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Magazine writer and biographer, Bill Zehme had been on the Johnny Carson beat for decades. He was a fan and looked at Carson as the great American Sphinx. Finally, he landed a prized interview for Esquire Magazine in 2002 - a decade after Johnny left the airwaves. When Carson died in 2005, Zehme signed a contract to do an expansive biography on the "King of Late Night.He worked on the book for more than a decade and then a cancer diagnosis and ongoing treatments halted his progress. Zehme died in 2023. The New York Times called it "one of the great unfinished biographies." Enter: Mike Thomas, Zehme's former research assistant, who took the notes and the finished chapters and completed the project which became the book "Carson: The Magnificent."

Chef Gail Sokol is back and so are the holidays! Today Gail will teach us all about Buche de Noel. A lovely sponge cake roll filled with chocolate cream and made to look just like a log. Call in and join the conversation. 800-348-2551. Sarah LaDuke hosts.

Is SALT on the way back?In today’s Congressional Corner, New York Congressman Pat Ryan of the 18th district continues his conversation with WAMC’s Ian Pickus. This interview was recorded December 2nd.

This Sunday, December 8, The Albany Symphony Orchestra will perform its annual holiday celebration “The Magic of Christmas.” The Palace Theatre will be filled with festive holiday music, family fun, and special guests. Later this month, on December 21 and 22, The ASO will perform a world premiere guitar concerto by Nicky Sohn – along with holiday music by Mozart and Vivaldi.

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.

The Westchester County Executive is heading for Washington.In today’s Congressional Corner, Democratic Congressman-elect George Latimer of New York’s 16th district speaks with WAMC’s Ian Pickus. This interview was recorded November 22nd.

John McPherson is one of the best cartoonists working today and has been for the past three decades. His comic panel, "Close to Home," is syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate. With over 800 hand-picked comics, "The Close to Home 30th Anniversary Treasury," celebrates his amazing output as a cartoonist.

This week's Book Picks come from are Rachel Person from Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs, New York & Manchester Center, Vermont and Joan Grenier from Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley, New York.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Dean of the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity at the University at Albany Robert Griffin, former U.S. Army officer and State Department Diplomat who taught at Bard College for six years and is now a Senior Fellow at Bard's Center for Civic Engagement Ambassador Fred Hof, and CEO of The Business Council of New York State Heather Mulligan.

American foreign policy is about to change.In today’s Congressional Corner, Democratic Congressman-elect George Latimer of New York’s 16th district wraps up his conversation with WAMC’s Ian Pickus. This interview was recorded November 22nd.