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WAMC's Ian Pickus and resident quizzer Mike Nothnagel do some fuzzy math

Joining us to discuss sleep disorders and treatment is Dr. Siobhan Kuhar of Albany ENT and Allergy Services. Call with your question. 800-348-2551.

We talk about writing and the creative process today with Barbara Chepaitis and Lale Davidson. Call with your question. 800-348-2551

The 4th annual Albany Book Festival is taking place this Saturday, presented by the New York State Writers Institute at the University at Albany. Readers, writers, editors, publishers and booksellers once again will meet in celebration of literature.For a full preview, we welcome Writers Institute Director, Paul Grondahl.

In the new book "The Family Roe: An American Story," Joshua Prager shares for the first time both the identity and the story of Shelley Lynn Thornton, or “the Roe baby” as she has been referred to for nearly 50 years: the child who was put up for adoption by the pseudonymous plaintiff in Roe v. Wade, Jane Roe, whose real name was Norma McCorvey.

This week's Book Picks from Lily Bartels at The Open Door Bookstore and Gift Gallery in Schenectady, New York.

We talk breast health and surgery with Dr. Lynn Choi of Albany Medical College. Call with your question. 800-348-2551. Ray Graf hosts.

In "Decolonizing Wealth," Edgar Villanueva looks past philanthropy's glamorous, altruistic façade and into its shadows: white supremacy, savior complexes, and internalized oppression. Across history and to the present day, the accumulation of wealth is steeped in trauma. How can we shift philanthropy toward social reconciliation and healing if the cornerstones are exploitation, extraction, and control?

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are WAMC’s Alan Chartock, investigative journalist Rosemary Armao, Cohoes City Director of Operations Theresa Bourgeois, and Dean of the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity at the University at Albany Robert Griffin.

The Woodstock Film Festival will be celebrating its 22nd Anniversary September 29 - October 3, 2021 at indoor and outdoor venues in the Hudson Valley towns of Woodstock, Kingston and Saugerties, and online. The festival will also present a series of intimate panels with prominent industry figures, as well as live musical and comedy performances and other special events.