Monday, May 8, 202305/08/2023

The Western Mass Business Show 5.6.23 – Look Park’s Justin Pelis and Matt LaCoille

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Join us for a look at Look Park with Justin Pelis Executive Director of the Park and Matt LaCoille Development Director. Justin is a Northampton native and former business owner of North County Landscapes. Matt comes from the region and has a sports and development background. The Park’s rich history helps keep the Park top of mind in peoples memories and hearts. Come take a walk down memory lane with us as we chat about the past, present, and future of this 413 gem.

Saturday, May 6, 202305/06/2023

The Hustler Files Ep 14

In The Hustler Files

THE LIFE OF A CORRECTION OFFICER, IT’S NOT WHAT YOU THINK

The criminal justice system is in a recruitment crisis. Correction Officers (yes, those uniformed individuals who work inside the local, State, and Federal Prisons and have military titles such as Captain, Corporal, etc.) are retiring faster than new COs can be recruited to replace them. Considering that the intake of justice-involved individuals has barely slowed down, this puts the recruiting efforts of the system in crisis. Like with any career path, the more informed people are about what a career path as a CO encompasses, the better chance that local jails and State and Federal prisons will have in recruiting new hires.

Friday, May 5, 202305/05/2023

Gulp

In Talk The Talk

5/5/23: MTA President Max Page on reimagining MCAS; Literacy Project teacher Thane Thomsen on Sunday’s runraiser; astronomer Salman Hameed on “planetary engulfment” (engulpment?); Donnabelle Casis and Lisa Thompson on the UMass ArtSalon; investigative reporter Dusty Christensen on the cannabis industry; Easthampton Theater Co.’s Michael Budnick and Eva Husson Stockhammer on “God of Carnage;” Clay Pearson on Pride—tomorrow.

Thursday, May 4, 202305/04/2023

Prejudice and Pride

In Talk The Talk

5/4/23: Rep. Jim McGovern on the fight for LGBTQ rights, SNAP, & the debt ceiling; Michael Lind on “Hell to Pay: How the Suppression of Wages Is Destroying America;” Rev. Andrea Ayvazian on Hampshire Pride, yesterday & today; Brian Adams with Smith College basketball star Morgan Morrison, Div. 3 player of the year; “Take Five” with Ruth Griggs and sax great Chuck Langford.

Wednesday, May 3, 202305/03/2023

Western Mass Business Show – 4.28.23 – David Ruggles Center

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Join Kim Gerould and Tom Goldschneider from the David Ruggles Center at 225 Nonotuck Street in Florence to learn about the abolitionist history in Northampton and what the current abolitionists are up to in the Village. For starters, coming up on the 6th the DRC is featuring a symposium at Bombyx Center in Florence with Lydia Molland (www.lydiamoland.com) who recently wrote a book about Lydia Maria Child one of Florence’s most famous egalitarian group, the Northampton Association of Education and Industry. Join us on the 6th or for a walking tour of 01062, find out more at: www.davidrugglescenter.org

Wednesday, May 3, 202305/03/2023

Young@Heart, Live in the Studio

In Talk The Talk

5/3/23: DA David Sullivan on the 27,000 wrongful OUI convictions; the Y@H Chorus Love Show with Bob Cilman, Julia van Ijken, Rosie Caine, & Chris Haynes; Sudan expert Eric Reeves on the war and genocide; Keith McCormick on “Great Bones” and osteoporosis.

Tuesday, May 2, 202305/02/2023

Author Author,! Lawyer Lawyer!

In Talk The Talk

5/2/23: Leslea Newman (“Heather Has Two Mommies”) on her three (!) new books–two published today; evolutionary biologist Jonathan Losos on “The Cat’s Meow” — how cats evolved; Senator Paul Mark on his Revolutionary Commission, earmarks and democracy; Atty Joe Bernard on the tens of thousands of people whose oui convictions may be vacated.

Monday, May 1, 202305/01/2023

Politics, Ethics, Prisons & Rights

In Talk The Talk

5/1/23: Senator Jo Comerford on the Death With Dignity Act; Northampton Mayor GL Sciarra on the sagas of Main Street — the bear in the tree, the plans, and Pride; constitutional law professor Bruce Miller on Law Day, Supreme Court ethics & transgender rights; Megan Zinn and Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah on “Chain Gang All-Stars,” prisons & dystopia.

Saturday, April 29, 202304/29/2023

The Hustler Files Ep 13

In The Hustler Files

VOICES FROM INSIDE, THE POWER TO HEAL

Author May Sarton wrote, ‘the only way through pain is to go through it, to absorb, probe, understand exactly what it is and what it means….whichever form our writing takes, it has the power to heal us and to help us grow’. In Western Mass, the non-profit, Voices From Inside, has been helping women who are currently or formerly incarcerated find their voices through creative writing workshops. Originally founded by the now deceased Pat Schneider, VFI participants receive encouragement and support for their writing and gain self-confidence as they strengthen their literacy and communication skills, and being to imagine new possibilities for themselves.

Friday, April 28, 202304/28/2023

27,000 Convictions

In Talk The Talk

4/28/23: Rep. Mindy Domb on schools and the UMass protest; MTA President Max Page; Donnabelle Casis with Ashley Eliza Williams on rocks, squids, clouds, and other beings; world renown Tony Trischka on his Earl Scruggs tribute at the Drake; Attorney Joseph Bernard on his win at Mass. highest court this week, vacating 27,000 convictions.