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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.

Historian Andrew Burstein joins us this morning. He recently retired from Louisiana State University where he was a Professor of History and author of 'The Passions of Andrew Jackson,' 'Jefferson’s Secrets,' and numerous other books on American politics and culture. He is a Thomas Jefferson scholar, and he is the author of the new book 'Being Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History.'

Written and directed by Sarah Friedland, 'Familiar Touch,' is a sensitive coming-of-old-age film that follows Ruth (Kathleen Chalfant), as she transitions into assisted living and she navigates her relationship with herself, her caregivers, and her family amidst her shifting memories and desires. One of her caretakers, Vanessa, is played by actor, educator, and producer Carolyn Michelle. 'Familiar Touch' is streaming on MUBI.

Author Madeleine Dunnigan’s new novel 'Jean' is haunting and it is a coming-of-age debut that integrates the fragilities of masculinity, the mysticism of adolescence, and the often-fraught bonds between mothers and their sons. Madeleine was a Jill Davis Fellow in the MFA program at New York University. She was also awarded a GRI fellowship in Paris and this is her first novel.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Joseph Palamountain Jr. Chair in Government at Skidmore College Beau Breslin, Vice President for Editorial Development at the New York Press Association Judy Patrick, Associate Professor in the department of sociology at Vassar College Catherine Tan, Investment Banker on Wall St. Mark Wittman.

Journalist Eugene Robinson has spent decades chronicling American democracy. In his new book, 'Freedom Lost, Freedom Won,' Robinson blends sweeping history with personal narrative, grounding the national struggle for civil rights in his own family’s story.

In the new book “A Driving Anger: The Psychology of Road Rage” Anne O’Dwyer investigates the psychological forces that make driving such fertile ground for anger. She explains how the illusion of anonymity, cognitive distortions, and the stressors of modern life can converge on the roadway turning minor inconveniences into outsized reactions.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are public policy and communications expert Theresa Bourgeois, Senior Fellow for Health Policy at The Empire Center for Public Policy Bill Hammond, and Professor in the History Department at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY) Allison Kavey.

This week's Book Picks comes from Heather Boyne from Battenkill Books in Cambridge, NY and Drew Broussard from Rough Draft Bar & Books in Kingston, NY.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are public policy and communications expert Theresa Bourgeois, Professor of History and International Relations at Vassar College Robert Brigham, and Former Times Union Associate Editor Mike Spain.