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The Great Train Extravaganza 2023 hits the Empire State Convention Center in Albany on Sunday, December 3. With that in mind, we welcome back train experts Jeff Stedge, John Basile and Doug Bafaro. WAMC's Ray Graf hosts.

The exhibition "Frog and Toad & Other Friends: The World of Arnold Lobel" is on display through the end of the year at the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown.Lobel is the author and illustrator of some of the most beloved children’s books produced since the late 1960s. Included among these are his "Frog and Toad" series (1971–79), "Mouse Soup" (1977), and "Fables" (1980), which was awarded the prestigious Caldecott Medal.

Between Worlds: The Art and Design of Leo Lionni is the first major American retrospective dedicated to the art and design work of groundbreaking modernist designer and children’s book illustrator Leo Lionni which opens Saturday at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA.

In today’s Congressional Corner, Democratic Connecticut U.S. Senator Chris Murphy speaks with WAMC’s Ian Pickus.

As our planet’s road network continues to grow exponentially, the science of road ecology has become increasingly vital. Tomorrow, journalist Ben Goldfarb will be at Oblong Books in Rhinebeck to discuss his new book "Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet."

Steve Inskeep is a cohost of NPR’s Morning Edition, the most widely heard radio program in the United States. His new book, "Differ We Must," is an exploration of Abraham Lincoln’s political acumen, illuminating a great politician’s strategy in a country divided—and lessons for our own disorderly present.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Chairman of Capital District Latinos Dan Irizarry, Senior Fellow at Bard Center for Civic Engagement Jim Ketterer, Executive Director of The Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York Nic Rangel, and investment banker on Wall St. Mark Wittman.

November is American Diabetes Month. We welcome Dr. Nancy Shrestha, an endocrinologist with St. Peter’s Diabetes & Endocrine Care. Dr. Shrestha provides comprehensive diabetes care and specializes in endocrine, metabolic, and thyroid disorders. Ray Graf hosts.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Albany's Chief City Auditor Dorcey Applyrs, Publisher Emeritus of The Daily Freeman Ira Fusfeld, Chairman of Capital District Latinos Dan Irizarry, Vice President for Editorial Development at the New York Press Association Judy Patrick.

Voice Theatre is presenting "Refugee Stories" - true stories of undocumented, unaccompanied refugees developed in Voice Theatre Workshops, stories of exclusion by Kingston High School Students and the writings of Bertolt Brecht set to live music and song with Klezmer musician Margot Leverett. Performances will run tonight – November 18.