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Even if you’ve never gathered around a pay-per-view screen for Wrestlemania, there’s a good chance you recognize the voice of the Macho Man. Now, there’s a new biography of the man born Randy Poffo called “Macho Man: The Untamed, Unbelievable Life of Randy Savage,” by Jon Finkel.

Congressional power typically comes with seniority. In today’s Congressional Corner, New York state Senator John Mannion wraps up his conversation about the race for the 22nd district seat with WAMC’s Ian Pickus. This interview was recorded April 3.

This weekend, PAC NYC presents “Number Our Days: A Photographic Oratorio.” With music by Luna Pearl Woolf, a Concept and Libretto by David Van Taylor, “Number Our Days” is based on Jamie Livingston’s 18 year long “Photo Of the Day” project.

The garden gang returns at 2pm to take your questions. Ray Graf hosts.

Albany Pro Musica will perform J.S. Bach's Mass in B minor on April 28 at 3 p.m. at The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. They will be joined by renowned guest soloists and experts in historically informed performance who play in period-instrument orchestras such as the Handel + Haydn Society, Boston Baroque, Apollo’s Fire, Trinity Baroque, and others.Albany Pro Musica’s current season marks Maestro José Daniel Flores-Caraballo’s 10th anniversary with APM. He joins us this morning along with Bass/Baritone Michael Wolff.

The two-time Grammy award-winning Albany Symphony will present three new and recent works by Viet Cuong and Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4. The pair of concerts will take place on Saturday, April 13th at 7:30pm and Sunday, April 14th at 3:00pm at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall and will also feature Grammy nominated ensemble, Sandbox Percussion.

From the Pulitzer Prize finalist “The New York Times” bestselling author and newly crowned Newbery prize winner Dave Eggers, “Soren’s Seventh Song” is a deadpan take on creativity and persistence. It is told through the eyes of a humpback whale looking for a new song.

The new districts are set. 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 April 10.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Bennington College faculty member, former EPA Regional Administrator, and President of Beyond Plastics Judith Enck, Ulster County Comptroller and the former president and CEO of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley March Gallagher, and Tetherless World Professor of Computer, Web and Cognitive Sciences at RPI Jim Hendler.

Each weekday morning, The Roundtable's Joe Donahue is joined by various experts, journalists, educators, and commentators to discuss current events. On Roundtable Panel: The Week in Review, we feature your favorite panelists discussing news items from the previous week.