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(Airs 09/06/24 @ 3 p.m. & 09/08/24 @ 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, David Guistina, Media Project Producer, Morning Edition Anchor, and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany, and WAMC News Director Ian Pickus. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, David and Ian talk about more and more people using Tik Tok to get political news, whether X is the new yellow journalism, the challenges of interviewing politicians, and much more.

(Airs 09/13/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Officials gather to showcase the significant progress of construction work for New York’s largest offshore wind farm, Newburgh is the latest city to opt into New York’s “good cause” eviction law, and we’ll mark the 23rd anniversary of the September 11th attacks.

Playlist as aired on Saturday, September 14th, 2024

(Airs 09/19/24 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli about the pause of the Congestion Pricing Plan and the economic impact on the MTA, Higher Education’s contribution to state and local economies, a new report on the rise of hate crimes, and much more.

(Airs 08/02/24 @ 3 p.m. & 08/04/24 @ 6 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, Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of the Saratogian, and WAMC Morning News Anchor and Media Project Producer David Guistina. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, Barbara, and David talk about former President Donald Trump’s appearance before the National Association of Black Journalists, the deal to free Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich, whether online newspaper readers will pay more for online content, and much more.

(Airs 07/26/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: we’ll have reaction to President Biden dropping out of the Presidential race and endorsing his Vice President Kamala Harris, a conversation with the interim commissioner of the DEC about managing wildfires in the state, and the planned closure of an upstate correctional facility has locals concerned about the future.

For some, Scrabble is more than just a board game. On this episode of The Best of Our Knowledge we’ll attend a competitive Scrabble tournament.And NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is marking two years of science operations.

Everyone loves shooting stars. And twice each year we get famous meteor showers, when their numbers explode to very nearly one per minute. That’s what’s happening now. And these Perseids will keep intensifying until their peak a week from now.

On this week’s 51%, we sit down with Muriel Fox, feminist activist and cofounder of the National Organization for Women, about her new memoir celebrating the second wave feminist movement — and those who made it happen.

(Airs 08/02/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Upstate New York has seen an unusual amount of tornados this summer, and Senator Schumer wants to know why, we’ll speak with Blair Horner of NYPIRG about making polluters pay, and although they remain down on politics, New Yorkers are feeling optimistic about the future in a new Siena Poll.