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The Roundtable

4/2/26 Panel

By Joe Donahue

Published April 2, 2026 at 8:56 AM EDT

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The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Joseph Palamountain Jr. Chair in Government at Skidmore College Beau Breslin, Former Vice President for Editorial Development at the New York Press Association Judy Patrick, Founder and Director of the Volunteer Literacy Project and columnist for The Free Press Larissa Phillips, Associate Professor in the department of sociology at Vassar College Catherine Tan, and Professor in the History Department at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY) Allison Kavey.

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Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book.

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