The Roundtable

Giovanni Boivin from The Book Loft in Great Barrington, MA, joins us with this week's Book Picks list. List: “Heart Berries: A Memoir” by Terese Marie Mailhot “Bad Kansas: Stories” by Becky Mandelbaum “Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories from History Without the Fairy-Tale Endings” by Linda Rodriguez McRobbie “Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories” by Kelly Barnhill “The Sea Beast Takes a Lover: Stories” by Michael Andreasen “The Sky is Yours” by Chandler Klang Smith

Republicans will be playing defense in November. In today’s Congressional Corner, Connecticut Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty, a Democrat from the fifth district, wraps up her conversation with WAMC’s Alan Chartock.

Composer and Bang on a Can founder Michael Gordon presents his new choral work, Anonymous Man , performed by the 24-voice ensemble The Crossing on Thursday night at EMPAC in Troy. The hour-long piece expands on Michael Gordon's architectural approach to composition, layering minimalistic swirls of vocal sounds on top of one another to create a hypnotic group incantation. Performing this tour de force is the Philadelphia-based choir The Crossing . Conducted by Donald Nally, The Crossing was

The Roundtable Panel : a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are WAMC’s Alan Chartock, , Times Union Associate Editor Mike Spain, counter-terrorism expert Malcolm Nance, and the Empire Report’s J.P. Miller.

For 29 years, comedian Kathleen Madigan has been touring 250 nights per year and squeezing in hour-long filmed specials and performances on every late night show ever made. From 25 appearances on the Tonight Show and multiple appearances on Letterman and Conan to recently riding around with Jerry Seinfeld in his internet series "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee," Madigan sells out theaters across the country. Her most recent standup special "Bothering Jesus," is currently streaming on Netflix

It may be hard to believe, but this year - 2018 - marks the 9th annual Woodstock Bookfest . And they will be busily igniting the conversation by bringing readers and writers together for a weekend of discussion and celebration. Taking place from March 22nd – 25th, they’ll host classes, panels, keynotes, Story Slams, parties and more, all in the unique surroundings of Woodstock. Martha Frankel is the Executive Director of the Woodstock Bookfest.

Spanning more than 250 years, from the mid-eighteenth century to the present, the Albany Institute of History & Arts’ costume collection includes more than 4,000 garments and accessories that were used or worn by upstate New Yorkers of all ages, social classes, economic conditions, and cultural groups. To celebrate and display some of that collection, they’ve created the exhibition “Well-Dressed in Victorian Albany: 19th Century Fashion from the Albany Institute Collection.” From wedding

What has Robert Mueller discovered? In today’s Congressional Corner, Connecticut Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty, a Democrat from the fifth district, continues her conversation with WAMC’s Alan Chartock.

Our Falling into Place series spotlights the important work of -and fosters collaboration between- not-for-profit organizations in our communities; allowing us all to fall into place. Falling Into Place is supported by The Seymour Fox Memorial Foundation, Providing a helping hand to turn inspiration into accomplishment. See more possibilities … see more promise… see more progress. Since 1877, The Fresh Air Fund , an independent, not-for-profit agency, has provided free summer experiences to more

The Roundtable Panel : a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are WAMC’s Alan Chartock, communications consultant Theresa Bourgeois, political consultant Libby Post.

Janice Kaplan has enjoyed wide success as a magazine editor, television producer, writer, and journalist. The former editor-in-chief of Parade magazine, she is the author of thirteen popular books including the New York Times bestseller "The Gratitude Diaries." She and Dr. Barnaby Marsh (an expert on risk taking) have written the new book "How Luck Happens: Using the Science of Luck to Transform Work, Love, and Life." Using original research, fascinating studies, and engaging interviews, Kaplan

Rex Tillerson’s rocky tenure is over. In today’s Congressional Corner, Connecticut Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty, a Democrat from the fifth district, speaks with WAMC’s Alan Chartock.

The Upper Hudson Maple Producers Association’s 2018 Maple Open House Weekends are this weekend and next. Events include demonstrations, samples, and free tours of area sugarhouses. Maple Weekends happens at locations all across New York State. Here to tell us more are marketing manager for the Upper Hudson Maple Producers Association Mary Jeanne Packer – she lives on Mapleland Farms in Washington County. We are also joined by Vernon “DJ” Duesler IV. DJ is a 4th generation maple syrup farmer from

For more than a year now, journalists Michael Isikoff and David Corn have been devoted to covering the Trump campaign's ties to Russia. Isikoff was the first reporter to reveal that there was a U.S. intelligence investigation into Russian ties to a figure in the Trump campaign: Carter Page. Corn was the first to reveal the existence of the infamous Russia dossier, the unverified collection of reports alleging connections between the Trump campaign and Russia compiled by former British

The Roundtable Panel : a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are WAMC’s Alan Chartock, Former EPA Regional Administrator Judith Enck, corporate attorney Rich Honen, and counter-terrorism expert Malcolm Nance.