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The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Communications expert and Founder/President of Stanhope Partners Bob Bellafiore, Dean of the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity at the University at Albany Robert Griffin, Executive Director of The Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York Nic Rangel, and Albany Law School Professor and Director of the Justice Center Sarah Rogerson Sarah Rogerson.

This week's Book Picks come from Jackie Kellachan from the Golden Notebook in Woodstock, NY and Suzanna Hermans from Oblong Books in Millerton & Rhinebeck, NY.

April is National Jazz Appreciation Month, and we’re excited to kick it off with our next guest, Bill McCann. Bill McCann is the longtime Host of “The Saturday Morning Edition of Jazz” on 90.9 FM, WCDB, the student-run radio station at UAlbany; he is the President of A Place for Jazz, which is a non for profit organization promoting world class jazz in the Capital District; and he is also the new host of “The WAMC Jazz Show” which airs on Saturday nights from 11:00 pm to midnight. McCann has recently taken over the gig for Tim Coakley, who retired as host after 38 years.There is a UAlbany Jazz Appreciation Month Festival taking place this coming Saturday, April 5th.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are public policy and communications expert Theresa Bourgeois, former Times Union Associate Editor Mike Spain, and Professor Emeritus of Russian at Hofstra University and author of: "Illiberal Vanguard: Populist Elitism in the United States and Russia" Alexander Mihailovic.

On October 28, 2015, a boat meant for only a few dozen passengers capsized off the coast of Greece. Hundreds of refugees, forced in desperation onto the overloaded boat manned by armed smugglers, were tossed into the sea. The resulting loss of life, the largest in a single day during the crisis in the Aegean, shocked the world.After nearly a decade of research, interviews, and investigation, reporter Jeanne Carstensen has looked to capture every detail of the dramatic twenty-four hours. Her new book is: "A Greek Tragedy: One Day, A Deadly Shipwreck, And the Human Cost of The Refugee Crisis."

A sign reading “Americanitis” in neon-script on a red background - with round white marquee lightbulbs as a border is drawing patrons to one end of Building 6 at MASS MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts. This particular space at the contemporary art museum, which opened in 1999 and added this building in 2017, is called “The Prow” - and this is the first time it’s held an interactive exhibition. Alison Pebworth’s Cultural Apothecary opened at the end of February and features a tea service and several invitations to reflect on how you are feeling through emotion identification and surveys.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are a grants analyst based in Albany Emily Honen, 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.

Gregory Maguire is an Albany native and is back in the city this weekend to talk about his latest book, “Elphie,” the coming-of-age story of Elphaba, who becomes the Wicked Witch of the West.Maguire will be participating in the Albany Film Festival at the University at Albany tomorrow at 10:45 AM in the Performing Arts Center Main Theatre in a conversation with Paul Grondahl.

Robert Snyder, Official Manhattan Borough Historian, is here to discuss his new book, “When the City Stopped: Stories from New York's Essential Workers.”He will be speaking at the University at Albany this afternoon and at the New York State Museum tomorrow afternoon.