the capitol connection

(Airs 09/11/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina speaks with Democratic New York State Senator James Skoufis about his issue with the Public Service Commission granting a rate increases to Central Hudson Gas & Electric, why he’s concerned about Democrats running away from New York City Democratic Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, and much more.

(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 08/28/25 @ 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 08/21/25 @ 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 08/14/25 @ 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.

(Airs 08/07/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with John Kaehney, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Reinvent Albany, 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.

(Airs 07/31/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Sarah Rogerson, Albany Law Professor and Director of the Edward P. Swyer Justice Center at Albany Law School, about New York's Protect Our Courts Act in regard to ICE entering courthouses to arrest immigrants.

(Airs 07/24/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Dan Egan, Executive Director of Feeding New York State, about growing hunger in the state and around the country.

(Airs 07/17/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause New York, about legislation that authorizes the state to join ERIC, the Electronic Registration Information Center, ethics reform proposals, ranked choice voting, and much more.

(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.