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Congressman Josh Riley is the new representative for New York’s 19th House district.In today’s Congressional Corner, Riley speaks with WAMC’s Ian Pickus. This interview was recorded January 9th.

Author Olivia Campbell is here to tell us about her new book “Sisters in Science: How Four Women Physicists Escaped Nazi Germany and Made Scientific History.” The book tells the true story of four women pioneers in physics during World War II and their daring escape out of Nazi Germany.

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, Health Policy Analyst Bill Hammond, Commonwealth Fund Journalist in Residence, Assistant Lecturer at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Joanne Kenen, and chief Washington correspondent who hosts the KFF Health News weekly health policy news podcast, "What the Health?" Julie Rovner.

We are joined by Dr. Ahmed Meleis, a neurosurgical oncologist at Albany Med. Ray Graf hosts.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Albany County Legislature Deputy Minority Leader and former longtime Colonie Town Board Member Paul Burgdorf, Chief of Staff and Vice President for Strategy and Policy at Bard College Malia DuMont, and Corporate Attorney with Phillips Lytle LLP Rich Honen.

Our next guest has been a practicing lawyer, he served as Chair of the Homeland Security Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, Chair of the U.S. Security’s in Exchange Commission, and Associate Council to the President. He is currently Senior Scholar in Residence at the University of California Irvine, a life trustee of the University of Southern California, and Chair of the Rhode Scholarship Committee for Southern California and the Pacific. Christopher Cox is also the author of the new biography “Woodrow Wilson: The Light Withdrawn” which is a major new biography and is out now.

The Egg is a performing arts center in Albany, New Yok that presents music, comedy, dance, art, theatre, and family entertainment year-round. Diane Eber is the Executive Director of The Egg and she joins us now with a preview of upcoming events and a reflection on what has happened this past year.

The performance, Celebrated Emblems, marks the first-ever commission by Musicians of Ma’alwyck of the Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company. This multifaceted performance explores the concept of American emblems, or the symbols of American identity. Members of the Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company will add a visual element for two shows, on January 24 at the Capital Rep Theatre in Albany, New York and January 25, 2025, at SUNY-Schenectady.

Dennis Mahoney is the author of the new novel, "Our Winter Monster," set in a ski village in Upstate New York. Seeking a fun getaway, a couple in a troubled relationship loses their way driving in a snowstorm. A Troy-based horror writer, Mahoney will be speaking at an upcoming NYSWI event later this month.

If your new year's resolution involves eating more cheese, you're in good company today! We welcome Shaleena Bridgham of Four Fat Fowl and Mary Rizzo of The Cheese Traveler to answer your questions. Ray Graf hosts.