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"New eras demand new voices." words from WILLIAM KRISTOL defending the creation of his new conservative magazine "The Weekly Standard." Kristol talks with Terry Gross about why he feels vigorous debate among conservatives is needed if republicans want to lead the nation. Kristol is editor and publisher of the Standard which has been critisized for highlighting divisions within the Republican Party. Kristol has served as chief of staff for one time Secretary of Education William Bennet and for Vice President Day Quayle. In 1990, The New Republic dubbed Kristol "Dan Quayle's Brain." He also has served as director of the conservative think tank "Project for the Republican Future." He is often featured on TV's Nightline and "This Week with David Brinkley."

Government officials have responded to citizen concerns over so-called “oil trains” and plans to build an oil-heating facility at the Port of…

By Lucas Willardhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-1001894.mp3Pittsfield, MA – The Upper Housatonic Valley National…

By Dave Lucashttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-969806.mp3Albany, NY – With New Yorkers struggling to keep up with rising…

A rural New York State county is considering crafting a residency law after several sex offenders were found to be living near area schools.At the…

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has approved a request that will allow Essex County to increase its sales tax by one-quarter of a percent.Governor Andrew…

A plane crash on Block Island, Rhode Island Wednesday killed a Montgomery County legislator.

This week a collaboration between Bad Bunny and Grupo Frontera, in addition to a historic chart placement for Mexican artist Peso Pluma, pushed regional Mexican music to international attention

Pop Culture Happy Hour's Glen Weldon talks about the chart topping success of the song "We Don't Talk About Bruno" from the new Disney film Encanto.

The concerts, songs and musical moments that stopped All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen in his tracks this week, including an a concert by St. Vincent so good he saw it twice.