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The Roundtable

Joe Donahue, Sarah LaDuke

WAMC"s The Roundtable is an award-winning, nationally recognized eclectic talk program. The show airs from 9 a.m. to noon each weekday and features news, interviews, in-depth discussion, music, theatre, and more!

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Comics open up about their anxiety in new documentary...

The Roundtable ·

2025/08/15

“Anxiety Club” offers an insightful and humorous exploration of anxiety through the lens of some of today’s most brilliant comedians: Tiffany Jenkins, Marc Maron, Aparna Nancherla, Mark Normand, Joe List, Eva Victor and Baron Vaughn. With a mix of stand-up performances, sketch videos, exclusive interviews, and relatable everyday life experiences, they share their personal struggles with anxiety, the world’s most prevalent mental health condition. The documentary has been screening at film festivals

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17:10

Brad Williams will be at The Palace Theater with his...

The Roundtable ·

2025/08/15

Brad Williams is one of the funniest comedians in the country right now and has become one of the most in demand comics working today. He started doing standup comedy when he was a teenager and has been touring successfully ever since routinely selling out prestigious venues all over the world. Which brings him to The Palace Theater in Albany for “The Growth Spurt Tour 2025” on August 21st at 7pm.

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8/15/25 Panel

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2025/08/15

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are EPA Regional Administrator, Professor at Bennington College, and President of Beyond Plastics Judith Enck, 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.

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22:17

"Octet" at Hudson Valley Shakespeare through September 7

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2025/08/14

Eight Internet addicts gather in a support group called "Friends of Saul" in a church basement and share their stories. Dave Malloy’s Lucille Lortel Award winning musical “Octet” is running at Hudson Valley Shakespeare in Garrison, New York through September 7.

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16:40

World Premiere of Renée Taylor's "Dying is No Excuse"...

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2025/08/14

From Emmy winner, Academy Award nominee and one of comedy’s most beloved voices - Renée Taylor - comes the World Premiere of “Dying is No Excuse,” a hilarious and heartfelt new play shaped with Elaine May and with staging by Greg Santos.In this reimagined World Premiere, Taylor introduces the play and remains an integral on-stage presence, while actress Nicholle Tom, who appeared alongside Taylor on “The Nanny,” joins her in bringing the story to life. Together, they create a moving theatrical duet,

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8/14/25 Panel

The Roundtable ·

2025/08/14

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, The Empire Report’s JP Miller, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute Robert Pondiscio, and Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Vassar College Catherine Tan.

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22:22

Keith Houston's new book "Face with Tears of Joy: A...

The Roundtable ·

2025/08/13

Whether we like it or not we are surrounded by emoji. They appear in politics, movies, drug deals, even our sex lives, high profile lawsuits, and much more. However, emoji's impact has never been fully explored in full. In the new book “Face with Tears of Joy: A Natural History of Emoji” Keith Houston follows emoji from its birth in 1990s Japan, traces its western explosion in the 2000s, and considers emoji’s ever-expanding lexicon.

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17:55

"Open + Shut: Celebrating the Art of Endpapers" is on...

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2025/08/13

The exhibition “Open + Shut: Celebrating the Art of Endpapers” is on view at The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts through November 9.Once a functional form - sturdy pages glued to the inside of a book’s cardboard covers - endpapers today are often full of wit, surprise, and deep emotion. As one of the first (and last!) visual elements readers encounter when interacting with a book, endpapers set the mood for the story inside.

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8/13/25 Panel

The Roundtable ·

2025/08/13

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Publisher Emeritus of The Daily Freeman and contributor to WAMC’s “The Media Project” Ira Fusfeld, Executive Director of Communities for Local Power and former White House Advance Lead Anna Markowitz, and Investment Banker on Wall St. Mark Wittman.

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23:46

Book Picks - Oblong Books and Rough Draft Bar & Books

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2025/08/12

This week's Book Picks comes from Suzanna Hermans of Oblong Books in Rhinebeck and Millerton, New York and Drew Broussard from Rough Draft Bar & Books in Kingston, New York.

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22:45

New book on how interacting with nature can be the...

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2025/08/12

Dr. Marc Berman, the pioneering creator of the field of environmental neuroscience, has written a new book, “Nature and the Mind."

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8/12/25 Panel

The Roundtable ·

2025/08/12

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are former New York 19th Congressman and NY Assemblyman John Faso, Professor of Government at Dutchess Community College and President of the World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Valley Dr. Karin Riedl, and Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan.

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12:13

Dave Barry's new memoir is “Class Clown: The Memoirs...

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2025/08/11

How does the son of a Presbyterian minister end up winning a Pulitzer Prize for a distorted newspaper column that is read by many? Well, in Dave Berry’s new book “Class Clown: The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass: How I Went 77 Years Without Growing Up” he provides the details.“Class Clown” isn’t your regular memoir; it is a celebration of life rich with humor, joy, absurdity, and sadness.

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13:46

Renee Fleming will host "Music and Mind with Renee...

The Roundtable ·

2025/08/11

Saratoga Performing Arts Center has announced their presentation of “Music and Mind with Renee Fleming: Harnessing the Arts to Heal & Connect.” This will take place this Thursday August 14th at 4pm at the Spa Little Theater. 5-time Grammy Award winning soprano Renee Fleming, curator of the groundbreaking anthology "Music and Mind" will host a discussion with a panel of experts exploring compelling research on the powerful connection between arts and health.

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15:57

Thriller novelist Lisa Gardner debuts 29th book "Kiss...

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2025/08/11

Lisa Gardner is a #1 "New York Times" bestselling thriller novelist with over 30 million copies of her books in print worldwide. A self-described research junkie, Lisa has transformed her interest in police procedure and criminal minds into a streak of internationally acclaimed novels, published in over 30 languages.An avid hiker, gardener and cribbage player, Lisa lives with her family in New England. “Kiss Her Goodbye” is her 29th book and we welcome her to the RT this morning.

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8/11/25 Panel

The Roundtable ·

2025/08/11

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Senior fellow at the Center for Civic Engagement at Bard College Ambassador Fred Hof, 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.

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59:30

Roundtable Panel: The Week in Review - Episode 228

The Roundtable ·

2025/08/09

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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16:49

Samsun Knight's new book is "Likeness"

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2025/08/08

Samsun Knight is a writer, graduate of the Iowa Writers Workshop, and a Truman Capote Fellow. His new novel “Likeness” is intimate, riveting, and raw.On a summer evening in the 1990s Ann learns that one of her husband’s lovers is expecting his child, only a few weeks after finding out she too is pregnant. Meanwhile Sandy, the lover, works to find her own path forward through her surprise pregnancy searching through diaries, grocery lists, and séances with the dead she tries to remember just enough

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21:52

Barrington Stage Company presents “Joan: A New Play...

The Roundtable ·

2025/08/08

“Joan: A New Play About Joan Rivers” is having its regional premiere at the Barrington Stage Company’s Boyd-Quinson Stage in downtown Pittsfield, Massachusetts.The audience will discover the pioneer who conquered a man’s world, the mother of all-time punchlines, and the woman who had it all, lost it all, and did it all. It is a no-holds-barred look at the life of a true legend. The play is directed at Barrington by David Ivers.Tessa Auberjonois plays Joan Rivers.

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12:54

Keith Lockhart celebrates 30 years as conductor of...

The Roundtable ·

2025/08/08

This year is a very special year as it marks Keith Lockhart’s 30th Anniversary as conductor of the Boston Pops. A tenure that includes over 2250 performances, 45 national tours to more than 150 cities, and 5 international tours. One is tomorrow night; he will be conducting the annual John Williams Film Night curated by Williams himself and then on Friday August 22nd there will be the Keith Lockhart 30th Anniversary Celebration.

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