David Guistina

(Airs 09/04/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina speaks with Max Kenner, Founder and Executive Director of the Bard Prison Initiative, about how the unique program creates opportunities for incarcerated men and women to earn a Bard College degree while serving their sentences.

(Airs 08/29/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Acting Ulster County Clerk Taylor Bruck has retained a high-profile attorney to represent him largely pro-bono in a Texas lawsuit over New York’s shield law, Sen. Schumer announces bill to reverse Medicaid cuts, and we’ll talk with investigative reporter Chris Gelardi about where New York fits in President Trump’s executive order threatening to withhold money from states that offer cashless bail.

(Airs 08/29/25 @ 3 p.m. & 08/31/25 @ 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 and former 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, Barbara and Ira talk about covering the Minneapolis shooting, whether news subscriptions should be subsidized, the value of the Freedom of Information Law, and much more.

(Airs 08/28/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Chris Gelardi, Criminal Justice Investigative Reporter for New York Focus, about President Trump’s executive order threatening to withhold funding from states that offer cashless bail, state gang databases and how they’re used by ICE to identify people for deportation, problems with the state prison system, and much more.

(Airs 08/22/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: As Texas legislators push their initiative to redraw Congressional districts, New York's Democratic political leaders are discussing the possibility of redistricting in the Empire State, we’ll tell you more about a massive road salt shortage, and the city of Newburgh is considering a program to some residents a guaranteed basic income.

(Airs 08/22/25 @ 3 p.m. & 08/24/25 @ 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 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 community journalism, why so many Americans are confused about what being a journalist means, and much more.

(Airs 08/21/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Blair Horner, Senior Policy Adviser for the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), about Governor Hochul’s fight over redistricting with Texas Republicans, what the state legislature will do, if anything, to deal with federal cuts to SNAP and Medicaid, and much more.

(Airs 08/15/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: As the state heads toward a fiscal cliff, some lawmakers say Governor Hochul should cancel plans for rebate checks, we’ll take a deeper look at ICE agents and questions about them wearing masks, and the state is asking for the public’s help in collecting data and preventing the spread of the Spotted Lantern Fly.

(Airs 08/15/25 @ 3 p.m. & 08/17/25 @ 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, Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of the Saratogian, Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld, and Albany Times Union Columnist Chris Churchill. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy and David talk about crime statistics in Washington D.C. compared to statements by President Trump, building a brand as a journalist, why the New York Times continues to be successful, and much more.

(Airs 08/14/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Will Barclay, Republican Assembly Minority Leader, about Governor Hochul’s fight over redistricting with Texas Republicans, whether the state legislature will convene in special session to deal with federal cuts, and much more.