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Tune in the "WGXC Congressional Report," with news from the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st Congressional Districts. And this week's excerpt from the Master Gardeners of Greene and Columbia Cornell Cooperative Extension "Nature Calls" podcast features a conversation with Anna Harrod to learn how to get children interested in gardening. And tune in for the debut of The Chosen Family segment previewing interesting local events in August. Mike Amari (local event organizer for Opus 40, Basilica Hudson, and others) and Liam Singer (owner of The Avalon Lounge in Catskill, NY and also a member of Wave Farm’s Board of Directors) bring you selected highlights from this month’s “Show Paper” in the Chosen Family Zine and point out some of the features in this month's print edition. Plus, on Saturday in Downtown Saratoga Springs, the Proud Boys held a ‘pop-up’ demonstration. Around 20 or so members of the notorious white nationalist group stood with masks and various flags on Broadway in Saratoga and loudly played the song, ‘Try That in a Small Town’, by Jason Aldean. The song has been criticized recently for promoting a hateful message. Lex Figuereo from Saratoga Black Lives Matter spoke with HMM reporter Moses Nagel. He was not present for the event, but shared his thoughts about what brought the group there and what the reaction was from city officials. And tune in also for the latest single from Copake's P.G. Six, His song "I Don't Want to Be Free" was released this week, ahead of his full "Murmurs & Whispers" album due out next month.

The "WGXC Afternoon Show" features local news, interviews with community leaders and personalities, a rundown of local and regional events, weather updates, and more about and for the community. The show is a place for a community conversation about issues, with music, and more. Saturday the emphasis is more on radio art, and art on the radio. Unlike shows by individual programmers on the station, the "WGXC Afternoon Show" is considered partially station-run. The Sunday version calls itself "Li Le, Le Tan." Tune in for local news, interviews with community leaders and personalities, reports on cultural issues, a rundown of public meetings and local and regional events, with weather updates, and more about and for the community, made mostly through volunteers in the community through WGXC. The Catskill Makers Syndicate produce the "Better Weather" for the show. Rob Gelles produces the Columbia County history segment "Rob Around The County" and "This Month in History" for the show. Interview segments from Justin Maiman are often heard on this show, as our movie updates from Jenny Ghetti and Amanda Lees. Interviews by hosts of the "WGXC Afternoon Show" also get played back here occasionally. And Jack Sencabaugh contributes the "Backtracks in Time" segment about local history. Some reports come from our partner station, WOOC-LP in Troy, out of The Sanctuary for Independent Media. Tom Roe also cuts up local and national news with songs and sounds for the show. The show begins each day with local headlines, weather, and previews of community events. Also tune in for national headlines from the Public News Service on WGXC. Sometimes national, state, or local press conferences, meetings, or events are also broadcast live here. WGXC is always looking for contributors who have an interesting idea for a recurring segment on either the "WGXC Morning Show" or the "WGXC Afternoon Show." Email your idea to info@wgxc.org.