Podcasts
Podcasts
Tuesday, February 6, 202402/06/2024
No Immunity!
2/6/24: John Pucci explains the federal cases against Trump. Dan and Buz schooling on the budget shortfall. Sen Paul Mark explains how the sausage gets made. Big Bro Big Sis fundraiser with Anne Walsh, Tara Brewster, & Silas Kopf. Wes Blixt on GCC’s Senior Symposia.
Monday, February 5, 202402/05/2024
Panorama — Episode 76 — Social Critic and Greenfield Recorder Columnist Jon Huer
In Panorama
Originally aired on February 3, 2024. Dan and Sarah talk to Jon Huer, a social critic, retired professor, and Greenfield Recorder columnist about his most recent column, Trump’s New American Revolution. Jon Huer shares his critiques of American consumer culture and of tenure at universities.
Jon Huer received his Ph.D. in Sociology from UCLA in 1974 and is the author of a dozen books, including THE DEAD END (1977, which TIME Magazine’s Lance Morrow called “an important and often brilliant book, and I admire it very much.”), His current books, just completed, are SOMBODY ELSE’S LIFE: America’s Social Progress from Eden to Dystopia and 1:99, Why 99 Percent Cannot Win. Dr. Huer taught at many universities across the U.S. and joined University of Maryland University College in 1994, retired from his teaching position, and is currently a columnist for the Greenfield Recorder.
Monday, February 5, 202402/05/2024
We Don’t Need No Education & Memory and Grieving
2/5/24: Northampton Mayor G.L. Sciarra on opioid settlement funds, & school budget deficits. Sen Jo Comerford explains the financial challenges facing schools. WNEU Law Prof Bruce Miller on TX Gov Abbott’s usurpation of the federal authority on the border. Megan Zinn & Anne Pinkerton, local author of Were You Close? a sister’s quest to know the brother she lost.
Friday, February 2, 202402/02/2024
Fly Me To the Moon!
2/2/24: MTA Pres Max Page on Newton teachers and the right to strike for public employees. Prof Salman Hameed: the Japanese Moon mission & the need for int’l collaboration on space exploration. Donnabelle Casis w/ Jason Montgomery discuss 50 Arrow Gallery. Clare Higgins celebrates 60 years of Community Action. Amherst Town Mgr Paul Bockelman talks about finances, roads, and Winterfest 2024
Thursday, February 1, 202402/01/2024
Remember This
2/1/24: Congressman Jim McGovern: the border, Ukraine, & Israel. Rebecca Starr, Medical Dir., Pioneer Valley Memory Care Initiative. Political Gold with Josh Silver: Trump’s trials/ our tribulations. Ruth Griggs & Paul Arslanian: Green St. Trio, Jazz Festival, upcoming gigs, workshops, & more!
Wednesday, January 31, 202401/31/2024
Western Mass Business Show on 1.27.24 — Meghan Lynch from Six-Point Creative
In The Western Mass. Business Show
Meghan Lynch from Six-Point Creative has been in the business of helping family businesses for over 20 years. SPC focuses on generational businesses and their brand strategy, asking the question: how do we honor the past and evolve to stay relevant for the future? Head to their website (www.sixpointcreative.com) to take the quiz on where you need to go and what you need to focus on. Meghan has a hard time with the kind of “hustle culture” that is all about spinning up companies and selling them without a lot of thought or care about how they will sustain. It is connected to a bigger question of stewardship and sustainability for her. If you are a small business owner especially if you are in a family business, then this episode is for you. Join us to learn more.
Wednesday, January 31, 202401/31/2024
Pickleball, Science, Bankers & Union Busting
1/31/24: Northampton’s Parks & Rec’s Julia Chevin: Pickleball! UMass Econ Prof Gerald Epstein: “Busting the Bankers’ Club.” GCC’s Brian Adams with Amherst Cinema’s Alex Hornbeck & George Myers: science on film. Labor lawyer Seth Goldstein, atty for the union at Trader Joe’s in Hadley.
Tuesday, January 30, 202401/30/2024
Northampton Downtown Redesign
1/30/24: Prof Amilcar Shabazz & Dr Khama Ennis on “Faces of Medicine.” Jillian Duclos, E.D. Downtown Northampton Ass’n: the redesign. Sci-Tech Cafe: MHC profs Kerstin Nordstrom & Spencer Smith on physics & Saltwater Taffy. Hollywood ed. & Oscar voter Harry Keramidas: the year’s best films. Wanda Bertram, Prison Policy Initiative: the exploding prison population.
Monday, January 29, 202401/29/2024
Restless in Translation
1/29/24: The run to Beacon Hill with Easthampton City Council Pres. Homar Gomez. Clear Stories with Stephen Petegorsky (photographer), Naila Moreira (poet), & Paul Gulla (gallery manager). Megan Zinn with Amherst College prof Ilan Stavans, co-founder of Restless Books.
Friday, January 26, 202401/26/2024
The Terrific & the Horrific
1/26/24: MTA Pres Max Page: the Newton educators’ strike. The Northamptones — Live! Atty David Hoose: last night’s execution. Donnabelle Casis & HCC Prof Raishad J. Glover: his new show. Amherst Prof. Austin Sarat: the history of the death penalty. Live: NHS virtuosos pianist Noah Daube-Valois & CDH’s Jacquie Ouellette: music on the psychiatric ward.
