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John Irving has written some of the most acclaimed books of our time, among them: “The World According to Garp,” “A Widow for One Year,” “A Prayer for Owen Meany” and “The Cider House Rules.” He now returns with his first novel in seven years “The Last Chairlift.”

(Airs 11/17/22 @ 3 p.m. & 11/19/22 @ 5:30 a.m.) WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Sochie Nnaemeka, State Director of the Working Families Party in New York.

On this episode of the Best of Our knowledge, we’ll attend naturalization ceremonies for new Americans – to hear from some of the country’s newest citizens and to speak with high school students who hosted a ceremony as part of their education on government.And a $50 million endowment will support Bard College’s new Native American and Indigenous Studies program.

(Airs 11/20/22 @ 6 p.m. & 11/21/22 @ 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, Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex, Barbara and Ira talk about how the media covered former President Donald Trump’s announcement he’ll run for President again, whether non-profit newsrooms are filling the gap, journalism education, and much more.

(Airs 11/18 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: New York Governor Hochul won’t tip her hand on whether she’ll impose a moratorium on a certain type of crypto mining, our political observer Alan Chartock speaks with the head of the Working Families Party, and a coalition of horse racing industry leaders want lawmakers to approve borrowing to overhaul Belmont Park on Long Island.

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 music medicine: it heals and it gives you the feels.

On this week’s 51%, we speak with sociologists Amanda Freeman and Lisa Dodson about their new book "Getting Me Cheap: How Low-Wage Work Traps Women and Girls in Poverty." With hundreds of interviews and years of field work to pull from, Freeman and Dodson depict how women support some of America’s most essential, but lowest-paying, industries – all while struggling to make ends meet for their own families.

For the next month, Mars hovers at its closest to us, which it briefly does only every two years. Its closest approach happens the first day of December. But since Mars doesn’t change much from night to night, there’s no need to wait. You can go out the next clear evening. Mars is that super bright star low in the east at 7 p.m., with even brighter Jupiter far to its right. If you have a telescope also check out Saturn, the lowest star in the west.

Playlist as aired on Saturday, November 19th, 2022

*Please note: On this episode Host Rex Smith incorrectly states that journalism is no longer taught at The College of St. Rose. In fact, according to St. Rose, the college has recently made a faculty hire to launch a new concentration in broadcast and mobile journalism.*(Airs 11/27/22 @ 6 p.m. & 11/28/22 @ 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, Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and former Associate Editor of the Times Union, Mike Spain. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Judy, Mike and Rex talk about layoffs spiking in the media and what that means, whether there’s still a path for young people who want to be journalists, who will pay for their work, and much more.