Dispatches from Planet Albany

Dispatches from Planet Albany is brought to you by David Lombardo, host of WCNY's The Capitol Pressroom. The weekly conversations are a smart and funny encapsulation of the discussions reporters and sources have off the microphone at the Capitol in Albany. This inside baseball is for listeners who know the acronym ELFA, anxiously await the legislative calendar drop each December, or fondly recall the Poozer Politics podcast.

Contenders, pretenders, and ascenders in the GOP gubernatorial field 04/25/2025

Shontell's revenge 04/18/2025

We're drafting again!!! 04/11/2025

So you've died and gone to budget purgatory 04/04/2025

Skoufis on failed DNC bid, 2026, and New York Dems 03/28/2025

Held for consideration 03/21/2025

100% chance we're talking election betting 03/14/2025

The politics of the prison strike 03/07/2025

So you're telling me there's a chance 02/27/2025

Delgado splits from Hochul 02/24/2025

Fantasy Lawmaker Draft 02/21/2025

It's Caucus Weekend in Albany 02/13/2025

Is the gravitational pull of Planet Albany weakening? 02/07/2025

NYC polling and election calendar maneuvering 02/05/2025

Not much energy in environmental conservation at the Capitol 01/31/2025

Shontell's how-to guide to being a lobbyist and digesting the budget 01/24/2025

A uniquely Hochul state of the state 01/17/2025

Assembly Dems identify committee chairs and some 2025 priorities 01/10/2025

Shontell is back and better than ever 01/03/2025

A redder shade of blue in New York 11/07/2024

Democrats (and Hochul) look to get their groove back in New York 10/31/2024

So what if Governor Hochul has bad poll numbers? 10/11/2024

Legislating 101: A Senate Democrat’s freshman experience 07/12/2024

New York's boring primary results 07/03/2024

Legislating 101: The end-of-session sausage making 06/28/2024

Legislating 101: A Manhattan Democrat's freshman experience 06/21/2024

Legislating 101: Social media regulations for minors 06/14/2024

Making cents of New York's financial plan 05/31/2024

LIVE from Planet Albany 3.0 05/24/2024

In the weeds at OCM 05/17/2024