Bestselling author Emma Donoghue’s new novel, “The Paris Express,” brings us to Autumn, 1895. Paris is as chaotic as it is glamorous, with industry and invention creating huge wealth and terrible poverty. One morning, an anarchist boards the ill-fated Granville-to-Paris express train, determined to make her mark on history.

On Thursday, March 19, Melissa Auf der Maur, former bassist for Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins will celebrate the Hudson, New York launch of her new book 'Even the Good Girls Will Cry: A ‘90s Rock Memoir' (Da Capo Press) at Basilica Hudson. She joins us for a deep dive on the book and her life.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Executive Director of Communities for Local Power and former White House Advance Lead Anna Markowitz, Former Times Union Associate Editor Mike Spain, and Associate Professor in the department of sociology at Vassar College Catherine Tan.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Senior Fellow, Bard Center for Civic Engagement Jim Ketterer, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute Robert Pondiscio, Political Consultant Libby Post, and Former Mayor of the City of Albany, Kathy Sheehan.

Each weekday morning, The Roundtable's Joe Donahue is joined by various experts, journalists, educators, and commentators to discuss current events. On Roundtable Panel: The Week in Review, we feature your favorite panelists discussing news items from the previous week.

Nelson Dellis, a lecturer at Skidmore College and the six-time Memory USA champion is here this morning to discuss his new book, 'Everyday Genius: Hacks to Boost Your Memory, Focus, Problem-Solving,' and Much More. The book is a mental toolkit for a sharper, more engaged life. At a time when outsourcing our thinking has never been easier, Everyday Genius shows you how to reclaim and strengthen your most valuable asset: your brain. Nelson will be talking about and signing his book on Wednesday Night at Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs at 6PM.

Vines, the music project of composer and audio engineer Cassie Wieland, has been in residency at Studio 9 in North Adams, Massachusetts this week and will perform there tomorrow - March 14 - at 7 p.m.

The Student Voter Empowerment Act, which stands before the New York Legislature, seeks to foster informed student electoral participation by requiring New York institutions of higher learning to systematize and expand their engagement with student voters. The legislation comes as student voting at American colleges is increasingly under assault. Joe Donahue discusses the proposal with Jonathan Becker and Sierra Ford.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Executive Vice President, Vice President for Academic Affairs and the Director of the Center for Civic Engagement at Bard College Jonathan Becker, Former EPA Regional Administrator, President of Beyond Plastics, professor at Bennington College and author of the new book "The Problem with Plastic" Judith Enck, Semi-retired, Editor at large/columnist/editorial writer, Times Union Jay Jochnowitz, and Professor in the History Department at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY) Allison Kavey.

The 98th Academy Awards will take place this Sunday in Hollywood, CA - honoring movies released in 2025. Conan O’Brien will host. Every year we welcome we welcome one of the foremost film critics in the industry join us and discuss our impressions of this year’s best in film.Thelma Adams reviews film and TV for AARP.org and The Wrap. She was twice Chair of the New York Film Critics Circle and is a founding contributor to GoldDerby.com, the first dedicated awards website. Thelma is also the author of three novels, “Bittersweet Brooklyn,” “The Last Woman Standing” and “Playdate.”