The Roundtable

The Citizens United ruling has changed the electoral picture. In today’s Congressional Corner, Union College political science professor Brad Hays tells WAMC’s Alan Chartock that the Supreme Court has tacked to the right in recent decades.

Joel Stein (Time journalist) speaks with us about his book, Man Made: A Stupid Quest for Masculinity.

We speak with Buzz Bissinger (Friday Night Lights) about his new book, Father's Day: A Journey into the Mind and Heart of My Extraordinary Son.

We welcome former Secretary of State, General Colin Powell, to the show and speak with him about his new book, It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership .

Fiddler on the Roof runs on the BSC Mainstage in Pittsfield, MA through July 14th. Director/Choreographer Gary John La Rosa; Music Director Darren R. Cohen; and actors Brad Oscar, Joanna Glushak, Rebecca Kuznick, Stephanie Lynn Mason, Dawn Rother, and Colin Israel join us at The Linda for a preview of the production.

The Clinton question is looming over the presidential election. In today’s Congressional Corner, Union College political science professor Brad Hays tells WAMC’s Alan Chartock that the relationship between President Obama and former President Clinton remains fragile.

Emmy Laybourne’s Monument 14 will blow you away. The first novel in the trilogy, it forces you to ask the hardest questions about survival and the human condition... which is exactly happens with our 14 survivors.

We welcome David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for the New York Times, and speak with him about his new book, Confront and Conceal: Obama's Secret Wars and Surprising Use of American Power.

President Obama’s same-sex marriage endorsement was a landmark moment for gay rights. In today’s Congressional Corner, New York Representative Bill Owens tells WAMC’s Alan Chartock that he doesn’t see such social issues as national concerns.