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Award-winning screenwriter Jacob Krueger teaches students how they can become better screenwriters and travels to share his knowledge with writers of all sorts.We’ll speak about beginning a writing career, avoiding writer's block, and adapting books for TV or film.

Playlist as aired on Saturday, November 23rd, 2024

Two generations of Joffrey Ballet. Denise Jackson began as an apprentice in 1968 and soon became a principal dancer. When she retired, New York City declared Denise Jackson Day. Ashley Wheater joined the company in 1985 and was named artistic director in 2007. They’re both overdue for a ticker-tape parade and both on the show this week to tell us about rehearsals, Robert Joffrey and a 1956 station wagon.

(Airs 11/01/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: With elections next week, we’ll preview the three-way race for New York’s 42nd state Senate district, we’ll take you to the only U.S. Senate debate between Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand and Republican challenger Mike Sapraicone, and industry leaders and local representatives want Governor Kathy Hochul to pump the brakes on impending truck regulations.

Playlist as aired on Saturday, November 2nd, 2024:

Donald Trump will once again be president of the United States. The former president defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in this month's general election, marking the second time Americans have chosen Trump over a woman candidate. On this week’s 51%, we check in with Ange-Marie Hancock, a political science professor and Kamala Harris Project scholar with The Ohio State University. Also, for 10 states, abortion rights were literally on the ballot this year in the form of various ballot proposals. We’ll take a look at the results with the Center for Reproductive Rights.

(Airs 11/08/24 & 11/10/24 @ 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 Gazette Editor and Vice President Miles Reed. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, Barbara, and Miles talk about how the press did covering the presidential race, and more.

(Airs 11/08/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: elections were held this week and we’ll take a look at the 18th district, a bright spot for Democrats, we’ll speak with David Lombardo, host of the Capitol Pressroom about the election results, and we’ll report on Republicans celebrating re-election wins.

Singer, violinist, winner of a Latin Grammy Mireya Ramo also founded Flor de Toloache, an all-woman mariachi band. Ramos tells us about Mercedes Sosa and her violin.

On Mars, the curiosity rover's methane-sniffing instrument turned up nothing at all — dashing hopes of finding bacteria, which can produce methane. The search was inspired by Martian ancient history — since it was a very different place in the distant past. Hear how we’re still looking for life elsewhere.