the capitol connection

(Airs 01/30/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Avery Stempel, Co-founder of New Yorkers for Mental Health Alternatives (NYMHA), who’s non-profit organization is supporting four bills in the legislature to make psilocybin-containing mushrooms legal.

(Airs 01/16/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York state Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay about Governor Hochul’s State of the State address, the new Climate Superfund Act law, affordability and affordable housing, and much more.

(Airs 01/09/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York state Senator Liz Krueger, a Democrat, about the Climate Change Superfund Act that’s now law, whether nuclear power should be part of the state’s energy mix, the Congestion Pricing plan, and much more.

(Airs 01/02/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Blair Horner, Senior Policy Advisor for the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), about legislation he supports that passed in 2024, his new position, the challenges facing NYPIRG in 2025, and much more.

(Airs 12/19/24 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli about the Governor’s veto of transparency legislation, the financial impact of the congestion pricing plan, the state’s pension plan, and much more.

(Airs 12/05/24 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Democratic New York State Senator James Skoufis about his candidacy to lead the Democratic National Committee, why the recent election results led him to make that decision, and much more.

(Airs 11/21/24 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Democratic New York State Senator Liz Krueger about the recent election results, congestion pricing being revived, environmental legislation, and much more.

(Airs 11/07/24 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with David Lombardo, host of the WCNY’s the Capitol Pressroom and Connect NY about this week’s election results in New York state.

(Airs 10/31/24 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Yancey Roy, Albany Bureau Chief for Newsday, about the major races in next week’s elections, Proposition 1 on the ballot, and much more.

(Airs 10/24/24 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause New York, about early voting and all the other ways to vote in New York, Proposition 1 on the ballot this November, and much more.