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How should we combat loneliness?In today’s Congressional Corner, Democratic Connecticut U.S. Senator Chris Murphy continues his conversation with WAMC’s Ian Pickus. This interview was recorded July 25.

Mark Lawson of Albany’s Mark Lawson Antiques, Jewelry, and Coin joins us today to answer your questions. To join the conversation, give us a call at show time. 1-800-348-2551. Or you may e-mail us at VoxPop@wamc.org. WAMC's Sarah LaDuke hosts.

Internationally renowned illusionist and mentalist Asi Wind is starring in his second solo Off Broadway show: an intimate evening of magic entitled “Asi Wind: Inner Circle.” John Lovick directs the production which features production design by Adam Blumenthal and a specifically constructed space at The Judson Theatre. After opening in September 2022, “Asi Wind: Inner Circle” has been extended by popular demand multiple times and is now scheduled to run until January 7, 2024.

What does our desire for certainty and control have to do with our decision-making? According to behavioral economics pioneer Peter Atwater, the answer is simple: everything.In his book, "The Confidence Map," Atwater explores the hidden role of confidence in the choices we make, and why events described as being unprecedented are often entirely predictable—if we know what to look for.

The vibrant Berkshire Busk! downtown music and arts festival is back to light up the streets of Great Barrington for its third season. The festival features lively celebrations of music, dance, acrobatics and more every Friday and Saturday night starting at 6:30 PM through Saturday, September 2 (Labor Day Weekend).

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Preceptor in Public Speaking for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University Terry Gipson, Dean of the School of Continuing Education at the American University Cairo Jim Ketterer, and Director, Actor and Educator Kristen van Ginhoven.

We talk astronomy with Bob Berman and Dr. Valerie Rapson. Call at show time with your questions. 800-348-2551. Sarah LaDuke hosts.

Tonight in The Koussevitzky Music Shed at Tanglewood in Lenox, Massachusetts, Giancarlo Guerrero conducts Mahler 1st Symphony and “Her Story” by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and Bang on a Can co-founder and co-director, Julia Wolfe."Her Story" was written for Lorelei Ensemble and orchestra, and co-commissioned by the Nashville Symphony, Chicago Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Boston Symphony, and National Symphony Orchestras. Beth Willer is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Lorelei Ensemble and she joins us.

"Brave the Wild River" by Melissa L. Sevigny tells the riveting tale of two pioneering botanists and their historic boat trip down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon. The book is a spellbinding adventure of two women, botanists Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter, who risked their lives to make an unprecedented botanical survey of a defining landscape in the American West, at a time when human influences had begun to change it forever.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are President and CEO of The Business Council of New York State Heather Mulligan, Siena College Professor of Economics Aaron Pacitti, and Albany County District Attorney David Soares.