Wednesday, April 5, 202304/05/2023

Ladies & Gentlemen?

In Talk The Talk

4/5/23: Bill and Buz on the Easthampton school superintendent controversy; Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan on indictments; Children’s Advocacy Center of Hampshire County Executive Director Kara McElhone on child abuse here and nationwide; Dr. Jonathan Bayuk on the federal court decision undermining the Affordable Care Act; Buz and Bill on why yesterday’s Wisconsin Supreme Court election matters so much to us all; Hampshire College President Ed Wingenbach on his College’s offer to New College of Florida students, whose education was targeted by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Tuesday, April 4, 202304/04/2023

Charge!

In Talk The Talk

4/4/23: Attorney John Pucci on Trump’s indictment and arraignment; Massachusetts Review Editor Jim Hicks and poet Shanta Lee on the amazing new edition; Doug Selwyn and Jesus Leyva on demystifying school funding; Senator Paul Mark on ruts, rural roads, theatre, tourism, and more; from Mass. WildLife, Todd Olanyk, on putting the spring in Western Mass.

Monday, April 3, 202304/03/2023

Past, Present and Future

In Talk The Talk

4/3/23 The Nation’s Michael Klare on war, peace and Ukraine; Northampton Mayor GL Sciarra and incoming superintendent, Dr. Portia Bonner, on schools’ future; con. law expert Bruce Miller on Trump’s charges; Megan Zinn with the acclaimed writer- illustrator Jarrett Krosoczka on his graphic memoir, “Sunshine: How One Camp Taught Me About Life, Death, and Hope.”

Saturday, April 1, 202304/01/2023

The Hustler Files Ep 9

In The Hustler Files

ROCA INC = ROCK

“There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.” – Friedrich Nietzsche. ROCA means ROCK and for 35 years they have been a relentless force for 17-24 year olds who have grown up with the stumbling blocks of urban violence and offered stepping stones to disrupt incarceration, poverty, and racism. Through their intervention model of CBT, Cognitive Behavioral Theory, they teach these young people life-saving emotional skills that address their trauma, find hope and drive change. ROCA is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional sites in Springfield and Holyoke, MA, Hartford, CT, and Baltimore, Maryland. A recent CBS Sunday Morning feature shares a glimpse into ROCA Baltimore and the value of ROCA, who’s motto is, ‘we’re in your world, we see the challenges you face’. https://www.cbsnews.com/video/in-baltimore-changing-minds-and-saving-lives/

Friday, March 31, 202303/31/2023

Indictments!

In Talk The Talk

3/31/23: MTA President, and UMass. prof. and historian, Max Page; Crime and Punishment with attorney John Pucci; Eric Carle Museum Director of Education Courtney Waring on people with color blindness seeing color; Donnabelle Casis and Nueva Esperanza’s Executive Director Kayla Rodriguez on the amazing new mural –come help paint it! Labor leaders John Womack, Peter Olney, Rand Wilson on “Labor Power,” strikes and struggle; Jeff Napolitano, with Fergus Marshall and Priscilla Lynch, on today’s political activism.

Thursday, March 30, 202303/30/2023

Opening Days

In Talk The Talk

3/30/23: Talkin’ baseball with the Duke of baseball, Duke Goldman; author Alex Mar on “Seventy Times Seven: A True Story of Murder and Mercy;” Rabbi Riqi Kosovske on democracy and Israel; science professors Brian Adams and Tom Tyning on the upcoming Big Night for salamanders and frogs; Glen Siegel and percussionist legend Bob Weiner —— on fighting apartheid with Desmond Tutu and rhythms of life.

Wednesday, March 29, 202303/29/2023

Love, Politics, & Poverty

In Talk The Talk

3/29/23: Author Rory Carroll on his new book There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History; Cool Films with Larry Hott with local filmmakers Lucy Munger and Elijah Stevens on their film Fire of Love; Feminist Futures with Carrie Baker and Marianne Bullock of UpTogether on poverty and its disproportionate impact on women and families; Greenfield City Councilor Ginny DeSorgher on her candidacy for Mayor of Greenfield and the Greenfield budget process.

Tuesday, March 28, 202303/28/2023

Women Poets, Singers, and Athletes

In Talk The Talk

3/28/23: Northampton Poetry Radio host Rich Michelson previews Wednesday’s event at Forbes with readings by poets Lesléa Newman and Martín Espada; Political commentator Josh Silver on the Wisconsin Supreme Court race and the politicization of our courts; Vocalists Ann Chiara, Roxy Schneider, and Ellen Augarten of the Green Street Brew on the upcoming Local Vocal Chord Bowl; Sport Historian Professor Rita Liberti on her Wednesday presentation “A History of Women’s Basketball and Northampton’s early role in the sport.

Monday, March 27, 202303/27/2023

Fascism

In Talk The Talk

3/27/23: Greenfield Mayor Roxann Wedegartner on police and policing. Black in the Valley with segment hosts Jacquelyn Smith-Crooks and Carlie Tartakov, featuring Rev. Otis Moss, author of “Dancing in the Darkness: Spiritual Lessons for Thriving in Turbulent Times.” Professor Jason Stanley, author of “How Fascism Works.” Romances with novelist Sarah MacLean and editor Jen Prokop, hosts of the podcast “Fated Mates.”

Saturday, March 25, 202303/25/2023

The Hustler Files Ep 8

In The Hustler Files

A BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE HOUSE, PART 2

“When we take the responsibility for cultivating our true self, we break the ties that bind us to the illusions of who and what we falsely think we are.” In part 1 of the interviews with incarcerated individuals finishing up their sentences in the Bridge to the Future House in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, you met Dakota, Matt, Sonny and Eric. In part 2, Eric speaks of how his alcoholism is tied to his self-esteem and self-love, but also how his ability to change is tied to having something bigger than himself to connect to. Future careers, after their time behind the wall is shared as is their final words of wisdom. Advice hard won.