Search results for

James Conrad and Drew Broussard from The Golden Notebook in Woodstock, NY join us with this week's Book Picks.

The situation in the Middle East is dire.In today’s Congressional Corner, Massachusetts Congressman Jim McGovern, a Democrat from the second district, speaks with WAMC’s Ian Pickus. This conversation was recorded October 23.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are former U.S. Congressman for NY-19 John Faso, corporate attorney with Phillips Lytle LLP Rich Honen, Editor at large/columnist/editorial writer for the Times Union Jay Jochnowitz, and Vice President for Editorial Development at the New York Press Association Judy Patrick.

In "The Women of NOW," the historian Katherine Turk chronicles the growth and enduring influence of this foundational group through three lesser-known members who became leaders: Aileen Hernandez, a federal official of Jamaican American heritage; Mary Jean Collins, a working-class union organizer and Chicago Catholic; and Patricia Hill Burnett, a Michigan Republican, artist, and former beauty queen. From its bold inception through the tumultuous training ground of the 1970s, NOW’s feminism flooded the nation, permanently shifted American culture and politics, and clashed with conservative forces, presaging our fractured national landscape.

Rich Guthrie and Julie Hart are back to talk birds. Give us a call at show time. 800-348-2551. WAMC's Ray Graf hosts.

The Catskill Center’s fall benefit is taking place Saturday, October 7 from 5:30 to 8:30pm at the Catskills Visitor Center in Mount Tremper, New York. The benefit will raise funds for the Catskill Center’s work to ensure a bright future for the economy, environment and culture of The Catskills.The event will honor Senator Michelle Hinchey with The Alf Evers Award for Service to The Catskills and The Catskill Park, feature a musical performance by Simi Stone, and welcome as speaker Conservation Photographer Carla Rhodes.Jeff Senterman is Executive Director of the Catskill Center and he joins us along with Carla Rhodes.

It has been a summer of challenges for communities in upstate New York. In today’s Congressional Corner, Republican Congressman Marc Molinaro of New York’s 19th district speaks with WAMC’s Ian Pickus. This conversation was recorded October 2.

This week's Book Picks come from Jim Havener at the Green Toad Bookstore in Oneonta, New York.

Mortgage rates are up. National year-over-year existing home sales were down in June and July, but the ongoing supply crunch is keeping the market very competitive. Here to talk about all this are Renata Lewis and Alex Monticello. They'll take your questions about buying or selling a property. WAMC's Ray Graf hosts.

Wanda Fischer has spent over 40 years broadcasting folk, bluegrass and blues music to radio listeners as host of WAMC-FM/Northeast Public Radio’s weekly “The Hudson River Sampler” show in 1982.Along with her love of music, Fischer is a published author. Her new novel is "A Few Bumps." She will sign and discuss the book on Friday, October 6 at The Book House in Albany, New York.