel, “The Trackers,” paints a vivid portrait of life in the Great Depression. “The Trackers” conjures up the lives of everyday people during an extraordinary period of history that bears uncanny resemblance to our own.

The Supreme Court has ruled to protect access to the key abortion pill mifepristone for now, as a legal battle over its 23-year approval by the Food and Drug Administration makes its way through the courts. On this week’s 51%, we speak with Columbia Law School’s Katherine Franke about the Texas case that started it all, and what lies ahead in America’s struggle over abortion rights.