The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. For our three-hour post-mortem election panel this morning we welcome Albany Law School Professor of Law and Director of The Justice Center Sarah Rogerson, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity at the University at Albany Robert Griffin, Senior Fellow at the Bard Center for Civic Engagement Jim Ketterer, Political consultant and lobbyist Libby Post, Wall Street Investment Banker Mark Wittman, public policy and...

This week's Book Picks come from Jim Havener from Green Toad Bookstore in Oneonta, New York and James Conrad from The Golden Notebook in Woodstock, New York.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are · Semi-retired, Editor at large/columnist/editorial writer at the Times Union Jay Jochnowitz, Communications Consultant Libby Post, and Former Times Union Associate Editor Mike Spain.We are also joined by Board Chair of the Lower Makefield Township Board of Supervisors (and long-time friend of Joe Donahue) John B. Lewis - live from the polls in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

The name of the new book “Den of Spies: Reagan, Carter, and the Secret History of the Treason That Stole the White House” is by New York Times bestselling author Craig Unger.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Political Consultant Libby Post, Partner with the Albany law firm of Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, Cianna Freeman-Tolbert, and Wall Street Investment Banker Mark Wittman.

“New York Times” bestselling author of “Black Klansman” Ron Stallworth returns with another first-hand account trailblazing policework in the most unlikely place for a black cop in the 1990s. His new book is “The Gangs of Zion.” Determined to pursue his passion for undercover work wherever it leads Ron Stallworth finally lands in Salt Lake City Utah.

Will voters in Berkshire County break with their longtime Congressman?In today’s Congressional Corner, independent candidate Nadia Milleron of the 1st House district race wraps up her conversation with WAMC’s Ian Pickus. This interview was recorded October 18th.

Each weekday morning, The Roundtable's Joe Donahue is joined by various experts, journalists, educators, and commentators to discuss current events. On Roundtable Panel: The Week in Review, we feature your favorite panelists discussing news items from the previous week.

In January 2022, television writer and New Yorker cartoonist Bruce Eric Kaplan found himself confused and upset by the state of the world and the state of his life in Los Angeles. He started a journal to keep from going mad, which eventually became "They Went Another Way: A Hollywood Memoir."

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are public policy and communications expert Theresa Bourgeois, Wall Street Investment Banker Mark Wittman, and Siena College Professor of Economics Aaron Pacitti.We are also joined by Siena College Economics Majors from The Federal Reserve Challenge course: Josef Reed, Jacob Snell, Sidney Tovar, and Madeline Trotta.

Roxana Robinson is the award-winning author of seven novels, three short story collections, and a biography of Georgia O’Keeffe. Her latest is the novel, "Leaving."

Voters in Western Massachusetts have some choices to make.In today’s Congressional Corner, independent candidate Nadia Milleron of the 1st House district race continues her conversation with WAMC’s Ian Pickus. This interview was recorded October 18th.

Peter Hughes, Manager of The Linda: WAMC's Performing Arts Studio, joins us with a preview of upcoming events and broadcasts.

With millions of copies and print around the world Gregory Maguire’s “Wicked” is established not only as a commentary of our time but is a novel to revisit for years to come. To celebrate, the book has been released in a deluxe hardback edition with green stained edges, a ribbon marker, and an elegant foil stamped cover. It is titled “Wicked: The Collector’s Edition: The Inspiration for the for the Smash Broadway Musical and the Upcoming Major Motion Picture.”

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are The Ulster County Comptroller and the former president and CEO of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley March Gallagher, Senior Fellow, Bard Center for Civic Engagement Jim Ketterer, and Vice President for Editorial Development at the New York Press Association Judy Patrick.

Larry Tye ("Satchel," "Bobby Kennedy") has penned a portrait of the longtime kings of jazz—Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie—who, born within a few years of one another, overcame racist exclusion and violence to become the most popular entertainers on the planet. The book is "The Jazzmen."

An independent candidate is hoping to spring an upset in Western Massachusetts.In today’s Congressional Corner, Nadia Milleron of the 1st House district race speaks with WAMC’s Ian Pickus. This interview was recorded October 18th.

Chris Colbert has a long and deep track record of using his understanding of technology, innovation, and humanity to build brands and high performing organizations. His career story includes founding several start-ups, leading to brand and direct marketing agencies, and overseeing a strategic revamp of Scholastic’s core book club publishing business. In 2015 he joined the Harvard innovation Labs where he served as managing director supporting hundreds of student and alumni led start-ups. He...

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Dean of the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity at the University at Albany Robert Griffin, CEO of The Business Council of New York State Heather Mulligan, and Albany Law School Professor Sarah Rogerson.

Even now nearly a century after her death Marie Curie remains the only female scientists most people can name. Dava Sobel writes that in her new book “The Elements of Marie Curie.” Which is a portrait of the sole Nobel two-time prize-winning woman decorated in two different fields of science, physics in 1903 with her husband Pierre and chemistry by herself in 1911.

The world of polling is always changing.In today’s Congressional Corner, Western New England University professor of political science Tim Vercellotti wraps up his conversation with WAMC’s Ian Pickus. This interview was recorded October 17th.

This week's Book Picks come from are Amy Zimmerman from Chatham Bookstore in Chatham, NY and we also welcome Cheryl McKeon from The Book House in Albany, NY.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Semi-retired, Editor at large/columnist/editorial writer at the Times Union Jay Jochnowitz, political consultant and lobbyist Libby Post, and Former Times Union Associate Editor Mike Spain.

Saratoga Performing Arts Center has established a new annual McCormack Jazz Series in honor of “Saratoga’s Champion of Jazz,” Don McCormack, and his family. Presented as part of SPAC’s 2024-2025 fall and spring seasons in Spa Little Theater, the inaugural series will feature a roster of international talent.

Will Massachusetts voters stick with their Senator?In today’s Congressional Corner, Western New England University professor of political science Tim Vercellotti continues his conversation with WAMC’s Ian Pickus. This interview was recorded October 17th.