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Smoke from Canadian wildfires poured into the U.S. East Coast and Midwest over the past week covering the capitals of both nations in an unhealthy haze, holding up flights at major airports, postponing baseball games - Major League and little league - and prompting people to fish out pandemic era facemasks.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are UAlbany Lecturer in Africana Studies Jennifer Burns, former NY 19 Congressperson and attorney John Faso, Chairman of Capital District Latinos Dan Irizarry and political consultant and lobbyist Libby Post.

Joining us for Medical Monday is neurologist Dr. David Hart of Albany Medical Center. WAMC's Ray Graf hosts. To join the conversation, give us a call at 1-800-348-2551 or you can e-mail us at VoxPop@wamc.org

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are investigative journalist and RPI and UAlbany adjunct professor Rosemary Armao, The Empire Report's J. P. Miller, and political consultant and lobbyist Libby Post.

This week's Book Picks come from owner of Bennington Bookshop, Phil Lewis.

Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield, Massachusetts opens its first mainstage show of the season this week as Artistic Director Alan Paul directs “Cabaret.” Set during the twilight of the Jazz Age in pre-war Berlin, “Cabaret” is Kander and Ebb’s party at the end of the world with a book by Joe Masteroff; based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Chstirtopher Isherwood. “Cabaret” will play in Pittsfield on the Boyd-Quinson Mainstage June 14-July 8. Krysta Rodriguez will take on the often bobbed and never forgotten role of Sally Bowles.

Troy Foundry Theatre’s Half-Baked Festival of Emerging Work launches in Troy, New York tomorrow. This is the first year for the new city-wide theatrical fringe festival produced by Troy Foundry Theatre, and it will run for seven days across several venues in Troy including The Arts Center for the Capital Region, The James Meader Little Theater at Russell Sage College, Alias Coffee, and The Studio Troy.

Automotive ace Gordon Fricke is back to help keep your car or truck purring. Call with your question. 800-348-2551. Ray Graf hosts.

Actor, writer, producer, and comedian Ilana Glazer is on the road with Ilana Glazer: Live! A new stand-up tour that will bring her to Albany, New York on June 15 and to The Academy of Music in Northamptom and MASS MoCA in North Adams – both of those Massachusetts shows are in August.

Doing some work on your home? Need a little advice? Home maintenance and repair expert Darren Tracy is back to take your calls. 800-348-2551. Ray Graf hosts.