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The moon now has its strangest appearance. Several nights this week the moon will be in a lunar phase, the only one whose shape is not universally known. Everyone can identify a crescent or half or the full moon. But now we have a gibbous moon. That's the phase fatter than half but smaller than full.

On this week’s 51%, our Associate Producer, Jody Cowan, speaks with physician and author Dr. Gail Gazelle about how healthcare workers can use mindfulness to combat burnout – and steady their own life in the wake of a stressed healthcare system.

On March 2, 2023, the acclaimed architect Rafael Viñoly died suddenly, at 78, just two weeks before his scheduled “Person Place Thing.” Rather than cancel, his son Román used the occasion to reflect on his father.

Playlist as aired on Saturday, September 2nd, 2023

(Airs 09/03/23 @ 6 p.m. & 09/04/23 @ 3 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Associate Editor Mike Spain, Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Mike, Judy and Rosemary talk about Chat GPT and whether media organizations should use it, the misinformation surrounding the Maui wildfires and COVID, and much more.

Award winning writer Simon Winchester’s latest book is “Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic.” It explores how humans acquire, retain, and pass on information and data, and how technology continues to change our lives and our minds.

(Airs 08/13/23 @ 6 p.m. & 08/14/23 @ 3 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor and current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, 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 UAlbany, and Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Judy, Rosemary, Barbara and Rex talk about an announcer for the Baltimore Orioles suspended for the telling the truth, whether people are becoming numb to the scandals surrounding former President Donald Trump, and more.

Playlist as aired on Saturday, August 12th, 2023:

(Airs 08/10/23 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina speaks with Ed Cox, Chairman of the New York State Republican Party about redistricting, bail reform, climate change, Donald Trump's indictments, and more.

On this week’s 51%, we hear from actress Terrease Aiken about how Hollywood’s stalled SAG-AFTRA strike is impacting journeyman actors, and we learn about a new independent short film starring ballerina Misty Copeland.