A pitch for a greener, cheaper human burial

POLL: The race for gov and redistricting changes

June 29, 2026- We unpack the latest survey of voters by the Siena Research Institute, which took the temperature of New Yorkers on the race for governor and a Democratic effort to overhaul redistricting in the Empire State. Our guest is Siena pollster Steve Greenberg.

A pitch for a greener, cheaper human burial

June 29, 2026- We consider the possibility of more affordable and environmentally friendly ways of burying deceased New Yorkers with HK Lee, founder of Aeon Woods, a not-for-profit conservation cemetery.

Assembly disabilities leader sounds alarm about Trump DOJ memo

June 29, 2026 - Assembly Disabilities Committee Chair Angelo Santabarbara, a capital region Democrat, discusses a memo from the Trump administration that has families of New Yorkers with disabilities concerned this will increase the use of institutionalization.

Data center projects and government subsidies

June 26, 2026- State Authorities Budget Office Director Joshua Norkin discusses the lucrative public subsidies local economic development agencies are offering for data center projects.

The case for investing in New York's Empire State Trail

June 26, 2026- Parks and Trails New York Executive Director Paul Steely White talks about the 750-mile Empire State Trail's impact and what state officials can do to foster its growth.