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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 news items from the previous week.

Two of our favorites return at 2pm. We'll talk about salt, garlic and the art of seasoning with our pals Tony Carlotto and Darby Weigel. They are the proprietors of Rolling Rock Salt in Sheffield, Massachusetts. WAMC's Ray Graf hosts.

James Ijames is a playwright, director, and educator. His play “Fat Ham” opened at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway last night. Ijames won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Drama for the work which is inspired by Shakespeare’s "Hamlet" but transfers the action to a family barbecue in the American South.The main character, Juicy, is a queer college kid, already grappling with some serious questions of identity, when the ghost of his father shows up in their backyard, demanding that Juicy avenge his murder.“Fat Ham,” a New York Times Critics Pick, is directed by Saheem Ali and is presented by The Public Theatre and National Black Theatre.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are WAMC’s Alan Chartock, investigative journalist and adjunct professor at UAlbany and RPI Rosemary Armao, Diplomat in residence at Bard College Frederic Hof, and Wall St. Investment Banker Mark Wittman.

In April 1983, R.E.M., a little known four-piece from Athens, GA released "Murmur," a landmark debut album that would not only propel the band on a steady path towards 1990s global fame. Now, almost 40 years to the day from its release, best selling music biographer Tony Fletcher, author of "Perfect Circle: The Story of R.E.M.," will host an interactive presentation on "Murmur" in a Live from Upstate from Upstate event at Upstate Film's Orpheum Theatre in Saugerties, New York.

Has Western Massachusetts lost some clout now that Democrats are in the House minority?In today’s Congressional Corner, Tim Vercellotti of the Western New England University poll and professor of political science continues his conversation with WAMC’s Alan Chartock.

The experts return at 2pm to help you get ready for a successful gardening season. 800-348-2551 is the number. Ray Graf hosts.

As the Republican Party begins to decide how it feels about a third White House run by Donald Trump, Fox News remains a major player in how the next campaign will shake out.

"Big Tree," an illustrated novel by #1 New York Times bestselling and Caldecott Medal-winning author-artist Brian Selznick, is a love letter to the natural world which takes readers on a mesmerizing journey from the prehistoric age to present day.