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Oct. 23, 2026- Mary Snow, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University poll, discusses the New York governor's race and the major issues that are determining how New Yorkers will vote. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=true&...

Oct. 23, 2026- We check in with Barbara Van Epps, executive director of the New York State Conference of Mayors, about the rising costs and limited revenues faced by local governments and how that will soon impact taxpayers. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&chapters-image=true&episode_ima...

Oct. 22, 2026- John Sheehan, director of communications for the Adirondack Council, discusses the group’s annual report that details the challenges and successes in the Adirondack State Park. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=t...

Oct. 22, 2026- There are plenty of obstacles to housing development in New York, including the cost. Tom Stebbins, executive director of the Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York, says changes to a longstanding state law could make it easier. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&chapters-image=true...

Oct. 22, 2026- Jihoon Kim, president and CEO of InUnity Alliance, pulls back the curtain on the Executive Chamber to discuss the grueling daily reality of managing more than 10 state agencies that focus on the lives of vulnerable New Yorkers. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&chapters-image=tr...

Oct. 21, 2026- Blair Horner, senior policy advisor at the New York Public Interest Research Group, discusses the increased use of artificial intelligence in campaign advertising, and how voters can avoid being duped as a new state law faces its first big test this election year. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-...

Oct. 21, 2026- Laura Darman, executive deputy commissioner at the New York State Office of Children and Family Services, unpacks what her role as the second-highest-ranked staffer at a large state agency actually entails. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&chapters-image=true&episode_image_...

Oct. 21, 2026- Bob Spitzer, an author and member of the Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium at the Rockefeller Institute of Government, says a legal challenge to a new state law on sales of convertible weapons is one of many challenges across the country. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&am...

Oct. 20, 2026- Paul Francis, founder and chairman of the Step Two Policy Project, talks about efforts to create a “report card” for New York state government. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=true&hide-likes=true&hide-...

Oct. 16, 2026- Alyson Silkowski, senior policy advisor at New America's New Practice Lab, discusses utilizing her team's timely 2026 national and NYC parent surveys to explore how multi-billion dollar state budget investments can better address neighborhood childcare deserts, soaring costs, and the evolving needs of working families. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=...

Oct. 19, 2026- Assemblymember Amanda Septimo, a Bronx Democrat, discusses balancing her law school coursework with advocating for her constituents on pressing issues like a recent Legionnaires' disease outbreak. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=r...

Oct. 19, 2026- The New York Civil Liberties Union looked at sex education at 50 school districts in New York and found that many of them are teaching students medically inaccurate information, using outdated materials and placing a special focus on abstinence. Report authors Aliyah Ansari and Quinn Martha joined us to discuss. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=7073035...

Oct. 16, 2026- Nick Reisman, the Albany bureau chief for Politico New York, breaks down the only scheduled debate between New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and her Republican challenger, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&chapters-image=true&episode_image_po...

Oct. 16, 2026- New York approved a state law a decade ago that requires schools to test for lead in their drinking water and remediate it if enough is found. But a new report finds that’s not happening. Blair Horner from the New York Public Interest Research Group, one of the report’s authors, joined us to share the findings. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354...

Oct. 15, 2026- Paul Sonn of the Raise Up New York coalition of unions and worker advocates supports a proposal to change a 2023 law so that the minimum wage will rise again in January. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=true&amp...

Oct. 15, 2026- Senate Minority Leader Robert Ortt, a Western New York Republican, discusses the homeowners in his district grappling with concerns over radioactivity on their properties, not far from Love Canal. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=r...

Oct. 15, 2026- Mary Beth Koslap Petraco with Let's Get Immunized NY reacts to Gov. Kathy Hochul's executive order on measles and urges people to stay up to date on vaccinations. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=true&hide-l...

Oct. 14, 2026- Investigative reporter Valerie Bauman explains the complex infertility industry that New York and other states are trying to better regulate to protect women from fraud and abuse. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-log...

Oct. 14, 2026- Libby Post, executive director of the New York State Animal Protection Federation, wants state lawmakers to establish a $2.5 million Animal Crimes Fund and is seeking increased funding in the governor's next budget proposal for the Companion Animal Capital Fund. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-co...

Oct. 14, 2026- Albany Law School President and Dean Cinnamon Carlarne discusses the school's historic 175th anniversary, preparing future public servants, and her cutting-edge research on the urgent need for policymakers to address extreme heat and environmental injustice. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-contin...

Oct. 13, 2026- Republicans in New York have held the 43rd state Senate district for decades. But the district – which includes all of Rensselaer County and parts of Albany and Washington County – has been redrawn in recent years in a way that Democrats see it as open for an upset. They’ve chosen Devin Lander, who happens to be the state historian, as their nominee. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget...

Oct. 13, 2026-Hattie Quarnstrom-Figueroa, director of operations for the state Office of New Americans says the state has extended its information hotline for immigrants to access a wide array of services. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&a...

Oct. 9, 2026- WNYC and Gothamist reporter Jimmy Vielkind discusses his time on the campaign trail with Gov. Kathy Hochul and Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=true&hide-likes=true&h...

Oct. 9, 2026- Assemblymember Mary Beth Walsh, a Capital Region Republican and attorney, warns that limits on outside income for state lawmakers could have unintended consequences, including discouraging lawyers from entering public service. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&chapters-image=true...

Oct. 9, 2026- Newsday’s Yancey Roy and Bloomberg Government news reporter Raga Justin provide an inside view of how economic pressures impact journalism today and the price society pays for fewer news organizations and fewer reporters. ESCUCHAR RADIO  👉https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=70730354&theme=light&playlist=show&playlist-continuous=true&chapters-image=true&...