The Roundtable

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are: Theresa Bourgeois - Public policy and communications expertThe Reverend Peter Cook - Principal, Faith in the Public Square and Principal and Co-Founder, Faith Beyond Religious Nationalism. Nic Rangel - Executive Director of The Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are: Allison Kavey - a full professor in the History Department at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY).Catherine Tan - an Associate Professor in the department of sociology at Vassar College. Her research is on health, wellness, and medical knowledge. Warren Whitlock - a former federal senior...

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are: Stephen Haff - is an educator who teaches drama and humanities at Poughkeepsie Day School in Poughkeepsie. Anna Markowitz Executive Director of Communities for Local Power and former White House Advance LeadMark Wittman Investment Banker on Wall St.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are: Jackie Berry - Lecturer of Cognitive Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and former Fulbright US Scholar to Egypt. Jay Jochnowitz - Semi-retired, Editor at large/columnist/editorial writer, Times Union. Kathy Sheehan - Former Mayor of the City of Albany, New York. Mike Spain - Former Tim...

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are: Judy Patrick - Former Vice President for Editorial Development at the New York Press Association and longtime editor of the Daily Gazette. Libby Post - Political Consultant and Lobbyist. Karin Riedl - Professor of Government at Dutchess Community College and since 2023, she has been President of...

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are: March Gallagher - The Ulster County Comptroller and the former president and CEO of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley. Bill Hammond - Senior Fellow for Health Policy at The Empire Center for Public Policy. Aaron Pacitti - Siena College Professor of EconomicsBella DeGrasse, Sam Steran...

For more than four decades, Ken Tingley worked in community newspapers, including as editor of the 'Post Star' in Glens Falls. Now he's turned that experience into a play, 'The Last American Newspaper,' which opens Friday at the Capitol Repertory Theater in Albany. Based on true events, the drama takes audiences inside a newsroom confronting the changing economics of journalism, the rise of the in...

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are: Theresa Bourgeois - Public policy and communications expertJustin Patch - Associate Professor of Music at Vassar College. He studies music in American politics; sound studies; East Asian art music; and music in the African diaspora. Donna Welton - Diplomat in Residence at Bard College. She retire...

Health care costs continue to rise, but what’s driving those increases and what can be done to slow them? Today, we’re joined by Ashley Fox, an associate professor at the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the University at Albany. Fox studies health policy and the economics and politics of health care.

The Saratoga Book Festival is an annual community-wide celebration of books in downtown Saratoga Springs, New York. SBF brings writers, book lovers, and even reluctant readers together for thoughtful conversations, fascinating interviews, book talks, readings, workshops, youth program, and more.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are:The Reverend Peter Cook - The Reverend Peter Cook, Principal, Faith in the Public Square and Principal and Co-Founder, Faith Beyond Religious Nationalism. Larissa Phillips - the founder and director of the Volunteer Literacy Project. She is also a columnist for The Free Press and a Greene County r...

We get a preview of the NYS Capital District Walk for Pancreatic Cancer - this year marking their 23rd anniversary. The event will be held in Elm Avenue Town Park in Delmar from 8 AM – Noon on Sunday, September 27th. They will surpass $2 million in cumulative funds raised. According to the Lustgarten Foundation, this milestone means the local efforts in the Capital District have raised enough to f...

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are:Sophia Acquisto - A 3rd year PhD student in Cognitive Science at RPI.Fatimah Gilliam - an author, lawyer, consultant, public speaker, and entrepreneur. Her most recent book is: 'Race Rules: What Your Black Friend Won't Tell You.'Mark Wittman - Investment Banker on Wall St.

The 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire is remembered as one of the defining tragedies of American labor history, but historian and former journalist DavidConrad-Pérez argues there is another largely overlooked story in its aftermath. His new book, ‘Fire in the Heart of the City: The Triangle Shirtwaist Tragedy and the Origins of Modern Charity,’ examines the struggle between labor organizers an...

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are:Terry Gipson - Preceptor in Public Speaking for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University. Frederic Hof - Diplomat in residence at Bard College Ambassador. Pushkala Prasad - the Arthur Zankel Chair in Management for Liberal Arts at Skidmore College where she teaches International Affa...

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are:Heather Mulligan - CEO of The Business Council of New York State. Nic Rangel - Executive Director of The Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New YorkWarren Whitlock is a former federal senior executive having served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Diversity & Leadership, and, Assoc...

WAMC’s Jazz Host Bill McCann will tell us about the latest season for 'A Place for Jazz' and Jazz Happenings around the region in the coming weeks.

Welcome back, we’ll learn now about the Creative License Theatre Collective production of 'Breathing Time' by Beau Willimon at Cohoes Music Hall opening tomorrow night and running through September 27th.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are:Robert Brigham - Professor of History and International Relations at Vassar College. He is a specialist on the history of US foreign policy. March Gallagher - The Ulster County Comptroller and the former president and CEO of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley. Catherine Tan is an Assoc...

Queen Elizabeth II reigned for seven decades, meeting 13 American presidents and quietly becoming one of the most enduring figures in the U.S.-British relationship. In the new book, 'The Queen and Her Presidents, The Hidden Hand that Shaped History,' veteran political journalist Susan Page explores how Elizabeth used diplomacy, personal relationships, and the subtle power of the monarchy to influe...

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are:Robert Griffin - Dean of the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity at the University at Albany. Jay Jochnowitz - Semi-retired, Editor at large/columnist/editorial writer, Times Union. Judy Patrick - Former Vice President for Editorial Development at the New York Pr...

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are:Donna Welton - Diplomat in Residence at Bard College. She retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2025 after over 30 years in public service. Her last post was ambassador to the SE Asian country, Timor-Leste. Mike Spain - Former Times Union Associate Editor. Robert Pondiscio - Senior Fellow at th...

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are:Kathy Sheehan - Former Mayor of the City of Albany. Bill Hammond - Senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy ResearchLibby Post - Political Consultant and lobbyist. Dr. Karin Reidl - a professor of Government at Dutchess Community College and president of the World Affairs Council of the...

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are:Robert Brigham - Professor of History and International Relations on the Shirley Ecker Boskey Chair at Vassar College. Catherine Tan - Associate Professor in the department of sociology at Vassar College. Larissa Phillips - Founder and director of the Volunteer Literacy Project and columnist for T...

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are:Robert Brigham - Professor of History and International Relations on the Shirley Ecker Boskey Chair at Vassar College. Catherine Tan - Associate Professor in the department of sociology at Vassar College. Larissa Phillips - Founder and director of the Volunteer Literacy Project and columnist for T...