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Each weekday morning, WAMC’s President and CEO and Political Observer, Alan Chartock, and Roundtable Host Joe Donahue are 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 the most important issues of the week.

Martin Dugard is the New York Times #1 bestselling author of the new book "Taking Paris: The Epic Battle for the City of Lights." In the book, Dugard applies his engaging style to the true story of of the Allied liberation of Paris from the grip of the Nazis during World War II.

President Biden’s $3.5 trillion infrastructure package is moving ahead, carefully. In today’s Congressional Corner, Massachusetts Democrat Richard Neal of the 1st district speaks with WAMC’s Alan Chartock.

We welcome Chris Weld of Berkshire Mountain Distillers and Billy Jack Paul of MoonCloud in Great Barrington. They join us to talk whiskey, mix a couple of drinks and take your calls. 800-348-2551.

Two days are never the same in the life of Billy Cole, the musical instrument repairman who runs Cole's Woodwind Shop in Saratoga Springs, New York. Plans of scheduled clarinet overhaul are quickly shuffled aside as a renowned artist walks through the door for an adjustment, a chat and tickets to that night's concert.Over the course of nearly 50 years in the music business, Billy has become a personal friend and respected repairman to some of the top musicians in the industry. He writes about his live in his book "With The Band: Memoir of a Music Shop Owner."

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are WAMC’s Alan Chartock, UAlbany Adjunct Professor and investigative journalist Rosemary Armao, Political consultant and lobbyist Libby Post, and former Associate Editor of the Times Union Mike Spain.

We welcome back Jasper Alexander of Hattie’s Restaurant to talk fried chicken and other award-winning southern cuisine. Bring your appetite and join us! 800-348-2551. Ray Graf hosts.

Peter Hughes, Manager of The Linda: WAMC's Performing Arts Studio, joins us with a preview of upcoming events and broadcasts.

Will Democrats be able to buck historical trends next year? In today’s Congressional Corner, New York representative Sean Patrick Maloney, a Democrat from the 18th district, speaks with WAMC’s Alan Chartock.