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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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22:34

Kenneth Turan will be at the Yiddish Book Center to...

The Roundtable ·

2025/05/08

Former “Los Angeles Times” Film Critic Kenneth Turan will be at Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, MA to discuss his new book “Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg: The Whole Equation.” The event is on Sunday, May 11th at 2:00 pm.

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Elizabeth Minnich's "The Evil of Banality" is now in...

The Roundtable ·

2025/05/08

In the new and expanded edition of "The Evil of Banality," Elizabeth Minnich argues for a tragic yet hopeful explanation of "extensive evil," her term for systematic, normalized harm-doing on the scale of genocide, slavery, sexualized dominance.

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89:09

5/8/25 Panel

The Roundtable ·

2025/05/08

The 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, Publisher Emeritus of The Daily Freeman Ira Fusfeld, Corporate attorney with Phillips Lytle LLP Rich Honen, and Vice President for Editorial Development at the New York Press Association Judy Patrick.

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18:45

Alissa Wilkinson explores Joan Didion's influence in...

The Roundtable ·

2025/05/07

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.

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21:33

Scott Bok's "Surviving Wall Street: A Tale of...

The Roundtable ·

2025/05/07

Scott Bok is the former board chair of the University of Pennsylvania, longtime CEO of the Mergers and Acquisitions advisory firm Greenhill & Co., and the author of the new book "Surviving Wall Street: A Tale of Triumph, Tragedy, and Timing" which examines his life facing crises on Wall Street and, most recently, his resignation from the Penn Board in December 2023.

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89:25

5/7/25 Panel

The Roundtable ·

2025/05/07

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Tetherless World Professor of Computer, Web and Cognitive Sciences at RPI Jim Hendler, 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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25:06

Book Picks: Odyssey Bookshop and Merritt Bookstore

The Roundtable ·

2025/05/06

This week's Book Picks come from Robin Glossner from Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley, MA and we also welcome Kira Wizner from Merritt Bookstore in Millbrook, NY.

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17:16

Susannah Cahalan’s "The Acid Queen: The Psychedelic...

The Roundtable ·

2025/05/06

Susannah Cahalan’s new book about Rosemary Woodruff Leary is "The Acid Queen: The Psychedelic Life and Counterculture Rebellion of Rosemary Woodruff Leary." It is a portrait of Rosemary and her critical role to Timothy Leary’s rise to high priest—and her trailblazing role for women in ‘60s American counterculture.

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77:08

5/6/25 Panel

The Roundtable ·

2025/05/06

The 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, The Empire Report’s JP Miller, Vice President for Editorial Development at the New York Press Association Judy Patrick, and Former Times Union Associate Editor Mike Spain.

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25:55

"What We Value: The Neuroscience of Choice and...

The Roundtable ·

2025/05/05

As director of the Communication Neuroscience Lab and the Annenberg Public Policy Center's Climate Communication Division, Professor Emily Falk spends a lot of time thinking about the neuroscience of decision-making, behavior change, and successful communication.Her new book, “What We Value: The Neuroscience of Choice and Change,” is grounded in both personal anecdotes and stories from public figures in areas ranging from entertainment to sports.

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17:07

The Shelburne Museum presents "Porcelain Love...

The Roundtable ·

2025/05/05

The exhibition, “Porcelain Love Letters: The Art of Mara Superior” opens at The Shelburne Museum on May 10.Superior’s porcelain art combines intricate painted imagery and sculptural forms through which she explores themes of history, domesticity, and environmentalism.

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81:33

5/5/25 Panel

The Roundtable ·

2025/05/05

The 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, Senior Fellow at the Bard Center for Civic Engagement Jim Ketterer, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute Robert Pondiscio, and Political Consultant and lobbyist Libby Post.

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59:30

Roundtable Panel: The Week in Review - Episode 216

The Roundtable ·

2025/05/03

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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89:59

5/2/25 Panel

The Roundtable ·

2025/05/02

As long expected, President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at cutting public funding that goes to PBS and NPR. Trump complains that the outlets are biased. WAMC/Northeast Public Radio is among the hundreds of public media outlets nationwide that have been preparing for such a move.On today's Roundtable Panel Joe Donahue discusses the order and WAMC's future with WAMC's CEO Sarah Gilbert, Roundtable Producer Sarah LaDuke, former Vice President for Editorial Development at the New

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31:10

Vanessa Priya Daniel's "Unrig the Game: What Women of...

The Roundtable ·

2025/05/02

The new book “Unrig the Game: What Women of Color Can Teach Everyone About Winning” is a playbook to supporting and retaining women of color in leadership roles to create lasting change in the world. It comes from a former labor community organizer Vanessa Priya Daniel, who is the founder of one of the nation’s premiere funders of women of color led organizations. [Encore airing]

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20:20

Catherine Coleman Flowers presents her collection of...

The Roundtable ·

2025/05/02

Environmental justice activist Catherine Coleman Flowers will tell us about her collection of essays, personal and political, that frames the challenges we face as a society. In "Holy Ground: On Activism, Environmental Justice, and Finding Hope" she approaches these issues with grace, generosity, and hope. Coleman charts the way toward equity, respect, and a brighter future. [Encore airing]

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8:36

RT25 and #Hamilten: Lin-Manuel Miranda in the room...

The Roundtable ·

2025/05/01

As we here at WAMC celebrate the 25th Anniversary of The Roundtable, a little American musical is celebrating 10 years since it premiered in New York City – and quickly became a once-in-a-generation success in terms of reviews, ticket sales, fan enthusiasm, and awards recognition.“Hamilton” opened off-Broadway at The Public Theatre on January 20, 2015 and played there through May 3. It opened on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in early August of 2015, where it is still running. “Hamilton”

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71:23

RT25 Celebration

The Roundtable ·

2025/05/01

As we mark the 25th Anniversary of The Roundtable, we share some archival audio and reminisce. We share Susan Arbetter's pieces on The Spirituals Project and The Flying Trapeze, Joe Donahue's stories about New Yorker cartoonists and Sesame Street, and Sarah LaDuke's interview with Lin-Manuel Miranda.

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79:32

5/1/25 Panel - RT25 Celebration

The Roundtable ·

2025/05/01

The Roundtable premiered on WAMC on May 1, 2000, hosted by Susan Arbetter and co-hosted by Joe Donahue. Arbetter left WAMC to continue her illustrious career in 2007 and returns this morning for the first time to celebrate 25 years of the show she helped create. She and Joe are joined by a team of panelists who have been on the show since the early days: Former EPA Regional Administrator, Professor at Bennington College, and President of Beyond Plastics Judith Enck; Corporate attorney with Phillips

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50:10

Connie Chung on legacy, humor, and her career

The Roundtable ·

2025/04/30

Iconic broadcaster Connie Chung was a trailblazer in the world of journalism having worked for CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, MSNBC. In her new memoir, Connie, she reflects on how, years later, she came to realize the true impact of her pioneering legacy. [Encore airing.]

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