//podcastplus.net/feed/poll-majority-of-voters-support-birth-control-benefit-rule~3ef829a0 The Obama administration's controversial decision to require religiously affiliated institutions like universities and medical centers to provide workers with health insurance that covers prescription birth control without a co-pay appears to have support from a majority of voters, according to a new poll by Public Policy Polling. The poll, done on behalf of Planned Parenthood , also suggested that Mitt Romney, frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, could pay a price at the polls for taking the position that he would reverse the recent decision by the Health and Human Services Department. Romney, like Catholic bishops, has argued that the decision is counter to First Amendment religious freedoms. The PPP poll found that 56 percent of all those polled supported the administration's decision while 37 percent opposed it. The poll had a margin of error of 5-1/2 percent. Voters who described themselves as independents showed a similar split. Even a majority of Catholics Sun, 17 May 2026 04:38:41 +0000 https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wamc/audio/2021/03/mproject_1553_arir_web.mp3 (Airs 03/07/21 @ 6 p.m. & 03/08/21 @ 3 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Times Union Editor-at-Large Rex Smith, Rosemary Armao, Editor and Investigative Journalist and Professor at the University at Albany, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex, Rosemary and Judy talk about what the press should do to encourage a higher vaccination rate, the New York Times newsroom in turmoil, and much more. Sun, 07 Mar 2021 23:00:00 +0000 https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wamc/audio/2021/03/mproject_1553_arir_web.mp3 https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wamc/audio/2021/02/jennylecoat-thegirlfromthechannelislands_0.mp3 Inspired by true events, "The Girl from the Channel Islands" by Jenny Lecoat tells the riveting story of a young Jewish woman trapped on the occupied island of Jersey during World War II. In June 1940, the Channel Islands are occupied by Hitler’s forces. Hedy Bercu is a young Jewish woman who fled from Vienna to escape the Anschluss. She finds herself once more trapped by the Nazis, on the tiny island of Jersey. Concealing her racial status, Hedy finds work with the German authorities as a translator and embarks on acts of resistance. Mon, 22 Feb 2021 15:50:00 +0000 https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wamc/audio/2021/02/jennylecoat-thegirlfromthechannelislands_0.mp3 https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wamc/audio/2021/02/ibramxkendiandkeishablain-400souls.mp3 The new book "400 Souls" is a unique one volume community history of African Americans. The editors Ibram X. Kendi and Keyshia Blaine have assembled 90 brilliant writers, each of whom takes on a five year period of that 400 year span. The writers explore their periods through a variety of techniques: historical essays, short stories, personal vignettes, and fiery polemics. They approach history from various perspectives. Through the eyes of towering historical icons are the untold stories of ordinary people through places laws and objects. The book is edited by two award-winning historians; Ibram Kendi is the author of the number one New York Times bestseller "How to be an Anti-Racist" and the National Book Award winning 'Stamped from the Beginning;" Keisha Blain is an Editor for The Washington Post's "Made By History" and the author of "Set the World on Fire" Black Nationalist Women and the Global Struggle for Freedom." Mon, 22 Feb 2021 15:33:59 +0000 https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wamc/audio/2021/02/ibramxkendiandkeishablain-400souls.mp3 https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wamc/audio/2021/02/adunne_2-20_voicerkingstonsewerwork.mp3 Sewer work is set to start in Kingston Monday. There will be changing traffic patterns during construction. Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:09:25 +0000 https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wamc/audio/2021/02/adunne_2-20_voicerkingstonsewerwork.mp3 https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wamc/audio/2021/02/alan_web_2-22-2021.mp3 WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses the coronavirus pandemic, amid reports that roughly 500,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. Mon, 22 Feb 2021 12:58:14 +0000 https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wamc/audio/2021/02/alan_web_2-22-2021.mp3 https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wamc/audio/2021/02/yancey_roy_2-22-2021.mp3 WAMC's David Guistina speaks with Yancey Roy, Albany bureau chief for Newsday , about reports that the New York State Senate could vote to roll back Governor Andrew Cuomo's pandemic powers as soon as Monday. Mon, 22 Feb 2021 12:21:38 +0000 https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wamc/audio/2021/02/yancey_roy_2-22-2021.mp3 https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wamc/audio/2021/02/jesse_619_sports_2-22-2021.mp3 The Nets picked up their season-high sixth straight win and wrapped up a 5-0 road trip by beating the Clippers, 112-108. James Harden delivered 35 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists as Brooklyn won again without forward Kevin Durant. Kyrie Irving added 28 points and eight assists to the victory, which puts the Nets within a half-game of Philadelphia for the Eastern Conference overall lead. Mon, 22 Feb 2021 12:08:34 +0000 https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wamc/audio/2021/02/jesse_619_sports_2-22-2021.mp3 https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wamc/audio/2021/02/wx_me_2-22-2021.mp3 Here is NewsChannel 13 Meteorologist Paul Caiano's WAMC Regional Forecast: Cloudy and breezy with light snow, mixing with rain in the valleys today. Most valleys will get an inch or less with 2 or 3" in the hills and mountains. Parts of the snow belt downwind of Lake Ontario could get as much as 3-6". Highs in the mid 30s. Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:42:23 +0000 https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wamc/audio/2021/02/wx_me_2-22-2021.mp3 https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wamc/audio/2020/11/rtpanel112420.mp3 The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are WAMC’s Alan Chartock, Edward Hamilton Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at RPI, Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University and the Katherine Hampson Bessell Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University Fran Berman, The Empire Report’s J.P. Miller, and former Associate Editor of The Times Union Mike Spain. Tue, 24 Nov 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wamc/audio/2020/11/rtpanel112420.mp3 https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wamc/audio/2020/11/lucas_willard_web_saratoga_senior_11-18-20.mp3 The Saratoga Senior Center is at risk of losing critical funding as the City of Saratoga Springs faces a tough budget year. Wed, 18 Nov 2020 22:25:18 +0000 https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wamc/audio/2020/11/lucas_willard_web_saratoga_senior_11-18-20.mp3