Weighing In: The Podcast
Andrew Waite
Daily Gazette news columnist Andrew Waite shares insights and analysis from the week that was.
Miserable March
Reporter Tyler A. McNeil joins Andrew Waite to discuss what's been a particularly gloomy month.
Mar 29, 2024 • 35:24
Sounding the alarm
Are Amber Alerts victims of their own strict rules? Plus, a Saratoga County supervisor reacts to the latest news about miSci staying put.
Mar 15, 2024 • 15:19
Granting access
How a new revenue stream can save public-access media amid declining cable subscriptions.
Mar 7, 2024 • 10:00
A quick replacement
Will the Schenectady City School District Board of Education's speedy hire lead to a superintendent who sticks around?
Mar 2, 2024 • 10:58
Cracks in the ice?
Can a canceled ice-fishing tournament encourage action to address global warming? University at Albany climate scientest Mathias Vuille joins the program.
Feb 16, 2024 • 16:38
Is MiSci moving?
If leaders don’t make the right decision, museum could leave Schenectady or close for good.
Feb 11, 2024 • 21:29
Weighing In: The Podcast - January 4, 2024
Making sense of a 6-year-old Swiftie.
Jan 4, 2024 • 13:43
Weighing In: The Podcast - December 30, 2023
Fears about Rotterdam migrants were clearly overblown.
Dec 30, 2023 • 11:51
Weighing In: The Podcast - December 22, 2023
Ellis nurses fight for new contract as analysis reveals hospital understaffed more than 90% of the time.
Dec 22, 2023 • 15:02
Weighing In: The Podcast - December 12, 2023
An interfaith Hanukkah celebration is a bright spot in a dark time. Plus, a father responds to last week's column about the death of his 31-year-old son.
Dec 12, 2023 • 12:42
Weighing In: The Podcast - December 7, 2023
What we can take away from a death and a near death at age 31.
Dec 7, 2023 • 14:22
Weighing In: The Podcast - November 30, 2023
What a traffic light can tell us about local politics.
Nov 30, 2023 • 17:42
Weighing In: The Podcast - November 17, 2023
Stewart's Shops President Gary Dake discusses the closure of an Albany store, a decision credited to an increase in crime.
Nov 17, 2023 • 22:18
Weighing In: The Podcast - November 8, 2023
Republican mayoral challenger Matt Nelligan was always a long-shot candidate. But his defeat Tuesday emphasizes how the city of Schenectady is a true Democratic stronghold.
Nov 8, 2023 • 14:25
Weighing In: The Podcast - November 2, 2023
The latest controversy in Niskayuna represents a glaring problem in town politics. Plus, the Johnstown police chief responds.
Nov 2, 2023 • 23:06
Weighing In: The Podcast - October 28, 2023
Andrew Waite details how the Saratoga Springs public safety commissioner race is a referendum on Saratoga Black Lives Matter. Plus, why it matters that Johnstown's police chief was defensive in response to questioning.
Oct 28, 2023 • 19:59
Weighing In: The Podcast - October 19, 2023
This week, a jury ruled in favor of Saratoga Springs and its police department in the wrongful death suit filed by the mother of Darryl Mount, Jr., who died nine months after suffering injuries during a 2013 police chase in downtown Saratoga. For years, Saratoga Black Lives Matter has held up the case as a rallying cry. Will this verdict cause them to reconsider?
Oct 19, 2023 • 17:23
Weighing In: The Podcast - October 14, 2023
When a 9-year-old girl went missing at a state park in Saratoga County recently, many people in Schenectady thought of one name: Samantha Humphrey. It was a reminder that not all missing persons cases are treated equally.
Oct 14, 2023 • 21:15
