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(Airs 04/17/26 @ 3 p.m. & 04/19/26 @ 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 former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy and Barbara talk about relationships with sources and where to draw the line, whether President Trump’s Truth Social posts are driving news headlines, and much more.

(Airs 04/17/26 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: The Ulster County Legislature voted this week to codify a 2019 executive order that calls for limiting collaboration with ICE, we’ll take you to the safe trucking symposium and how truckers are helping stop human trafficking, and a new report recommends strict parking limits at popular Adirondack trailheads.

Wonderful signs of Spring now grab our attention. But the sky is also changing.The brilliant winter constellations of Orion and his friends now appear for a final few weeks. After 10pm, they’re gone.

As climate change intensifies droughts and disrupts rainfall patterns, freshwater supplies are becoming increasingly strained in many parts of the world. As a result, some farmers are turning to treated wastewater to irrigate their crops. While this approach helps conserve water resources, it also raises some concerns. Even after treatment, wastewater can contain trace amounts of various substances, including psychoactive medications used to treat mental health conditions.

Texas is a red state. It has voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election since 1980. And yet, as a result of efforts by several past Republican governors, Texas is a national leader in renewable energy, with wind and solar providing over 30% of the state's electricity in 2023. The state produces more wind power than any other state and ranks second in solar capacity.

(Airs 05/28/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Lauren DesRosiers, Director of the Immigration Law Clinic at Albany Law School, about new legislation in New York that reins in police collaboration with ICE.

A new study by Oxford University conducted at six English worksite cafeterias found that replacing just one meat dish with a vegetarian option had multiple benefits with regard to the healthiness of what people consume and the carbon emissions associated with the cafeteria.

(Airs 05/29/26 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Nearly two months past the April 1 deadline, New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed the 2027 state budget, the new budget contains 1 billion dollars in rebate checks, and upstate cities are in line to get millions of dollars to help close local budget gaps.

There are some things that humans never seem capable of understanding – like consciousness, and the scoring of Ice Skating competitions. But we all want to understand the universe. Toward that end, educators and journalists create analogies. But -- how good are these?

(Airs 05/29/26 @ 3 p.m. & 05/31/26 @ 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 former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, and Barbara talk about what happens when journalists make mistakes, how the White House Press Corps should respond to President Trump, supporting great journalism financially, and much more.