Friday, February 7, 2020-Episode 304-Maria Riccio Bryce discusses her historical music production Home Again which deals with her hometown and current residence of Amsterdam, N.Y.  The production can be seen Feb. 21-23 at Amsterdam High School, Proceeds benefit Amsterdam Free Library.

Bob Cudmore’s Magic 590 Talk of the Town guest today, Sunday, February 2, 2020 is Clifton Park Supervisor Phil Barrett.  Topics include construction work on Ashdown Road and Sitterly Road and a discussion planned for town residents on organic lawn care.   Listen Sunday on Magic 590 plus 100.5, and on 1410 and 96.9 in the Glens Falls/Lake George region.

Friday, January 31, 2020-Episode 303-Bob Cudmore reads three stories from an audio tour compiled by Montgomery County historian Kelly Yacobucci Farquhar: the Palatine Church, Charleston’s forests and the St. Kateri Tekakwitha Shrine.  Also the story of Amsterdam drama coach Bert DeRose and from the archives, historian David Pietrusza on the last years of Teddy Roosevelt.

Bob Cudmore’s guest today on Magic 590’s Talk of the Town is Colonie Town Supervisor Paula Mahan. Topics include new Northway Exit 3, a computer attack on town records and public safety in Colonie.  Hear Talk of the Town Sunday morning on Magic 590 plus 100.5, and on 96.9 and 1410 in the North Country.

Friday, January 24, 2020-Leader Herald history columnist Peter Betz has a story about blackouts during World War II plus the tale of W.C. Porter, the absconding drummer and the convicted man who convinced a friend to go to jail in his place.

Sunday, January 19, 2020-Bob Cudmore’s guest on Magic 590’s Talk of the Town is Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple

Friday, January 17, 2020-Episode 301-Caryl Hopson and Susan Perkins discuss a book they have edited, “Murder and Mayhem in Herkimer County.”  One chapter describes the death of Grace Brown, which became one of the most famous cases in the country, inspiring Theodore Dreiser’s novel “An American Tragedy.”

Sunday, January 12, 2020-Bob Cudmore’s guest on Magic 590’s Talk of the Town is the new Schenectady Symphony Orchestra conductor Glen Cortese

Friday, January 10, 2020-Episode 300-Montgomery County historian Kelly Yacobucci Farquhar discusses an audio tour along the Erie Canal Bikeway in that county.  Bob Cudmore reads three vignettes—Fort Klock, the Noses and the Putman Canal Store.

Bob Cudmore’s guest on Magic 590's Talk of the Town today, Sunday, January 5, 2020 is Troy Mayor Patrick Madden.  Mayor Madden discusses concerns over a downtown parking garage, the city budget and the start of his second term in office.  Hear Talk of the Town every Sunday on Magic 590 and 100.5, plus in the Lake George/Glens Falls area on 1410 and 96.9.

Historians Podcast-Episode 299-Excerpts from 12 of 2019’s podcasts.  The guests are Norm Bollen, Nick Bunker, Patricia Walsh Chadwick, Richard Ratajak, Beth Hill, Maeve McEneny, Rod Pyle, Curt Breneman, Dan Weaver, Samantha Hall-Saladino, Charles Postel, Bill Buell and Leigh Eckmair. 

Friday, December 27, 2019-Episode 298-Marty Brounstein is author of “Two Among the Righteous Few: A Story of Courage in the Holocaust.”  The book tells the story of Frans and Mien Wijnakker, two Dutch Christians who sheltered Dutch Jews in World War II.

Friday, December 20, 2019-Episode 297-Wayne Van Der Wal is the author of the historical fiction novel, "The Gospel of Santa Claus – Inspired by the True Story of Saint Nicholas."

Sunday, December 15, 2019-Bob Cudmore’s guest on Magic 590’s Talk of the Town is Daily Gazette news columnist Sara Foss.

Friday, December 13, 2019-Episode 296-Leigh Eckmair is village of Gilbertsville and town of Butternuts historian in Otsego County, New York.  She explains why the entire village of Gilbertsville has been named an historic district.

Sunday, December 8, 2019-Bob Cudmore’s guest on Magic 590’s Talk of the Town is Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy.

Friday, December 6, 2019-Episode 295- Kevin Wilson tells the story of his uncle who was killed in action in World War II in Sicily.  Salvatore “Sully” Fringi was the first soldier from Granville, N.Y., to die in that war.  Wilson has written a young adult historical fiction novel called “Sully’s Squad.”

Episode 294-Marta McDowell discusses her book about a 19^th century American poet, “Emily Dickinson's Gardening Life.”  McDowell was gardener-in-residence at the Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst, Massachusetts, last year.

Sunday, November 24, 2019-Bob Cudmore’s guest on Magic 590’s Talk of the Town is Amsterdam Mayor-elect Mike Cinquanti.

Friday, November 22, 2019-Episode 293-William Schaberg takes a detailed look at the early history of Alcoholics Anonymous in his book “Writing the Big Book: The Creation of A.A.”

Sunday, November 17, 2019-Clifton Park town supervisor Phil Barrett is Bob Cudmore’s guest on Magic 590’s Talk of the Town.

Friday, November 15, 2019-Episode 292-Diana Waite on “The Architecture of Downtown Troy: An Illustrated History.” Waite, who lives in Troy, served a decade as executive director of the Preservation League of New York State.

Sunday, November 10, 2019-Patricia Fennell of Albany Health Management Associates is Bob Cudmore’s guest on Magic 590’s Talk of the Town.  She counsels clients on chronic illness and trauma. http://www.albanyhealthmanagement.com/

Friday, November 8, 2019-Episode 291-Bill Buell discusses his new book on Schenectady’s socialist mayor, “George Lunn: The 1912 Socialist Victory in Schenectady.”  Buell is Schenectady County historian and worked many years as a reporter and feature writer for the Daily Gazette.