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Leila Philip will celebrate the release of “Beaverland” in two events in our region this week - the first in an Oblong Books event at Morton Memorial Library in Rhinebeck, New York tonight, the second at Hudson Hall in Hudson, NY on Friday, December 9.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are WAMC’s Alan Chartock, UAlbany Lecturer in Africana Studies Jennifer Burns, immigration attorney and Partner with the Albany law firm of Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, Cianna Freeman-Tolbert, and political consultant and lobbyist Libby Post. David Guistina hosts.

We welcome back Jeremy Hurst, the Big Game Unit Leader for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Also joining us is Mandy Watson is a wildlife biologist with New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Game Management section. 800-348-2551 is the number to call at show time. Ray Graf hosts.

NightWood is an immersive sound and light experience set against the backdrop of The Mount in Lenox. Visitors can meander through the woods and gardens for an ethereal experience that evokes wonder and awakens the imagination. Susan Wissler is Executive Director of The Mount.

In "Paradise Falls: The True Story of an Environmental Catastrophe," New York Times journalist Keith O’Brien uncovers how Lois Gibbs and Luella Kenny exposed the poisonous secrets buried in their neighborhood.

Whether we love them or hate them, think they’re sexy, think they’re strange, consider them too big, too small, or anywhere in between, humans have a complicated relationship with butts.But why? In the new book: Butts: A Backstory, reporter, essayist, and RadioLab contributing editor Heather Radke is determined to find out.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists Vice President for Editorial Development at the New York Press Association Judy Patrick, political consultant and lobbyist Libby Post, and former Associate Editor of the Times Union Mike Spain.

Shame is a powerful and sometimes useful tool: When we publicly shame corrupt politicians, abusive celebrities, or predatory corporations, we reinforce values of fairness and justice. But as Cathy O’Neil argues in "The Shame Machine" (Crown), shaming has taken a new and dangerous turn. It is increasingly being weaponized—used as a way to shift responsibility for social problems from institutions to individuals.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi is giving way to Kevin McCarthy. In today’s Congressional Corner, Republican Congressman-elect Mike Lawler of New York’s 17th district continues his conversation with WAMC’s Alan Chartock.

Daniella Mestyanek Young was raised in the religious cult, Children of God. She later served as an intelligence officer for the US Army for over six years, making the rank of Captain. She writes of her life in "Uncultured: A Memoir."