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(Airs 06/27/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: A major upset in the New York City primary, Speaker Heastie stops in Plattsburgh to announce funding for the YMCA, and U.S. Attorney John Sarcone talks about his brush with danger in Albany last week that received national attention.

Historian David Levering Lewis talks to us about W. E. B. Du Bois, born in 1868, and “The Interstate Tatler” and Karl Marx. Learn how it all started by finding a bunch of newspapers.

(Airs 06/27/25 @ 3 p.m. & 06/29/25 @ 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, Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of the Saratogian, and David Guistina, Media Project Producer, Morning Edition Anchor, and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, Barbara and David talk about whether media should have aired President Trump saying the F-word, Trump’s attack on CNN over information about the attack on Iran, more people turning off news alerts, and much more.

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Richard Russo is known for books like “Empire Falls,” “Nobody’s Fool,” and “Straight Man,” having long chronicled working-class America with wit, empathy, and a sharp eye for character. His latest, “Life & Art,” is a thoughtful and very funny collection of essays that explore the deeply personal side of a writer’s life.

Host Randy Cohen speaks with co-founder of WORKac, professor and dean emeritus of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation Amale Andraos; and Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, Former Vice President for Design Excellence of the New York Chapter of the AIA and co-founder WORKac Dan Wood on what inspires them and what inspired them to build WORKac.

Playlist for Saturday, June 21, 2025

(Airs 07/03/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Dr. Don Levy, Director of the Siena Poll, about how New Yorkers feel about Governor Kathy Hochul as well as her Democratic and Republican challengers in the 2026 gubernatorial race, and much more.

On this week’s 51%, we speak with journalism Becky Aikman about her new book, Spitfires: The American Women Who Flew in the Face of Danger During World War II. Desperate for pilots in 1942, Great Britain recruited 25 American women to ferry bombers, fighter planes, and damaged craft between air bases. Drawing from diaries, letters, and personal interviews, Aikman tells the story of the first American women to ever command military aircraft, and how they still struggled to find piloting work in the U.S. after the war. We also speak with former CIA intelligence officer Christina Hillsberg about her book, Agents of Change, and why she feels women make better spies.

Playlist as aired on Saturday, June 28th, 2025

(Airs 06/06/25 @ 3 p.m. & 06/08/25 @ 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 Vice President of the New York Press Association and former Editor of the Daily Gazette, Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of the Saratogian, and Mitra Kalita, veteran journalist, media executive, commentator, author and CEO of url-media.com. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, Barbara and Mitra talk about how media has changed over the years, and a deeper look at Mitra’s career and current venture.