10/21/26, Co-Host — Brian Adams

PILOTs. Amherst Town Councilor Lynn Griesemer shares perspective on UMass, Amherst College and Hampshire not paying taxes, the state’s Payment in Lieu of Taxes program, & negotiations between the town and the non-profits.

Alzheimer’s. Our guest is Sean Terwilliger. His new book is “ALZ Fired Up! The Unstoppable Nature of Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease and One Man’s Quest to Outpace It.” The Walk to End Alzheimer’s –Pioneer Valley is this Sunday at HCC.

The Loudest Birds. UMass biologists Jeff Podos and Joao Carnio Teles De Menezes on their just-published and widely-noted scientific paper on the LOUDEST birds on earth—we’re talking jackhammer and chair-saw loud, birds’ mating behaviors and sex.

Sexual assault. Cool Films with Larry Hott reviews “Ask E Jean”—the documentary about E Jean Carroll and Trump’s rape and “Miss Representation: Rise Up,” on social media devastating teenage girls’ lives.