Saturday, June 10, 202306/10/2023

The Hustler Files Ep 19

In The Hustler Files

ONLY SURROUND YOURSELF WITH THOSE WHO SEE GREATNESS WITHIN YOU

Craig Stevens may be a Landscape Architect with a thriving business but he also stands outside his story and unashamedly admits to a 20-plus-year struggle to overcome drugs and alcohol. One of the secrets to his success is that he only hires formerly incarcerated or those in recovery. Having like-minded employees allows him to not only give back for all those people who lifted him up when he was down but also to help those who are in need of a livelihood and not afraid to get their hands dirty, literally!

Thursday, June 8, 202306/08/2023

Fires

In Talk The Talk

6/8/23: Dr. Rosanne Leipzig on “Honest Aging;” filmmaker Larry Hott on “Fantastic Fungi;” Rabbi Riqi Kosovske (Beit Ahavah) & Rev.Marisa Egerstrom (Florence Congregational Church) on the Bombyx controversy; Brian Adams & Eric Weld on his recent hike of the Appalachian Trail; Ruth Griggs with Felipe Salles, the UMass professor & iconic musician, on “Home Is Here.”

Wednesday, June 7, 202306/07/2023

Crime & War, Housing, & Amazing Music

In Talk The Talk

6/7/23: D.A David Sullivan on local crime, including recent homicides; Michael Klare on the Ukraine; War; Keith Fairey (Wayfinders), Alexis Breiteneicher (Valley CDC) & Gina Govoni (Franklin Co. Reg. Housing & Redevel. Auth’y) on affordable housing; Geoffrey & Mikayla Archambeau of Conway Fine Arts preview this weekend’s West by Northwest New England Festival.

Tuesday, June 6, 202306/06/2023

The $2.5 Billion Question

In Talk The Talk

6/6/23: Trump’s impending indictments with attorney John Pucci; does Massachusetts owe the feds $2.5 billion?– we ask Senator Paul Mark; the Karuna Center for Peacebuilding program in the Amherst schools with Exec Director Polly Byers; the upcoming dance-concert at Ashfield Town Hall with Mary Witt of the O Tones.

Monday, June 5, 202306/05/2023

Senator, Mayor, Professor & Author

In Talk The Talk

6/5/23: Sen. Jo Comerford on lowering utility bills and making higher ed affordable; WNEU constitutional law prof Bruce Miller on the Supreme Court decision gutting the EPA; Northampton Mayor GL Sciarra on Main St., NPD, municipal salaries and the Bombyx controversy; Writers Block: Megan Zinn and Claire Fuller (at the Odyssey tomorrow) on “The Memory of Animals.”

Friday, June 2, 202306/02/2023

The Hustler Files Ep 18

In The Hustler Files

AT S.A.V.R. THEY ADDRESS CRIMINOGENIC FACTORS WITH MINDFULNESS TRAINING

Bruce Willis, THE Actor, has a quote, ‘You Can’t Undo The Past, But You Can Certainly Not Repeat It’.  Many people residing behind the wall have experienced disciplinary issues in their past.  A mindfulness program developed at the Hampden County Sheriff’s Office, by program manager Dan Cavanaugh, in 2019, is experiencing dramatic results for those participants who are currently incarcerated.  The program, aptly named, S.A.V.R., Stress, Anger, Violence Reduction, not only teaches meditation and mindful behavior but addresses topics like anger management, cognitive-behavioral therapy skills, parenting, and domestic violence. 

Friday, June 2, 202306/02/2023

Perspectives

In Talk The Talk

6/2/23: MTA President Max Page on debt-free higher ed; Salman Hameed on the origins of the universe and UFOs; Community Action Exec. Dir. Clare Higgins on the debt ceiling deal’s impact on poor & working people; Claudia Lefko and Rutherford Platt on Monday’s Humane Urbanism panel at the Forbes.

Thursday, June 1, 202306/01/2023

Everything Possible

In Talk The Talk

6/1/23: Florence-based Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Larry Hott on “Wild by Law” and his recent adventures on the Colorado; “Everything Possible” with Rev. Andrea Ayvazian and iconic singer-songwriter and UU minister Fred Small; it’s for the birds with GCC prof. Brain Adams and Hampshire Bird Club Veep Josh Rose; UMass jazz with Ruth Griggs and the great Avery Sharpe.

Wednesday, May 31, 202305/31/2023

Crafts and Art

In Talk The Talk

5/31/23: Antisemitism in Massachusetts with State House News reporter Alison Kuznitz; GRADUATION! with the Literacy Project’s Judith Roberts, Tim Lovett & Amos Johnson; Diane Harr & Fran Kidder on their new show at the Oxbow; Northampton Mayor GL Sciarra on Bombyx and budgets, schools and police; the Cancer Connection with E.D. Chelsea Kline; Paul Sustick of Paul & Elizabeth’s on teaching you delicious cooking.

Tuesday, May 30, 202305/30/2023

Performances including Bombyx

In Talk The Talk

5/30/23: Political Gold with Josh Silver; Sci-Tech Café — breast milk with UMass. nutrition scientist David Sela and MHC prof Kirsten Nordstrom; Bombyx lives—with founders Cassandra Holden and Kyle Homstead; the debt ceiling with UMass economics prof Gerald Friedman; 12th Night — Shakespeare & Co @AOM with actor- director- rapper Julian Findlay.