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Roe v. Wade is no longer the law of the land.In today’s Congressional Corner, Alison Esposito, a Republican running in New York’s 18th House district, wraps up her conversation with WAMC’s Ian Pickus. This interview was recorded October 24.

Today's panelists are public policy and communications expert Theresa Bourgeois, Siena College Professor of Economics Aaron Pacitti, and Albany County District Attorney David Soares.

Universal Preservation Hall (UPH) is a year-round performing arts and community events venue located in Saratoga Springs, New York. The former Methodist church, built in 1871, has been transformed into a state-of-the-art performance facility.UPH combine a 700-seat theatre-in-the-round Great Hall with a community event space, offering year-round music and entertainment in downtown Saratoga Springs.Teddy Foster is the Director at Universal Preservation Hall and has been with the project since the beginning when it was a dream to make a beautiful old church into a stunning performance venue.

When acclaimed naturalist Sy Montgomery and wildlife artist Matt Patterson arrive at Turtle Rescue League, they are greeted by hundreds of turtles recovering from injury and illness. Endangered by cars and highways, pollution and poachers, these turtles—with wounds so severe that even veterinarians would have dismissed them as fatal—are given a second chance at life. The League’s founders, Natasha and Alexxia, live by one motto: Never give up on a turtle.Hopeful and optimistic, "Of Time and Turtles" is an antidote to the instability of our frenzied world. Elegantly blending science, memoir, and philosophy, and drawing on cultures from across the globe, this compassionate portrait of injured turtles and their determined rescuers invites us all to slow down and slip into turtle time.

Los Angeles based dance company BODYTRAFFIC will perform at The Mahaiwe in Great Barrington, Massachusetts this coming Friday evening and Saturday afternoon.Artistic Director and co-founder Tina Finkelman Berkett leads a masterful troupe who interpret various choreographers’ distinct visions.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are political consultant and lobbyist Libby Post, Albany Law School Professor of Law, Director of The Justice Center and Director of Immigration Law Clinic Sarah Rogerson, and Engagement reporter for The Seattle Times Education Lab Jenn Smith.

In his new book, "Becoming Poetry" (LSU Press), Jay Rogoff closely inspects the work of two dozen poets, his forebears and his contemporaries, to reveal how their poetry impacts readers. Rogoff will be talking about and signing his book on Wednesday, November 8 at Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs, New York.

Election Day is upon us.In today’s Congressional Corner, Tim Vercellotti of the Western New England University poll and professor of political science speaks with WAMC’s Ian Pickus. This interview was recorded November 1.

This week's Book Picks come from Kira Wizner of Merritt Bookstore in Millbrook, New York.