Pioneer of the world music movement, Harry Belafonte won 3 Grammys and had an extensive acting career. In a conversation with President and CEO of WAMC, Alan Chartock and the late Harry Belafonte at The Egg in Albany, NY, Nov. 11, 2017, we honor the life and legacy of the renowned singer, songwriter and social activist.

(Airs 6/30/22 @ 1 p.m.) -- The Power of Words: On this program, WAMC's Alan Chartock and Historian Dr. Allida Black discuss First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt's Declaration of Human Rights speech. In addition, listeners will have an opportunity to actually hear the speech as it was delivered in Paris on December 9th, 1948.

(Airs 10/14/21 @ 1 p.m.) An encore program today with WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Dr. Amy Bass, Author of One Goal: A Coach, A Team, And The Game That Brought A Divided Town Together.

(Airs 05/26/22 @ 1p.m.) WAMC’s Alan Chartock in an encore In Conversation with longtime music journalist Jesse Jarnow. Jesse is the author of the new book, Wasn’t That A Time: The Weavers, The Blacklist, and The Battle for the Soul of America.

(Airs 05/19/22 @ 1 p.m.) An encore airing of WAMC's Alan Chartock In Conversation with Clarinetist, Award-Winning Photographer and Author Arlene Alda about her book Just Kids from the Bronx.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan, a Democrat who just began her third term.

(Airs 09/29/22) WAMC's Alan Chartock in an encore In Conversation with the late Hedi McKinley, Holocaust survivor, Social Worker and long-time WAMC volunteer. Hedi died on September 20, 2022 at the age of 102.

(04/21/22 @ 1 p.m.) An encore interview today. WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Joshua Rubenstein, Author of Leon Trotsky: A Revolutionary’s Life.

(Airs 04/14/22 @ 1 p.m.) A 2013 encore In Conversation interview with WAMC's Alan Chartock and Dr. David Nasaw, Author of the New York Times best-selling book The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy.

(Airs 04/07/22 @ 1 p.m.) An encore interview - WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with the late, award-winning Director and Producer Arthur Penn. Penn was most known for the movies Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Little Big Man (1970), and The Miracle Worker (1962). He died on September 28, 2010, in Manhattan, New York City, New York.