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Playlist as aired on January 28th, 2023

On this week's 51%, we speak with Hollywood dialect coach and author Samara Bay about how to buck America’s “voice standards” and embrace the power in your voice.

(Airs 02/03/23 @ 3 p.m. & 02/05/23 @ 5:30 a.m.) WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Blair Horner, Executive Director of the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG).

On Feb. 5, the full moon will hang high in the sky. Tune in as we explore the spheres of the universe; the sun, the moon and the stars. Their divine shape dazzled ancient cultures – a belief we still preserve in customs today.

On this episode of the Best of Our Knowledge… Students compete to advance in the FIRST Robotics Competition in Albany. Bald eagles have made a comeback in New York’s Hudson Valley. We’ll learn about the Teatown Hudson River EagleFest. Middle and high school students participate in a conference to address bias, bullying, and prejudice. And some colleges in New York are changing their designations to “university.”

WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Reinvent Albany Co-Founder and Executive Director John Kaehny.

On this episode of The Best of Our Knowledge...A series of winter nature walks is aimed at bringing upstate New York residents closer to native plants and animals.We’ll learn about the importance of ants in the agricultural economy.And Jody Cowan will speak with an artist who is drawing attention to the student debt crisis with a unique exhibit in western Massachusetts.

Lydia Millet’s previous novel, “A Children’s Bible,” was a National Book Award Finalist. Her follow-up is “Dinosaurs” is deadpan funny and yet deals with the important themes of extinction and climate change.

(Airs 02/16/23 @ 3 p.m. & 02/18/23 @ 5:30 a.m.) WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Governor Kathy Hochul.

On this week's 51%, we speak with Katie Hood, CEO of the One Love Foundation, about the differences between healthy and unhealthy relationships — and how to tell which one you’re in.