The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Albany County Legislature Deputy Minority Leader and former longtime Colonie Town Board Member – Paul Burgdorf, Senior Fellow, Bard Center for Civic Engagement Ambassador Frederic Hof, Senior Fellow, Bard Center for Civic Engagement Jim Ketterer, and Political Consultant and lobbyist Libby Post.

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.

"Feh" is the Yiddish word for an expression of disapproval or disgust. It is also the title of Shalom Auslander’s new memoir which is a quest to understand how this concept became an internalized theme of his life.

WAMC listeners know Wanda Fischer for her WAMC folk music program, The Hudson River Sampler. After a long career in public relations and marketing, Wanda started writing fiction. She has just published her third novel, "Still Doing Time."

The election results continue to reverberate.In today’s Congressional Corner, Democratic Vermont Senator Peter Welch speaks with WAMC’s Ian Pickus. This conversation was recorded December 12th.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Health Policy Analyst Bill Hammond, Semi-retired, Editor at large/columnist/editorial writer, Times Union Jay Jochnowitz, CEO of The Business Council of New York State Heather Mulligan, and Investment Banker on Wall St. Mark Wittman.

Christopher Bollen’s work is often compared to Patricia Highsmith’s and film makers like Alfred Hitchcock. In part a psychological horror novel his latest “Havoc” explores generational conflict taken to extremes and springs from a question at the forefront in recent times: "Do we sacrifice the young for the old or the old for the young?" The new novel is “Havoc” and is written by Christopher Bollen.

June Farms was founded by New York bar owner & restaurateur Matt Baumgartner. Now, he has written a children’s book with his mom, Rosie MacPhail, "The Bear at June Farms." The book tells us about when Bear, a lively and curious puppy, arrives at June Farms, he is welcomed by Frank, the wise and gentle farm dog. Together, they embark on an adventure across the farm, where Bear meets all the happy animals who call June Farms home.

After the election, official Washington is reorganizing.In today’s Congressional Corner, outgoing Republican Congressman Marc Molinaro of New York’s 19th district continues his conversation with WAMC’s Ian Pickus. This conversation was recorded December 5th.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Chief of Staff and Vice President for Strategy and Policy at Bard College Malia DuMont, the Ulster County Comptroller and the former president and CEO of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley March Gallagher, and Vice President for Editorial Development at the New York Press Association Judy Patrick.