The Roundtable

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China’s economic ascendance means the Asian power is receiving increased scrutiny from American politicians. In today’s Congressional Corner, New York Representative Bill Owens tells WAMC’s Alan Chartock that China’s currency manipulation must be monitored.

Disasters take many forms, and we never know when they will strike. To help us be prepared for any situation, Rich Johnson and Outdoor Life have createdTheUltimate Survival Manual that will get us out alive.

Danica McKellar has written three New York Times bestselling books aimed at making Math accessible, and her fourth book, Girls Get Curves: Geometry Takes Shape was published earlier this month. We welcome the actress and internationally-recognized mathematician back to the show.

For eight hours on a Sunday last August, Tropical Storm Irene created a flash flood sweeping away houses, bridges, highways, cars and shops in three states. Communities became isolated islands when bridges fell and the only way to get in or out was by helicopter. National Guard Humvees patroled the once quiet streets.

In Gerald Kolpan’s Magic Words, he finely crafts fact with fiction as he tells the tale of a Jewish boy-interpreter, the world’s most estimable magician, a murderous harlot, and America’s greatest Indian Chief.

China’s economic ascendance means the Asian power is receiving increased scrutiny from American politicians. In today’s Congressional Corner, New York Representative Bill Owens tells WAMC’s Alan Chartock that China’s currency manipulation must be monitored.

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Emily Crowe join us from The Odyssey Bookshop with this week's Book Picks.

List:
The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
The Light Between Oceans by M L Stedman
Me, Who Dove Into the Heart of the World by Sabina Berman
Nocturne: Dream Recipes
Liar and Spy by Rebecca Stead
Mr. Churchill's Secretary by Susan Elia MacNeil

Election Day will be here before you know it. In today’s Congressional Corner, New York Representative Bill Owens tells WAMC’s Alan Chartock that he likes his re-election chances.

WAMC's Ian Pickus speaks with pro wrestler, former Southern Methodist University football player, and Glens Falls native “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan, who recounts his wild times in the ring in a new memoir, Hacksaw.