MONDAY:

• Get the latest on the New York State budget as Senator Carl Kruger, Senate Finance Chairman, joins John Gambling!  Plus, the Super Bowl is less than a week away…John talks with Len Berman for a sneak peak at Sunday’s matchup!
• Get an inside look at the Russian Tea Room as the famous eatery’s Vice President, Ken Biberaj, talks with Joan Hamburg!  Plus, learn how a young man from America’s Bible Belt found himself in Somalia’s terrorist training camps — it’s the story of New York Times Pulitizer Prize-winning reporter Amanda Elliot’s “The Jihadist Next Door.”  She’ll discuss her new book with Joan Hamburg today!  And, Christine Ebersole stops by to chat with Joan about opening at the Café Carlyle on Wednesday!

TUESDAY:

• Joan Hamburg talks with a panel of real-life people featured in the hit George Clooney movie “Up in the Air” – they’ll tell their stories of being fired, and update us on where they are now!

WEDNESDAY:

• Joan Hamburg returns to Sardi’s!  It’s the first Wednesday of the month, which means it’s time for Joan to take us down the Great White Way!  Her guests this month are:  David Alan Grier, the Tony-nominated actor/comedian now starring in “Race;” Emmy award-winning actress Valerie Harper, who is coming to Broadway next month as Tallulah Bankhead in “Looped;” Victor Garber, now starring in Broadway’s “Present Laughter;” and Alicia Silverstone and Eric Bogosian, who are starring together in “Time Stands Still,” Donald Margulies’ new work about journalists returning home after covering war.

THURSDAY

• What’s happening in Albany?  It’s time for Governor David Paterson’s weekly chat with John Gambling!
• Get set for a delicious show as Joan Hamburg presents her weekly food hour!  Plus, Melissa Rivers stops by to discuss her new project, “Red Carpet Ready:  Secrets for Making the Most of Any Moment You’re in the Spotlight.”  The famous daughter of comedienne Joan Rivers has seen it all on the red carpet; now Melissa shares the lessons she’s learned along the way and teaches us all…celebrity or not…how to embrace our big moments, be it a graduation, a first date, a job interview, a prom, or a wedding.  And…can’t find Mr. Right?  How about Mr. Good Enough?  Lori Gottlieb talks with Joan about the dilemma that so many women today seem to face–how to reconcile the strong desire for a husband and family with a list of must-haves so long and complicated that many great guys get rejected out of the gate.

FRIDAY

• Mayor Michael Bloomberg talks with John Gambling about the hottest stories in New York City!
• Lots of laughs today on the Joan Hamburg show!  Danny DeVito chats with Joan about his new movie, “When in Rome,” and his hit television series, “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia!”  Plus, comedienne Susie Essman shares her take on the news of the day!