The Roundtable

Weekdays, 9:00am

WAMC's The Roundtable is an award-winning, nationally recognized eclectic talk program. The show airs from 9am to noon each weekday and features news, interviews, in-depth discussion, listener call-ins, music, and much (much) more! Hosted by Joe Donahue and produced by Sarah LaDuke, The Roundtable tackles serious and lighthearted subjects, looking to explore the many facets of the human condition with civility, respect and responsibility. The show's hallmark is thoughtful interviews with A-list newsmakers, authors, artists, sports figures, actors, and people with interesting stories to tell. Since hitting the airwaves in May of 2001, The Roundtable has interviewed the likes of Arthur Miller, Kurt Vonnegut, Maya Angelou, Madeleine Albright, Jimmy Carter, John McCain, Bob Dole, Bill O'Reilly, Steve Martin, James Taylor, Bill Cosby, Stephen King, Melissa Etheridge and lots of other really cool people. Plus, Wilco does our theme song. What more can you ask for?

If you have any questions or you'd like to be on the show, email us at roundtable@wamc.org

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The Roundtable
10:15 am
Thu May 31, 2012

Bruce Dow - "Jesus Christ Superstar"

Bruce Dow plays King Herod in the multi-award nominated revival of Jesus Christ Superstar currently running on Broadway. Here, we speak with him about that role, what he likes about working at Stratford Shakespeare Festival (where this production of Superstar began), and more!

The Roundtable
10:08 am
Thu May 31, 2012

Bill T. Jones / Arnie Zane Dance Company at SPAC

Credit Stephanie Berger

We welcome Bill T. Jones back to the show to talk about the program his company is presenting at SPAC on June 7th.

The Roundtable
9:47 am
Thu May 31, 2012

BIFF - Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present

Seminal and influential performance artist, Marina Abramović, joins us to talk about the documentary, Marina Abramović: The Artist is Present, which is screening at the Berkshire International Film Festival on Friday, June 1st at The Mahaiwe. The film was made leading up to and during her MOMA retrospective exhibition of the same name.

The Roundtable
9:35 am
Thu May 31, 2012

Berkshire Playwright's Lab Gala - Jay Thomas

The Berkshire Playwright's Lab 5th Season multi-media Gala Celebration
will take place on June 9th at 7:30pm at The Mahaiwe in Great Barrington. We welcome Jay Thomas back to the show to talk about his work with BPL and more.

The Roundtable
9:17 am
Thu May 31, 2012

Roundtable Question of the Day - Journalistic line crossed by Fox & Friends?

Fox News is under fire for a campaign ad-style four-minute video highly critical of President Obama, which ran twice on the cable channel's morning program "Fox & Friends" on Wednesday morning. Do you feel a journalistic line was crossed?

Video here.

The Roundtable
11:38 am
Wed May 30, 2012

Friends of Poughkeepsie Public Library Book Annual Sale

Everyone likes a good deal, especially on books. And beginning Friday June 15th, The Friends of the Poughkeepsie Public Library is having their annual Big Sale of Books & Media at the Poughkeepsie Business Park. WAMC's Katie Britton spoke with the volunteer coordinator of the sale, Mark Nelson.

The Roundtable
11:33 am
Wed May 30, 2012

Conor Lovett - "Title and Deed"

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Conor Lovett in "Title and Deed"

Will Eno's new one-man play, Title and Deed is running at The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre in New York City through June 17th. The show is produced by Signature Theatre in association with Gare St Lazare Players Ireland. It is directed by Judy Hegarty Lovett and features Conor Lovett. Here, we speak with Conor Lovett about the show, Gare St. Lazare, his training, and more.

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The Roundtable - Tune for Today
11:28 am
Wed May 30, 2012

Tune for Today

The Roundtable
11:22 am
Wed May 30, 2012

Listener Essay - Apology

Kathy Curto is a published writing living in Cold Spring with her husband, their four children and one big dog. 

Congressional Corner
10:59 am
Wed May 30, 2012

Congressional Corner with Chris Gibson - Part 3

The upstate New York economy is always a concern. In today’s Congressional Corner, New York Representative Chris Gibson tells WAMC’s Alan Chartock that President Obama’s recent visit to the region is a sign that the area is building an important reputation.

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