The Roundtable

Brendan O’ Meara's new book is “The Front Runner: The Life of Steve Prefontaine”

On the 50th Anniversary of the American Track and Field icon Steve Prefontaine’s tragic death comes the new book “The Front Runner: The Life of Steve Prefontaine.” A reappraisal of his life and legacy of powerful work of narrative history exploring the forces and the psychology that made him great and separating the man from the myths. On the anniversary of his untimely death author Brendan O’ Meara, host of "The Creative Nonfiction Podcast," offers a definitive retelling of Prefontaine’s life revisiting one of the most enigmatic figures in American sports with a 21st century lens.

Vallejo Ganter tells us about the upcoming programming for PS21 for August 2025

For ps21 in Chatham - August is a month of programming that includes the return of the Paul Taylor Dance Company for their 4th consecutive year of performances, the US Premier of Samantha Shay's Chekhov-inspired dance-theatre piece, “Life in this House is Over,” which reflects on the social awkwardness of grief, followed by Adam Tendler's “Inheritances,” which weaves together a number of composers into one intimate program to tell a universal story of lineage, loss and place.Their summer concludes with the inaugural COMMONGROUND Festival, which brings together two renowned international performance companies - Basinga (France) and Kaleider (UK) over a weekend of experiments in physics and materiality.

8/7/25 Panel

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, Former Vice President for Editorial Development at the New York Press Association Judy Patrick, and Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute Robert Pondiscio.

Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill takes final bow as the Producing Artistic Director of theRep and closes with production of "Once"

As Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill takes her final bow as Producing Artistic Director at Capital Repertory Theatre, we’re marking the end of an extraordinary era in Albany’s arts scene, and we are thrilled to have her on the Roundtable this morning.Maggie’s final production as Producing Artistic Director closes with “Once” on Sunday, Aug. 10. She’s joins us to discuss her journey, her impact, what’s next, and what she hopes theREP and the Capital Region’s arts scene will continue to grow into.

8/6/25 Panel

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, Diplomat in residence at Bard College Ambassador Frederic Hof, and Albany Law School Professor and Director of the Justice Center Sarah Rogerson.