First hour: Discussing a judge's decision to unseal the records in the Bill Nojay case
Second hour: Reviewing the best podcasts of 2016
When Assemblyman Bill Nojay killed himself on the morning of September 9th, he was supposed to be in federal court for the unsealing of a criminal complaint against him. His death could have caused that record to remain sealed, and in fact, some of Nojay's supporters argued that there was no longer a reason for the public to see it. But the Democrat & Chronicle disagreed, and filed a motion to have the record unsealed. Eventually a judge ruled in their favor, and that's how the public came to understand what the Assemblyman was charged with doing: illegally misdirecting and misusing $800,000 from a client's account. Nojay was an attorney who managed the escrow account for a local architect. Our guests will discuss why they pushed to have the records unsealed, and the general matter of making sure public records remain accessible by the public. In studio:
- Gary Craig, Democrat & Chronicle reporter
- Dick Moss, Democrat & Chronicle news director
- Chris Thomas, attorney with Nixon Peabody who represented the D&C in this case
In our second hour: What are the best new podcasts of 2016? That is, apart from Finding Tammy Jo and Weekend Connections, of course. Our guests are two of the most in-the-know people when it comes to podcasting. We'll play a few clips and run down our favorites, including:
Science Vs.
Barely Political
Last Name Basis
2 Dope Queens
Still Processing
The Read
Revisionist History
More Perfect
Homecoming
LifeAfter
Keepin' it 1600
Crimetown
Our guests:
- Veronica Volk, Great Lakes Today reporter for WXXI, and creator/journalist behind Finding Tammy Jo
- Irene Kannyo, creator, executive producer, and cohost of No Labels Included on WAYO 104.3
