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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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26:49

Richard Thompson at The Bardavon on 11/7 and Stone...

The Roundtable ·

2025/10/23

Named one of the Top 20 Guitarists of All Time by Rolling Stone, Richard Thompson is one of the world’s most critically acclaimed and prolific songwriters. In addition to his beloved catalog and in addition to many other honors - Thompson has received Lifetime Achievement Awards for Songwriting on both sides of the Atlantic.He’ll be in the WAMC region early next month, playing The Bardavon in Poughkeepsie, New York on November 7 and Stone Church in Brattleboro, Vermont on November 8.Will Hermes is a

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In "The Parts of Him I Kept" Natasha Williams...

The Roundtable ·

2025/10/23

One cold night, Natasha William's father drove his car into the New York Bay with her two-year-old half-sister in the backseat. She was the one to walk him past the column of hungry reporters demanding an explanation. The headline in The Daily News read: Back from a Watery Grave. But Natasha's experiences growing up with her schizophrenic father in the gritty New York City of the 1970s are not so easily captured in a single headline.Natasha Williams’ new book, “The Parts of Him I Kept: The Gifts of

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10/23/25 Panel

The Roundtable ·

2025/10/23

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Partner with the Albany law firm of Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, Cianna Freeman-Tolbert, Publisher Emeritus of The Daily Freeman Ira Fusfeld, Tetherless World Professor of Computer, Web and Cognitive Sciences at RPI Jim Hendler, and Wall Street Investment Banker Mark Wittman.

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23:30

Karine Jean-Pierre's new book is "Independent: A Look...

The Roundtable ·

2025/10/22

Karine Jean-Pierre, former White House Press Secretary to the Biden & Harris Administration, shares why Americans have stepped beyond party lines to embrace life as independents in her new book “Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines.”

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14:05

New children's book by Robin Wall Kimmerer

The Roundtable ·

2025/10/22

Author, botanist, and Native American scholar Robin Wall Kimmerer's work explores the natural world as teacher, partner and gift. Her new book "Bud Finds Her Gift" marks departure: an illustrated picture book for young readers that addresses the themes her adult volumes - "Braiding Sweetgrass" and "The Serviceberry" - have come to be known for.We welcome Robin Wall Kimmerer to to discuss how this picture book emerged, why Kimmerer chose the form, and what she hopes children (and their grown-ups)

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5:07

Novelist Dan Brown calls Louvre heist an "ugly...

The Roundtable ·

2025/10/22

In the wake of the brazen heist at the Louvre in Paris this past weekend, many are saying, “real life has once again echoed fiction.” In Dan Brown’s "The Da Vinci Code," a crime unfolds in the Louvre. We spoke with Dan Brown about the recent heist at the Louvre and the relationship to his book, "The Da Vinci Code."Brown’s brand new novel is "The Secret of Secrets" and he will be our guest on the Book Show on November 4 at 3 p.m.

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10/22/25 Panel

The Roundtable ·

2025/10/22

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, Dean of the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity at the University at Albany Robert Griffin, Semi-retired, Editor at large/columnist/editorial writer, Times Union Jay Jochnowitz, and Former

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21:11

Book Picks - Northshire Bookstore and Open Door...

The Roundtable ·

2025/10/21

This week's Book Picks comes from Kelly Stazyk from Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs, New York and Manchester Center, Vermont and Lily Bartels from The Open Door Bookstore in Schenectady, New York.

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15:59

Michelle Hughes on "When Teachers Stay: Cultivating...

The Roundtable ·

2025/10/21

Why do some schools have high levels of teacher turnover, but others don't? The new book, “When Teachers Stay: Cultivating Resilient Teaching Communities,” explores the question of what makes a resilient teaching community in which teachers want to stay and thrive, uncovering the cohesiveness, continuity, community, and deep sense of belonging for adults and kids.Michelle Hughes will be talking about and signing her new book at the Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza in Albany, New York on Sunday,

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10/21/25 Panel

The Roundtable ·

2025/10/21

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Recently retired President of Siena University, former NY Congressman, writer and analyst Chris Gibson, Professor Emeritus of Russian at Hofstra University and author of “Illiberal Vanguard: Populist Elitism in the United States and Russia” Alexander Mihailovic, The Empire Report’s JP Miller, and Associate Professor in the department of sociology at Vassar College Catherine Tan.

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24:32

SPAC in Conversation featuring Julie Scelfo on 10/22

The Roundtable ·

2025/10/20

Saratoga Performing Arts Center’s popular fundraising event, “SPAC in Conversation,” returns on Wednesday, October 22 in the historic Hall of Springs, featuring award-winning journalist, former New York Times staff writer and media ecologist Julie Scelfo. Founder and Executive Director of Mothers Against Media Addiction (MAMA), Scelfo will lead an inspiring discussion on “fighting back against runaway tech to protect our kids’ childhoods.”

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17:42

"Metamorphoses" will have performances through 10/26...

The Roundtable ·

2025/10/20

Mary Zimmerman’s Metamorphoses, winner of the Drama Desk Award and a Tony Award nominee, dives headfirst into the thrilling, sometimes terrifying world of Greek and Roman mythology. It runs through Sunday at the Berkshire Theatre Group’s Unicorn Theatre in Stockbridge, MA.

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10/20/25 Panel

The Roundtable ·

2025/10/20

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 Robert Brigham, Former New York 19th Congressman and NY Assemblyman John Faso, Associate Professor of Music at Vassar College Justin Patch, and Political Consultant and lobbyist Libby Post.

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59:30

Roundtable Panel: The Week in Review - Episode 237

The Roundtable ·

2025/10/18

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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24:06

WAMC on the Road at The Hannah Arendt center's "JOY:...

The Roundtable ·

2025/10/17

The Hannah Arendt Center offers student fellowships for administration support, the Courage to Be Program, media and communications, and for the new Bard Leadership Program.We’ve assembled a number of students to discuss their thoughts on the JOY conference and the world.

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18:04

Mariel Fiori - co-founder and managing editor of La Voz

The Roundtable ·

2025/10/17

Mariel Fiori is the co-founder and managing editor of La Voz magazine, a monthly Spanish language publication housed at Bard College. She also a journalist, translator, and entrepreneur and hosts “La Voz con Mariel Fiori” on Radio Kingston.

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9:40

Staged Reading of “Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian...

The Roundtable ·

2025/10/17

One of the final events at the Hannah Arendt Center's 17th annual fall conference later at 6 PM will be a Staged Reading of “Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library.”

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14:05

Jana Mader and Steve Maslow to lead a guided walk to...

The Roundtable ·

2025/10/17

December 4, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of Hannah Arendt's passing. The Hannah Arendt Center's Director of Academic Programs Jana Mader and co-author of "Walk Her Way" will offer a guided walk across Bard campus - this year together with the first Chairman of the Arendt Center Steve Maslow - to the nearby, historic grave of Hannah Arendt.This lunchtime event offers the opportunity to engage with Arendt's legacy while enjoying fresh air, conversation, and movement, as participants walk together

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17:08

“Notes on Difficult Joy” with Ann Lauterbach

The Roundtable ·

2025/10/17

Ann Lauterbach is a poet and essayist. Her eleventh collection of poetry, Door, is her most recent book. She writes at the intersection of poetics, politics and the visual arts.At 3:00 pm today she will be presenting a session of the Hannah Arendt center’s JOY conference entitled “Notes on Difficult Joy.”

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10:57

Robin Wang and Lisa Cypers Kamen - "Amor Mundi and...

The Roundtable ·

2025/10/17

At 1:30 this afternoon, there will be a session at the JOY conference named "Amor Mundi (Love the World) and Joy as Flowing Proximity." The session will feature Robin Wang along with Niobe Way and Lisa Cypers Kamen. Think of it as a look at Joy in Philosophy. Robin Wang and Lisa Cypers Kamen join us.

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