Ian Pickus
@ianpickus.bsky.social
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I never get to do this, because it's been almost half my life, but: some personal news. Friday is my last day @wamcradio.bsky.social.
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July 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I never get to do this, because it's been almost half my life, but: some personal news. Friday is my last day @wamcradio.bsky.social.
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Today's @wamcradio.bsky.social Congressional Corner with @pkryan.bsky.social is up!
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Congressional Corner with New York Rep. Pat Ryan
New York Rep. Pat Ryan, a Democrat from the 18th district, speaks with WAMC's Ian Pickus on the "Congressional Corner" July 22, 2025.
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July 22, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Today's @wamcradio.bsky.social Congressional Corner with @pkryan.bsky.social is up!
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The Republican tax bill attacks hospitals in Massachusetts. It cuts off revenue, cuts jobs, and cuts lifesaving care for thousands.
More on this with @ianpickus.bsky.social on @wamcradio.bsky.social: www.wamc.org/podcast/the-...
More on this with @ianpickus.bsky.social on @wamcradio.bsky.social: www.wamc.org/podcast/the-...
July 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The Republican tax bill attacks hospitals in Massachusetts. It cuts off revenue, cuts jobs, and cuts lifesaving care for thousands.
More on this with @ianpickus.bsky.social on @wamcradio.bsky.social: www.wamc.org/podcast/the-...
More on this with @ianpickus.bsky.social on @wamcradio.bsky.social: www.wamc.org/podcast/the-...
Today's @wamcradio.bsky.social Congressional Corner with Rep. Richard Neal is now up!
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Congressional Corner with Rep. Richard Neal
WAMC's Ian Pickus speaks with Mass. Rep. Richard Neal, a Democrat from the 1st district, July 14, 2025.
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July 14, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Today's @wamcradio.bsky.social Congressional Corner with Rep. Richard Neal is now up!
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The way the cookie crumbled, I was on air in Pledge Central for the first time as the $1.25 million @wamcradio.bsky.social
Fund Drive ended at 12:45 — after 11 days. It's heartening to see such robust support for independent local and regional news in these times. Thank you! 🍕💰📻🎙️
Fund Drive ended at 12:45 — after 11 days. It's heartening to see such robust support for independent local and regional news in these times. Thank you! 🍕💰📻🎙️
June 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The way the cookie crumbled, I was on air in Pledge Central for the first time as the $1.25 million @wamcradio.bsky.social
Fund Drive ended at 12:45 — after 11 days. It's heartening to see such robust support for independent local and regional news in these times. Thank you! 🍕💰📻🎙️
Fund Drive ended at 12:45 — after 11 days. It's heartening to see such robust support for independent local and regional news in these times. Thank you! 🍕💰📻🎙️
Today's @wamcradio.bsky.social Congressional Corner with @repglatimer.bsky.social is up!
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Congressional Corner with New York Rep. George Latimer
New York Rep. George Latimer of the 16th district speaks with WAMC's Ian Pickus on the "Congressional Corner" June 5, 2025.
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June 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Today's @wamcradio.bsky.social Congressional Corner with @repglatimer.bsky.social is up!
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Today's @wamcradio.bsky.social Congressional Corner with @balint.house.gov is up!
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Congressional Corner with Vermont Rep. Becca Balint
Vermont Rep. Becca Balint speaks with WAMC's Ian Pickus on the "Congressional Corner" June 4, 2025.
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June 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Today's @wamcradio.bsky.social Congressional Corner with @balint.house.gov is up!
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Today's @wamcradio.bsky.social Congressional Corner with
@kirstengillibrand.bsky.social is now up!
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@kirstengillibrand.bsky.social is now up!
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Congressional Corner with New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
New York U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand speaks with WAMC's Ian Pickus on the "Congressional Corner" June 3.
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June 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Today's @wamcradio.bsky.social Congressional Corner with
@kirstengillibrand.bsky.social is now up!
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@kirstengillibrand.bsky.social is now up!
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Sen @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social is not on the Delgado train, telling @wamcradio.bsky.social: "I fully support our governor. She has done an excellent job in trying to bring our state back together again...I think she’s been a formidable and very effective leader."
June 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Sen @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social is not on the Delgado train, telling @wamcradio.bsky.social: "I fully support our governor. She has done an excellent job in trying to bring our state back together again...I think she’s been a formidable and very effective leader."
Got to catch up with the great Sam Waterston @wamcradio.bsky.social about his June 7 screening of "The Killing Fields" in Great Barrington and why the powerful film remains relevant four decades on.
Plus: officiating the Mulaney-Munn wedding!
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Plus: officiating the Mulaney-Munn wedding!
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With June Triplex screening of 'The Killing Fields,' star Sam Waterston says the film's still relevant
Journalism under threat amid human rights violations. That sentence certainly describes our current moment, but it also applies to the Roland Jaffe classic “The Killing Fields.” That film from 1984 fo...
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May 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Got to catch up with the great Sam Waterston @wamcradio.bsky.social about his June 7 screening of "The Killing Fields" in Great Barrington and why the powerful film remains relevant four decades on.
Plus: officiating the Mulaney-Munn wedding!
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Plus: officiating the Mulaney-Munn wedding!
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New documentary "Hurricane Helene's Deadly Warning" considers costs of rebuilding. My @wamcradio.bsky.social interview with Laura Sullivan of @pbs.org and @npr.org is up now!
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New documentary "Hurricane Helene's Deadly Warning" considers costs of rebuilding
The new PBS Frontline documentary “Hurricane Helene’s Deadly Warning” draws on years of reporting about storms and their aftermath.
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May 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
New documentary "Hurricane Helene's Deadly Warning" considers costs of rebuilding. My @wamcradio.bsky.social interview with Laura Sullivan of @pbs.org and @npr.org is up now!
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Today's @wamcradio.bsky.social Radio Congressional Corner with @neal.house.gov is now up! We talk about the major House bill, Gov. Healey, President Biden, Social Security, and more.
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Congressional Corner with Mass. Rep. Richard Neal
Mass. Rep. Richard Neal, a Democrat from the 1st district, speaks with WAMC's Ian Pickus on the Congressional Corner on May 21, 2025.
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May 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Today's @wamcradio.bsky.social Radio Congressional Corner with @neal.house.gov is now up! We talk about the major House bill, Gov. Healey, President Biden, Social Security, and more.
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Today's @wamcradio.bsky.social Congressional Corner with Rep. Josh Riley is up! We talk about the "big, beautiful bill" he labels a "big pile of crap," tariffs, immigration, cuts to social programs, and much more.
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Congressional Corner with New York Rep. Josh Riley
New York Rep. Josh Riley, a Democrat from the 19th district, speaks with WAMC's Ian Pickus on May 21, 2025.
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May 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Today's @wamcradio.bsky.social Congressional Corner with Rep. Josh Riley is up! We talk about the "big, beautiful bill" he labels a "big pile of crap," tariffs, immigration, cuts to social programs, and much more.
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Today's WAMC Congressional Corner interview with @pkryan.bsky.social is up!
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Congressional Corner with New York Rep. Pat Ryan
New York Rep. Pat Ryan of the 18th district speaks on WAMC's Congressional Corner with Ian Pickus. This interview was recorded on May 19.
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May 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Today's WAMC Congressional Corner interview with @pkryan.bsky.social is up!
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For ESPN baseball voice Karl Ravech, Pete Rose move is puzzling.
And check out our WAMC conversation to find out who just might be able to dethrone the Dodgers.
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And check out our WAMC conversation to find out who just might be able to dethrone the Dodgers.
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For ESPN baseball voice Karl Ravech, Pete Rose move is puzzling
Baseball history entered a new chapter this week. Baseball’s late controversial all-time hit king Pete Rose has been taken off the permanently ineligible list. We speak with longtime ESPN announcer an...
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May 15, 2025 at 11:20 AM
For ESPN baseball voice Karl Ravech, Pete Rose move is puzzling.
And check out our WAMC conversation to find out who just might be able to dethrone the Dodgers.
www.wamc.org/news/2025-05...
And check out our WAMC conversation to find out who just might be able to dethrone the Dodgers.
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With Lit announced to perform in Albany July 23, it gives me a chance to repost one of my favorite WAMC stories, from their last appearance at the plaza in 2021.
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How An Albany Bassist Joined Rock Band Lit — For About 30 Minutes
An interview with bassist Dan Lawson, who found A Place In The Sun with Lit
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May 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
With Lit announced to perform in Albany July 23, it gives me a chance to repost one of my favorite WAMC stories, from their last appearance at the plaza in 2021.
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Per press advisory, former five-term Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings will endorse Dan Cerutti today ahead of June 24's four-way Democratic primary to replace Mayor Kathy Sheehan
May 14, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Per press advisory, former five-term Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings will endorse Dan Cerutti today ahead of June 24's four-way Democratic primary to replace Mayor Kathy Sheehan
Today's WAMC Congressional Corner with Vermont Sen. Peter Welch is up!
Among many other things, I asked about his friend @johnfetterman.com: "I want to do everything I can to help him. I'm hoping to get together with him very, very soon."
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Among many other things, I asked about his friend @johnfetterman.com: "I want to do everything I can to help him. I'm hoping to get together with him very, very soon."
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Congressional Corner with Sen. Peter Welch
Vermont U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, a Democrat, speaks with WAMC's Ian Pickus on the Congressional Corner May 8, 2025.
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May 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Today's WAMC Congressional Corner with Vermont Sen. Peter Welch is up!
Among many other things, I asked about his friend @johnfetterman.com: "I want to do everything I can to help him. I'm hoping to get together with him very, very soon."
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Among many other things, I asked about his friend @johnfetterman.com: "I want to do everything I can to help him. I'm hoping to get together with him very, very soon."
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NPR's @emilyzfeng.bsky.social writes about the Chinese residents who stuck with her in "Let Only Red Flowers Bloom." Check out our WAMC interview!
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NPR's Emily Feng writes about the Chinese residents who stuck with her in "Let Only Red Flowers Bloom"
A Muslim convert. A scooter thief. And more than a few risk-taking online posters. Those are just some of the people you meet in the new book “Let Only Red Flowers Bloom: Identity and Belonging in Xi ...
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May 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
NPR's @emilyzfeng.bsky.social writes about the Chinese residents who stuck with her in "Let Only Red Flowers Bloom." Check out our WAMC interview!
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WAMC 'committed to delivering the same gold standard of coverage' despite executive order targeting public media
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WAMC 'committed to delivering the same gold standard of coverage' despite executive order targeting public media
As long expected, President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at cutting public funding that goes to PBS and NPR. Trump complains that the outlets are biased. The order instructs federa...
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May 2, 2025 at 1:12 PM
WAMC 'committed to delivering the same gold standard of coverage' despite executive order targeting public media
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Candidates for Albany mayor weighed in on the environment at the #EarthDay forum! Thx to the participating candidates & to WAMC News for hosting w/ us, & a big H/T to NYLCV Cap Reg Board Chair Peter Trimarchi, the great @ianpickus.bsky.social & Lucas Willard for a great program!
Democratic candidates for mayor of Albany take part in WAMC-NYLCV environmental forum
Albany mayoral candidates weighed in on environmental concerns Tuesday at a forum hosted by WAMC and the New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund.
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April 25, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Candidates for Albany mayor weighed in on the environment at the #EarthDay forum! Thx to the participating candidates & to WAMC News for hosting w/ us, & a big H/T to NYLCV Cap Reg Board Chair Peter Trimarchi, the great @ianpickus.bsky.social & Lucas Willard for a great program!
Today's WAMC Congressional Corner with @timverc.bsky.social @wneuniversity.bsky.social is up!
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Congressional Corner with Tim Vercellotti
Western New England University political science professor Tim Vercellotti speaks with WAMC's Ian Pickus on the Congressional Corner April 21, 2025.
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April 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Today's WAMC Congressional Corner with @timverc.bsky.social @wneuniversity.bsky.social is up!
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Today’s WAMC Congressional Corner with @blakegendebien.bsky.social is now up!
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Congressional Corner with NY-21 Democratic candidate Blake Gendebien
Democratic candidate Blake Gendebien is keeping his campaign in New York's 21st House district going even though a special election to replace Rep. Elise Stefanik is off.
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April 18, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Today’s WAMC Congressional Corner with @blakegendebien.bsky.social is now up!
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Today's Congressional Corner interview with New York Rep. Paul Tonko @reppaultonko.bsky.social is up!
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Congressional Corner with N.Y. Rep. Paul Tonko
New York Rep. Paul Tonko, a Democrat from the 20th district, speaks with WAMC's Ian Pickus on the Congressional Corner. This conversation was held April 14.
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April 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Today's Congressional Corner interview with New York Rep. Paul Tonko @reppaultonko.bsky.social is up!
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