WAMC's Alan Chartock hosts this encore Power of Words. Chartock speaks with Professor and Author Allida Black on First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt's Declaration of Human Rights Speech. Photo courtesy of FDR Presidential Library & Museum/ WikiCommons.

WAMC's Alan Chartock hosts this encore Power of Words. Chartock speaks with Professor and Author Allida Black on First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt's Declaration of Human Rights Speech. Photo courtesy of FDR Presidential Library & Museum/ WikiCommons.

This week we present an encore program: WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Dr. Amy Bass. Bass is a Professor of History and Director of the Honors Program at New Rochelle College and Author of "One Goal: A Coach, a Team, and the Game that Brought a Divided Town Together."Additionally, Bass is a WAMC commentator. Photo courtesy of Dr. Amy Bass.

This week we present an encore program: WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Dr. Amy Bass. Bass is a Professor of History and Director of the Honors Program at New Rochelle College and Author of "One Goal: A Coach, a Team, and the Game that Brought a Divided Town Together."Additionally, Bass is a WAMC commentator. Photo courtesy of Dr. Amy Bass.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Dr. Mariana Figueiro, Director of the Light and Health Research Center and Professor of Architecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Photo courtesy of The Mount Sinai Light and Health Research Center.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Dr. Mariana Figueiro, Director of the Light and Health Research Center and Professor of Architecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Photo courtesy of The Mount Sinai Light and Health Research Center.

This week, in honor of Memorial Day we present an encore broadcast. WAMC’s Dr. Alan Chartock speaks with Dr. Ivan Steen and Dr. Ann Pfau, about the infamous invasion during WWll. Photo courtesy of Flickr/DVIDSHUB.

This week, in honor of Memorial Day we present an encore broadcast. WAMC’s Dr. Alan Chartock speaks with Dr. Ivan Steen and Dr. Ann Pfau, about the infamous invasion during WWll. Photo courtesy of Flickr/DVIDSHUB.

This week, we present an encore broadcast. WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with longtime music journalist Jesse Jarnow. Jarnow is the author of the book, "Wasn’t That A Time: The Weavers, The Blacklist, and The Battle for the Soul of America." Photo courtesy of Da Capo Press.

This week, we present an encore broadcast. WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with longtime music journalist Jesse Jarnow. Jarnow is the author of the book, "Wasn’t That A Time: The Weavers, The Blacklist, and The Battle for the Soul of America." Photo courtesy of Da Capo Press.

This week we present an encore broadcast. WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock speaks with clarinetist, award-winning photographer, and author Arlene Alda about her book, "Just Kids from the Bronx: Telling It the Way It Was: An Oral History." Photo courtesy of Henry Holt & Co. Publishing/ MacMillan Publishing.

This week we present an encore broadcast. WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock speaks with clarinetist, award-winning photographer, and author Arlene Alda about her book, "Just Kids from the Bronx: Telling It the Way It Was: An Oral History." Photo courtesy of Henry Holt & Co. Publishing/ MacMillan Publishing.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Dr. Jeff Miller, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations at SUNY New Paltz. Miller is the Author of "Democracy In Crisis: Lessons From Ancient Athens." Photo courtesy of Dr. Miller.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Dr. Jeff Miller, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations at SUNY New Paltz. Miller is the Author of "Democracy In Crisis: Lessons From Ancient Athens." Photo courtesy of Dr. Miller.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan, a Democrat who just began her third term.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan, a Democrat who just began her third term.

This week we present an encore interview. WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Hedi McKinley, Holocaust survivor, social worker, and long-time WAMC volunteer.

This week we present an encore interview. WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Hedi McKinley, Holocaust survivor, social worker, and long-time WAMC volunteer.

This week we present an encore broadcast. Alan Chartock speaks with Joshua Rubenstein. Rubenstein is the author of "Leon Trotsky: A Revolutionary’s Life." Photo courtesy of Yale University Press.

This week we present an encore broadcast. Alan Chartock speaks with Joshua Rubenstein. Rubenstein is the author of "Leon Trotsky: A Revolutionary’s Life." Photo courtesy of Yale University Press.

A 2013 encore conversation with WAMC's Alan Chartock and Dr. David Nasaw, author of the New York Times best-selling book "The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy." Photo courtesy of Penguin Random House.

A 2013 encore conversation with WAMC's Alan Chartock and Dr. David Nasaw, author of the New York Times best-selling book "The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy." Photo courtesy of Penguin Random House.

This week we present an encore broadcast: WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with the late, award-winning director and producer Arthur Penn. Dr. Arthur Penn was born on September 27, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Penn was most known for Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Little Big Man (1970) and The Miracle Worker (1962). He died on September 28, 2010 in Manhattan, New York City, New York. Photo courtesy of United Artists Corporation c. 1976.

This week we present an encore broadcast: WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with the late, award-winning director and producer Arthur Penn. Dr. Arthur Penn was born on September 27, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Penn was most known for Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Little Big Man (1970) and The Miracle Worker (1962). He died on September 28, 2010 in Manhattan, New York City, New York. Photo courtesy of United Artists Corporation c. 1976.

WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Mark Volpe, former President and CEO of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Volpe is a current professor, advisor and author. Photo: Marco Borggreve, courtesy of the BSO.

WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Mark Volpe, former President and CEO of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Volpe is a current professor, advisor and author. Photo: Marco Borggreve, courtesy of the BSO.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with William K. Black. Black is an associate professor of economics and law at the University of Missouri – Kansas City (UMKC). He is Distinguished Scholar in Residence for Financial Regulation at the University of Minnesota Law School, and a white-collar criminologist. Alan and Professor Black discuss his book "The Best Way To Rob A Bank is to Own One: How Corporate Executives and Politicians Looted the S&L Industry." Photo courtesy of University of Texas Press.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with William K. Black. Black is an associate professor of economics and law at the University of Missouri – Kansas City (UMKC). He is Distinguished Scholar in Residence for Financial Regulation at the University of Minnesota Law School, and a white-collar criminologist. Alan and Professor Black discuss his book "The Best Way To Rob A Bank is to Own One: How Corporate Executives and Politicians Looted the S&L Industry." Photo courtesy of University of Texas Press.

WAMC's Alan Chartock In Conversation with James Reston Jr.. Reston is the author of "The Accidental Victim: JFK, Lee Harvey Oswald and The Real Target in Dallas."

WAMC's Alan Chartock In Conversation with James Reston Jr.. Reston is the author of "The Accidental Victim: JFK, Lee Harvey Oswald and The Real Target in Dallas."

WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Ukraine/Russia expert James Brooke, a veteran journalist and foreign affairs columnist who has worked for Voice of America, Bloomberg, The New York Times, The Berkshire Eagle, and more. Photo: WikiCommons.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Ukraine/Russia expert James Brooke, a veteran journalist and foreign affairs columnist who has worked for Voice of America, Bloomberg, The New York Times, The Berkshire Eagle, and more. Photo: WikiCommons.

In honor of Black History Month we present an encore Power of Words: WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with professor, author, activist Barbara Smith about Barbara Jordan’s keynote address to the 1976 Democratic National Convention. Photo: Barbara Jordan speaking at the 1976 DNC. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Warren K. Leffler.

In honor of Black History Month we present an encore Power of Words: WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with professor, author, activist Barbara Smith about Barbara Jordan’s keynote address to the 1976 Democratic National Convention. Photo: Barbara Jordan speaking at the 1976 DNC. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Warren K. Leffler.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock in an encore conversation with Dr. Joseph Tieri. Tieri is an osteopath and the author of “End Everyday Pain For 50+.” Photo courtesy of Ulysses Books.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock in an encore conversation with Dr. Joseph Tieri. Tieri is an osteopath and the author of “End Everyday Pain For 50+.” Photo courtesy of Ulysses Books.

Alan Chartock in an encore interview with Linda Marsa, author of “Fevered: Why a Hotter Planet Will Hurt Our Health – And How We Can Save Ourselves.” Photo courtesy of Linda Marsa.

Alan Chartock in an encore interview with Linda Marsa, author of “Fevered: Why a Hotter Planet Will Hurt Our Health – And How We Can Save Ourselves.” Photo courtesy of Linda Marsa.

This week we present an encore broadcast: WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Stephan Talty, author of “The Secret Agent: In Search of America’s Greatest World War II Spy.” Photo courtesy of Stephan Talty.

This week we present an encore broadcast: WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Stephan Talty, author of “The Secret Agent: In Search of America’s Greatest World War II Spy.” Photo courtesy of Stephan Talty.

We present an encore broadcast: WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Dr. Martin Meadows, Professor and Philippines internment camp survivor during WWII.

We present an encore broadcast: WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Dr. Martin Meadows, Professor and Philippines internment camp survivor during WWII.

We present an encore 2011 Power of Words: WAMC’s Alan Chartock and Historian Dr. Christopher Breiseth discuss FDR’s Four Freedoms Speech, delivered 81 years ago today – on January 6, 1941. Photo: WikiCommons/ BanyanTree.

We present an encore 2011 Power of Words: WAMC’s Alan Chartock and Historian Dr. Christopher Breiseth discuss FDR’s Four Freedoms Speech, delivered 81 years ago today – on January 6, 1941. Photo: WikiCommons/ BanyanTree.

An encore 2019 interview. WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Psychiatrist and Author Dr. Bick Wanck about his book “Mind Easing: The 3 Layered Healing Plan for Anxiety and Depression.” Photo courtesy of Dr. Bick Wanck.

An encore 2019 interview. WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Psychiatrist and Author Dr. Bick Wanck about his book “Mind Easing: The 3 Layered Healing Plan for Anxiety and Depression.” Photo courtesy of Dr. Bick Wanck.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock in a 2004 interview with folk music legend Tom Paxton.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock in a 2004 interview with folk music legend Tom Paxton.

This week we present an encore broadcast: WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Carlos Sluzki MD, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at George Washington University School of Medicine. Sluzki is Professor Emeritus of Global and Community Health and Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University; and the author of “The Presence of the Absent: Therapy with Families and their Ghosts.” Photo courtesy of Taylor & Francis.

This week we present an encore broadcast: WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Carlos Sluzki MD, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at George Washington University School of Medicine. Sluzki is Professor Emeritus of Global and Community Health and Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University; and the author of “The Presence of the Absent: Therapy with Families and their Ghosts.” Photo courtesy of Taylor & Francis.

WAMC and the New York State Archives Partnership Trust present an encore of The Power of Words. WAMC’s Alan Chartock and Author and Biographer Joseph Persico provide context and analysis of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Day of Infamy Speech. In addition, listeners will have an opportunity to actually hear the speech as it was delivered on December 8th, 1941.

WAMC and the New York State Archives Partnership Trust present an encore of The Power of Words. WAMC’s Alan Chartock and Author and Biographer Joseph Persico provide context and analysis of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Day of Infamy Speech. In addition, listeners will have an opportunity to actually hear the speech as it was delivered on December 8th, 1941.

This week we present an encore broadcast. WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with two bluegrass legends, Earl Scruggs and Ralph Stanley. Earl Scruggs died in 2012 while Ralph Stanley died in 2016. In the first interview, Alan talks with Earl and his wife Louise who died in 2006, followed by the interview with Ralph Stanley. Photo: Public Domain

This week we present an encore broadcast. WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with two bluegrass legends, Earl Scruggs and Ralph Stanley. Earl Scruggs died in 2012 while Ralph Stanley died in 2016. In the first interview, Alan talks with Earl and his wife Louise who died in 2006, followed by the interview with Ralph Stanley. Photo: Public Domain

An encore 2015 In Conversation interview with WAMC’s Alan Chartock and Folk Icon Arlo Guthrie. The pair spoke at the Mahawie Theatre in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Alan and Arlo talk about the movie Alice’s Restaurant. Photo courtesy of Eric Brown

An encore 2015 In Conversation interview with WAMC’s Alan Chartock and Folk Icon Arlo Guthrie. The pair spoke at the Mahawie Theatre in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Alan and Arlo talk about the movie Alice’s Restaurant. Photo courtesy of Eric Brown

An encore interview with WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaking with James Reston Jr. Reston is the author of “The Accidental Victim: JFK, Lee Harvey Oswald and The Real Target in Dallas.” Photo courtesy of James Reston Jr.

An encore interview with WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaking with James Reston Jr. Reston is the author of “The Accidental Victim: JFK, Lee Harvey Oswald and The Real Target in Dallas.” Photo courtesy of James Reston Jr.

We’re honoring Veterans with an encore In Conversation interview between WAMC’s Alan Chartock and Paul Elisha — a  WWII veteran, poet, professional musician, and longtime voice on WAMC who died in 2015 at age 92.

We’re honoring Veterans with an encore In Conversation interview between WAMC’s Alan Chartock and Paul Elisha — a  WWII veteran, poet, professional musician, and longtime voice on WAMC who died in 2015 at age 92.

We present an encore Power of Words. WAMC’s Alan Chartock and Historian Dr. Richard Pfau discuss President Harry Truman’s Truman Doctrine speech. Photo courtesy of the U.S. National Archive.

We present an encore Power of Words. WAMC’s Alan Chartock and Historian Dr. Richard Pfau discuss President Harry Truman’s Truman Doctrine speech. Photo courtesy of the U.S. National Archive.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock In A 2012 Conversation with Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, folk musician and former member of The Byrds, Roger McGuinn. Photo courtesy of Roger McGuinn.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock In A 2012 Conversation with Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, folk musician and former member of The Byrds, Roger McGuinn. Photo courtesy of Roger McGuinn.

This week, WAMC’s Alan Chartock in a 2010 encore In Conversation, with the late Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sydney Schanberg and actor Sam Waterston about “The Killing Fields,” the movie inspired by Schanberg’s coverage of the civil war in Cambodia during the 1970s. Photo credit Dith Pran.

This week, WAMC’s Alan Chartock in a 2010 encore In Conversation, with the late Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sydney Schanberg and actor Sam Waterston about “The Killing Fields,” the movie inspired by Schanberg’s coverage of the civil war in Cambodia during the 1970s. Photo credit Dith Pran.

This week we present an encore broadcast. WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with well-known Lincoln scholar and prolific author Harold Holzer about his book, “The Presidents vs. The Press: The Endless Battle Between The White House And The Media: From The Founding Fathers To Fake News.“  Photo courtesy of Henry Ballone.

This week we present an encore broadcast. WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with well-known Lincoln scholar and prolific author Harold Holzer about his book, “The Presidents vs. The Press: The Endless Battle Between The White House And The Media: From The Founding Fathers To Fake News.“  Photo courtesy of Henry Ballone.

This week we present an encore broadcast. WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Scott McVay, author of “Surprise Encounters With Artists and Scientists, Whales and Other Living Things.” Photo courtesy of David Kelly Crow.

This week we present an encore broadcast. WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Scott McVay, author of “Surprise Encounters With Artists and Scientists, Whales and Other Living Things.” Photo courtesy of David Kelly Crow.

This week we present an encore interview. WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with the late, award-winning director and producer Arthur Penn. Dr. Arthur Penn was born on September 27, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was most known for Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Little Big Man (1970) and The Miracle Worker (1962). He died on September 28, 2010 in Manhattan, New York City, New York. Photo courtesy of United Artists Corporation c. 1976.

This week we present an encore interview. WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with the late, award-winning director and producer Arthur Penn. Dr. Arthur Penn was born on September 27, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was most known for Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Little Big Man (1970) and The Miracle Worker (1962). He died on September 28, 2010 in Manhattan, New York City, New York. Photo courtesy of United Artists Corporation c. 1976.

This week we present an encore broadcast, WAMC’s Dr. Alan Chartock speaks with Dr. Roger Landry about his book “Live Long, Die Short: A Guide to Authentic Health and Successful Aging.”  Photo courtesy of Dr. Roger Landry’s official Facebook page.

This week we present an encore broadcast, WAMC’s Dr. Alan Chartock speaks with Dr. Roger Landry about his book “Live Long, Die Short: A Guide to Authentic Health and Successful Aging.”  Photo courtesy of Dr. Roger Landry’s official Facebook page.

This week we present an encore broadcast. WAMC’s Dr. Alan Chartock speaks with Claudia Coenen, a creative grief counselor and certified Thanatologist. The pair discuss dealing with grief. Claudia is the author of two books: Shattered by Grief: Picking Up the Pieces to Become Whole Again. Photo courtesy of The Karuna Project

This week we present an encore broadcast. WAMC’s Dr. Alan Chartock speaks with Claudia Coenen, a creative grief counselor and certified Thanatologist. The pair discuss dealing with grief. Claudia is the author of two books: Shattered by Grief: Picking Up the Pieces to Become Whole Again. Photo courtesy of The Karuna Project

This week, WAMC’s Dr. Alan Chartock speaks with Dr. Vincent Verdile, Dean of the Albany Medical College.

This week, WAMC’s Dr. Alan Chartock speaks with Dr. Vincent Verdile, Dean of the Albany Medical College.

This week, WAMC’s Alan Chartock in an award-winning encore conversation with David Kaczynski, the brother of Unabomber Ted Kaczynski. Kaczynski is the former Executive Director of New Yorkers Against the Death Penalty. Photo courtesy of Flickr/LightStamp.

This week, WAMC’s Alan Chartock in an award-winning encore conversation with David Kaczynski, the brother of Unabomber Ted Kaczynski. Kaczynski is the former Executive Director of New Yorkers Against the Death Penalty. Photo courtesy of Flickr/LightStamp.

This week we present an encore broadcast: WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Daniel Ellsberg. He is an activist, lecturer, author, and former U.S. military analyst. Ellsberg is best known for releasing the Pentagon Papers in 1971. Photo courtesy of WikiCommons/Dr. Bernd Gross.

This week we present an encore broadcast: WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Daniel Ellsberg. He is an activist, lecturer, author, and former U.S. military analyst. Ellsberg is best known for releasing the Pentagon Papers in 1971. Photo courtesy of WikiCommons/Dr. Bernd Gross.

This week we present an encore broadcast. WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with two bluegrass legends, Earl Scruggs and Ralph Stanley. Earl Scruggs died in 2012 while Ralph Stanley died in 2016. In the first interview, Alan talks with Earl and his wife Louise who died in 2006, followed by the interview with Ralph Stanley. Photo courtesy of Public Domain Pictures.

This week we present an encore broadcast. WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with two bluegrass legends, Earl Scruggs and Ralph Stanley. Earl Scruggs died in 2012 while Ralph Stanley died in 2016. In the first interview, Alan talks with Earl and his wife Louise who died in 2006, followed by the interview with Ralph Stanley. Photo courtesy of Public Domain Pictures.

This week we present an encore broadcast from 2004. WAMC’s Alan Chartock and Folk Legend Tom Paxton. Photo courtesy of Alan Messer.

This week we present an encore broadcast from 2004. WAMC’s Alan Chartock and Folk Legend Tom Paxton. Photo courtesy of Alan Messer.

This week, WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Mark Volpe, President, and CEO of The Boston Symphony Orchestra. Photo courtesy of the BSO.

This week, WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Mark Volpe, President, and CEO of The Boston Symphony Orchestra. Photo courtesy of the BSO.

This week, we present an encore broadcast. WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Mary Beth Pfeiffer; an award-winning investigative journalist and author of the book Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change. Photo: Jim Smith Photography.

This week, we present an encore broadcast. WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Mary Beth Pfeiffer; an award-winning investigative journalist and author of the book Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change. Photo: Jim Smith Photography.

This week, WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Eugene (Gene) Carr, the Festival Director of  Berkshire Busk, a new 10-weekend street festival in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. The festival begins July 2nd and continues every Friday and Saturday evening until Labor Day weekend. Find out more at www.berkshirebusk.com. Photo courtesy of Eugene Carr.

This week, WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Eugene (Gene) Carr, the Festival Director of  Berkshire Busk, a new 10-weekend street festival in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. The festival begins July 2nd and continues every Friday and Saturday evening until Labor Day weekend. Find out more at www.berkshirebusk.com. Photo courtesy of Eugene Carr.

This week in honor of Memorial Day, we bring you an encore broadcast. WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Richard Marowitz, a Jewish soldier in WWII. He found Hitler’s hat in the German dictator’s Munich apartment. (more…)

This week in honor of Memorial Day, we bring you an encore broadcast. WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Richard Marowitz, a Jewish soldier in WWII. He found Hitler’s hat in the German dictator’s Munich apartment. (more…)

This week we present an encore broadcast. WAMC’s Dr. Alan Chartock speaks with Peter Canellos, author of  “The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan, America’s Judicial Hero.” (more…)

This week we present an encore broadcast. WAMC’s Dr. Alan Chartock speaks with Peter Canellos, author of  “The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan, America’s Judicial Hero.” (more…)

This week, we present an encore interview with WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with William K. Black. Black is an Associate Professor of Economics and Law at the University of Missouri – Kansas City (UMKC). He is also a Distinguished Scholar in Residence for financial regulation at the University of Minnesota Law School, and a white-collar criminologist. Black is the author of “How Corporate Executives and Politicians Looted the S & L Industry.“ (more…)

This week, we present an encore interview with WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with William K. Black. Black is an Associate Professor of Economics and Law at the University of Missouri – Kansas City (UMKC). He is also a Distinguished Scholar in Residence for financial regulation at the University of Minnesota Law School, and a white-collar criminologist. Black is the author of “How Corporate Executives and Politicians Looted the S & L Industry.“ (more…)

This week, in celebration of what would have been folk music icon Pete Seeger’s 102nd birthday we present an encore broadcast. WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Pete Seeger in Pete Seeger: A Life Hour 2. (more…)

This week, in celebration of what would have been folk music icon Pete Seeger’s 102nd birthday we present an encore broadcast. WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Pete Seeger in Pete Seeger: A Life Hour 2. (more…)

This week we present an encore broadcast of WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation With Jim Haskell. Haskell is the author of Two Tents: Twenty-One Years of Discovery on the Appalachian Trail. (more…)

This week we present an encore broadcast of WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation With Jim Haskell. Haskell is the author of Two Tents: Twenty-One Years of Discovery on the Appalachian Trail. (more…)

This week we present an encore broadcast with WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Dr. Jason Fung. Fung is a Canadian nephrologist and author who has written about intermittent fasting and how it helps reverse Type 2 Diabetes. Dr. Fung’s books include The Obesity Code, The Complete Guide to Fasting, and The Diabetes Code. (more…)

This week we present an encore broadcast with WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Dr. Jason Fung. Fung is a Canadian nephrologist and author who has written about intermittent fasting and how it helps reverse Type 2 Diabetes. Dr. Fung’s books include The Obesity Code, The Complete Guide to Fasting, and The Diabetes Code. (more…)

This week we present an encore presentation of WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Dr. Robert Miraldi. Miraldi is an award-winning Journalist, Professor, and Author of the book Seymour Hersh: Scoop Artist. (more…)

This week we present an encore presentation of WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Dr. Robert Miraldi. Miraldi is an award-winning Journalist, Professor, and Author of the book Seymour Hersh: Scoop Artist. (more…)

This week we present an encore interview. WAMC’s Dr. Alan Chartock In Conversation with Stephan Talty, Author of The Secret Agent: In Search of America’s Greatest World War II Spy. (more…)

This week we present an encore interview. WAMC’s Dr. Alan Chartock In Conversation with Stephan Talty, Author of The Secret Agent: In Search of America’s Greatest World War II Spy. (more…)

This week, we present an encore of WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Dr. Roger Landry discussing his book Live Long, Die Short: A Guide to Authentic Health and Successful Aging. (more…)

This week, we present an encore of WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Dr. Roger Landry discussing his book Live Long, Die Short: A Guide to Authentic Health and Successful Aging. (more…)

This week, WAMC presents an encore Power of Words. In honor of Women’s History Month, WAMC’s Dr. Alan Chartock and Professor and Historian Dr. Allida Black discuss First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Women’s Rights are Human Rights speech in Beijing, China on September 5th, 1995. (more…)

This week, WAMC presents an encore Power of Words. In honor of Women’s History Month, WAMC’s Dr. Alan Chartock and Professor and Historian Dr. Allida Black discuss First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Women’s Rights are Human Rights speech in Beijing, China on September 5th, 1995. (more…)

This week, WAMC presents an encore Power of Words. WAMC’s Alan Chartock, speaks with H. Carl McCall and Dr. J. W. Wiley about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s I Have a Dream Speech. (more…)

This week, WAMC presents an encore Power of Words. WAMC’s Alan Chartock, speaks with H. Carl McCall and Dr. J. W. Wiley about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s I Have a Dream Speech. (more…)

This week, we present an encore In Conversation interview from 2013 with WAMC’s Alan Chartock and Dr. David Nasaw. Nasaw is the author of the New York Times best-selling book The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy. (more…)

This week, we present an encore In Conversation interview from 2013 with WAMC’s Alan Chartock and Dr. David Nasaw. Nasaw is the author of the New York Times best-selling book The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy. (more…)

This week, we present an encore Power of Words with WAMC’s Alan Chartock and Dr. David Woolner, Former Associate Professor of History at Marist College. The pair discuss Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first inaugural address. In addition, listeners will hear the speech as it was delivered on March 4th, 1933. (more…)

This week, we present an encore Power of Words with WAMC’s Alan Chartock and Dr. David Woolner, Former Associate Professor of History at Marist College. The pair discuss Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first inaugural address. In addition, listeners will hear the speech as it was delivered on March 4th, 1933. (more…)

This week, we present an encore broadcast of WAMC’s Dr. Alan Chartock is in conversation with Author, Journalist, Editor, Columnist, and (unofficial) Berkshire Historian Bernard Drew. (more…)

This week, we present an encore broadcast of WAMC’s Dr. Alan Chartock is in conversation with Author, Journalist, Editor, Columnist, and (unofficial) Berkshire Historian Bernard Drew. (more…)

This week we present an encore broadcast of a 2011 Power of Words. WAMC’s Alan Chartock and Historian Dr. Christopher Breiseth discuss FDR’s Four Freedoms Speech. In addition, listeners will hear the speech as it was delivered on January 6, 1941. (more…)

This week we present an encore broadcast of a 2011 Power of Words. WAMC’s Alan Chartock and Historian Dr. Christopher Breiseth discuss FDR’s Four Freedoms Speech. In addition, listeners will hear the speech as it was delivered on January 6, 1941. (more…)

This week we present an encore airing from the Power Of Words series. WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Author and Historian James Ledbetter about President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Farewell Address. In addition, listeners will hear the speech as it was delivered on January 17th, 1961. Photo Credit: Wikicommons.

This week we present an encore airing from the Power Of Words series. WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Author and Historian James Ledbetter about President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Farewell Address. In addition, listeners will hear the speech as it was delivered on January 17th, 1961. Photo Credit: Wikicommons.

This week, we present an encore 2004 In Conversation interview with WAMC’s Dr. Alan Chartock and Folk Legend Tom Paxton. Photo courtesy of Tom Paxton’s Official Facebook Page

This week, we present an encore 2004 In Conversation interview with WAMC’s Dr. Alan Chartock and Folk Legend Tom Paxton. Photo courtesy of Tom Paxton’s Official Facebook Page

This week on WAMC’s In Conversation With, Dr. Alan Chartock speaks with creative grief counselor Claudia Coenen. Coenen is a certified Thanatologist, and the author of Shattered by Grief: Picking Up the Pieces to Become Whole Again. Her new book is The Creative Toolkit.

This week on WAMC’s In Conversation With, Dr. Alan Chartock speaks with creative grief counselor Claudia Coenen. Coenen is a certified Thanatologist, and the author of Shattered by Grief: Picking Up the Pieces to Become Whole Again. Her new book is The Creative Toolkit.

This week, we present an encore airing of the Power of Words. WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with the late, best-selling author Joseph Persico. The pair discuss President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Day of Infamy speech after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.

This week, we present an encore airing of the Power of Words. WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with the late, best-selling author Joseph Persico. The pair discuss President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Day of Infamy speech after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.

This week, we present an encore airing of the documentary Pearl Harbor Over The Radio. WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Dr. Ivan Steen and Dr. Ann Pfau. The pair guide Alan through a series of audio clips that capture how Americans heard the news of Pearl Harbor over their radios.

This week, we present an encore airing of the documentary Pearl Harbor Over The Radio. WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Dr. Ivan Steen and Dr. Ann Pfau. The pair guide Alan through a series of audio clips that capture how Americans heard the news of Pearl Harbor over their radios.

This week, we present an encore interview with WAMC’s Alan Chartock and Folk Icon Arlo Guthrie. The pair spoke in 2015 at the Mahaiwie Theatre in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. They discuss the movie Alice’s Restaurant.

This week, we present an encore interview with WAMC’s Alan Chartock and Folk Icon Arlo Guthrie. The pair spoke in 2015 at the Mahaiwie Theatre in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. They discuss the movie Alice’s Restaurant.

We present an encore Power of Words, WAMC’s Alan Chartock and Historian Dr. Richard Pfau discuss President Harry Truman’s Truman Doctrine speech. In addition, listeners will hear the speech as it was delivered on March 12th, 1947.

We present an encore Power of Words, WAMC’s Alan Chartock and Historian Dr. Richard Pfau discuss President Harry Truman’s Truman Doctrine speech. In addition, listeners will hear the speech as it was delivered on March 12th, 1947.

This week on WAMC’s In Conversation With, we’re honoring veterans with an encore interview between WAMC’s Alan Chartock and Paul Elisha. Elisha was a WWII veteran, poet, professional musician, and longtime voice on WAMC. He died in 2015 at the age of 92.

This week on WAMC’s In Conversation With, we’re honoring veterans with an encore interview between WAMC’s Alan Chartock and Paul Elisha. Elisha was a WWII veteran, poet, professional musician, and longtime voice on WAMC. He died in 2015 at the age of 92.

This week, we bring you an encore interview with Dr. Alan Chartock speaking with the late Joseph Persico. Persico is the best-selling author of Roosevelt’s Centurions: FDR and the Commanders He Led to Victory During WWII.

This week, we bring you an encore interview with Dr. Alan Chartock speaking with the late Joseph Persico. Persico is the best-selling author of Roosevelt’s Centurions: FDR and the Commanders He Led to Victory During WWII.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Laura Walker, President of Bennington College.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Laura Walker, President of Bennington College.

On this week’s WAMC In Conversation With… We have an encore airing of Dr. Alan Chartock’s conversation with Richard Marowitz. Marowitz was a Jewish soldier in WWII, who found Hitler’s Hat in the German dictator’s Munich apartment.

On this week’s WAMC In Conversation With… We have an encore airing of Dr. Alan Chartock’s conversation with Richard Marowitz. Marowitz was a Jewish soldier in WWII, who found Hitler’s Hat in the German dictator’s Munich apartment.

This week we present an encore interview, Dr. Alan Chartock in Conversation with Author Joshua Rubenstein. Rubenstein discusses his book Leon Trotsky: A Revolutionary’s Life.

This week we present an encore interview, Dr. Alan Chartock in Conversation with Author Joshua Rubenstein. Rubenstein discusses his book Leon Trotsky: A Revolutionary’s Life.

A 2013 encore In Conversation interview with WAMC’s Dr. Alan Chartock, and Dr. David Nasaw, author of the New York Times best-selling book The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy.

A 2013 encore In Conversation interview with WAMC’s Dr. Alan Chartock, and Dr. David Nasaw, author of the New York Times best-selling book The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Scott McVay, Author of Surprise Encounters With Artists and Scientists, Whales and Other Living Things. (An encore airing)

WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Scott McVay, Author of Surprise Encounters With Artists and Scientists, Whales and Other Living Things. (An encore airing)

Alan Chartock is in Conversation with Dr Robert Miraldi; Award-Winning journalist, professor and author of the book Seymour Hersh: Scoop Artist.

Alan Chartock is in Conversation with Dr Robert Miraldi; Award-Winning journalist, professor and author of the book Seymour Hersh: Scoop Artist.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Author, Journalist, Editor, Columnist, and (unofficial) Berkshire Historian Bernard Drew.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Author, Journalist, Editor, Columnist, and (unofficial) Berkshire Historian Bernard Drew.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with clarinetist, award-winning photographer and author Arlene Alda about her latest book Just Kids from the Bronx.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with clarinetist, award-winning photographer and author Arlene Alda about her latest book Just Kids from the Bronx.

In an encore conversation, WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with activist, lecturer, author, and former U.S. military analyst Daniel Ellsberg; who is best known for releasing the Pentagon Papers in 1971.

In an encore conversation, WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with activist, lecturer, author, and former U.S. military analyst Daniel Ellsberg; who is best known for releasing the Pentagon Papers in 1971.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with well-known Lincoln Scholar and prolific author Harold Holzer about his new book; “The Presidents vs. The Press: The Endless Battle Between The White House And The Media: From The Founding Fathers To Fake News.”

WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with well-known Lincoln Scholar and prolific author Harold Holzer about his new book; “The Presidents vs. The Press: The Endless Battle Between The White House And The Media: From The Founding Fathers To Fake News.”

WAMC’s Alan Chartock hosts this special Power of Words program with Professor and Author Allida Black. Black discusses First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt’s Declaration of Human Rights Speech.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock hosts this special Power of Words program with Professor and Author Allida Black. Black discusses First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt’s Declaration of Human Rights Speech.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Dr. Roger Landry about his book Live Long, Die Short: A Guide to Authentic Health and Successful Aging.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Dr. Roger Landry about his book Live Long, Die Short: A Guide to Authentic Health and Successful Aging.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Cara Robertson, Author of The Trial of Lizzie Borden: A True Story.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Cara Robertson, Author of The Trial of Lizzie Borden: A True Story.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Architect, Artist, Author and Activist Beverly Willis.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Architect, Artist, Author and Activist Beverly Willis.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock is In Conversation With Ilana Steinhauer, Executive Director of Volunteers In Medicine Berkshires. You can learn more at https://vimberkshires.org/ 

WAMC’s Alan Chartock is In Conversation With Ilana Steinhauer, Executive Director of Volunteers In Medicine Berkshires. You can learn more at https://vimberkshires.org/ 

An encore 2011 Power of Words, on this program WAMC’s Alan Chartock and Historian Dr. Christopher Breiseth discuss FDR’s Four Freedoms Speech. Listeners will hear the speech as it was delivered on January 6, 1941.

An encore 2011 Power of Words, on this program WAMC’s Alan Chartock and Historian Dr. Christopher Breiseth discuss FDR’s Four Freedoms Speech. Listeners will hear the speech as it was delivered on January 6, 1941.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock is In Conversation With Dr. Joseph Tieri. Dr. Tieri is an osteopath and author of End Everyday Pain For 50+, A 10 Minute-A-Day Program of Stretching, Strengthening, and Movement to Break the Grip of Pain.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock is In Conversation With Dr. Joseph Tieri. Dr. Tieri is an osteopath and author of End Everyday Pain For 50+, A 10 Minute-A-Day Program of Stretching, Strengthening, and Movement to Break the Grip of Pain.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Dr. Jason Fung, a Canadian nephrologist and author who has written about intermittent fasting and how it helps reverse type 2 diabetes. Dr. Fung’s books include: The Obesity Code, The Complete Guide to Fasting and The Diabetes Code.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Dr. Jason Fung, a Canadian nephrologist and author who has written about intermittent fasting and how it helps reverse type 2 diabetes. Dr. Fung’s books include: The Obesity Code, The Complete Guide to Fasting and The Diabetes Code.

In honor of D-Day we present an encore of Alan Chartock’s In Conversation interview with Dr. Ivan Steen and Dr. Ann Pfau along with sound clips of how American’s heard about the D-Day invasion during WWII as the news broke over the radio.

In honor of D-Day we present an encore of Alan Chartock’s In Conversation interview with Dr. Ivan Steen and Dr. Ann Pfau along with sound clips of how American’s heard about the D-Day invasion during WWII as the news broke over the radio.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Dr. Thomas Patterson, the Bradlee Professor of Government & the Press at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Alan and Professor Patterson discuss his book Is the Republican Party Destroying Itself?

WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Dr. Thomas Patterson, the Bradlee Professor of Government & the Press at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Alan and Professor Patterson discuss his book Is the Republican Party Destroying Itself?

WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Architect, Artist, Author and Activist Beverly Willis.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Architect, Artist, Author and Activist Beverly Willis.

An encore airing of WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Dr. Martin Meadows, Professor and Philippines internment camp survivor during WWII.

An encore airing of WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Dr. Martin Meadows, Professor and Philippines internment camp survivor during WWII.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock in an encore conversation with longtime music journalist Jesse Jarnow. Jesse’s new book is, “Wasn’t That A Time: The Weavers, The Blacklist, and The Battle for the Soul of America.”

WAMC’s Alan Chartock in an encore conversation with longtime music journalist Jesse Jarnow. Jesse’s new book is, “Wasn’t That A Time: The Weavers, The Blacklist, and The Battle for the Soul of America.”

WAMC’s Alan Chartock  is In Conversation With (an encore interview) James Reston Jr., Author of The Accidental Victim: JFK, Lee Harvey Oswald and The Real Target in Dallas.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock  is In Conversation With (an encore interview) James Reston Jr., Author of The Accidental Victim: JFK, Lee Harvey Oswald and The Real Target in Dallas.

An encore interview: WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Hedi McKinley, Holocaust survivor, Social Worker and long time WAMC volunteer. Hedi celebrated her 100th birthday on April 15, 2020.

An encore interview: WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Hedi McKinley, Holocaust survivor, Social Worker and long time WAMC volunteer. Hedi celebrated her 100th birthday on April 15, 2020.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock is In Conversation with Claudia Coenen, a creative grief counselor and certified Thanatologist on dealing with grief. Claudia is the author of two books: Shattered by Grief: Picking Up the Pieces to Become Whole Again; and her new book  The Creative Toolkit will be released July 1st. You can find out more […]

WAMC’s Alan Chartock is In Conversation with Claudia Coenen, a creative grief counselor and certified Thanatologist on dealing with grief. Claudia is the author of two books: Shattered by Grief: Picking Up the Pieces to Become Whole Again; and her new book  The Creative Toolkit will be released July 1st. You can find out more […]

An encore airing of Alan Chartock’s 2004 In Conversation interview with Loet Velmans; a Sheffield, Massachusetts resident who passed away in 2016. Loet did hard time in a Japanese prison camp during the Second World War; and went on to become Chief Executive Officer of the Hill & Knowlton public relations firm. Alan speaks with […]

An encore airing of Alan Chartock’s 2004 In Conversation interview with Loet Velmans; a Sheffield, Massachusetts resident who passed away in 2016. Loet did hard time in a Japanese prison camp during the Second World War; and went on to become Chief Executive Officer of the Hill & Knowlton public relations firm. Alan speaks with […]

An encore airing of WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation With Mary Beth Pfeiffer; Award-winning investigative journalist and author of the  book Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change.

An encore airing of WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation With Mary Beth Pfeiffer; Award-winning investigative journalist and author of the  book Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock is In Conversation with Dr. Ellen Condliffe Lagemann, the Levy Institute Research Professor at Bard College; Distinguished Fellow in the Bard Prison Initiative and author of Liberating Minds: The Case For College In Prison.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock is In Conversation with Dr. Ellen Condliffe Lagemann, the Levy Institute Research Professor at Bard College; Distinguished Fellow in the Bard Prison Initiative and author of Liberating Minds: The Case For College In Prison.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock is In Conversation With Dr. Ronald Edsforth, a Professor of History and Peace Studies; and author of “The New Deal: America’s Response to the Great Depression.”

WAMC’s Alan Chartock is In Conversation With Dr. Ronald Edsforth, a Professor of History and Peace Studies; and author of “The New Deal: America’s Response to the Great Depression.”