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Playlist as aired on Saturday, August 31st, 2024

In “Creation Lake” by Rachel Kushner, Sadie Smith, a 34 year old American undercover agent of ruthless tactics is sent by her mysterious but powerful employers to a remote corner of France. Her mission: to infiltrate a commune of radical eco-activists.

A new course at Bennington College in Vermont seeks to examine challenges facing democracy. And we’ll learn about the longtime creative partnership between children’s book author and illustrator Eric Carle and editor Ann Beneduce.

On this week’s 51%, we speak with the cast and crew of an upcoming production of Heidi Schreck’s 2017 play, What the Constitution Means to Me, at Hubbard Hall in upstate New York. We also take a trip to Sheffield, Massachusetts, to learn about civil rights icon Elizabeth Freeman, who successfully sued for her freedom during the Revolutionary War. And we remember Dr. Alice Green, activist and founder of Albany’s Center for Law and Justice, who died in August at age 84.

(Airs 09/06/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Governor Hochul clarifies her thoughts on a state ban on cell phones in schools, the state education commissioner visits Rochester to pitch media literacy, and Senator Schumer addresses concerns about EEE (Eastern Equine Encephalitis).

Some planets are easy to find in the night sky, while only one is usually difficult. That’s because Venus, Jupiter, and Mars at their closest are all brighter than any star, plus Mars has an obvious orange color. Mercury always has a distinctive position low in morning or evening twilight. But Saturn doesn’t readily stand out. Tune in to hear how you can find Saturn.

Peter Godfrey-Smith is a scuba diving philosopher, professor at the University of Sydney, and author. His new book, “Living on Earth: Forests, Corals, Consciousness, and the Making of the World,” explores the riddle of life on this planet.We’ll speak with Godfrey-Smith about his latest work.

Playlist as aired on Saturday, September 7th, 2024:

Peter Heller is the best-selling author of "Burn," a novel about two men - friends since boyhood - who emerge from the woods of rural Maine to a dystopian country racked by bewildering violence.

(Airs 09/13/24 @ 3 p.m. & 09/15/24 @ 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, Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of the Saratogian, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, Babara and Ira talk about how ABC did moderating the Presidential debate, whether the media is “sane-washing” Donald Trump, and much more.