The Roundtable

Albany, NY – Rob Gifford, a former NPR correspondent in China, was traveling on Rt. 312, a highway that crosses the entire length of China. His book about his extraordinary travels, China Road: A Journey Into the Future of a Rising Power, chronicles his observations of China's enormous advancement in recent decades, and the equally large challenges that lie ahead.

China Road: A Journey Into the Future of a Rising Power, by Rob Gifford.
Published by Random House.

Albany, NY – Leslie has run Parnassus Records since 1969, a Saugerties music seller and publisher. The shop has its own small line of classical CDs. Leslie writes about music for the Woodstock Times, the American Record Guide, and Amazon.com. No stranger to radio, he's also contributed to NPR's Performance Today. He shares some of his favorite picks.

www.parnassusrecords.com

Albany, NY – Miki Conn is the Executive Director of the Hamilton Hill Arts Center, and African-American Cultural Arts Center in Schenectady, New York. She tells us about the center's Juneteenth festivities in celebration of the day that Major General Gordon Granger trotted into Galveston, Texas to free the slaves-- a full two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation.

www.hamiltonhillartscenter.org

Albany, NY – When Lanie and Bud Delphin met through a national dating site seven years ago, they couldn't believe how much they had in common. They quickly fell in love and got married a few years later. Then they devoted their lives to helping others find love by melding the technology of the 21st century with the time honored ways of the yenta. In honor of wedding season, they tell us the story of Mass Match, and old fashioned matchmaking service with a modern twist, which focuses exclusively on Western Massachusetts and neighboring states.

Albany, NY – We continue our conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Carl Bernstein about his book on Hillary Clinton.

A Woman in Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton, by Carl Bernstein.
Published by Knopf.

Albany, NY – Rich Honen is a our legal/tech liason, and partner in Phillips Lytle LLP, a 175 lawyer firm with the greatest geographic reach of any law firm in New York State. He is partner in charge of the Albany office, and for more information on the firm you can visit their website at www.phillipslytle.com

Albany, NY – With Father's Day around the corner, millions of Americans are walking down the Hallmark card aisle, but not everyone's father is still with us to enjoy the celebration. Listener essayist Kelly Amerson Lopez tells us how she will be remembering her father this weekend, and shares the story of his final resting place.

Albany, NY – Kathleen Carroll, Executive Director of the Lake Placid Film Forum, and Russell Banks, board member and author, discuss the upcoming event.

www.lakeplacidfilmforum.com

Albany, NY – Scott Meyer is owner of the Merritt Bookstores in Millbrook, Cold Spring and Red Hook. He has gone back to the greats for his segment with some new authors thrown in as well. All part of his river theme.

www.merrittbooks.com