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WAMC and Times Union Marcellus Shale Debate

Albany, NY (2010-01-25) WAMC's Alan Chartock and Casey Seiler of the Albany Times Union host a one-hour debate on the topic of drilling in the Marcellus Shale. Panelists include David Gahl of Environmental Advocates of New York, Dr. Robert Howarth of Cornell, Dr. Bruce Selleck of Colgate, and John Conrad of Conrad Geoscience.

Alan Chartock...In Conversation with Dr. John McDougall

Albany, NY (2010-01-22) WAMC's Alan Chartock is joined by Dr. John McDougall, an internist who stresses a starch diet in order to combat various medical issues.

Alan Chartock...In Conversation with Dr. Walter Bradley

Albany, NY (2010-01-21) WAMC's Alan Chartock is joined by renowned neurologist Dr. Walter Bradley of the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine. They discuss brain health, combating strokes, and the advances that are working against ALS and other degenerative diseases.

Dowmel Lecture: Mark Hertsgaard 1/11/10

Great Barrington, MA (2010-01-15) Mark Hertsgaard, an independent journalist based in San Francisco, is the author of six books on politics, culture and the environment that have been translated into sixteen languages. He has covered climate change for twenty years for many of the world's leading newspapers and magazines, including Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, The Nation, Time, L'espresso and Die Zeit.

Alan Chartock...In Conversation with incoming Mt. Holyoke president Lynn Pasquerella

Albany, NY (2010-01-07) Alan is joined by the incoming president of Mt. Holyoke College, Lynn Pasquerella, who becomes the South Hadley, Massachusetts' school's 18th president in July. They discuss her hopes for the institution and Pasquerella's background as a philosopher and medical ethicist.

Alan Chartock...In Conversation with Gov. Deval Patrick

Great Barrington, MA (2010-01-04) Alan Chartock is joined by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick for a rare extended interview. They discuss the coming challenges for 2010 and the Governor's relationship with lawmakers in Boston.

Juvenile Justice forum 11/19/09

Albany, NY (2009-12-24) Alan Chartock hosts part five of the juvenile justice reform symposium, in which he is joined by Shay Bilchik, Director of the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform at Georgetown University's Public Policy Institute, and Vincent Schiraldi, Director of the District of Columbia's Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services.

Juvenile Justice forum 10/29/09

Albany, NY (2009-12-10) Host David Guistina is joined by Wansley Walters, director of the Miami-Dade Juvenile Services Department.

Alan Chartock...In Conversation with ACORN activists Lakisha Martin, Christopher Dixon and Harold Miller

Albany, NY (2009-12-18) Alan is joined by ACORN activists Lakisha Martin and Christopher Dixon and upstate director Harold Miller to discuss the recent allegations against the group.

Dowmel Lecture: Roland Fryer 12/2/09

Great Barrington, MA (2009-12-04) Fryer's specialty is race-based economic issues, and his research projects seek to answer the question of why African-Americans are harder hit by poverty than other demographic groups in America.

Alan Chartock...In Conversation with Susan Scrimshaw

Albany, NY (2009-11-27) Alan is joined by new Sage Colleges president Susan Scrimshaw, an expert social scientist who grew up in Latin America.

Alan Chartock ... In Conversation with Lloyd Constantine

Albany, NY (2009-11-24) Alan is joined by corporate lawyer and Eliot Spitzer confidante Lloyd Constantine to discuss his book Priceless, about the credit card cartel he helped to break up.

Alan Chartock...In Conversation with Tony Trischka

Albany, NY (2009-11-20) Alan is joined by Tony Trischka, one of the premier banjo players in the world, who discusses his rise from childhood in upstate New York to the top of the folk and bluegrass worlds.

Alan Chartock...In Conversation with Jay Gallagher

Albany, NY (2009-11-12) Alan Chartock is joined by veteran Albany reporter Jay Gallagher, the author of The Politics of Decline. Gallagher is battling pancreatic cancer and has spent the months since his diagnosis chronicling his fight on a blog and writing his memoirs. They also discuss the state of politics at the Capitol.

Dowmel Lecture: Zalmay Khalizad 11/3/09

Great Barrington, MA (2009-11-06) Dr. Khalilzad served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations from 2007 to 2009, Ambassador to Iraq, 2005-2007 and Ambassador to Afghanistan, 2003-2005.

Panel Discussion: The Legacy of Erastus Corning II

Albany, NY (2009-10-30) The panel looks back at the career of Corning on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Recorded "Live at the Linda" on October 22, 2009.

Alan Chartock...In Conversation with Roger Saillant

Albany, NY (2009-10-29) Alan talks to Roger Saillant, a former Ford official and the co-author of the environmental novel Vapor Trails, about sustainability and how Saillant rose from virtually nothing to the top of the business world.

Alan Chartock...In Conversation with Peter van Agtmael

Albany, NY (2009-10-16) Alan speaks to Peter van Agtmael, war photographer and author of 2nd Tour: Hope I Don't Die, about his experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan and on other assignments around the world.

Dowmel Lecture: Jeffery Garten 10/6/09

Great Barrington, MA (2009-10-14) The Dowmel Lecture Series welcomes Jeffrey Garten, former Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade under President Bill Clinton. Recorded 10/6/09 at Monument Mountain High School, Great Barrington, MA.

Alan Chartock ... In Conversation with E.D. Hirsch

Albany, NY (2009-10-01) Alan is joined by author and educational critic E.D. Hirsch, writer of the landmark Cultural Literacy, to discuss his new book The Making of Americans and what still needs to be improved in American public schools.