Episodes

  • WAMC News Podcast – Episode 163

    WAMC News Podcast – Episode 163
    Jan 4 2021
    Democratic state Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara of the 111th district has another idea says it's time to legalize mobile sports betting.
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  • WAMC News Podcast – Episode 162

    WAMC News Podcast – Episode 162
    Jan 1 2021
    WAMC's Jim Levulis sat down with Hugh Johnson, chairman and chief investment officer of Hugh Johnson Advisors in Albany.
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  • WAMC News Podcast – Episode 161

    WAMC News Podcast – Episode 161
    Dec 25 2020
    We listen to the first eight installments of the special WAMC News series on aging.
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  • WAMC News Podcast – Episode 160

    WAMC News Podcast – Episode 160
    Dec 22 2020
    Kathy Sheehan is the first female mayor in Albany's long history. She says the challenges of 2020 led her to run for a third term next year despite past suggestions she would only serve two. Sheehan kicked off her re-election bid Monday. She talks about the COVID relief package, her vision for a third term, and why she favors limiting use of the city's seal.
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  • WAMC News Podcast – Episode 159

    WAMC News Podcast – Episode 159
    Dec 17 2020
    New York state Senator Betty Little, a Republican from the 45th district, is retiring at the end of the year after 25 years in the legislature.
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  • WAMC News Podcast – Episode 158

    WAMC News Podcast – Episode 158
    Dec 14 2020
    The 10th Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield is being installed today. A self-described extrovert with a following for his YouTube videos and a new book, the Most Rev. William Byrne, who is 56, will oversee the four western Massachusetts counties with a Catholic population of about 230,000. WAMC’s Paul Tuthill spoke with […]
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  • WAMC News Podcast – Episode 157

    WAMC News Podcast – Episode 157
    Dec 11 2020
    SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras continues to press for significant federal coronavirus relief. In an interview, Malatras made the case for direct aid to states as talks in Washington dragged on, and discussed COVID-19 testing, the vaccine, and the new SUNY Online Training Center.
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  • WAMC News Podcast – Episode 156

    WAMC News Podcast – Episode 156
    Dec 10 2020
    The president of the American Medical Association is urging people to avoid holiday parties and indoor gatherings over the next several weeks as the novel coronavirus continues to spread across the country. Dr. Susan Bailey, an allergist and immunologist based in Fort Worth, Texas, says a COVID-19 vaccine is fast approaching, but Americans should remain vigilant in the meantime.
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