The Roundtable

Albany, NY – Roundtable producer Andy Clegg joins chef Sean at The Rattlesnake restaurant in Bennington, VT to make Aztec shrimp in today's Culinary Corner.

Albany, NY – In Susan Thompson's listener essay, she offers a beautiful description of what spring means to her.

Albany, NY – Joe speaks with Jamie S. Korngold about her book "Adventure Rabbi". This book discusses how people can reconnect with their spirituality and Judaism through nature. For more information, visit www.adventurerabbi.com.

Albany, NY – Joe speaks with Robert Kiyosaki about his new book, "Rich Dad's Increase Your Financial IQ: Get Smarter with Your Money (Rich Dad's)". This book offers personal financial advice.

Albany, NY – Joan, the co-owner of Odyssey Books in South Hadley, MA joins the Roundtable to discuss her book picks for this week. For more information, visit www.odysseybks.com.

Albany, NY – Andy speaks with director of the Reporters Committee Lucy Daglish about the contents of her speech at University of Albany tonight. The government and the media have a love- hate relationship as they both rely on each other for information, distribution and access. Congress is thinking about passing a Shield Bill that would allow journalists to protect their sources of information in some situations. For more information visit www.ualbany.edu/news.

Albany, NY – Alan speaks with Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal about the Pope's recent visit to the U.S. and the intersection of Catholicism and politics in our country.

Albany, NY – Joe speaks with NPR's Coki Roberts about her book, "Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Lives" that explores women's contribution to our country's development.

Albany, NY – Joe speaks with award winning journalist and author, Steve Lopez about his book "The Soloist". This story started as a column for the L.A. Times and later became a nonfiction novel about the musician Nathanial Aires,who is now suffering from a mental illness.

Albany, NY – Joe and Sarah speak with Barbra Zuren Pearson about her book, "Raising a Bilingual Child". Pearson discusses the language development of children and what we can learn from it.