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On this week's 51%, we speak with Chelly Hegan, president and CEO of Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood, about what the past year has been like for abortion providers across the country. We also dive into a study at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute examining the ripple effects of discrimination, and learn about a Catskills resort that served as a refuge for transgender women in the 1950s and 60s.

On this week’s 51%, we discuss the importance of postpartum care for new mothers. We take a look at a New York Times piece highlighting the struggles of postpartum depression, and we also stop by a rally in Troy, New York, protesting the proposed closure of Rensselaer County’s only maternity ward.

Playlist as aired on Saturday, July 8th, 2023:

(Airs 06/22/23 @ 3 p.m. & 06/24/23 @ 5:30 a.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina speaks with New York state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.

(Airs 06/25/23 @ 6 p.m. & 06/26/23 @ 3 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with 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, Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany, and WAMC News Director Ian Pickus.On this week’s Media Project, Judy, Rosemary, Barbara and Ian talk about ProPublica’s investigation into Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and the Wall Street Journal’s decision to publish an op-ed from Alito, artificial intelligence, the OceanGate submersible and more.

On this week’s Gazette: A new financial forecast released by the governor’s budget office shows future deficits doubling next year. Also, the Olympic Regional Development Authority responds to a recent report raising questions about investments in its facilities.

Four forces are woven into every crack and crevice in the universe. Neither stars, galaxies, nor puppies would exist without all of them. Two have influence only within atoms. The other two – gravity and electromagnetism – manifest in everyday life.

Dr. Anthony Fauci know his pandemics, but the recently retired head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases can also identify many birds just by their calls: “Whether it’s a Carolina Wren, a Rufus-Sided Towhee, or a White Breasted Nuthatch.” Blindfolded! Which isn’t any harder than eyes-open, but still.

On this week’s 51%, we hit the track. Our associate producer Jody Cowan learns how one roller derby league in New York is rebuilding after the coronavirus pandemic. We take a look at the gender pay gap, and the overall conditions faced by working women in sports. And we hear from the owner and founder of Portland’s The Sports Bra, the nation’s first sports bar dedicated solely to showing women’s sports.

On this episode of the Best of Our Knowledge, we’ll speak with John Flansburgh of rock band They Might Be Giants. John and co-founder John Linnell have been making records for more than 40 years, with several albums written to entertain and educate kids.