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The Roundtable

Congressional Corner with Josh Riley

By Alan Chartock

Published September 27, 2022 at 10:50 AM EDT

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Josh Riley is running for Congress in New York

In today’s Congressional Corner, Democratic candidate Josh Riley of New York’s 19^th district wraps up his conversation with WAMC’s Alan Chartock.

This interview was recorded September 21.

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Alan Chartock

Dr. Alan Chartock is professor emeritus at the University at Albany. He hosts the weekly Capitol Connection series, heard on public radio stations around New York. The program, for almost 12 years, highlighted interviews with Governor Mario Cuomo and now continues with conversations with state political leaders. Dr. Chartock also appears each week on The Media Project and The Roundtable and offers commentary on Morning Edition, weekdays at 7:40 a.m.

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