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WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses some New York towns wanting to secede to Pennsylvania and Cuomo on NYS teachers.

Here's NewsChannel 13 Meteorologist Paul Caiano's WAMC Regional Forecast:

Morning snow showers, then mostly cloudy and windy this afternoon.  Highs in the lower 30's.

Clearing tonight.  Lows 0 to 10 above.

Sun to start tomorrow, then increasing clouds with light snow moving in during the afternoon.  Highs in the upper 20's.

NBA:

In the NBA, Golden State topped Boston 106-101, Indiana bested Philadelphia 94-74, Portland won against Sacramento 110-99, Oklahoma City defeated the Lakers 108-101, New Orleans beat Denver 99-92, Houston bested Cleveland in overtime 105-103, the Clippers topped Chicago 96-86, and it was Charlotte over Orlando 98-83.

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Monday, March 3
Ritch Savin-Williams of Cornell University offers a unique perspective on human sexuality.

Tuesday, March 4
Davide Zori of Baylor University discusses the social importance of lavish Viking feasts.

Wednesday, March 5
University of Wisconsin-Madison's Maurice Gattis profiles the results of religious endorsement of marriage equality.

(Airs 3/01 & 3/02) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC's Alan Chartock, Times Union Editor Rex Smith, and University at Albany Professor and Investigative Journalist Rosemary Armao talk about whether serious journalism can coexist with click bate, the continuing controversy surrounding Fox News Anchor Bill O'Reilly, whether New York's Governor should battle with a New York Post columnist, your letters, and much more.

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for passage of legislation prohibiting individuals on the U.S. terrorist watch list from buying guns.

Schumer noted the arrests this week of three Brooklyn men on charges they conspired to join ISIS in Syria or carry out attacks at home. If they were on the terrorist watch list, the bill Schumer's backing would have prohibited them from buying firearms or explosives.

The watch list prevents individuals from flying on airplanes into and out of the country.

Public speaking is continuously ranked as America’s top fear – even over death. But what if no matter how hard you tried, fluent speech wasn’t an option? Approximately 4 million Americans have a stutter. In today’s listener essay, we hear from Western New England University student Bobby Caruso, who is among the one percent of the population with a stutter.

The city council in Springfield, Massachusetts is expected to give final approval Monday to an ordinance restricting public officials from obtaining casino jobs.

Saratoga Performing Arts Center has announced the 2015 season of the Philadelphia Orchestra.

This week, Bob Berman discusses how cold this February has been, and what temperatures are like in outer space.