Sept. 11, 2026 - State Senate Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee Chair Julia Salazar, a Brooklyn Democrat, discusses cuts in funding to victim services and we explore her legislation intended to improve access to services for survivors of crimes.

Sept. 11, 2026 - Democratic state lawmakers are trying (again) to put guardrails on the collection and use of New Yorkers’ electronic health data. We explore this digital privacy issue with Allie Bohm, senior policy counsel for the New York Civil Liberties Union.

Sept. 11 , 2026 - Fossil fuel providers are celebrating a federal court victory this summer striking down a New York imposing billions of dollars in penalties on major contributors to climate change. We explore the opposition to the law with Ken Pokalsky, vice president at the Business Council of New York State.

Sept. 11, 2026 - We get a lesson on the marine life management done by state environmental officials, including what gets protected and how they balance sometimes competing interests. Our guest is John Maniscalco, bureau chief for marine fisheries at the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

Sept. 10, 2026- In a Dispatches from Planet Albany excerpt, Republican Political Consultant Chapin Fay talks about the super PAC boosting Bruce Blakeman's bid for governor.

Sept. 10, 2026- Fort Drum could be leading the way in New York's nuclear future, with plans for a cutting edge microreactor. We discuss the development and efforts to develop new commercial uses for nuclear energy in New York with Assemblymember Scott Gray, a Watertown-area Republican.

Sept. 9, 2026- Republicans in Washington D.C. are limiting federal financing for student loans, which will likely drive more people to less consumer friendly private lenders. We explore a state effort to more tightly regulate private student loans with Kirsten Keefe, senior director of policy and advocacy for New York at The Institute for College Access & Success.

Sept. 9, 2026- Assemblymember Kwani O'Pharrow, a Long Island Democrat, makes the case for enhanced training for school security guards to improve their interactions with students.

Sept. 9, 2026- Legislation is awaiting the governor's signature that would standardize exit interview procedures at state agencies. We discuss this effort to improve future civil servant retention with Joshua Terry, director of legislative and political action at CSEA.

Sept. 8, 2026- New York is poised to break from federal vaccine recommendations, prompting Democrats in Albany to update legal protections for healthcare providers administering immunizations. Our guest is Dr. Jeff Kaczorowski, district chair in New York for the American Academy of Pediatrics.