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Ruth Griggs with Kristen Neville

Thursday, July 13, 202307/13/2023

Raining Accusations

In Talk The Talk

7/13/23: Journalist Andrew Quemere makes accusations against DA David Sullivan; Rabbi Riqi Kosovske on eternal life; Brian Adams with GCC soil scientist Tony Reiber on the downpour and its consequences; Ruth Griggs with Kristen Neville of “Blues to Green” on the upcoming fabulous S’fld Jazz & Roots Festival.

Wednesday, July 12, 202307/12/2023

Justice?

In Talk The Talk

7/12/23: Sen.Jo Comerford on flood damage to farms & SCOTUS’ damage to colleges; Smith Prof Carrie Baker on Easthampton’s pregnancy services ordinance; Paul Newlin on W. Whately’s Watermelon; Wednesdays death penalty atty Stephen Bright & James Kwak on “The Fear of Too Much Justice.”

Duke Goldman and Bill Newman

Tuesday, July 11, 202307/11/2023

Truth and Consequences

In Talk The Talk

7/11/23: Breaking media and baseball news with Duke Goldman; Trump’s co-defendant– will he flip? with atty John Pucci; a turning point in the screenwriters strike? with Hollywood screenwriter Jacob Forman; cluster bombs in Ukraine with “War Made Easy” author Norman Solomon.

Monday, July 10, 202307/10/2023

Monday Monday, So Good to Me

In Talk The Talk

7/10/23:  Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia on ARPA money, a new middle school & downtown murals; UMass Afro-Am prof Amilcar Shabazz on affirmative action & admissions; WNEU law prof Bruce Miller on SCOTUS gutting precedent; Megan Zinn with editor Kate Senecal on finding your voice.

Friday, July 7, 202307/07/2023

The Hustler Files Ep 24

In The Hustler Files

THE LAST MILE, FOR MANY, BECOMES A FIRST STEP

In 2010, Venture Capitalist, Chris Redlitz spoke to incarcerated men at the infamous San Quentin Prison. That visit inspired him to launch a technical program, for those incarcerated, that would disrupt the incarceration cycle and offer certifications in coding to enable those returning to society the opportunity to find employment.  The Last Mile technical program is now offered in 21 classrooms across 7 State prisons and has assisted 467 returning citizens in successful re-entry.  Molly and Kevin Kelly are two of those returned citizens who now work for The Last Mile as Returned Citizen Advocates and along that journey they also found love. 

Friday, July 7, 202307/07/2023

We Do Autopsies

In Talk The Talk

7/7/23: Sarah Weinman on “…True Crime in an Era of Reckoning;” Salman Hameed on breaking news — the universe humming along; Donnabelle Casis & Procheta Mukherjee Olson on her show at Bombyx; Community Action’s Clare Higgins on new housing here; Carol Aleman (Historical Society) Jan Maher & Doug Selwyn (Lava Center) on “Black Families of Greenfield.”

Thursday, July 6, 202307/06/2023

Two Circuses and Two Presidents

In Talk The Talk

7/6/23:  Rep Jim McGovern on efforts to impeach Pres. Biden, RFK Jr’s candidacy & more; Circus Smirkus –a preview — totally cool! UMass. Pres. Marty Meehan & MTA Pres. Max Page on affirmative action & student debt; science professors Brian Adams & Richard Little on the geology we live on; “All That Jazz” with Glenn Seigel and former night club owner Dennis Steiner.

Wednesday, July 5, 202307/05/2023

Come Dance with Us

In Talk The Talk

7/5/23: DA David Sullivan on the lawsuit against his office, affirmative action & bail; “Sex Matters” with Dr. Jane Fleishman on desire & arousal; the summer Cosmopolitan Ballet Theatre program at Smith College with founder Irina Vakhromeeva teacher and Oksana Kozhanova.

Friday, June 30, 202306/30/2023

The Hustler Files Ep 23

In The Hustler Files

WE CAN’T KNOW WHAT WE’RE NOT EXPOSED TO

When a house of corrections is located in a rural, farming area, it’s a no-brainer to include a gardening program in the vocational and educational offerings to those incarcerated. The ‘students’ of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office get both classroom, and hands-on exposure to Gardening, Herbalism, and Nutrition Classes to increase collaboration skills and decrease stress. There is a level of therapy that growing and sharing food offers, including future opportunities in the agricultural industry once they are released. Of course, there are other vocational programs too, and work-release opportunities for those close to release, hoping to find a path once they have fulfilled their time served.

Friday, June 30, 202306/30/2023

The Supreme Court v. Equality

In Talk The Talk

6/30/23: Sen. Jo Comerford, MTA Pres. Max Page, & political expert Josh Silver on SCOTUS, diversity, affirmative action & college admissions; ArtBeat’s Donnabelle Casis with Christina Balch on artistic mothering; Sidehill Farm’s Amy Klippenstein & Paul Lacinski on cows, yogurt and BREAKING NEWS—an environmental scoop; environmentalist Charles Eisenstein on our climate future.

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