Weighing In: The Podcast Castos https://weighingin.castos.com Daily Gazette news columnist Andrew Waite shares insights and analysis from the week that was. Fri, 29 Mar 2024 23:50:01 +0000 en © 2023 https://episodes.castos.com/604401181d5142-61245272/images/WeighingInPodcastFullSquare2.png Weighing In: The Podcast https://weighingin.castos.com Daily Gazette news columnist Andrew Waite shares insights and analysis from the week that was. Andrew Waite episodic Daily Gazette news columnist Andrew Waite shares insights and analysis from the week that was. The Daily Gazette podcast@dailygazette.net false https://feeds.castos.com/4x1nw yes <![CDATA[Miserable March]]> Fri, 29 Mar 2024 23:50:01 +0000 Andrew Waite https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/56294/episode/1709183 https://weighingin.castos.com/episodes/miserable-march Reporter Tyler A. McNeil joins Andrew Waite to discuss what's been a particularly gloomy month. 

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]]> 00:35:24 <![CDATA[Sounding the alarm]]> Fri, 15 Mar 2024 23:48:08 +0000 Andrew Waite https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/56294/episode/1689543 https://weighingin.castos.com/episodes/sounding-the-alarm-1 Are Amber Alerts victims of their own strict rules? Plus, a Saratoga County supervisor reacts to the latest news about miSci staying put. 

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]]> 00:15:19 <![CDATA[Granting access]]> Thu, 07 Mar 2024 22:00:56 +0000 Andrew Waite https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/56294/episode/1682626 https://weighingin.castos.com/episodes/granting-access How a new revenue stream can save public-access media amid declining cable subscriptions.

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]]> 00:10:00 <![CDATA[A quick replacement]]> Sat, 02 Mar 2024 00:16:05 +0000 Andrew Waite https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/56294/episode/1678186 https://weighingin.castos.com/episodes/weighing-in-a-quick-replacement Will the Schenectady City School District Board of Education's speedy hire lead to a superintendent who sticks around? 

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]]> 00:10:58 <![CDATA[Cracks in the ice?]]> Fri, 16 Feb 2024 17:00:00 +0000 Andrew Waite https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/56294/episode/1663414 https://weighingin.castos.com/episodes/weighing-in-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. 

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]]> 00:16:38 <![CDATA[Is MiSci moving?]]> Sun, 11 Feb 2024 16:34:39 +0000 Andrew Waite https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/56294/episode/1659117 https://weighingin.castos.com/episodes/is-misci-moving If leaders don’t make the right decision, museum could leave Schenectady or close for good. 

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]]> 00:21:29 <![CDATA[Weighing In: The Podcast - January 4, 2024]]> Thu, 04 Jan 2024 15:45:00 +0000 Andrew Waite https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/56294/episode/1627296 https://weighingin.castos.com/episodes/weighing-in-the-podcast-january-4-2024 Making sense of a 6-year-old Swiftie. 

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]]> 00:13:43 <![CDATA[Weighing In: The Podcast - December 30, 2023]]> Sat, 30 Dec 2023 17:00:00 +0000 Andrew Waite https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/56294/episode/1624445 https://weighingin.castos.com/episodes/weighing-in-the-podcast-december-30-2023 Fears about Rotterdam migrants were clearly overblown.

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]]> 00:11:51 <![CDATA[Weighing In: The Podcast - December 22, 2023]]> Fri, 22 Dec 2023 18:51:12 +0000 Andrew Waite https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/56294/episode/1621229 https://weighingin.castos.com/episodes/weighing-in-the-podcast-december-22-2023 Ellis nurses fight for new contract as analysis reveals hospital understaffed more than 90% of the time.

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]]> 00:15:02 <![CDATA[Weighing In: The Podcast - December 12, 2023]]> Tue, 12 Dec 2023 20:57:04 +0000 Andrew Waite https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/56294/episode/1614276 https://weighingin.castos.com/episodes/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. 
 
 
 
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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. 
 
 
 
]]> 00:12:42 <![CDATA[Weighing In: The Podcast - December 7, 2023]]> Thu, 07 Dec 2023 20:36:29 +0000 Andrew Waite https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/56294/episode/1612004 https://weighingin.castos.com/episodes/weighing-in-the-podcast-december-7-2023
What we can take away from a death and a near death at age 31. 
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What we can take away from a death and a near death at age 31. 
]]> 00:14:22 <![CDATA[Weighing In: The Podcast - November 30, 2023]]> Thu, 30 Nov 2023 17:30:32 +0000 Andrew Waite https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/56294/episode/1606138 https://weighingin.castos.com/episodes/weighing-in-the-podcast-november-30-2023 What a traffic light can tell us about local politics.

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]]> 00:17:42 <![CDATA[Weighing In: The Podcast - November 17, 2023]]> Fri, 17 Nov 2023 20:31:08 +0000 Andrew Waite https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/56294/episode/1599129 https://weighingin.castos.com/episodes/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. 
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Stewart's Shops President Gary Dake discusses the closure of an Albany store, a decision credited to an increase in crime. 
]]> 00:22:18 <![CDATA[Weighing In: The Podcast - November 8, 2023]]> Wed, 08 Nov 2023 19:52:41 +0000 Andrew Waite https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/56294/episode/1592749 https://weighingin.castos.com/episodes/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. 

]]> full 6 1 false 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. 

]]> 00:14:25 <![CDATA[Weighing In: The Podcast - November 2, 2023]]> Thu, 02 Nov 2023 19:30:00 +0000 Andrew Waite https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/56294/episode/1588582 https://weighingin.castos.com/episodes/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.  
 
]]> full 5 1 false The latest controversy in Niskayuna represents a glaring problem in town politics. Plus, the Johnstown police chief responds.  
 
]]> 00:23:06 <![CDATA[Weighing In: The Podcast - October 28, 2023]]> Sat, 28 Oct 2023 22:00:00 +0000 Andrew Waite https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/56294/episode/1585424 https://weighingin.castos.com/episodes/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. 
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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. 
]]> 00:19:59 <![CDATA[Weighing In: The Podcast - October 19, 2023]]> Thu, 19 Oct 2023 17:28:04 +0000 Andrew Waite https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/56294/episode/1578726 https://weighingin.castos.com/episodes/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?  

 

]]> full 3 1 false 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?  

 

]]> 00:17:23 <![CDATA[Weighing In: The Podcast - October 14, 2023]]> Sat, 14 Oct 2023 22:00:00 +0000 Andrew Waite https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/56294/episode/1574448 https://weighingin.castos.com/episodes/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.]]> full 2 1 false 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.]]> 00:21:15 <![CDATA[Weighing In: The Podcast - October 6, 2023]]> Thu, 05 Oct 2023 20:31:56 +0000 Andrew Waite https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/56294/episode/1569405 https://weighingin.castos.com/episodes/weighing-in-the-podcast-october-6-2023 Five years after the tragic Schoharie limo crash, Waite details how the King family presses on after losing four daughters. 

]]> full 1 1 false Five years after the tragic Schoharie limo crash, Waite details how the King family presses on after losing four daughters. 

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