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The RoundtableJake Tapper's "Race Against Terror"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.
2026-01-0229 minThe RoundtableCulinaryArts@SPAC - Steven Raichlen's “Project Griddle: The Versatile Art of Grilling on a Flattop with Steven Raichlen"Culinary Arts at SPAC Events features the talents of both local and visiting chefs along with a visiting guest cookbook author who share their expertise and insights alongside their food. Barbeque legend, James Beard Award Winning author, and host of PBS’s “Project Fire” Steven Raichlen kicked off the Culinary Arts SPAC Fall season with a sizzling celebration of the griddle. His latest book is “Project Griddle: The Versatile Art of Grilling on a Flattop with Steven Raichlen.” [Encore airing.]
2026-01-0225 minThe Roundtable1/2/26 PanelThe Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are public policy and communications expert Theresa Bourgeois, Senior fellow and faculty member in the Center for the Advancement of Public Action at Bennington College, President of Beyond Plastics, former EPA Regional Administrator, and co-author of the book "The Problem with Plastic" Judith Enck, Senior Fellow for Health Policy at The Empire Center for Public Policy Bill Hammond, and Executive Director of The Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York Nic Rangel.
2026-01-021h 32The RoundtableWill Hermes - Best Music of 2025Since 2010 - Will Herems and Sarah LaDuke have wrapped up the year in music during the waning hours of each calendar year. They missed a couple of years for a couple of different reasons, but are here, this year, to share some songs with you.
2025-12-3153 minThe Roundtable12/26/25 PanelThe Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are public policy and communications expert Theresa Bourgeois, Tetherless World Senior Constellation Professor of Computer, Web and Cognitive Science at RPI Jim Hendler, and Executive Director of The Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York Nic Rangel.
2025-12-261h 26The RoundtableBook Picks - Oblong Books and Merrit BookstoreThis week's Book Picks comes from Suzanna Hermans from Oblong Books in Rhinebeck and Millerton, NY and Kira Wizner from Merritt Bookstore in Millbrook, NY.
2025-12-2324 minThe RoundtableCulinaryArts@SPAC - Justin Burke's "Potluck Desserts: Joyful Recipes to Share with Pride"Justin Burke is a food writer, recipe developer, queer food activist, and award-winning pastry chef and baker. Burke’s debut cookbook “Potluck Desserts: Joyful Recipes to Share with Pride” was released this past summer by Countryman Press.
2025-12-2325 minThe Roundtable12/23/25 RT PanelThe 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, Times Union Jay Jochnowitz, Mayor of the City of Albany Kathy Sheehan, and Former Times Union Associate Editor Mike Spain.
2025-12-231h 30The RoundtableWAMC on the Road at Gallery 40 - Journalism PanelLast month, WAMC on the Road presented an evening of conversation centered on the state of journalism, democracy, and upholding our First Amendment Rights at Gallery 40 in Poughkeepsie, New York. Joe Donahue moderated and the panelists were WAMC’s CEO & President Sarah Gilbert, Executive Producer of “The New Yorker Radio Hour” David Krasnow, Founder of “The Daily Catch” Emily Sachar and Editor of “The Times Union” Casey Seiler.
2025-12-2247 minThe Roundtable12/22/25 RT PanelThe Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Joseph Palamountain Jr. Chair in Government at Skidmore College Beau Breslin, Professor of History and International Relations at Vassar College Robert Brigham, Senior Fellow, Bard Center for Civic Engagement Jim Ketterer, and Preceptor in Public Speaking, Strategic Communications, and Public Relations for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University Terry Gipson.
2025-12-221h 29The RoundtableRoundtable Panel: The Week in Review - Episode 246Each 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.
2025-12-2059 minThe Roundtable12/19/25 RT PanelThe Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Ulster County Comptroller and former President and CEO of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley March Gallagher, Senior Fellow for Health Policy at The Empire Center for Public Policy Bill Hammond, and Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute Robert Pondiscio.
2025-12-191h 28The RoundtableMake merry all year long with new cocktail book from Devin McEwan and Sandra Boynton“Extremely Happy Holidays: Wildly Creative New Cocktails to Uplift and Enchant through a Full Year of Holiday Chaos” is a new mixology book that features recipes for spirited drinks and mocktails - all themed around specific festive celebrations – and not just the ones inundating our lives this time of year – but also St. Patrick’s Day, Halloween, and Talk like a Pirate Day. Written by Devin McEwan, a home bartender and debut author, the book is illustrated by his mother, bestselling children’s book author Sandra Boynton.In November, Oblong Books and The White Hart hosted us in Salisbury, Connecticut.
2025-12-1826 minThe RoundtableBe careful what you don't wish for: Quiara Alegía Hudes' debut novel "The White Hot"Quiara Alegría Hudes is the Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright of “Water by the Spoonful” and the musical “In the Heights,” which won the Tony Award for Best Musical, and which she adapted for the screen. Her memoir, “My Broken Language,” was longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Cut, The Nation, and American Theater Magazine.In her debut novel “The White Hot,” published last month by One World, April Soto writes a letter to her 18 year-old daughter, Noelle, explaining what happened - and why - she abandoned her 10 years prior.
2025-12-1819 minThe Roundtable12/18/25 PanelThe 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, Professor of Political Science at Hartwick College in Oneonta and and Co-Director of the Institute of Public Service Laurel Elder, Executive Director of Communities for Local Power and former White House Advance Lead Anna Markowitz, and Associate Professor of Music at Vassar College Justin Patch.
2025-12-181h 30The Roundtable12/17/25 PanelThe Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Specialist in Government and Public Services Healthcare Consulting Azmat Ahmad, Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Bard College and Director for the Center for Civic Engagement; Professor of Political Studies Jonathan Becker, 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, and Albany Law School Professor and director of the Edward P. Swyer Justice Center at Albany Law School Sarah Rogerson.
2025-12-171h 31The RoundtableBook Picks - Golden Notebook and Chatham BookstoreThis week's Book Picks comes from Jackie Kellachan from the Golden Notebook in Woodstock, NY and Amy Zimmerman from Chatham Bookstore in Chatham, NY.
2025-12-1623 minThe Roundtable"Family Forms" at The Tang through 4/12The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College presents "Family Forms," an exhibition that invites visitors to consider how families are made, remade, and represented. Bringing together contemporary art and vernacular photography, Family Forms looks closely at kinship, care, and the stories we tell about who we are to one another.Photographs, artists’ books, collage, sculpture, and video provide visitors ways to explore the spaces between our ideas about “the family” and the lived experiences of families.
2025-12-1619 minThe Roundtable12/16/25 PanelThe 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, Semi-retired, Editor at large/columnist/editorial writer, Times Union Jay Jochnowitz, The Empire Report’s JP Miller, and Former Times Union Associate Editor Mike Spain.
2025-12-161h 31The Roundtable12/15/25 PanelThe Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Diplomat in residence at Bard College Ambassador Frederic Hof, Senior Fellow, Bard Center for Civic Engagement Jim Ketterer, Political Consultant and lobbyist, Libby Post, and Associate Professor in the department of sociology at Vassar College Catherine Tan.
2025-12-151h 30The RoundtableRoundtable Panel: The Week in Review - Episode 245Each 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.
2025-12-1359 min
The RoundtableJenny Scheinman's All Species Parade plays new music at The Local in Saugerties on 12/18Jenny Scheinman is a violinist, fiddler, singer, and composer. She has worked extensively with some of the most innovative jazz artists in the world and toured and recorded with many songwriting legends. Last year, she released a collection of songs called "All Species Parade" The album name has morphed into a band name and All Species Parade will be exploring a set of all new material at The Local in Saugerties, New York on December 18.
2025-12-1229 minThe RoundtableNew edition of "The Woodcutter’s Christmas" from Galpón PressThe critically acclaimed author Brad Kessler and award-winning photographer Dona Ann McAdams join us this morning to discuss their book, “The Woodcutter’s Christmas.” The new, deluxe edition of book is the premier publication from the just launched Galpón Press.
2025-12-1212 minThe Roundtable12/12/25 PanelThe Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are public policy and communications expert Theresa Bourgeois, former Associate Editor of the Times Union Mike Spain, Siena University Professor of Economics Aaron Pacitti and o Economics majors from Siena University Elizabeth Lankford, Emily Film, and Brendan Kasuba.
2025-12-121h 30The RoundtableJoe Donahue in conversation with environmentalist Bill McKibben at Skidmore CollegeFor more than three decades, Bill McKibben has been one of the most influential - and clearest - voices warning about the dangers of a warming planet. In his new book, "Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization," McKibben argues that while the window to act is narrowing, it is not yet closed.
2025-12-1123 minThe Roundtable12/11/25 RT PanelThe 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, Former Vice President for Editorial Development at the New York Press Association Judy Patrick, and Executive Director of The Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York Nic Rangel.
2025-12-111h 26The Roundtable"The Running Ground: A Father, a Son, and the Simplest of Sports" by Nicholas ThompsonNicholas Thompson has long been known for his sharp and inquisitive mind as the former editor and chief of “Wired,” CEO of “The Atlantic,” and a writer who moves fluently between technology, culture, and the human stories that animate both. In his new memoir “The Running Ground: A Father, a Son, and the Simplest of Sports” Thompson turns inward exploring the most enduring relationship of all, the one between a parent and a child. The book traces his deepening bond with his son through running, the sport that Thompson has loved his entire life and the way the miles on the road bec...
2025-12-1021 minThe RoundtableAssociate Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies at Vanderbilt University Shatema Threadcraft's publishes "The Labors of Resurrection"Black grief and Black death are among the most important forces in contemporary American politics. As Shatema Threadcraft argues in "The Labors of Resurrection," spectacular death—experienced publicly and violently—has given rise to global political movements, but it has also had an important gendered effect that has complicated Black women's relationship to the Black people.Shatema Threadcraft is an Associate Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies at Vanderbilt University.
2025-12-1017 minThe Roundtable12/10/25 RT PanelThe Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Joseph Palamountain Jr. Chair in Government at Skidmore College Beau Breslin, Former New York 19th Congressman and NY Assemblyman John Faso, and Associate Professor of Government at Dutchess Community College and President of the World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Valley Dr. Karin Riedl.
2025-12-101h 29The RoundtableBook Picks - Marketblock Books and Open Door BookstoreThis week's Book Picks comes from Cheryl McKeon is here from The Book House in Albany, New York and Marketblock Books in Troy, New York and Lily Bartels joins us from the Open Door Bookstore and Gift Gallery in Schenectady, New York.
2025-12-0925 minThe RoundtableBook release celebration for "Yiddish: A Global Culture" at The Bookstore in Lenox on 12/14“Yiddish: A Global Culture” at the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts is the first ever museum exhibition to showcase the extraordinary vibrancy and breadth of modern Yiddish culture - its literature, theater, art, music, journalism, politics - from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day.David Mazower, Chief Curator and writer of the exhibition and catalog, joins us along with the center’s Director of Publishing and Public Programs, Lisa Newman. They will be at The Bookstore in Lenox December 14 at 4 p.m. to present a conversation and book signing.
2025-12-0916 minThe Roundtable12/9/25 RT PanelThe 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, Former Vice President for Editorial Development at the New York Press Association Judy Patrick, and Former Times Union Associate Editor Mike Spain.
2025-12-091h 26The RoundtableTroy Foundry Theatre presents atmospheric one-person production of "A Christmas Carol"Troy Foundry Theatre is an innovative, boundary-breaking theatre company based in Troy, NY, dedicated to creating original, immersive, and socially resonant performance.This holiday season, Troy Foundry Theatre presents the return of its spine-tingling, atmospheric, and deeply human adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” presented as a winter fundraiser for the theatre company. “A Christmas Carol” is one of English literature’s best-known stories of the dangers of greed and the ever-possible redemption of the human spirit. Adapted, edited, and re-imagined by Wesley Broulik, Troy Foundry Theatre’s production features a solo performance by David Girard with immersive musical and sonic acco...
2025-12-0820 minThe Roundtable12/8/25 RT PanelThe Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are and Preceptor in Public Speaking, Strategic Communications, and Public Relations for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University Terry Gipson, Executive Director of Communities for Local Power and former White House Advance Lead Anna Markowitz, and Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute Robert Pondiscio.
2025-12-081h 27The RoundtableRoundtable Panel: The Week in Review - Episode 244Each 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.
2025-12-0659 minThe RoundtableCapital Region Classical presents French accordionist Théo Ould at Union College 12/7French accordionist Théo Ould has been described by Le Monde as having “a masterly technique and an inexhaustible wealth of phrasing.” Ould began his musical education at the Marseille Conservatoire at the age of 6 and has become a rising star on the classical music scene.Ould is on his debut solo tour of the United States and Capital Regional Classical will present him in a tango-inspired concert on Sunday at Union College's Memorial Chapel in Schenectady, New York.
2025-12-0519 minThe RoundtableAlissa Wilkinson explores Joan Didion's impressions of D.C. and Hollywood in "We Tell Ourselves Stories"In the new book “We Tell Ourselves Stories: Joan Didion and the American Dream Machine,” “New York Times” Film Critic Alissa Wilkinson, examines Didion’s influence through the lens of American mythmaking.
2025-12-0518 minThe Roundtable12/5/25 RT PanelThe Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are President of Beyond Plastics, former EPA Regional Administrator, and co-author of the book "The Problem with Plastic" Judith Enck, Partner with the Albany law firm of Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, Cianna Freeman-Tolbert, Siena University Professor of Economics Aaron Pacitti, and Siena University Economics Majors Sophia Tagliafierro and Jack Reilly.
2025-12-051h 31The RoundtableCinematographer Sir Roger Deakins' shares career in "Reflections"Our next guest has been nominated for 16 Academy Awards winning twice for “Blade Runner 2049” and “1917.” Few cinematographers have shaped the look and language of modern cinema as profoundly as Roger Deakins. Over the course of five decades, he has worked with some of the most influential directors of our time brining to life films that have become visual touchstones: “The Shawshank Redemption,” “No Country for Old Men,” “Skyfall,” and “1917” to just name a few. In his new book “Reflections on Cinematography” Deakins steps out from behind the camera to explore the craft and curiosity that have guided his life’s work. The book offers not only...
2025-12-0425 min
The Roundtable"Deadwood: Gold, Guns, and Greed in the American West" by Peter CozzensSifting through layers and layers of myth and legend—from nineteenth-century dime novels to prestige dramas to the casino billboards outside of present-day Deadwood— author Peter Cozzens unveils the true face of Deadwood South Dakota. He does so in his new book “Deadwood: Gold, Guns, and Greed in the American West.” It is the true story of the Black Hills goldrush settlement once described as the most diabolical town on earth.
2025-12-0415 minThe Roundtable12/4/25 RT PanelThe Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are public policy and communications expert Theresa Bourgeois, Ulster County Comptroller and the former president and CEO of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley March Gallagher, and Investment Banker on Wall St. Mark Wittman.
2025-12-041h 29The RoundtableBook Picks - Northshire Bookstore and Odyssey BookshopThis week's Book Picks comes from welcome Rachel Person of Northshire Books in Saratoga Springs and Manchester Center, VT and Joan Grenier of Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley, MA join us this morning to present some of the finest authors and books that are making their way to store shelves this season.
2025-12-0324 min
The RoundtableJohn Pizzarelli Trio to perform Tony Bennet tribute at The Mahaiwe on 12/20Grammy Award-winning producer and guitarist extraordinaire, John Pizzarelli salutes the legendary Tony Bennett celebrating over 60 years of unparalleled artistry in the show: John Pizzarelli Trio: Tony Bennett – The Art of Excellence at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington, MA on Saturday, December 20th at 8:00 pm.
2025-12-0315 minThe RoundtableAmanda Vaill will be at Northshire Bookstore on 12/3 and The Book House on 12/6 for her new book "Pride and Pleasure"Emmy-nominated author, journalist, and critic Amanda Vaill will discuss her new joint biography of Angelica and Elizabeth Schuyler. Two women as formidable as and in some respect stronger than the men they loved, married, and mothered. She will be doing a pair of events in our region; she is the author of “Pride and Pleasure: The Schuyler Sisters in an Age of Revolution.”Amanda Vaill will be in Saratoga Springs tonight at the Northshire Bookstore at 6 pm. She will also be at The Book House at Stuyvesant Plaza in Albany, NY on Saturday December 6th at 2 pm.
2025-12-0312 minThe Roundtable12/3/25 RT PanelThe Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Professor of Political Studies, Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Director of the Center for Civic Engagement at Bard College Jonathan Becker, Dean of the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity at the University at Albany Robert Griffin, Senior Fellow for Health Policy at The Empire Center for Public Policy Bill Hammond, and CEO of The Business Council of New York State Heather Mulligan.
2025-12-031h 17The Roundtable"The Problem with Plastic" by Judith EnckJudith Enck, whose new book "The Problem with Plastic" confronts one of the defining environmental issues of our time. Enck brings decades of experience - from her work at the EPA to her leadership of Beyond Plastics - to this investigation into the plastics crisis: how a material once celebrated for innovation now chokes our oceans, clogs our recycling systems, pollutes our air and bodies, and wreaks havoc in communities bearing the brunt of petrochemical extraction and waste.
2025-12-0231 minThe RoundtableAlbany Symphony's holiday concerts at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall on 12/13 and 12/14The newly renovated Troy Savings Bank Music Hall will welcome two-time Grammy Award-winning Albany Symphony for dazzling holiday performances on December 13 and 14.Audiences will enjoy Haydn’s most famous work, the “Surprise” Symphony; Mozart’s greatest concerto, his Piano Concerto No. 20 in d minor, Bach’s joyful, virtuosic Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, and the thrilling world premiere of a work by an extraordinarily brilliant 14-year-old composer, Isaac Thomas. On December 7th, families can revel in the sparkle of Magic of the Season, the Capital Region’s most beloved holiday spectacular, returning with its heartwarming blend of music, community, and festive delight. Maestro Davi...
2025-12-0209 minThe RoundtableThe Underground Railroad Education Center presents "Arias in the Afternoon: Lifting Every Voice" on 12/14 at the New York State MuseumArias in the Afternoon: Lifting Every Voice is an afternoon of music and history in support of the Underground Railroad Education Center on December 14th at 1PM at the New York State Museum.Join MC Rex Smith for the beauty of Handel’s Messiah with a performance by Daniel Pascoe Aguilar alongside the Smithsonian’s Voices and Votes exhibit, as they confront our complex history and continue the fight for education and truth.
2025-12-0209 minThe Roundtable12/2/25 RT PanelThe Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Specialist in Government and Public Services Healthcare Consulting Azmat Ahmad, The Empire Report’s JP Miller, and Former Times-Union Associate Editor Mike Spain.
2025-12-021h 20The RoundtableSinger-songwriter and original host of "MTV Unplugged" Jules Shear will perform at the Byrdcliffe Theater on 12/6Renowned singer-songwriter, Jules Shear, who will take the stage at the historic Byrdcliffe Theater in Woodstock, New York for one night only – this coming Saturday, December 6 at 8 p.m. From iconic hits such as Cyndi Lauper's "All Through the Night," The Bangles' "If She Knew What She Wants," to Jules' own pop hit, "Steady," Jules Shear's songwriting has left an indelible mark on the world of music.
2025-12-0124 minThe RoundtableMusic Haven's Passport Series returns to Proctors TheatreProctors Collaborative welcomes Music Haven back for another year with the 2025-26 Passport Series. The series brings world-class music from four continents to stages in Schenectady and Saratoga Springs. This immersive cultural journey transports audiences to Québec, Sweden, the Middle East, and Colombia - without leaving the Capital Region.The series will get underway this December 5th with Mélisande at 7:30 p.m. this Friday at GE Theatre at Proctors in Schenectady. Then they have events schedule all the way through May.
2025-12-0116 minThe Roundtable12/1/25 RT PanelThe Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Joseph Palamountain Jr. Chair in Government atSkidmore College Beau Breslin, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute Robert Pondiscio, and Political Consultant and lobbyist Libby Post.
2025-12-011h 29The RoundtableRoundtable Panel: The Week in Review - Episode 243Each 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.
2025-11-2959 minThe RoundtableLea Salonga performs at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall on 12/2 with her tour "Stage Screen and Everything in Between"The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall will celebrate its reopening with Lea Salonga’s “Stage Screen & Everything in Between” on Tuesday December 2nd at 7:30.Salonga is known for her roles on stage and in film. Her Broadway credits include “Les Misérables,” “Flower Drum Song,” "Allegiance,” the revival of “Once On this Island,” “Here Lies Love,” “Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends,” and, of course, “Miss Saigon” - for which she won a Tony Award in 1991.She performed the singing voice for Princess Jasmine in the Disney film “Aladdin” and the title character in “Mulan.” Her most recent album is a holiday record called “Sounding Joy.”
2025-11-2632 minThe RoundtableThe Troy Savings Bank Music Hall will make its return by re-opening on 12/2The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall has embarked on a transformation to preserve its historic charm while evolving into a dynamic, year-round hub for community engagement and creative expression. By reimagining the former banking spaces, they are opening up new opportunities for education, celebrations, and gatherings.Their re-opening celebration concert is on December 2nd with actress and singer, Lea Salonga. To tell us more, we welcome Jon Elbaum, Executive Director of the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall.
2025-11-2615 minThe RoundtableJan Brett will kick off her holiday tour with her new book "The Christmas Sweater" on 11/28Best-selling author and illustrator Jan Brett launches the national tour for her new book “The Christmas Sweater” in Rutland Vermont on Friday, November 28th. It is the kickoff to her bus tour where she visits 23 cities in just 17 days. The new Christmas classic features an adventurous boy and an adorable pug in a Christmas sweater who saves the day! With more than 44 million books in print she is one of the nation’s foremost illustrators of children’s books. The Friday event will be presented by Phoenix Books and will feature a live drawing demonstration takes place at the Paramount Theater...
2025-11-2615 minThe Roundtable11/26/25 RT PanelThe Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Former Vice President for Editorial Development at the New York Press Association Judy Patrick, Executive Director of The Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York Nic Rangel, Mayor of the City of Albany Kathy Sheehan, and Associate Professor in the department of sociology at Vassar College Catherine Tan.
2025-11-261h 19The RoundtableBook Picks - The Bookstore and Merritt BookstoreThis week's Book Picks comes from Matt Tannenbaum from The Bookstore in Lenox, Massachusetts and Kira Wizner from Merritt Bookstore in Millbrook, New York.
2025-11-2525 minThe RoundtableA catch up with Universal Preservation Hall's Director Teddy FosterUniversal Preservation Hall, “UPH”, is a year-round performing arts, and community events venue located in Saratoga Springs, New York. The former Methodist church has been transformed into a state-of-the-art performance facility.UPH combines a 700-seat theatre-in-the-round Great Hall with a community event space, offering year-round music and entertainment in downtown Saratoga Springs. Teddy Foster is the Director at Universal Preservation Hall and has been with the project since the beginning when it was a just dream.
2025-11-2516 minThe Roundtable11/25/25 RT PanelThe Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Stuart Rice Honorary Chair at the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS) and Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University Fran Berman, Joseph Palamountain Jr. Chair in Government at Skidmore College Beau Breslin, The Empire Report’s JP Miller, and Former Times-Union Associate Editor Mike Spain.
2025-11-251h 28The RoundtableCulinaryArts@SPAC - Ozoz Sokoh's "Chop Chop: Cooking the Foods of Nigeria"Ozoz Sokoh is a culinary anthropologist, food historian, and author of the new cook book “Chop Chop: Cooking the Foods of Nigeria” (Artisan, 2025). In the tradition of Julia Child’s “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” and Madhur Jaffrey’s “An Invitation to Indian Cooking,” “Chop Chop” offers both a cultural history and a hands-on introduction to the flavors of Nigeria.We spoke with Ozoz in a CulinaryArts@SPAC and WAMC on the Road event in Saratoga Springs, New York on November 15. At the event, we were all treated to authentic Nigerian dishes including a goat pepper soup, chin chin, puff puff, jollof ri...
2025-11-2421 minThe Roundtable"Seascraper" by Benjamin WoodBenjamin Wood has written four very different novels that explore the creative process and relationships between parents and children. His fifth novel, Seascraper, is a vividly imagined, layered, and economical mediation on these themes, and it is full of surprises. From a very atmospheric description of a vanishing way of life, to great suspense, to the hint ultimately of optimism in its final characters. The novel was longlisted for the 2025 Booker prize.
2025-11-2418 minThe Roundtable11/24/25 RT PanelThe Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Professor of Political Science at Hartwick College in Oneonta and Co-Director of the Institute of Public Service Laurel Elder, Preceptor in Public Speaking, Strategic Communications, and Public Relations for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University Terry Gipson, Political Consultant and lobbyist Libby Post, and Professor of Government at Dutchess Community College and President of the World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Valley Dr. Karin Riedl.
2025-11-241h 29The RoundtableRoundtable Panel: The Week in Review - Episode 242Each 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.
2025-11-2259 minThe RoundtableCarol Leoning and Aaron C. Davis' new book is "Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department"Pulitzer Prize–winning Washington Post reporters Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis will tell us about their investigation into the subversion of the Justice Department over the last decade, culminating in President Donald Trump upending this cornerstone of democracy. Their new book in "Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department."
2025-11-2125 minThe RoundtableKaye Courington's new book is "Scrim: A New Orleans Story of Resilience and Rescue"In “Scrim: A New Orleans Story of Resilience and Rescue,” author Kaye Courington offers young readers an inspiring true tale rooted in the vibrant, storm-tested city she calls home.The book follows a young protagonist and a loyal dog named Scrim as they navigate upheaval with courage, curiosity, and care. Courington’s narrative honors the texture of New Orleans - the music, neighborhoods, and communal spirit that endure through hardship -while gently teaching children about preparedness, empathy, and hope.
2025-11-2112 minThe Roundtable11/21/25 RT PanelThe Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Professor Emeritus of Russian at Hofstra University and author of: Illiberal Vanguard: Populist Elitism in the United States and Russia Alexander Mihailovic, CEO of The Business Council of New York State Heather Mulligan, Siena University Professor of Economics Aaron Pacitti, and economics majors from Siena University -- Micah Moore, Andrew Kirk, and Kylie Castellana.
2025-11-211h 32The RoundtableMarshall Karp's new book is "NYPD Red 8: The 11:59 Bomber"An award-winning former advertising executive, Marshall Karp is a playwright and a screenwriter, and is the author of the hugely successful NYPD Red Series. His latest is “NYPD Red 8: The 11:59 Bomber.”
2025-11-2025 minThe RoundtableToni Morrison's book "Beloved" releases with new introduction by Honoree JeffersToni Morrison is one of the few Americans to win the Nobel Prize in Literature and remains the only black woman to do so. She remains central to nearly every American conversation, which is why her books are being given a fresh look for a new generation of readers, accompanied by new introductions from some of the best writers at work today.Honoree Jeffers is a poet, novelist, and professor of English at the University of Oklahoma. Some of her work includes "The Age of Phillis," "The Love Songs of W.E.B Du Bois," and most recently "Misbehaving at...
2025-11-2017 minThe Roundtable11/20/25 RT PanelThe Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are public policy and communications expert Theresa Bourgeois, Senior Fellow for Health Policy at The Empire Center for Public Policy Bill Hammond, and Grants analyst based in Albany Emily Honen.
2025-11-201h 27The RoundtableChuck Collins' "Burned by Billionaires" at Odyssey Bookshop on 11/20In "Burned by Billionaires: How Concentrated Wealth and Power Are Ruining Our Lives and Planet," author and a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC, Chuck Collins chronicles how the actions of the top .01% have severe consequences for the rest of us, especially those of marginalized identities.He will be presenting and having a discussion on his book at the Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley tomorrow night at 7 PM and with us this morning.
2025-11-1918 minThe Roundtable"Luigi: The Making and the Meaning" by John H. Richardson"Luigi: The Making and the Meaning" is the first book to explain why the world was primed for the Luigi Mangione moment, showing the history that led an accused killer to be embraced as an avenger with an affection not seen since Jesse James or Robin Hood.
2025-11-1916 minThe Roundtable11/19/25 RT PanelThe 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, Dean of the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity at the University at Albany Robert Griffin, and Associate Professor in the department of sociology at Vassar College Catherine Tan.
2025-11-191h 27The RoundtableBook Picks - Battenkill BooksThis week's Book Picks comes from Connie Brooks and Suzanne Kulick from Battenkill Books in Cambridge, NY.
2025-11-1824 minThe RoundtableGreg Cope White's memoir "The Pink Marine" is the inspiration for hit Netflix series "Boots"Greg Cope White’s memoir “The Pink Marine” is the inspiration for Netflix breakout hit “Boots.” “Boots” tells the story of an 18-year-old closeted gay teenager who enlists in the Marines with his straight best friend. Greg is not only the real-life inspiration he’s also one of the show’s writers and co-executive producer.
2025-11-1813 minThe Roundtable11/18/25 RT PanelThe 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, Acting Department Head of Cognitive Science, Tetherless World Senior Constellation Professor of Computer, Web and Cognitive Science Jim Hendler, and The Empire Report’s JP Miller.
2025-11-181h 14The RoundtableJames Schiff's new book is "Selected Letters of John Updike"In the new book “Selected Letters of John Updike” editor James Schiff offers readers a window into that private world drawing from decades of correspondence. Schiff presents a portrait of Updike is both craftsman and confidante, generous, witty, and endlessly reflective about writing and life.
2025-11-1724 minThe RoundtableShakespeare & Company's "Fall Festival of Shakespeare" and staged-reading of "Sense and Sensibility"Back for its 37th year, the Fall Festival of Shakespeare includes nearly 500 students from 10 schools in Massachusetts and New York, supported by a cadre of 20 Shakespeare & Company directors, six costume designers, and five production designers.Also, Shakespeare & Company’s family-friendly Winter Show returns December 12 – 14th with Sense and Sensibility: a fast-paced, staged reading wherein the wit and romance of Jane Austen’s classic tale come to life.
2025-11-1717 minThe RoundtableJonathan Becker's new book is "Youth Voting Rights: Civil Rights, the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, and the Fight for American Democracy on College Campuses"The newly released book "Youth Voting Rights: Civil Rights, the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, and the Fight for American Democracy on College Campuses" uses the history of the 26th Amendment and the ongoing fight to promote and defend youth voting rights as a prism through which to teach the history of the struggle for the fundamental right to vote in the United States.Jonathan Becker is Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Politics at Bard College where he is also the Director of the Center for Civic Engagement. He has published extensively on student voting rights.
2025-11-1718 minThe Roundtable11/17/25 RT PanelThe Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Bard College Vice Chancellor of Global Higher Education Alliance for the XXIst Century, Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Director of the Center for Civic Engagement Jonathan Becker, UAlbany Lecturer in Africana Studies Jennifer Burns, and Senior Fellow, Bard Center for Civic Engagement Jim Ketterer.
2025-11-171h 08The RoundtableRoundtable Panel: The Week in Review - Episode 241Each 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.
2025-11-1559 minThe RoundtableIreland Professor of Poetry Paul Muldoon discusses new sonnet anthology "Scanty Plot of Ground"Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon is considered “the most significant English-language poet born since the second World War.”His most recent book, “Scanty Plot of Ground: A Book of Sonnets,” is a new anthology of beloved classics, hidden treasures and standout contemporary examples of this ever-vital and enthralling verse form. His latest poetry collection, “Joy in Service on Rue Tagore,” is now out in paperback.
2025-11-1426 minThe RoundtableNorthshire Bookstore and WAMC on the Road present Susan Orlean at Skidmore College on 11/17Susan Orlean's latest, “Joyride,” is a memoir of finding her creative calling and purpose that invites to approach life with wonder, curiosity, and an irrepressible sense of delight. She will be in conversation with Joe Donahue at Skidmore College on 11/17 in an event presented by Northshire Bookstore and WAMC on the Road.
2025-11-1414 minThe Roundtable11/14/25 RT PanelThe Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Joseph Palamountain Jr. Chair in Government atSkidmore College Beau Breslin, Ulster County Comptroller and former President and CEO of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley March Gallagher, Executive Director of Communities for Local Power and former White House Advance Lead Anna Markowitz, and Semi-retired, Editor at large/columnist/editorial writer, Times Union Jay Jochnowitz.
2025-11-141h 28The RoundtableArthur Penn's 1975 film "Night Moves" screens at The Triplex 11/19 - followed by a talkback with Matthew PennThe Triplex Cinema in Great Barrington celebrates “Noir-vember” this fall with “The New Hard-Boiled: The Birth of American Neo-Noir,” a five-film series highlighting defining thrillers of the 1960s and 1970s.Screenings will take place Wednesday nights at 7 p.m. and Saturday afternoons at 5 p.m., through November 19 with a special screening of Arthur Penn’s “Night Moves” followed by a talkback with Penn’s son, Emmy-nominated director Matthew Penn.
2025-11-1320 minThe Roundtable"Sounds of the Season" returns at SPAC next month from 12/12-12/14Saratoga Performing Arts Center’s popular “Sounds of the Season” holiday series returns next month from December 12–14, featuring the acclaimed Irish ensemble Danú, rising jazz sensation Stella Cole, and, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center performing Bach’s Complete Brandenburg Concertos.
2025-11-1317 min
The RoundtableWild Ones Capital Region New York Native Plant Celebration and Seed Swap 11/15Wild Ones is a national nonprofit organization with local chapters that seek to improve the environment by connecting people and native plants. There will be a Native Plant Celebration and Seed Swap this Saturday, November 15 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Helderberg Room at John Boyd Thacher State Park Visitor Center in Voorheesville, New York.
2025-11-1309 minThe Roundtable11/13/25 RT PanelThe 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, Former Vice President for Editorial Development at the New York Press Association Judy Patrick, and Executive Director of The Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York Nic Rangel.
2025-11-131h 21The Roundtable"Women Laughing" will screen at DOC NYC on 11/15 and 11/17In “Women Laughing,” longtime New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly sets out to explore her lifelong passion for women’s humor and cartooning by speaking, laughing, and drawing with a diverse group of remarkable women who create cartoons for the iconic magazine.“Women Laughing” includes intimate conversations with some of the most celebrated and groundbreaking cartoonists at The New Yorker including Roz Chast, Emily Flake, Liana Fink, Amy Hwang, and Emma Allen, the magazine’s first female cartoon editor. The film will screen at DOC NYC on November 15 + 17.
2025-11-1225 minThe RoundtableNightWood returns to The Mount 11/21-1/3Inspired by the natural world, NightWood at The Mount in Lenox, MA combines cinematic music, theatrical lighting, and scenic elements to create encounters that evoke wonder, delight, and mystery throughout the forest and gardens of Edith Wharton’s Home.It runs November 21- January 3. NightWood immerses visitors on a one-mile illuminated path.
2025-11-1216 minThe RoundtableBook Picks - Oblong BooksThis week's Book Picks comes from Suzanna Hermans from Oblong Books in Rhinebeck and Millerton, NY.
2025-11-1215 min
51 PercentRobert Waldinger on how relationships make “The Good Life”What makes a good life? According to the world’s longest scientific study of human happiness, our relationships play a key role. On this week’s 51%, we speak with Dr. Robert Waldinger, a psychiatry professor at Harvard Medical School and director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development. In his book with researcher Marc Schulz, called The Good Life, Waldinger details the study’s findings and gives advice on how to make connections and nurture your relationships. WAMC’s Sarah LaDuke also chats with her friend, singer-songwriter Al Olender, about finding strength in vulnerability, and writing about love.
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2025-02-0629 min51 PercentRobert Waldinger on how relationships make “The Good Life”What makes a good life? According to the world’s longest scientific study of human happiness, our relationships play a key role. On this week’s 51%, we speak with Dr. Robert Waldinger, a psychiatry professor at Harvard Medical School and director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development. In his book with researcher Marc Schulz, called The Good Life, Waldinger details the study’s findings and gives advice on how to make connections and nurture your relationships. WAMC’s Sarah LaDuke also chats with her friend, singer-songwriter Al Olender, about finding strength in vulnerability, and writing about love.
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2025-02-0629 min
51 PercentTaking the stage, part twoOn this week’s 51%, WAMC’s Sarah LaDuke catches up with singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco to talk about her new record and her debut on Broadway. DiFranco is starring as “Persephone” in the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical Hadestown through the end of June. We also hear from Amy Jordan, choreographer and founder of the Victory Dance Project, about the group’s upcoming 10-year anniversary.
Guests: Ani DiFranco; Amy Jordan, founder of the Victory Dance Project, Mary Birnbaum, general and artistic director of Opera Saratoga
51% is a national production of WAMC Northeast Public Radio. Jesse King is our pro...
2024-06-1343 min51 PercentTaking the stage, part twoOn this week’s 51%, WAMC’s Sarah LaDuke catches up with singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco to talk about her new record and her debut on Broadway. DiFranco is starring as “Persephone” in the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical Hadestown through the end of June. We also hear from Amy Jordan, choreographer and founder of the Victory Dance Project, about the group’s upcoming 10-year anniversary.
Guests: Ani DiFranco; Amy Jordan, founder of the Victory Dance Project, Mary Birnbaum, general and artistic director of Opera Saratoga
51% is a national production of WAMC Northeast Public Radio. Jesse King is our pro...
2024-06-1343 min51 PercentDawn Landes on “The Liberated Woman’s Songbook”On this week’s 51%, WAMC’s Sarah LaDuke sits down with singer-songwriter Dawn Landes to discuss her new record reimagining "The Liberated Woman’s Songbook" from 1971. WAMC’s Samantha Simmons also meets a couple with a decades-long story of love and friendship that finally tied the knot during the Great North American eclipse.
Guest: Dawn Landes, The Liberated Woman's Songbook
51% is a national production of WAMC Northeast Public Radio. Jesse King is our producer and host. Our associate producer is Jody Cowan, and our theme is "Lolita" by the Albany-based artist Girl Blue.
2024-04-1131 min51 PercentDawn Landes on “The Liberated Woman’s Songbook”On this week’s 51%, WAMC’s Sarah LaDuke sits down with singer-songwriter Dawn Landes to discuss her new record reimagining "The Liberated Woman’s Songbook" from 1971. WAMC’s Samantha Simmons also meets a couple with a decades-long story of love and friendship that finally tied the knot during the Great North American eclipse.
Guest: Dawn Landes, The Liberated Woman's Songbook
51% is a national production of WAMC Northeast Public Radio. Jesse King is our producer and host. Our associate producer is Jody Cowan, and our theme is "Lolita" by the Albany-based artist Girl Blue.
2024-04-1131 min
Laura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and CultureUncut Interview: Winona LaDuke, An Indigenous Roadmap for a Just Transition From Fossil FuelHere's the entire interview with Winona LaDuke who we recently featured in our episode “The Future of Energy is Indigenous (and it won’t involve pipelines!)” . She’s the Director of Honor the Earth, a platform she co-founded with the Indigo Girls. She’s a resident of the White Earth Reservation in Northern Minnesota where she founded the White Earth Land Recovery Project, one of the largest reservation based non profit organizations in the country, and a leader in the issues of culturally based sustainable development strategies, renewable energy and food systems. She breaks down what a just transition from a fossi...
2021-05-2922 min
Restorative Justice On The RiseEpisode 100: Sarah Van GelderDate of Dialogue: Jan. 10, 2012
Description: As Editor-in-Chief of the extraordinary YES! Magazine, Sarah van Gelder spoke with us about the then-in-motion Occupy movement, our transforming systems and the paradigm nested underneath the changes we are seeing. Her take on justice and restorative systems has informed special editions of YES! and as she shares in this dialogue, it is fully in motion as an exponential movement changing within and on the ground. We discussed the media’s role in social change, and learned how Sarah embarked on her own path to become one of the country’s leaders in m...
2014-08-081h 02Restorative Justice On The RiseEpisode 14: Sarah Van Gelder, Editor of YES! MAGAZINEI have always admired Sarah for her dedication to giving the world an honest look at solutions and for her brilliant intellect as a writer, activist and beyond. To me she emulates and ignites the power of the media in changing our world, by committed and steadfast focus on vetting the solutions in action that are often not reported in "mainstream" corporate owned media. Sarah is editor of "This Changes Everything: Occupy Wall Street and the 99% Movement" and co-founder of YES! Magazine and YesMagazine.org.
This Changes Everything,
Edited by Sarah van Gelder and staff of...
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