WAMC News Podcast

As a new president takes office, a new member of Congress from upstate New York, Democrat Josh Riley, is hoping to move beyond partisanship.

We listen to New York Governor Kathy Hochul's State of the State address and offer analysis of the Democrat's proposals.

We speak with New York state Senator Dan Stec, a Republican from the 45th district who wants to go to Congress to represent the 21st House district.

The New York state legislative session kicked off Wednesday, and WAMC brought together legislative leaders, lawmakers, analysts and reporters to set up the 2025 agenda.

As we get ready for another legislative session in Albany and an unusual mayoral election in New York City, longtime political reporter and observer Errol Louis is taking a deep dive into another troubled era. In a three-part podcast series, the host of You Decide With Errol Louis explores the highs and lows of John Lindsay’s time in office.

One-term Plattsburgh Mayor Chris Rosenquest reflects on his term.

The new legislative session is just days away in Albany. WNYC capitol reporter Jon Campbell joins us for a preview.

In Washington County, a small newspaper that nearly went out of business in 2019 is expanding. Formerly The Greenwich Journal and Salem Press, the paper has split into two, and Editor and Publisher Darren Johnson says he has reimagined its purpose and audience.

We speak with outgoing Mass. state Rep. Smitty Pignatelli, who is leaving the 3rd Berkshire House district after 12 terms.

A University of Massachusetts Amherst analysis of climate data from the National Weather Service shows several Northeast communities experienced their driest autumn on record this year. We break it down with the UMass Climate System Research Center's Dr. Michael Rawlins.

We speak with retired Pirates great Dave Parker, who was finally elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown on Sunday.

It is a time of unrest in South Korea, where the narrowly-elected president shocked allies and opponents alike by declaring martial law. We get insight from Joowon Park, director of the Asian Studies Program at Skidmore College.

New York State Senator James Skoufis has launched a long-shot bid to become chair of the Democratic National Committee. Skoufis does not have many connections in Washington, and is largely unknown to the voting membership. But he is confident his self-proclaimed “outsider” perspective is what the party needs.

Consider supporting WAMC and this podcast during Giving Tuesday.

To mark Thanksgiving, we celebrate Alice Brock of "Alice's Restaurant" fame, who died this month at age 83.

Election season has come and gone, but another one is quickly approaching in New York’s North Country. We speak with WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley about what comes next.

Donald Trump’s return to the White House has some worrying about how his policies will affect consumer prices, the agricultural, and high-tech sectors. We speak with Hugh Johnson, chairman and chief investment officer at Hugh Johnson Advisors in Albany.

Officials in New York state are celebrating enrollment increases in the State University of New York system. According to new data, SUNY saw enrollment gains for the second year in a row for the first time in 15 years. We speak with SUNY Chancellor John King.

We break down the election results and what they mean for New York with Politico's Nick Reisman.

New York Democrats came into the election working feverishly to flip several key House seats, and they largely succeeded. But that was a rare bright spot during a huge performance for Republicans. We break it down with Jay Jacobs, Chair of the New York State Democratic Committee.

A lot of public radio reporting is telling difficult stories about challenging things that happen to other people. For NPR Life Kit host Marielle Segarra, a surprising breast cancer diagnosis a year ago was also a chance to get out the word about risk factors, treatment, and the latest science.

The holidays are on the horizon and with it, infectious disease season. Public health officials are hoping residents of the Northeast will get inoculated against the flu and COVID-19. We speak with Dr. Justin Chan, Director of Infection Prevention and Control at Bellevue Hospital Center.

On January 6, 2021, a lot of the people who stormed in the capitol in Washington were dressed like members of the military. But some of them were actually members of the military, too. A new NPR Embedded series called “A Good Guy” follows the case of one of them. We speak with NPR Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman and producer Lauren Hodges.

Is there a difference between solitude and loneliness? That’s an essential question in the new book “Party Of One: Be Your Own Best Life Partner” from NPR’s Meghan Keane, the longtime producer and creator of NPR’s Life Kit.

The conclusions of a months-long investigation into a roiling culture war in Stamford, Vt.