Saturday, April 22, 202304/22/2023

The Hustler Files Ep 12

In The Hustler Files

EVEN IN HER DARKEST HOUR

Twenty million Americans struggle with alcohol. For Melissa, it was a triple threat – alcohol, drugs, and anger. From the very young age of 11 till her 37th birthday, Melissa led the worst side of hustling to keep her addictions and adrenaline fed. In her own words, she describes the constant ‘skid bid’ as she calls it, how the tribe she surrounded herself with was literally loving her to death. and how she finally found a way out.

Friday, April 21, 202304/21/2023

Panorama – Episode 67 – DNA Amy on the future of Northampton, Massachusetts

In Panorama

Originally aired on April 1st, 2023. Dan and Sarah talk to Downtown Northampton Association (DNA) Amy Cahillane about the closing of Mama Iguanas, and that Northampton is about to welcome six new businesses. They discuss liquor licenses, reimagining Downtown Northampton, empty storefronts, green space and so much more.

Friday, April 21, 202304/21/2023

Pride is Back!

In Talk The Talk

4/21/23: Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa on trans and abortion rights; Natalia Muñoz on the mass resignation of NEPM’s Latino Advisory Board; Donnabelle Casis and Tiffany Hilton on the Asparagus Valley Pottery Trail this weekend; from the DA’s office — Rachel Senecal on Prescription Drug Take Back Day — Saturday; Hampshire Pride Director Clay Pearson on upcoming Hampshire Pride-May 6; Maya van Rossum, Founder of Green Amendments –has the time come for the Massachusetts constitution?

Thursday, April 20, 202304/20/2023

Western Mass Business Show on 4.15.23 – Entrepreneur Kisha Zullo

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Kisha Zullo knows what it takes to be an entrepreneur. With years of event management under her belt she realized that she was not being treated fairly and made the leap of faith into going out on her own. It was a great choice because she has since become a serial entrepreneur through not one, not two, but three separate businesses. Events of Joy, Women in Business Summit (WIB), and May Kay are her three main professional roles but she is also a volunteer and community advocate for women in business and mentorship. Listen in to learn how she navigates her days and what makes her get up in the morning.

Thursday, April 20, 202304/20/2023

Hypnotized

In Talk The Talk

4/20/23: Gazette and Recorder Executive Editor Dan Crowley on the Easthampton school superintendent brouhaha; Smith astronomy professor James Lowenthal and his class on tomorrow’s NightFest in Northampton; Edwards Church Rev. Michael McSherry on gun violence; Professor Brian Adams and Ted Muszynski on hypnosis; Glenn Siegel and Ken Vandermark, superstar musician and MacArthur Fellow, performing with his band tonight at Hawks & Reed.

Wednesday, April 19, 202304/19/2023

Breaking Northampton News

In Talk The Talk

4/19/23: Connecticut River Defenders Paki Wieland & Priscilla Lynch on Sunday’s protest against relicensing the Northfield power plant; Rich Michelson on “Sleeping as Fast as I Can”— book launch Sunday; Larry Hott on his documentary “The Niagara Movement: The Early Battle for Civil Rights;” UMass Social Thought and Political Economy (STPEC) Director Hoang Phan and students Gabriel Futterman and Ava Hawkes on the 50th anniversary; Northampton City Council President Jim Nash announces he won’t run for re-election and discusses water rates, reparations, and a new city speed limit.

Tuesday, April 18, 202304/18/2023

Grand Delusions, a Comedy Quiz, and Shortchanged Schools

In Talk The Talk

4/18/23: “Grand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East” –with counter-terrorism expert, Steven Simon; then, funny animals—it’s our Comedy Quiz– with the Happier Valley Comedy cast; Educational Collaborative Exec. Dir. Todd Gazda on why many schools are shortchanged; Michael Ruskin on his parents “The Vow: A Love Story and the Holocaust.”

Monday, April 17, 202304/17/2023

Earth Day Chase

In Talk The Talk

4/17/23: Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle on the turbulent search for a school superintendent; author Andrew Boyd on “I Want a Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor;” Kathy Mulvey, from the Union of Concerned Scientists, on protesting Chase Bank in Northampton; Whatchareadin’? with 6th grader Elizabeth Galman and her mom, UMass Education Professor Sally Campbell Galman, and “Writers Block” host, Megan Zinn.

Saturday, April 15, 202304/15/2023

The Hustler Files Ep 11

In The Hustler Files

UNTAPPED TALENT, How 2nd Chance Hiring Works For Your Business And The Community

Author Jeff Korzenik’s day job as a Chief Investment Strategist at one of the largest commercial banks in the U.S. led him to take a deep dive into the realm of the social issues that have been plaguing workforce growth for the better part of two decades. The solution, as he sees it, is to educate CEOs on the value of hiring and training the 19 million who have served time behind the wall or the millions more who have misdemeanors on their records. Untapped Talent provides both the data and the emotion as to why the U.S. workforce has diminished, strategic checkmarks on how it can be changed and, examples of those companies who became successful second-chance hiring employers.

Friday, April 14, 202304/14/2023

Fund Time

In Talk The Talk

4/14/23: Mass. Teachers Ass’n President Max Page on UMass. tuition & fees and tax cuts; First Franklin Representative Natalie Blais, from her perspective on Ways & Means, on funding for schools and other necessities; Clare Higgins, Exec. Dir. of Community Action Pioneer Valley, on early childhood education. Then, filmmaker Julia Mintz, on “Four Winters,” a harrowing story of resistance and courage.