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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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school districts in New York and found that many of them are teaching students medically inaccurate information, using outdated materials and placing a special focus on abstinence.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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.