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WAMC's The Roundtable is an award-winning, nationally recognized eclectic talk program. The show airs from 9am to noon each weekday and features news, interviews, in-depth discussion, listener call-ins, music, and much (much) more!

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    The Roundtable podcast is a must-listen for anyone who enjoys insightful and thought-provoking discussions. As someone who looks forward to snow days and long weekends, I find great joy in being able to listen to the panel live. However, even when life gets busy, I am grateful for the convenience of podcasts, allowing me to catch up on episodes at my own pace. The Roundtable has become an integral part of my listening routine ever since I discovered it while working in Albany, NY.

    One of the best aspects of The Roundtable is the diversity of opinions and perspectives brought to the discussion by the panelists. They do not shy away from expressing their own viewpoints and are not afraid to challenge conventional wisdom. This makes for a refreshing and engaging listening experience, as I get a well-rounded understanding of various topics. The depth of knowledge and expertise displayed by the panelists is truly impressive, covering a wide range of subjects including current events, politics, culture, and more.

    Another standout aspect of this podcast is its ability to keep me informed about important issues happening outside my listening area. Even though I do not live within range of WAMC's broadcast signal, I am grateful that I can still stay connected through their podcast. The Roundtable provides valuable insights into regional news as well as national and international events.

    While there are many positives about The Roundtable podcast, it is important to acknowledge that some listeners may find it challenging if they prefer a more neutral or balanced approach in their news roundup talk shows. As mentioned earlier, the panelists express their opinions freely and passionately which may be perceived as biased by some individuals seeking a more impartial analysis.

    In conclusion, The Roundtable podcast has become an invaluable source of information and entertainment for me. It has elevated itself above other news roundup talk shows due to its willingness to take a strong stand on key issues while maintaining intellectual rigor and respect for different perspectives. Whether I have the luxury of listening live during a snow day or catching up on episodes at an accelerated pace, I always find myself engrossed in the discussions. The Roundtable is a podcast that continues to impress and inspire me with its engaging panel and insightful conversations.



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    Latest episodes from The Roundtable

    Roundtable Panel: The Week in Review - Episode 236

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2025 59:30


    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.

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    Cole 200: The Trip that Changed American Art

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2025 16:29


    The month of October 2025 marks the 200th Anniversary of the first presentation of paintings of the Hudson River Valley and Catskill Mountains by Thomas Cole (1801-1848) – a presentation that changed the course of American art. The display of three paintings took place from October 26 to November 4,1825, in New York City – in the windows of Colman's bookstore on Broadway near Fulton Street in Manhattan.

    10/3/25 Panel

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2025 72:04


    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, Associate Professor of Music at Vassar College Justin Patch, Tetherless World Professor of Computer, Web and Cognitive Sciences at RPI Jim Hendler, and RPI graduate student and former grade schoolteacher who has returned to graduate school to get a PhD Sophia Acquisto.

    Albany Symphony's 2025-2026 season will begin with "Alex Berko & Stravinsky's Firebird" concert on 10/11

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 17:46


    Two-time GRAMMY Award-winning Albany Symphony will begin their 2025-2026 season next Saturday, featuring Stravinsky'smagnificent Firebird Suite, Dvořák's masterful Cello Concerto, the world premiere of Look Up by Alex Berko and Sibelius's stirring Finlandia.The concert will take place at the historic Palace Theatre in downtown Albany on Saturday, October 11, beginning at 7:30pm. A pre-concert talk by Music Director David Alan Miller will begin at 6:30pm.

    Landscapes for Landsake Art Sale and Exhibition will be held at Maple Ridge Barn on 10/11-10/12

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 15:36


    Landscapes for Landsake is the region's largest art-buying event of the season and ASA's largest fundraiser of the year.Approximately 300 works of art will be displayed in the historic barn at Maple Ridge in Cambridge, NY, and over 400 additional works will be available on www.LandscapesforLandsake.com. Many of the artists are on hand to discuss their work during the in-person event.

    Jane Goodall - in memoriam

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 9:32


    Jane Goodall, one of the world's most esteemed and inspirational conservationists, died on Wednesday in Los Angeles. She was 91.Goodall earned scientific stature and global celebrity by studying and living with wild chimpanzees in East Africa in the 1960s. She was one of the most famous scientists of the 20th century and opened the door for more women to pursue scientific careers.Joe Donahue spoke with Jane Goodall on this program in 2009, around the publication of one of her books, “Hope for Animals and Their World: How Endangered Species Are Being Rescued from the Brink.” We air a portion of that conversation today, in memoriam.

    10/2/25 Panel

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 46:07


    The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are CEO of The Business Council of New York State Heather Mulligan, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute Robert Pondiscio, and Former Times-Union Associate Editor Mike Spain.

    The Hannah Arendt Center presents "JOY: Loving the World in Dark Times" on 10/16-10/17

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025 22:12


    The Hannah Arendt Center's 17th annual fall conference, “JOY: Loving the World in Dark Times,” will offer a crucial lens for finding meaning and connection amidst today's fractured world. Bringing together notable speakers with diverse narratives and insights at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, the conference will be a timely exploration of joy as a powerful force, and a vital conversation around fostering resilience.

    WAM Theatre presents the world premiere of "1999"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025 13:23


    In Stacey Isom Campbell's new play, “1999,” a student makes a complaint about the inclusion of a film produced by Harvey Weinstein in class. Emma must then interrogate her own guilt for something she did in 1999. The play explores the intersection of three women's lives in the wake of trauma and grapples with what to do with the films of the 90s in light of recent sexual allegations and convictions.WAM Theatre is producing the world premier of “1999.” The play is a 2025 Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and Modern New Works Festival Finalist. WAM's production, running in the Berkshires October 16 through November 2, is directed by Artistic Director Genée Coreno and both she and Stacey Isom Campbell join us.

    10/1/25 Panel

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025 61:13


    The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Philosophy, and Human Rights at Bard College Roger Berkowitz, Joseph Palamountain Jr. Chair in Government at Skidmore College Beau Breslin, Dean of the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity at the University at Albany Robert Griffin, and Executive Director of The Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York Nic Rangel.

    Book Picks - The Bookstore in Lenox and Rough Draft Bar & Books

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2025 21:32


    This week's Book Picks comes from Matt Tannenbaum from The Bookstore in Lenox, MA and Drew Broussard from Rough Draft Bar & Books in Kingston, NY.

    The Eleanor Roosevelt Banned Book Awards will be presented jointly with Pen America and held at the Bardavon on 10/11

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2025 26:24


    With book bans in public schools rising to levels unseen since the McCarthy era Red Scare of the 1950s, the Eleanor Roosevelt Banned Book Awards ceremony at the Bardavon in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. will be presented jointly with PEN America on Saturday, October 11th. Author Jennifer Finney Boylan, PEN America's president, will be the keynote speaker.Ten honorees include best-selling author Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid's Tale), who will receive the Eleanor Roosevelt Lifetime Achievement Award at the Bardavon in Poughkeepsie on October 11th.

    9/30/25 Panel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2025 46:27


    The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Professor of History and International Relations at Vassar College and is a specialist on the history of US foreign policy Robert Brigham, Chief of Staff and Vice President for Strategy and Policy at Bard College Malia DuMont, Former Times Union Associate Editor Mike Spain, and Associate Professor in the department of sociology at Vassar College and her research is on health, wellness, and medical knowledge Catherine Tan.

    "History Matters" an essay collection by the late David Mccullough

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2025 18:40


    The late historian David Mccullough is very much missed, but the new book “History Matters,” posthumously published this fall, helps us remember why history is so important for all of us and is under threat. Especially now, given the current scrutiny how the Smithsonian Museum and our National Parks are telling American history. “History Matters” is a collection of Mccullough's essays that address the importance of history especially our shared history as Americans. Many of the essays have never been published, the collection includes a foreword by Jon Meacham, the book is edited by McCullough's daughter Dorie Mccullough Lawson, and his longtime researcher Michael Hill.

    Emmy Kastner's "Outside In and the Inside Out" is a biographical picture book about Schenectady native Arnold Lobel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2025 10:42


    Charming and accessible, "Outside In and the Inside Out" by Emmy Kastner is the biographical picture book about Arnold Lobel, a Schenectady native, the Newberry and Caldecott award-winning author-illustrator behind the beloved Frog and Toad series. Arnold Lobel was many things: a quiet observer, an avid reader, and the kind of man who kept a gorilla suit in his closet, just in case. Above all else, Arnold was an artist and a storyteller. And he infused pieces of himself in the characters he created.Emmy Kastner is an author and illustrator of several books for children, including While You're Asleep and the Nerdy Babies board book series. She will be at the Main Schenectady County Public Library at 6PM tonight.

    Arch Stanton Quartet presents a free series of performances inspired by Paul Bowles' "The Sheltering Sky" at libraries throughout Albany County

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2025 14:53


    The Arch Stanton Quartet (ASQ) will present a series of upcoming free performances of music, readings, and reflections inspired by Paul Bowles' celebrated 1949 novel “The Sheltering Sky.” Performances will be held at libraries throughout Albany County, supported by a community arts grant from the Albany County Arts and Culture program, coordinated by Advance Albany County Alliance.On its surface, Bowles' novel follows an American couple, Port and Kit Moresby, and their friend Tunner on a journey of post-WWII North Africa. Enigmatic and philosophical, the richly layered novel ultimately explores the depths of the human psyche, and its descent into despair and alienation. Less known is Bowles' work as a composer of music.

    9/29/25 Panel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2025 46:59


    The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Acting Department Head of Cognitive Science, Tetherless World Senior Constellation Professor of Computer, Web and Cognitive Science Jim Hendler, Senior Fellow, Bard Center for Civic Engagement Jim Ketterer, and Political Consultant and lobbyist Libby Post.

    Roundtable Panel: The Week in Review - Episode 235

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2025 59:30


    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.

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    "Janis Ian: Breaking Silence" documentary screening and Q&A at Assembly in Kingston 9/28

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2025 14:07


    “Janis Ian: Breaking Silence” will screen at Assembly in Kingston, New York this Sunday, September 28 at 7 p.m. The screening will be followed by a moderated audience Q&A with Janis.

    Jake Tapper's new book is "Race Against Terror: Chasing an Al Qaeda Killer at the Dawn of the Forever War"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2025 29:42


    CNN's Jake Tapper joins us this morning for a conversation about America's long struggle with terrorism — from the battlefields of Afghanistan to the aftermath of the Arab Spring, and the challenges we continue to face at home. His new book, "Race Against Terror: Chasing an Al Qaeda Terrorist at the Dawn of the Forever War," uncovers one of the most remarkable but little-known cases in recent history.

    9/26/25 Panel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2025 45:04


    The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Ulster County Board of Elections Commissioner Ashley Dittus, Writer, analyst, recently retired President of Siena University and former NY Congressman Chris Gibson, and Siena University Professor of Economics Aaron Pacitti.

    First ever Oldster Magazine Variety Hour at the Unicorn Bar on 10/1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2025 18:02


    "The Oldster Magazine Variety Hour Presents: What I Did For Love" a one-night event featuring story and song performances, hosted by founder of Oldster Magazine, Sari Botton.The event is a fundraiser for Unicorn Bar in Kingston, New York and will feature appearances by Amy Rigby, Chris Wells, Carolita Johnson, Paul Leschen, Joan Juliet Buck, Francesca Hoffman, and Brian Macaluso.Taking place on Wednesday, October 1, this will be the first in-person event for Oldster Magazine, coinciding with Sari Botton's 60th birthday.

    O+ Festival 2025 celebrates 15 years of exchanging art and medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2025 10:07


    From October 10 through 12, Kingston, New York will once again host the O+ Festival - now celebrating its 15th anniversary. This unique gathering began in 2010 with a bold exchange: artists and musicians offered their talents in return for healthcare services.This year's festival features performances by Kool Keith, the Fiery Furnaces, and an appearance by author Jonathan Lethem. For three days, the city transforms into a vibrant creative commons, with murals, concerts, and installations filling public spaces, galleries, and clubs.

    9/25/25 Panel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2025 63:08


    The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Publisher Emeritus of The Daily Freeman Ira Fusfeld, a grants analyst based in Albany (who has seen firsthand the impact that state and federal funding can have on businesses, municipalities, and nonprofits) Emily Honen, Executive Director of The Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York Nic Rangel, and Associate Professor in the department of sociology at Vassar College. Her research is on health, wellness, and medical knowledge Catherine Tan.

    "Jamea Richmond-Edwards: Another World and Yet the Same" at The Wellin

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2025 19:30


    The exhibition “Jamea Richmond-Edwards: Another World and Yet the Same” is on view at The Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College through June 14, 2026. Jamea Richmond-Edwards and Alexander Jarman, Assistant Curator of Exhibitions and Academic Outreach at The Wellin, join us.

    9/24/25 Panel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2025 71:11


    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, Dean of the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity at the University at Albany Bob Griffin, Senior Fellow for Health Policy at The Empire Center for Public Policy Bill Hammond, and Albany Law School Professor Sarah Rogerson.

    Book Picks - Oblong Books and Battenkill Books

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2025 23:45


    This week's Book Picks comes from Suzanna Hermans from Oblong Books in Rhinebeck and Millerton, NY and Suzanne Kulick & Heather Boyne from Battenkill Books in Cambridge, NY.

    The Authors Guild WIT Literary Festival 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2025 8:58


    This coming weekend in the beautiful Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts, the WIT Literary Festival will get happen - a celebration of writers, their work, and the vital role they play in society. By bringing writers and readers together for a weekend of timely conversations, the WIT Literary Festival reflects the belief that a rich culture of free expression is essential to a thriving democracy.Who are we? What do we believe? In what kind of country do we want to live?Guided by this year's theme, The Power of Words: Authors & Activism, the Author Guild's WIT Literary Festival welcomes audiences to explore these abiding questions with a distinguished group of speakers renowned for their artistic virtuosity, intellectual passion, moral seriousness, restless faith, and civic engagement.

    9/23/25 Panel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2025 64:20


    The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Communications expert and Founder/President of Stanhope Partners Bob Bellafiore, public policy and communications expert Theresa Bourgeois, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute Robert Pondiscio, and Former Times-Union Associate Editor Mike Spain.

    "About Time: Poems" by David Duchovny

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2025 24:53


    "About Time," David Duchovny's seventh published - and first poetic - work, covers a range of intimate themes and topics, including love, the loss of love, parenting, Duchovny's own parents, alienation, and other emotional quandaries.

    NYS Writers Institute hosts the Albany Book Festival 2025 on 9/27 at UAlbany

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2025 11:59


    The Albany Book Festival, established in 2018, draws thousands of book lovers from across the Capital Region and beyond to an intellectually stimulating and dynamic daylong event on the University at Albany uptown campus that promotes literacy and fosters a love of reading among all ages.This annual fall festival features bestselling authors, panel discussions, book-signing sessions, online workshops for aspiring writers, and areas dedicated to young-adult and children's books. Regional authors and poets join in open mic sessions. Dozens of authors, bookstores, publishers, and literary organizations will be featured online.

    9/22/25 Panel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2025 57:53


    The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Preceptor in Public Speaking for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University Terry Gipson, Tetherless World Professor of Computer, Web and Cognitive Sciences at RPI Jim Hendler, and Executive Director of Communities for Local Power and former White House Advance Lead Anna Markowitz.

    Roundtable Panel: The Week in Review - Episode 234

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2025 59:30


    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.

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    The Hudson Jazz Festival 10/3-10/5

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2025 17:25


    This year's Hudson Jazz Festival takes place October 3–5 at Hudson Hall and at venues and public spaces throughout Hudson, New York.Curated by creative producer Cat Henry and hosted by jazz media personality Keanna Faircloth, the festival invites audiences to experience fall in the Hudson Valley with a dynamic lineup of jazz's most exciting rising stars—including Joel Ross, Julius Rodriguez, Caity Gyorgy, and BIGYUKI.Cat Henry and Keanna Faircloth join us.

    9/19/25 Panel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2025 75:48


    The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Former EPA Regional Administrator, Professor at Bennington College, and President of Beyond Plastics Judith Enck, Partner with the Albany law firm of Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, Cianna Freeman-Tolbert, and Professor of Government at Dutchess Community College and President of the World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Valley Dr. Karin Riedl.

    The Albany Institute of History & Art presents "For Liberation and For Life: The Legacy of Black Dimensions in Art"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2025 22:11


    The Albany Institute of History & Art is proud to present two major exhibitions this fall: For Liberation and For Life: The Legacy of Black Dimensions in Art and Jacob Lawrence: Three Series of Prints.

    9/18/25 Panel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2025 66:11


    The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Professor of History and International Relations at Vassar College, and he is a specialist on the history of US foreign policy Robert Brigham, Publisher Emeritus of The Daily Freeman Ira Fusfeld, and Mayor of the City of Albany Kathy Sheehan.

    Mikaela Davis' in Kingston, Albany, and Brattleboro this week

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2025 17:30


    This Friday, September 19, WAMC On the Road visits Assembly in Kingston, New York where Sarah LaDuke will host a broadcast recording for “WAMC Live in Concert” showcasing the dreamy and remarkable songwriter, harpist, vocalist, and music producer: Mikaela Davis.Davis will play 315 Thursdays - a summer concert series in Syracuse on (you guessed it!) Thursday, then the show in Kingston on Friday and followed-up by a Saturday concert at Lark Hall in Albany, New York and a Sunday gig at Stone Church in Brattleboro, Vermont.

    9/17/25 Panel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2025 67:44


    The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities and Professor of Politics, Philosophy, and Human Rights at Bard College Roger Berkowitz, public policy and communications expert Theresa Bourgeois, Joseph Palamountain Jr. Chair in Government at Skidmore College Beau Breslin, and Dean of the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity at the University at Albany Robert Griffin.

    Book Picks - Golden Notebook and Kinderhook Books

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2025 22:17


    This week's Book Picks comes from Jackie Kellachan from the Golden Notebook in Woodstock, NY and Mindy Kay Bricker from Kinderhook Books in Kinderhook, NY.

    9/16/25 Panel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2025 63:13


    The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Biomedical Engineer and Principal Scientist at Regeneron Ahmad Abu-Hakmeh, Former Associate Editor for the Times-Union Mike Spain, and Semi-retired, Editor at large/columnist/editorial writer, Times Union Jay Jochnowitz.

    Panda Bear at 2025 Woodsist Festival 9/20

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2025 20:26


    As a solo artist and a founding member of Animal Collective, Noah Lennox has been making adventurous, generation-defining music for a quarter-century as Panda Bear. His newest album, “Sinister Grift” – his first solo record since 2019's “Buoys,” came out in February of this year on British indie label Domino.Panda Bear is playing Woodsist Festival at Arrowood Farms in Accord, New York and he spoke with Will Hermes for WAMC.

    Rosendale Theatre presents the play "Our Suburb" running through 9/18 - 9/21

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2025 19:42


    Our Suburb is a re-telling of Thornton Wilder's play Our Town. The play takes place in suburban Skokie, Illinois, 1977, where two families, one Jewish, one agnostic, deal with the approaching Nazi march coming through town and the love between their children in a dangerous time.Our Suburb will have performances at the Rosendale Theatre starting on Thursday September 18th and run through Sunday September 21st. You can go to rosendaletheatre.org for more details and ticket information.

    9/15/25 Panel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2025 58:06


    The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Preceptor in Public Speaking, Strategic Communications, and Public Relations for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University Terry Gipson, Senior Fellow at the Bard Center for Civic Engagement Jim Ketterer, Professor of Government at Dutchess Community College and President of the World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Valley Dr. Karin Riedl, and Investment Banker on Wall Street Mark Wittman.

    Roundtable Panel: The Week in Review - Episode 233

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2025 59:30


    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.

    roundtable panel joe donahue
    Tom Piazza's new book is "Living in the Present with John Prine"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2025 25:45


    In "Living in the Present with John Prine," acclaimed writer Tom Piazza invites readers into the intimate final chapters of a legend's life. What begins as an assignment for Oxford American in the spring of 2018 evolves into much more than a magazine profile. As they trace winding roads and wander through record stores, Piazza and Prine cultivate a deep friendship, rich with laughter, storytelling, and the quiet magic that occurs when art and camaraderie converge.

    9/12/25 Panel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2025 72:10


    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, Joseph Palamountain Jr. Chair in Government at Skidmore College Beau Breslin, and Senior Fellow for Health Policy at The Empire Center for Public Policy Bill Hammond.

    9/11/25 Panel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2025 74:56


    The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Chief of Staff and Vice President for Strategy and Policy at Bard College Malia DuMont, a grants analyst based in Albany (who has seen firsthand the impact that state and federal funding can have on businesses, municipalities, and nonprofits.) Emily Honen, and Vice President for Editorial Development at the New York Press Association Judy Patrick.

    Bill McKibben's new book is "Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance Civilization"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 22:24


    For environmentalists the last few years have been a series of bad defeats, but underneath and largely unnoticed there is one big good thing that is happening and that's the rapid rise of power from the sun.The cost of alternative energy has fallen below the price of fossil fuels. Now around the world every 18 hours people install solar panels equivalent to a coal fire power plant, this is faster than any energy transition in history. It may be the only remaining chance to slow down the rapid heating of the Earth. Bill McKibben is the author of the new book “Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance Civilization.”

    Mary Louise Kelly tells more about her new podcast "Sources & Methods with Mary Louise Kelly"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 9:12


    "All Things Considered" host Mary Louise Kelly will join us to tell us about her new podcast, "Sources & Methods with Mary Louise Kelly." Publishing each Thursday, it will feature Mary Louise and a team of NPR correspondents discussing the biggest national security news of the week.

    9/10/25 Panel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 65:37


    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, Professional speaker, speaking coach and Albany County legislator Mark Grimm, and Executive Director of Communities for Local Power and former White House Advance Lead Anna Markowitz.

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