Roundtable (WAMC)
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Mary Pearson - The Fox Inheritance
After 260 years of darkness, Locke is reborn into a new genetically modified body and a world that is almost unrecognizable.
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Veroncia Ross - Under the Never Sky
It's the pod people vs. the savages in a race to survive a world riddle with aether storms.
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Joan Osborne
WAMC's Ian Pickus speaks with popular singer and songwriter Joan Osborne, who has released a new album of soul and blues covers called Bring It On Home and appears at The Egg in Albany on April 1.
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Jane Maas - Mad Women
Jane Maas was in the thick of the advertising industry during the 60's at Ogilvy & Mather, and ran the "I Love NY" campaign.
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Congressional Corner with Nan Hayworth - Part 2
Incumbents are eyeing the new Congressional maps as they plan for the November election and beyond. In today's Congressional Corner, New York Representative Nan Hayworth tells WAMC's Alan Chartock that she's prepared to serve all of her constituents wherever they're located.
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Ulster Ballet Company's 29th Annual Festival of Dance
On Saturday, March 24th at 8:00 pm, the Ulster Ballet Company proudly presents The 29th Annual Festival of Dance, to be held at the Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC) in Kingston, New York. Joe learns all about it in this hour from the co-artistic directors of the Ulster Ballet Company, Scarlett Fiero and Quiedo Carbone.
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The Mid Hudson Vegetarian Society's presentation of...
Joe Donahue speaks with Marisa Miller Wolfson about the The Mid Hudson Vegetarian Society's presentation of her film, Vegucated at Upstate Films.
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Congressional Corner with Nan Hayworth - Part 1
Rising gas prices have become a national political flashpoint yet again. In today's Congressional Corner, New York Representative Nan Hayworth tells WAMC's Alan Chartock that several steps should be taken to alleviate pain at the pump.
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Sandy Hackett's Rat Pack Show at The Colonial
Joe Donahue speaks with Buddy Hackett's son, Sandy Hackett about his Rat Pack Show which re-creates one of the famous "Summit at the Sands" hotel shows. The show will be at The Colonial in Pittsfield, MA on Saturday 3/24 at 8pm.
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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Joe Donahue speaks with Madeline Miller about her book, The Song of Achilles: A Novel.
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The Blind Boys of Alabama
Joe Donahue speaks with Jimmy Carter from The Blind Boys of Alabama. They will perform at The Mahaiwe in Great Barrington, MA on Sunday at 7pm.
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Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine will be at Proctors on Friday, March 23. Here, Joe Donahue speaks with her about a little bit of everything.
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David Healy - Pharmageddon
Joe Donahue speaks with David Healy about his book, Pharmageddon.
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Tamara McClintock Greenberg - When Someone You Love Has...
Joe Donahue speaks with Tamara McClintock Greenberg about her book, When Someone You Love Has a Chronic Illness: Hope and Help for Those Providing Support.
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E-Books and Digital Libraries
The popularity of e-readers is soaring, but you may have trouble finding that hot new title or some digital content at your local library. But, we speak with a trio of librarians trying to change that.
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Book Picks - Oblong Books and Music
Suzanna Hermans is back in Studio A with Joe on this fine Spring day to share some new reading suggestions.
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Chris Pavone - The Expats: A Novel
Joe Donahue speaks with Chris Pavone about The Expats: A Novel.
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Ahmed Rashid - Pakistan on the Brink
Joe Donahue speaks with Ahmed Rashid about his book, Pakistan on the Brink: The Future of America, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
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Congressional Corner with Tim Vercellotti - Part 4
The repercussions from Rush Limbaugh's recent sexist comments were severe. In today's Congressional Corner, Tim Vercellotti of the Western New England University poll tells WAMC's Alan Chartock that the GOP presidential candidates should have been more condemnatory toward Limbaugh.
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John Fischer - Kitchen Pro Series: Guide to Cheese...
Joe and Sarah welcome John Fischer, a professor at The Culinary Institute of American, into the studio to talk cheese.
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Cullen Murphy - God's Jury: The Inquisition and the...
Joe Donahue speaks with Cullen Murphy about his book, God's Jury: The Inquisition and the Making of the Modern World.
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Rabbi Burton Visotzky
Joe speaks with Rabbi Burton Visotzky of the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City who will be speaking at The College of St. Rose this week.
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Mark Sundeen - The Man Who Quit Money
Joe Donahue speaks with Mark Sundeen about The Man Who Quit Money.
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Bruce Piasecki - Doing More With Less
Joe Donahue speaks with Bruce Piasecki about Doing More With Less.
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Congressional Corner with Tim Vercellotti - Part 3
Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown won a special election during the height of anti-health care reform fervor. In today's Congressional Corner, Tim Vercellotti of the Western New England University poll tells WAMC's Alan Chartock that Brown seems to have unusual staying power for a Bay State Republican.
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Hudson Valley Restaurant Week
Ray Graf speaks with Janet Cranshaw, Hudson Valley Restaurant Week organizer and publisher of The Valley Table magazine; and Agnes Devereux, owner and chef at The Village Tea Room in New Paltz, about this year's Hudson Valley Restaurant Weeks.
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Classical Music According to Yehuda #83
In this week's Classical Music According to Yehuda, Alan Chartock and Yehuda Hanani discuss and hear a Haydn composition whose tune eventually became the German national anthem.
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Listener Essay - The Country of His Hearing Loss
Tina Meyer is a poet and freelance writer from Blandford, MA.
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Pamela Yates
Sarah LaDuke speaks with filmmaker, Pamela Yates, about her movie, Granito: How to Nail a Dictator which is screening as part of the Berkshire Womens Writers Festival this Sunday.
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Mark Titus - Don't Put Me In, Coach: My Incredible NCAA...
Joe Donahue speaks with Mark Titus about his book, Don't Put Me In, Coach: My Incredible NCAA Journey from the End of the Bench to the End of the Bench.
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James Barrett - The Irish Way: Becoming American in the...
Joe Donahue speaks with James Barrett about The Irish Way: Becoming American in the Multiethnic City.
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Peter Behrens - The O'Briens
Joe Donahue speaks with Peter Behrens about his book, The O'Briens.
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Congressional Corner with Tim Vercellotti - Part 2
The 2012 presidential election is getting most of the attention, but Congressional races are also pivotal for the country. In today's Congressional Corner, Tim Vercellotti of the Western New England University poll tells WAMC's Alan Chartock that Americans seem to prefer divided government.
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Barrels and Drams: The History of Whisk(e)y in Jiggers...
Joe Donahue and Ray Graf welcome William Dowd (and his bottles and whiskey and tasting glasses) to Studio A.
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Ravi Coltrane
Joe Donahue welcomes Ravi Coltrane to The Roundtable. He's performing at St. Rose tonight.
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Ricki Lewis - The Forever Fix: Gene Therapy and the Boy...
Joe Donahue speaks with Ricki Lewis about her book, The Forever Fix: Gene Therapy and the Boy Who Saved It.
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Kate Stone Lombardi - The Mama's Boy Myth
Joe Donahue speaks with Kate Stone Lombardi about her research and her book, The Mama's Boy Myth.
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Ruben Studdard
Joe Donahue speaks with Ruben Studdard about his career and his new album, Letters from Birmingham.
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Congressional Corner with Tim Vercellotti - Part 1
The race for the GOP presidential nomination remains murky. In today's Congressional Corner, Tim Vercellotti of the Western New England University poll tells WAMC's Alan Chartock that Super Tuesday presented another set of challenges for former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.
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Fred Matt - Saranac White IPA
President & COO of F.X. Matt Brewing Company, Fred Matt talks about the company's history & the new Saranac White IPA.
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Steamer No. 10 - Eclectic Performance Series
Michael Eck is producing a new Eclectic Performance Series at the Steamer No. 10 Theatre in Albany, NY.
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Waiting for Godot - Cocoon Theatre
Joe Donahue speaks with Andres and Marguerite San Millan, founders and artistic directors of the Cocoon Theatre in Rhinebeck, NY.
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Albany Symphony Orchestra
Joe Donahue and Maestro David Alan Miller discuss this weekend's concerts.
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Jack Goldsmith - Power and Constraint
Joe Donahue speaks with Jack Goldsmith about his book, Power and Constraint: The Accountable Presidency After 9/11.
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Lauren Oliver - Pandemonium
YA author Lauren Oliver gives us the skinny on the second book in the Delirium trilogy, Pandemonium.
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Congressional Corner with Peter Welch - Part 3
Farmers in the Northeast have had a tough several years, especially in Vermont, where last summer's floods made an already tough business ever harder. In today's Congressional Corner, Vermont Representative Peter Welch tells WAMC's Alan Chartock that the all-important Farm Bill could be lost to inertia in Washington.
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Andrew Nagorski - Hitlerland: American Eyewitnesses to...
Joe Donahue speaks with Andrew Nagorski about his book, Hitlerland: American Eyewitnesses to the Nazi Rise to Power.
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The Zambonis
Sarah LaDuke speaks with Dave Schneider of hockey-rock outfit, The Zambonis. They are playing in Lake Placid, NY this weekend.
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Listener Essay - Lessons of a Simple Life
Mary Cuffe Perez is a writer who lives in Galway, NY. Her recently published novel-in-verse, Nothing by Name, was inspired by the life of Rachael Scripter.
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Stacey Cordery - Juliette Gordon Low: The Remarkable...
Joe Donahue speaks with Stacey Cordery about Juliette Gordon Low: The Remarkable Founder of the Girl Scouts.
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Jeff Goodell - The Big Fracking Bubble: The Scam Behind...
Joe Donahue speaks with Jeff Goodell about his Rolling Stone article, "The Big Fracking Bubble: The Scam Behind the Gas Boom."
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Congressional Corner with Peter Welch - Part 2
Middle East observers are concerned about political demonstrations in Syria and Iran's push toward nuclear capability. In today's Congressional Corner, Vermont Representative Peter Welch tells WAMC's Alan Chartock that U.S. mistakes in Afghanistan should not be repeated elsewhere around the globe.
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Listener Essay - Upstate Hack
Spike Vrusho is the author of the 2008 book, Benchclearing: Baseball's Greatest Fights and Riots, and the former editor of the New York Sports Express. He drives a taxi in the Rhinebeck area between freelance writing gigs.
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Jim Yardley - Brave Dragons
Ian Pickus speaks with Jim Yardley about his book, Brave Dragons.
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March Was Made of Yarn: Reflections on the Japanese...
Joe Donahue speaks iwth Elmer Luke about the book, March Was Made of Yarn: Reflections on the Japanese Earthquake, Tsunami, and Nuclear Meltdown.
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Shimon Edelman - The Happiness of Pursuit
Joe Donahue speaks with Shimon Edelman about The Happiness of Pursuit.
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Laurence Wittner - Working for Peace and Justice:...
Joe Donahue speaks with Laurence Wittner about his book, Working for Peace and Justice: Memoirs of an Activist Intellectual.
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Chris Matthews - Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero
Joe Donahue speaks with Chris Matthews about his book, Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero, now out in paperback.
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Congressional Corner with Bill Owens - Part 3
Field hearings are under way in key farming states, including New York, ahead of voting on this year's Farm Bill. In today's Congressional Corner, New York Representative Bill Owens tells WAMC's Alan Chartock that farmers in his district are anxious to compete with farmers in other states.
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Classical Music According to Yehuda #82
In this week's "Classical Music According to Yehuda," Alan Chartock and Yehuda Hanani discuss a pair of literary titans who also excelled as composers, hearing Tolstoy's Waltz and Pasternak's Prelude in E Flat Minor.
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Michael Ian Black - You're Not Doing It Right: Tales of...
Sarah LaDuke speaks with Michael Ian Black (The State, Stella) about his new book, You're Not Doing It Right: Tales of Marriage, Sex, Death, and Other Humiliations.
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William Jay Smith - My Friend Tom: The Poet-Playwright...
William Jay Smith - My Friend Tom: The Poet-Playwright Tennessee Williams
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Dr. Marie Friedmann Marquardt - Living Illegal
Joe Donahue speaks with Dr. Marie Friedmann Marquardt about her book, Living Illegal.
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Mike Doughty
WAMC's Ian Pickus speaks with musician Mike Doughty, the former Soul Coughing frontman and solo artist who chronicles his fights with addiction and the music industry in The Book of Drugs.
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Congressional Corner with Bill Owens - Part 2
The Chinese have been accused of manipulating currency to gain an edge in trade. In today's Congressional Corner, New York Representative Bill Owens tells WAMC's Alan Chartock that American manufacturers deserve a chance to compete with China on an even ground.
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Congressional Corner with Bill Owens - Part 1
The world community is holding its breath over Iran's burgeoning nuclear program. In today's Congressional Corner, New York Representative Bill Owens tells WAMC's Alan Chartock that Iran is being provocative by moving its nuclear facilities underground.
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Justin Townes Earle
Justin Townes Ealre is playing at MASS MoCA on Saturday 3/10. His new album is entitled Nothing's Going to Change the Way You Feel About Me Now.
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The Hyde Collection - Building Futures: Re-Envisioning...
Building Futures: Re-Envisioning the Hyde at Rensselaer runs through April 15. Joe Donahue speaks with David Setford and Evan Douglis about the exhibition.
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Brenda Child - Holding Our World Together: Ojibwe Women...
Joe Donahue speaks with Brenda Child about her book, Holding Our World Together: Ojibwe Women and the Survival of the Community.
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Masha Gessen - The Man Without a Face
Joe Donahue speaks with Masha Gessen about her book, The Man Without a Face.
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Jeanne Safer - Cain's Legacy
Joe Donahue speaks with Jeanne Safer about her book, Cain's Legacy.
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Empire State Youth Orchestra
Joe Donahue speaks with Helen Cha-Pyo about the Empire State Youth Orchestra.
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Claire Bidwell Smith - The Rules of Inheritance
Joe Donahue speaks with Claire Bidwell Smith about her book, The Rules of Inheritance.
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Jersey Boys at Proctors
Joe speaks with the four lead actors in the National Broadway Tour of Jersey Boys.
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James Gleick - Information
Joe Donahue speaks with James Gleick about Information - now out in paperback.
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Megan Mayhew Bergman - Birds of a Lesser Paradise
Joe Donahue speaks with Megan Mayhew Bergman - Birds of a Lesser Paradise .
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David Unger - The Emergency State: America's Pursuit of...
Joe Donahue speaks with David Unger about The Emergency State: America's Pursuit of Absolute Security at All Costs.
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Congressional Corner with Bill Shein - Part 2
The Democratic primary roster in Western Massachusetts is already crowded. In today's Congressional Corner, Bill Shein a candidate for Massachusetts' 1st district seat tells WAMC's Alan Chartock that he is a true outsider who has sworn off corporate funding.
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Book Picks - Battenkill Books
Connie Brooks from Battenkill Books joins Joe with this week's Book Picks list.
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David Shipler
Joe Donahue speaks with David Shipler about The Rights of the People.
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Yasmine Beverly Rana - Blood Sky at New Stage Performing...
Joe Donahue speaks with playwright, Yasmine Beverly Rana, about the production of her play, Blood Sky at New Stage Performing Arts Center.
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John Flansburgh - They Might Be Giants
John Flansburgh from They Might Be Giants speaks with Sarah LaDuke about the bands recent exploits, near-future plans, Twitter, Portlandia, and more! TMBG are playing at The Calvin in Northampton on Thursday, March 8th.
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Les Blank - Screenings at Upstate Films
Sarah LaDuke speaks with award-winning filmmaker, Les Blank, about his career and his films that are screening at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck and Woodstock, NY this week.
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Congressional Corner with Bill Shein - Part 1
Redistricting means a new legislative layout in the Bay State. In today's Congressional Corner, Bill Shein a Democratic candidate for Massachusetts' 1st district seat tells WAMC's Alan Chartock that he is running a grassroots, progressive campaign.
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Peggielene Bartels - King Peggy: An American Secretary,...
Joe Donahue speaks with King Peggy - Peggielene Bartels about her life and the book, King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village.
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Cowboy Junkies - Margo Timmins
Sarah LaDuke speaks with Margo Timmins about the Cowboy Junkies 4 album series, The Nomad Project, the last record from which (The Wilderness) is being released later this month.
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Craig Taylor - Londoners: The Days and Nights of London...
Joe Donahue speaks with Craig Taylor about his book, Londoners: The Days and Nights of London Now--As Told by Those Who Love It, Hate It, Live It, Left It, and Long for It.
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Zainab Salbi
Zainab Salbi, Founder of Women for Women International, will speak at MCLA on Tuesday, March 6 at 7 pm as part of the college's Public Policy Lecture Series.
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Sarah Vowell
Sarah's Vowell's most recent book, Unfamiliar Fishes, comes out in paperback tomorrow.
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Classical Music According to Yehuda #81
In this week's Classical Music According to Yehuda, Dr. Alan Chartock and Yehuda Hanani discuss the meaning of "rococo," hearing Boccherini's sonata in A minor as performed by Yehuda and Eliot Fisk.
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Dan Gurney
Accordionist, Dan Gurney, will play live and sign his new album, Traditional Irish Music on the Button Accordion, at Oblong Books on 3/3.
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Mei-Ling Hopgood - How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm...
Joe speaks with Mei-Ling Hopgood about her book, How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm and Other Adventures in Parenting Around the World.
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Lilly Ledbetter - Grace and Grit: My Fight for Equal Pay...
Joe Donahue speaks with Lilly Ledbetter about Grace and Grit: My Fight for Equal Pay and Fairness at Goodyear and Beyond.
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Soleil Moon Frye
Punky Brewster star, Soleil Moon Frye tells us about her partnership with the National Education Association, and Read Across America.
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Teitur
WAMC's Ian Pickus speaks with musician Teitur, a native of the Faroe Islands who brought his tour to the Linda in Albany March 1, about his life, songs, and fans.
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Eric Wilson - Everyone Loves a Good Train Wreck
Joe speaks with Eric Wilson about his book, Everyone Loves a Good Train Wreck.
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Sharon Begley - The Emotional Life of Your Brain
Joe Donahue speaks with Sharon Begley about The Emotional Life of Your Brain.
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Start-Up Weekend Tech Valley
Joe speaks with Christine Tate and John Max Miller - CFO and CEO of GrandSlam Alley Business Accelerator in Troy about Start-Up Weekend Tech Valley.
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Olympia Dukakis
Academy Award winner, Olympia Dukakis, stars in Thom Fitzgerald's new movie, Cloudburst. The film is having its East Coast premiere this Saturday at 7pm presented by Out! For Reel in Northampton, MA.
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Quote Unquote at EMPAC
EMPAC Assistant Curator, Emily Zimmerman, and New York City based media artist, Ben Rubin, join Sarah in Studio A to tell us about EMPAC's Quote Unquote series.
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Chad Lambert - Saturday Night Live Comic Book
Sarah LaDuke speaks with Chad Lambert, author of the new COMICS: Saturday Night Live comic coming out soon from Bluewater Productions.
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Rich Honen
Joe and welcome Rich Honen of Phillips Lytle, LLP back to the studio.
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The Blood Sugar Solution: The UltraHealthy Program for...
Joe Donahue speaks with Dr. Mark Hyman about his latest book, The Blood Sugar Solution: The UltraHealthy Program for Losing Weight, Preventing Disease, and Feeling Great Now!.
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Book Picks - Odyssey Books
Emily Crowe from Odyssey joins Joe in Studio A with this week's Book Picks!
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David Brenner
Legendary comedian, David Brenner, is performing two show at Helsinki Hudson this weekend.
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Dan Wells - Partials
YA Author Dan Wells discusses the first in his dystopian trilogy Partials.
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Listener Essay - Man of Letters
Barbara Redfield shares how special it is that her father hand-writes letters.
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Mary L. Dudziak - War Time: An Idea, Its History, Its...
Joe Donahue speaks with Mary L. Dudziak about her book, War Time: An Idea, Its History, Its Consequences.
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Tovar Cerulli - The Mindful Carnivore: A Vegetarian's...
Joe Donahue speaks with Tovar Cerulli, author of The Mindful Carnivore: A Vegetarian's Hunt for Sustenance.
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Maggie Anderson - Our Black Year: One Family's Quest to...
Joe Donahue speaks with Maggie Anderson about her book, Our Black Year: One Family's Quest to Buy Black in America's Racially Divided Economy.
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Courtney Smith - Record Collecting for Girls
In Record Collecting for Girls, music maven Courtney Smith tells us how we can unleash our inner music nerds, and how females have helped shape the music industry.
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Harold Holzer
Joe speaks with Harold Holzer about his upcoming lecture at the Albany Institute of History and Art.
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David Brock - The Fox Effect
Joe Donahue speaks with David Brock about his book, The Fox Effect.
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Jonathan Ladd - Why Americans Hate the Media and How It...
Joe Donahue speaks with Jonathan Ladd about Why Americans Hate the Media and How It Matters.
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Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre's 30th annual Bardavon...
Sarah LaDuke speaks with John Meehan about this weekend's Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre Gala at The Bardavon in Poughkeepsie, NY.
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Union College Founder's Day - Richard Russo and...
Joe Donahue speaks with Union College President, Stephen Ainlay and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Richard Russo, about Union College's Founder's Day events.
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Gail Collins - William Henry Harrison
Joe Donahue speaks with Gail Collins about her book, William Henry Harrison: The American Presidents Series: The 9th President,1841.
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Pamela Druckerman - Bringing Up Bb
Joe Donahue speaks with Pamela Druckerman about her book, Bringing Up Bb: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting.
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Congressional Corner with Kirsten Gillibrand
The poor economy has particularly affected women, who were already struggling to earn equal wages despite decades of attention to the issue. In today's Congressional Corner, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand tells WAMC's Alan Chartock that women's economic empowerment is a primary concern.
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Congressional Corner with Brad Hays - Part 3
New York will say goodbye to Congressman Maurice Hinchey at the end of this term. In today's Congressional Corner, Union College political science professor Brad Hays tells WAMC's Alan Chartock that Hinchey's retirement is only one drastic change facing the Empire State political class.
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
William Kamkwamba, Brian Mealer and Elizabeth Zunon tell Kamkwamba's amazing tale of building a windmill in his Malawian village.
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David Wolman - The End of Money
Ray Graf speaks with David Wolman about his book, The End of Money: Counterfeiters, Preachers, Techies, Dreamers--and the Coming Cashless Society.
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Alec Wilkinson - The Ice Balloon
Joe Donahue speaks with Alec Wilkinson about his book, The Ice Balloon: S. A. Andree and the Heroic Age of Arctic Exploration.
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Christopher Bram - Eminent Outlaws: The Gay Writers That...
Joe Donahue speaks with Christopher Bram about his book, Eminent Outlaws: The Gay Writers That Changed America.
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David Owen - The Conundrum
Joe Donahue speaks with David Owen about his book, The Conundrum.
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Paper Promises: Debt, Money, and the New World Order
Joe Donahue speaks with Philip Coggan about his book, Paper Promises: Debt, Money, and the New World Order.
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Tamar Ellsas Chansky - Freeing Yourself from Anxiety:...
Joe Donahue speaks with Tamar Chansky about her book, Freeing Yourself from Anxiety: The 4-Step Plan to Overcome Worry and Create the Life You Want.
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Book Picks - Northshire Bookstore
Bill Lewis from Northshire Bookstore joins Joe with this week's Book Picks list.
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Tim Weiner - Enemies: A History of the FBI
Joe Donahue speaks with Tim Weiner about Enemies: A History of the FBI.
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Albany Symphony Orchestra - Cellobration
Meastro David Alan Miller talks about this weekend's ASO Cellobration in Troy and Saratoga.
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Classical Music According to Yehuda #80
In this week's Classical Music According to Yehuda, Alan and Yehuda talk fugue.
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Congressional Corner with Brad Hays - Part 1
New York voters could find themselves heading to the polls several times in 2012. In today's Congressional Corner, Union College political science professor Brad Hays tells WAMC's Alan Chartock that GOP voters in the Empire State might not have much say in the presidential primary.
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Brook Martinez - Brooklyn Qawwali Party
Brook Martinez, drummer and band leader of Brooklyn Qawwali Party joins Joe in Studio A to talk about two upcoming shows in the region.
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Andy Borowitz
Joe Donahue welcomes Andy Borowitz back to the program. Borowitz will deliver the Krieger Lecture at Vassar College on 2/21.
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Michael Holley - War Room: The Legacy of Bill Belichick...
Ian Pickus speaks with Michael Holley about War Room: The Legacy of Bill Belichick and the Art of Building the Perfect Team.
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Congressional Corner with Dr. Rich Becker - Part 2
The once solidly Democratic New York Congressional delegation got a Republican facelift in 2010. In today's Congressional Corner, Cortlandt Town Councilman Dr. Rich Becker a Democratic candidate for New York's 19th Congressional seat currently held by Republican Nan Hayworth tells WAMC's Alan Chartock that former Congressman John Hall was a victim of bad timing.
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Classical Music According to Yehuda #79
In this week's Classical Music According to Yehuda, Alan and Yehuda discuss the rondo form.
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Dave Buscema - 100 Things Giants Fans Should Know and Do...
Ian Pickus speaks with Dave Buscema about 100 Things Giants Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die.
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Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa is a playwright, television writer, and an author for Marvel Comics. Sarah LaDuke speaks with the award winning playwright about the upcoming Powerhouse reading of his play Abigail/1702.
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Randy Cohen - Person Place Thing
Randy Cohen is a popular humorist and Emmy award winning TV writer who has written for David Letterman, Rosie O'Donnell and Michael Moore. For twelve years he wrote "The Ethicist," a weekly column for the New York Times Magazine. Now, he is the creator and host of the new radio show, Person Place Thing - where interview subjects come prepared to talk about a person, a place, and a thing that are important to them. The show premieres on WAMC on February 17th.
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Rich Pagano - The Fab Faux
The Fab Faux will be performing at UPAC in Kingston on February 11.
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Trita Parsi - A Single Roll of the Dice: Obama's...
Joe Donahue speaks with Trita Parsi about his book, A Single Roll of the Dice: Obama's Diplomacy with Iran.
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Adam Lashinsky Inside Apple: How America's Most...
Joe Donahue speaks with Adam Lashinsky about Inside Apple: How America's Most Admired--and Secretive--Company Really Works.
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Keith Wallace - Corked & Forked
Get your munching on during this Sunday's Superbowl (or anytime for that matter), with recipes from Keith Wallace's Corked & Forked.
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Sean Rowe
Sean Rowe is playing at Helsinki Hudson on Friday. Sarah LaDuke speaks with him a little about his music and a little about his life.
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Brad Smith - Red Means Run: A Novel
Joe speaks with Brad Smith about his book, Red Means Run: A Novel.
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Chris Gethard
Sarah LaDuke speaks with Chris Gethard about his book, A Bad Idea I'm About To Do, The Chris Gethard Show, UCB, and being a loser.
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T. Jefferson Parker - The Jaguar
Joe Donahue speaks with T. Jefferson Parker about his latest, The Jaguar.
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Suzzy Roche - Wayward Saints
Joe Donahue speaks with folk-rock legend, Suzzy Roche, about her debut novel, Wayward Saints.
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Congressional Corner with Bill Owens - Part 3
A divided Congress recently came together to bid Arizona representative Gabby Giffords farewell. In today's Congressional Corner, New York Representative Bill Owens tells WAMC's Alan Chartock that personal relationships are the key to broad bipartisanship.
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Robin Karr-Morse - Scared Sick: The Role of Childhood...
Joe Donahue speaks with Robin Karr-Morse about her book, Scared Sick: The Role of Childhood Trauma in Adult Disease.
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Hal Runkel - The Self-Centered Marriage
Joe Doanhue speaks with Hal Runkel about his book, The Self-Centered Marriage.
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Book Picks - Battenkill Books
Connie Brooks from Battenkill Books is back in Studio A with Joe sharing this week's Book Picks!
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Nick Zammuto
Nick Zammuto (of The Books) has a new 4 piece band called Zammuto and they're making their debut at MASS MoCA in North Adams, MA this Friday night. Sarah LaDuke speaks with Nick about the new project and we hear a few songs from the upcoming album - due for release in April.
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Congressional Corner with Bill Owens - Part 2
The New York State Department of Environmental Conversation has received a massive outcry from the anti-hydraulic fracturing forces. In today's Congressional Corner, New York Representative Bill Owens tells WAMC's Alan Chartock that disclosure of drilling chemicals is necessary for any fracking on public lands.
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10X10 on North
Joe learns about 10X10 on North, The Berkshires' First-Ever Winter Contemporary Arts Festival, from : Julianne Boyd of Barrington Stage Company, Lauren Ferin from the Berkshire International Film Festival, and Megan Whilden the City of Pittsfield Director of Cultural Development.
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Meg Rosoff - There Is No Dog
Joe speaks with Meg Rosoff about her book, There Is No Dog.
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Clay A. Johnson - The Information Diet: A Case for...
Joe speaks with Clay A. Johnson about his book, The Information Diet: A Case for Conscious Consumption.
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Dr. Robin Cook - Death Benefit
Joe Donahue speaks with Dr. Robin Cook about his latest medical thriller, Death Benefit.
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Branford Marsalis
Branford Marsalis will be at Proctor's Theatre in Schenectady on Friday night at 8PM.
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Catherine Fisher - Incarceron
Author Katherine Fisher takes readers into a living and ever-changing prison in her Incarceron series.
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Sundance - Meira Blaustein
Sarah LaDuke speaks wit Meira Blaustein, Director of the Woodstock Film Festival, about what she's seen at this year's Sundance.
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Sundance - Steve Lawson
Sarah LaDuke speaks with Steve Lawson, The Executive Director of the Williamstown Film Festival, about what he's looking forward to at this year's Sundance.
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Susan Cain - Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World...
Ray speaks with Susan Cain about her book, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking.
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Shakespeare and Company - The Learned Ladies
Ray speaks with Tina Packer, Jennie M. Jadow, and Enrico Spada about Shakespeare and Company's The Learned Ladies.
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Saratoga Reads
Ray discusses this year's Saratoga Reads with Kirstin Drabek Events Coordinator, Tabitha Orthwein Board Coordinator, and Bob Kimmerle Saratoga Reads Communications Coordinator.
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Walter Mosley - All I Did Was Shoot My Man
Ray Graf speaks with Walter Mosely about his latest Leonid Mcgill mystery, All I Did Was Shoot My Man.
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Louis Hyman - Borrow: The American Way of Debt
Joe Donahue speaks with Louis Hyman about his book, Borrow: The American Way of Debt.
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Dr. Amir Levine - Attached: The New Science of Adult...
Joe speaks with Dr. Amir Levine, co-author of the book, Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How it Can Help You Find -and Keep- Love.
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Peter Ladner - The Urban Food Revolution: Changing the...
Joe Donahue speaks with Peter Ladner about The Urban Food Revolution: Changing the Way We Feed Cities.
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Erica Heller - Yossarian Slept Here
Joe Donahue speaks with Erica Heller about her father, Joseph, and her memoir, Yossarian Slept Here.
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Merritt David Janes - Shrek: The Musical
Merritt David Janes plays Lord Farquaad in The National Broadway Tour of Shrek: The Musical which is at Proctors in Schenectady through Sunday.
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Andrea Cremer - Bloodrose
YA author Andrea Cremer discusses her Nightshade trilogy and the final book, Bloodrose.
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Congressional Corner with Nan Hayworth - Part 3
Many freshman Republican representatives were elected on a platform of lower taxes and smaller government. In today's Congressional Corner, New York Representative Nan Hayworth tells WAMC's Alan Chartock that there are several areas to cut.
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Congressional Corner with Nan Hayworth - Part 2
GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, has a supporter in the Hudson Valley. In today's Congressional Corner, New York Representative Nan Hayworth tells WAMC's Alan Chartock that she values Romney's work as a venture capitalist.
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Marie Lu - Legend
In the third and final installment of The Roundtable's celebration of the Dystopian Trilogy, we're featuring Marie Lu's Legend.
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Michael Sean Winters - God's Right Hand
Joe speaks with Michael Sean Winters about his book, God's Right Hand: How Jerry Falwell Made God a Republican and Baptized the American Right.
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Susan Barnett - The View from Outside
Joe Donahue speaks with Susan Barnett about her collection of short stories, The View from Outside.
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Congressional Corner with Nan Hayworth - Part 1
The weekly Republican address recently had a regional flavor. In today's Congressional Corner, New York Representative Nan Hayworth tells WAMC's Alan Chartock about how she came to deliver the national address.
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Dinotopia
Joe Donahue is joined in Studio A by Dinotopia artist/creator (and friend of the show), James Gurney.
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Howard Dean
Joe Donahue speaks with Howard Dean about his upcoming event at The Northshire Bookstore.
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Kate O'Connor - Do The Impossible: My Crash Course On...
Joe Donahue speaks with Kate O'Connor about Do The Impossible: My Crash Course On Presidential Politics Inside The Howard Dean Campaign.
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Albany Symphony Orchestra
Maestro David Alan Miller drops by the show to talk about this weekend's ASO concert which will include selections from Copland, Bernstein, Barber, and a recent, Grammy-nominated piano concerto by composer Michael Daugherty.
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Community Coalition for Rhinebeck Youth
The Community Coalition for Rhinebeck Youth will present a screening of the film Race to Nowhere, this Friday at 7pm in The Rhinebeck High School Auditorium.
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Congressional Corner with Joel Tyner - Part 2
Dutchess County Legislator Joel Tyner is running for Congress on a shoestring campaign. In today's Congressional Corner, Tyner a Democratic candidate for New York's 20th Congressional seat currently held by Chris Gibson tells WAMC's Alan Chartock that he hopes to win from the grassroots level.
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William Bratton - Collaborate or Perish
Joe speaks with William Bratton about the book, Collaborate or Perish.
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Joseph Cummins - Ten Tea Parties
Joe Donahue speaks with Joseph Cummins about Ten Tea Parties: Ten Tea Parties: Patriotic Protests That History Forgot.
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Heather Donahue - Grow Girl
Joe Donahue speaks with Heather Donahue about her book, Growgirl: How My Life After The Blair Witch Project Went to Pot.
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Dr. Andrew Weil - Spontaneous Happiness
Joe Donahue speaks with Dr. Andrew Weil about his latest book, Spontaneous Happiness.
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Congressional Corner with Joel Tyner - Part 1
Dutchess County Legislator Joel Tyner is running what he calls a progressive campaign for Congress. In today's Congressional Corner, Tyner a Democratic candidate for New York's 20th Congressional seat currently held by Chris Gibson tells WAMC's Alan Chartock that he believes voters share his platform.
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Book Picks - Open Door Bookstore
Amy Lane is back in Studio A - this time with Ray - with our picks for today!
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Empire State Winter Games
Ray Graf speaks with Jim McKenna, the Games Coordinator of the Empire State Winter Games.
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Shaggy
Sarah LaDuke speaks with Shaggy about his latest album, his career, and Jamaica's 50th Anniversary.
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Mavis Staples
The amazing Mavis Staples is bringing her legendary gospel and blues concert to The Mahaiwe and The Bardavon this weekend.
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Poll Question - Teacher Evaluations?
Joe Donahue and Alan Chartock discuss (and take WAMC listener questions and comments about) NY Governor Cuomo's possible plan to tie school funding to a teacher evaluation system.
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Susan Saladoff - Hot Coffee
Sarah LaDuke speaks with Susan Saladoff about her documentary, Hot Coffee. The film will screen as part of the Food for Thought Film Series at The Linda (co-presented by the Honest Weight Food Co-Op) this Thursday at 6pm.
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Martin Luther King Day - Community Conversation
This Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday is a National Day of Service, and a time to re-commit ourselves to serving each other and our communities. On this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, we hold a Community Conversation to provide us with an opportunity to reflect on Dr. King's legacy of service and its meaning in today's world.
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Dave Barry and Alan Zweibel - Lunatics
Joe Donahue speaks with Dave Barry and Alan Zweibel about their book, Lunatics.
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Congressional Corner with Chris Gibson - Part 3
The Republican primary season now heads to South Carolina. In today's Congressional Corner, New York Representative Chris Gibson tells WAMC's Alan Chartock that artificial labels are given too much weight by followers of the GOP contest.
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Beth Revis - A Million Suns
In the second installment of The Roundtable's celebration of the Dystopian Trilogy, we're featuring Beth Revis' Across the Universe trilogy. The second book of the series is A Million Suns.
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