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The New York State Writers Institute is having their sixth "Telling the Truth in a Post Truth World" event today. Two panels will convene at Page Hall in Albany, New York "The future of the Democratic Party" at 5:30 p.m. and "The future of the Republican Party at 7 p.m." NBC's Chuck Todd will participate in the Democratic Party panel and he joins us.

Bestselling author of "Easy Riders, Raging Bulls and Down and Dirty Pictures," cultural critic Peter Biskind turns his eye toward the new golden age of television in "Pandora’s Box: How Guts, Guile, and Greed Upended TV." There will be a Book Release Celebration for Peter Biskind at Spencertown Academy on Sunday at 2 p.m.

"Unscripted" is an explosive and unvarnished look at the usually secret inner workings of two public companies, their boards of directors, and a wealthy, dysfunctional family in the throes of seismic changes, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists James B. Stewart and Rachel Abrams.

Ken Tingley was the editor of The Post-Star in Glens Falls, New York from 1999 to 2020. He joins us this morning to discuss his new book, "The Last American Newspaper: An Institution in Peril, Through the Eyes of a Small-Town Editor."

Albany's community media operation is up for discussion Thursday evening.

Jon Marshall is an associate professor in the journalism program at Northwestern University's Medill School in Evanston, Illinois. His new book, "Clash," explores the political, economic, social, and technological forces that have shaped the relationship between U.S. presidents and the press during times of crisis.

After sexual harassment at ESPN interrupted the career of anchor and legal analyst Adrienne Lawrence, the attorney looked to write a guide to help in…

James Poniewozik has been the chief television critic of the New York Times since 2015. He was previously the television and media critic for Time…

Robert Jackson Bennett's "Vigilance" is a dark science fiction action parable from an America that has permanently surrendered to gun violence.The United…

Bryant Welch, J.D., Ph.D. has more than thirty-five years of experience in law, psychology, and politics. He spent seventeen years in Washington, D.C.,…