The Roundtable

This week's Book Picks comes from James Conrad from The Golden Notebook in Woodstock, NY and Lily Bartels from Open Door Bookstore in Schenectady, NY.

For the past seven decades, Tim Matheson has been an on-screen favorite in Hollywood. In his new memoir, 'Damn Glad to Meet You: My Seven Decades in the Hollywood Trenches,' Matheson looks behind-the-scenes of his illustrious career and reveals what it was like to learn from and work alongside the greats, including Lucille Ball, Dick Van Dyke, Steven Spielberg, and Aaron Sorkin. Also 'Virgin River' has its 7th season out now on Netflix.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Stuart Rice Honorary Chair at the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS) and Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University Fran Berman, Lecturer of Cognitive Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and former Fulbright US Scholar to Egypt Jackie Berry, and Editor at large/columnist/editorial writer, Times Union Jay Jochnowitz.

Bestselling author Emma Donoghue’s new novel, “The Paris Express,” brings us to Autumn, 1895. Paris is as chaotic as it is glamorous, with industry and invention creating huge wealth and terrible poverty. One morning, an anarchist boards the ill-fated Granville-to-Paris express train, determined to make her mark on history.

On Thursday, March 19, Melissa Auf der Maur, former bassist for Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins will celebrate the Hudson, New York launch of her new book 'Even the Good Girls Will Cry: A ‘90s Rock Memoir' (Da Capo Press) at Basilica Hudson. She joins us for a deep dive on the book and her life.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Executive Director of Communities for Local Power and former White House Advance Lead Anna Markowitz, Former Times Union Associate Editor Mike Spain, and Associate Professor in the department of sociology at Vassar College Catherine Tan.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Senior Fellow, Bard Center for Civic Engagement Jim Ketterer, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute Robert Pondiscio, Political Consultant Libby Post, and Former Mayor of the City of Albany, Kathy Sheehan.

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.

Nelson Dellis, a lecturer at Skidmore College and the six-time Memory USA champion is here this morning to discuss his new book, 'Everyday Genius: Hacks to Boost Your Memory, Focus, Problem-Solving,' and Much More. The book is a mental toolkit for a sharper, more engaged life. At a time when outsourcing our thinking has never been easier, Everyday Genius shows you how to reclaim and strengthen your most valuable asset: your brain. Nelson will be talking about and signing his book on Wednesday Night at Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs at 6PM.

Vines, the music project of composer and audio engineer Cassie Wieland, has been in residency at Studio 9 in North Adams, Massachusetts this week and will perform there tomorrow - March 14 - at 7 p.m.