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Democrats are rallying around Vice President Kamala Harris.In today’s Congressional Corner, Massachusetts Congressman Jim McGovern, a Democrat from the 2nd District, continues his conversation with WAMC’s Ian Pickus.

“Pipe Dream” is a rarely produced stage musical with music by Richard Rodgers, book & lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, based on the novels “Cannery Row” and “Sweet Thursday” by John Steinbeck. “Pipe Dream” will run at Berkshire Theatre Group’s Unicorn Stage in Stockbridge, Massachusetts through August 31.

We welcome back Kathryn Sheehan to dig into the history of our region. Ray Graf hosts.

This week's Book Picks come from Cheryl McKeon from The Book House in Albany, New York and Giovanni Boivin from The Bookloft in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.

At this fragile moment in history Emily Amick lawyer and former council to former senate majority leader Chuck Schumer, alongside “New York Times” Bestselling author Sami Sage, want to reframe civic engagement as a form of self-care. An assertion of one’s values and self-respect. The new book “Democracy in Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in Our Country and in Our Lives” is not just about voting, but about claiming your singular place in your country and in your community.

Peter Hughes, Manager of The Linda: WAMC's Performing Arts Studio, joins us with a preview of upcoming events and broadcasts.

Bob Scott and David Tripp are back to talk stamp and coin collecting with you. Ray Graf hosts.

The new book “1974: A Personal History” is the first work of memoir from New York Times Bestselling writer Francine Prose where she recounts a momentary but intense relationship she had with the troubled activist Anthony Russo, a galvanizing figure who paid a hefty psychic price for the leaking of the pentagon papers.

We welcome Chris Morris, Trails Program Planner for the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. He also oversees the agency’s Empire State Trail Program, which handles communication and coordination for the 750-mile-long multi-use trail that stretches from New York City, to Albany, Buffalo, and north along the Champlain valley to Canada. We'll talk about all that and take your calls. Ray Graf hosts.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are The Ulster County Comptroller and the former president and CEO of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley March Gallagher, Senior Fellow, Bard Center for Civic Engagement Jim Ketterer, and Political Consultant Libby Post.