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Richard Powers’ bestselling novel, "The Overstory," won the Pulitzer Prize and has more than 1 million copies in print. His new novel, "Playground," captures the beauty and loss of the ocean, following four lives: a marine biologist, an artist, a schoolteacher, and an AI pioneer as they intersect on an island in French Polynesia.

(Airs 10/11/24 @ 3 p.m. & 10/13/24 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of the Saratogian, WAMC News Director Ian Pickus, and David Guistina, Media Project Producer, Morning Edition Anchor, and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Barbara, Ian and David talk about whether people recognize the difference between for profit and non-profit journalism, how we're covering the disinformation about hurricane Helen and Milton, Chris Wallace leaving Fox for CNN, and much more.

(Airs 10/11/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week's Gazette: we’ll took a look at Proposition 1 on the state ballot this election day, Governor Hochul signs six laws aimed at reducing gun violence, and Wall Street profits increase 79 percent.

Esther Adhiambo, a Kenyan activist is adept at working with her adversaries. “You have to keep pushing, and getting friends, allies, sue some people when you have to.” Adhiambo tells us about Kenya, her Monstera plant and her mother.

What’s your favorite scary story? We’ll speak with Jeremy Dauber, author of American Scary. The book chronicles the history of horror in America.And we’ll learn about how libraries are creating sensory-focused spaces.

Despite all the media attention focused on various full Moons – like saying it’s the wolf Moon or strawberry Moon or what-have-you, there are really only two officially recognized Full Moons. There’s the Harvest Moon, which is the Full Moon closest to the autumn equinox, and there’s the next Full Moon after that – the Hunters Moon. And That’s what we’re seeing this week.

Playlist as aired on October 12th, 2024:

When graphic designer Natasha Jen worked at Sony Music the handwriting was already on the wall, the tiny, tiny wall: “It was no longer LPs; it was CDs. The canvass kept shrinking.” And now with digital music, there’s no canvas at all. “It’s not the end of the world; it’s a different paradigm.” Produced with the Center for Architecture.

With Americans divided over climate change, communicating the issue can be a daunting task. We’ll speak with a University of Buffalo researcher who says storytelling is the key to finding solutions for a warming climate.And a Colgate University physics professor’s research on oysters could lead to advancements in the medical and construction industries.

(Airs 10/04/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Republican state legislators call for the repeal of the state’s Green Light Law, the state's teachers call for a return to politics where democracy, compromise and healthy debate are valued once again, and giant pumpkins arrived in Saratoga Springs for the annual, national pumpkin contest.