WAMC News Podcast

We speak with Western New England University political science professor Tim Vercellotti.

We speak with Democratic House candidate Blake Gendebien, who is continuing his run in New York's 21st district despite the lack of a special election.

We speak with New York Rep. Paul Tonko, a Democrat from the 20th district.

We speak with North Adams, Mass. Mayor Jennifer Mackey, who will seek a third term.

We sit down with Karen Weinberg of the Southern Adirondack Health Initiative.

The mayor of Hoosick Falls who led the village through a tumultuous period leaves office as a much-needed clean water supply comes online.

We sit down with Saratoga Springs Mayor John Safford, a Republican who is running for a second term.

We speak with first-term Democratic Rep. George Latimer of New York's 16th district.

The New York state budget is due in a week. We break down the stakes and differences with Sam Mellins of New York Focus.

A longtime figure in city politics, Democrat Michele Madigan wants to become the next mayor of Saratoga Springs.

We speak with Mass. U.S. Senator Ed Markey, a Democrat.

We speak with New York Rep. Pat Ryan, a Democrat from the 18th district.

In the world of public media, we’re accustomed to running down facts and working to dispel the ever encroaching rise of misinformation. But what do you do when it’s coming from within your own family? That’s the question NPR’s Zach Mack set out to answer in a special new series called "Alternate Realities" for "Embedded." He spends a year trying to understand his father and bring him back to reali...

At a time of turmoil in New York's executive branch, we catch up with former Lieutenant Governor Bob Duffy.

We speak with Vermont Senator Peter Welch, a member of the Judiciary Committee who says the country is nearing a constitutional crisis.

We meet the Democratic candidate for the special election in New York's 21st U.S. House district, Blake Gendebien.

We speak with former New York state Senator Mike Martucci, the new Region 2 administrator for the EPA.

Amid renewed efforts to strip funding from public media in Washington, we speak with Mike Janssen, an editor at public media trade news outlet Current, about how the funds are actually used.

We speak with "Capitol Pressroom" host David Lombardo about the uncertain future for special elections in New York.

We sit down with Quebec Delegate General in New York David Brulotte at a time when the U.S.-Canada relationship is under a microscope.

A special election in Saratoga Springs featuring one candidate and a write-in incumbent heads to court on Friday.

A familiar voice for decades on these airwaves is signing off. Renee Montagne, who joined the network in 1981 and hosted both All Things Considered and Morning Edition, is stepping down after thousands of interviews, overseas reporting trips, and more than a few journalism awards. But before she goes, she’s here to look back and ahead.

New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang is raising the alarm after President Trump fired a number of IGs from federal agencies.

We break down New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's $252 billion budget proposal with WNYC capitol reporter Jon Campbell.

We listen back to a 2020 interview with one of baseball's newest Hall of Famers, pitching great CC Sabathia.