WAMC Northeast Public Radio

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WAMC/Northeast Public Radio is a regional public radio network serving parts of seven northeastern United States. These include New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, New Jersey, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania. Stations and translators are in ten locations thoughout the region.

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The winner of a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award and a New York State Broadcasters Association Award, A New York Minute In History tells the unique tales of New Yorkers throughout American history. With the state’s hundreds of historical markers as a guide, join Devin Lander and Lauren Roberts as they explore the people, places, and experiences that made New York. How is the Erie Canal used today? Where did baseball get its start? And who inspired the story of the headless horseman?

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A radio series about the opportunities for, and achievements of, women with disabilities in STEM fields.

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Celebrate and remember legendary folk singer and activist Pete Seeger with this 2-hour special. Seeger has spent his remarkable life, both on and off the stage, supporting civil and labor rights, racial equality, environmental consciousness and peace with his voice and music.

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A two-part radio series, supported by the National Science Foundation, highlighting the role of women, past and present, in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.


Latest Pieces

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For Women’s History Month, Devin and Lauren tell the story of Dr. Mary Walker: physician, heroine of the Civil War, and the only woman in history e...

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  • Added: Mar 30, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
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What does an illegal 19th century boxing match have to do with state borders? On the latest episode of A New York Minute in History, Devin and Laur...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
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Aaron Mossell and the Struggle to Integrate Lockport’s Schools On this episode, Devin and Lauren discuss a William G. Pomeroy marker recognizing t...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
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Believe it or not, the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution is right around the corner. On this episode, Devin and Lauren discuss how some ...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
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On this episode, Devin and Lauren tell the story of Verdelle Louis Payne from Ithaca in Tompkins County, who joined the Army Air Forces during WWII...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
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In this live, special episode of A New York Minute in History, Devin and Lauren visit the annual Association of Public Historians of New York State...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2022
  • Length: 30:00
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It’s a new season of A New York Minute in History! In this episode, Devin and Lauren dig into the 19th Century discovery of a mastodon skeleton in ...

  • Added: Sep 30, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
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On this season’s final episode of A New York Minute in History, co-hosts Devin Lander and Lauren Roberts visit New York’s oldest continuously opera...

  • Added: Jul 21, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
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On this episode, co-hosts Devin Lander and Lauren Roberts discuss how the poor conditions of female textile workers in Capital Region cities led to...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
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On the this episode of a New York Minute In History, co-hosts Devin Lander and Lauren Roberts discuss a William G. Pomeroy marker recognizing a 190...

  • Added: May 17, 2022
  • Length: 29:30