The Roundtable

Steve Stettler, a Producing Director at Weston Playhouse, joins us with a preview of this season's theatrical offerings.

Governor Scott Walker recently survived his recall election in Wisconsin. In today’s Congressional Corner, Union College political science professor Brad Hays tells WAMC’s Alan Chartock that the recall is not a national bellwether.

Executive and Artistic Director of Jacob's Pillow, Ella Baff, joins us to talk about the excitement of their season, which began with their annual gala on June 16th.

We welcome acclaimed author James Mann and speaks with him about his new book, The Obamians: The Struggle Inside the White House to Redefine American Power.

Kinky Friedman joins us in Studio A prior to his show at The Linda tonight. In the second part of the interview, we're joined by Dr. Amy Love and Brian Molnar, musicians who are traveling with Kinky.

In this week’s “Classical Music According to Yehuda,” Alan Chartock and Yehuda Hanani continue their discussion of what makes a great performance, hearing a version of Bach’s Sarabande by Rostropovich before switching to the same piece by Yehuda Hanani himself.

We speak with Mark Shriver about his book, A Good Man: Rediscovering My Father, Sargent Shriver.

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.