Joe Donahue is a Host at WAMC and Northeast Public Radio. With over 25 years of experience in the industry, he engages audiences through discussions on topics ranging from publishing and media to arts, entertainment, and social issues, showcasing a passion for literature and culture. Joe has been featured in the Environmental Post Ledger, Spotlight Newspapers, and Marist College.
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By: Joe Donahue
Historian Michael Auslin joins us to discuss his new book,'National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America.' Rather than viewing the Declaration as a relic of the past, Auslin argues that it remains the nation's defining document—one whose ideals have inspired generations of Americans while continuing to spark debate about the country's promise and purpose.
By: Joe Donahue
As America prepares to mark its 250th birthday, there's no better time to revisit the people, ideas, triumphs, and contradictions that have shaped the nation. For this special edition of Book Picks, part of our series 'We Still Hold These Truths: America at 250,' we're joined by Mike Hare of Northshire Bookstore.
Novelist Francine Prose’s latest, 'Five Weeks in the Country,'turns a strange real-life literary episode into rich, darkly funny fiction. In the summer of 1857, Hans Christian Andersen arrives at Charles Dickens’ country home for what should have been a brief visit. Instead, he stays five excruciating weeks.
By: Joe Donahue
As America marks its 250th anniversary, few historians have done more to shape the way we understand the nation's founding than Ron Chernow. The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer has brought towering figures to life through acclaimed books on George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Ulysses S. Grant, and more recently, Mark Twain.
The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Allison Kavey, a professor in the history department at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY); Aaron Pacitti, an economics professor at Siena University; Larissa Phillips, the founder and director of the Volunteer Literacy Project, as well as a columnist for The Free Press and a Greene County resident; and Kathy Sheehan, the former mayor of Albany.
By: Joe Donahue
For many of us, driving is routine - until it isn’t. Anne O'Dwyer has spent her career studying how emotion and perception influence behavior. A professor of psychology at Bard College at Simon’s Rock, she brings years of classroom experience and scholarly research to her latest work.
The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Lecturer of Cognitive Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and former Fulbright US Scholar to Egypt Jackie Berry, Senior Fellow, Bard Center for Civic Engagement Jim Ketterer, Political Consultant Libby Post, and Investment Banker on Wall St. Mark Wittman.
By: Joe Donahue
When Americans think about the Revolution, they often picture Boston, Philadelphia, or Yorktown. But the war that created the United States was fought as fiercely in New York as anywhere in the colonies.
By: Joe Donahue
'Mother. Daughter. Father. Son.'is a funny and deeply human new play about what happens when love, memory, faith, and responsibility collide. When an aging mother moves in with her fiercely independent daughter, long-buried tensions surface—alongside unexpected friendships next door that complicate everything.
By: Joe Donahue
This week's Book Picks comes from Roxanna Pisiak from Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley, MA and Drew Broussard Rough Draft Bar and Books in Kingston, NY
