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Tuesday, September 5, 202309/05/2023

They Sing and They Compose

In Talk The Talk

9/5/23: First, Harvey Silverglate, attorney for Trump’s alleged co-conspirator, John Eastman; then, attorney John Pucci critiques Silverglate; Sen. Paul Mark on the Women’s Heritage Trail and affordable housing; Double Edge Theatre’s Travis Coe on Little Amal (a 12-foot puppet’s) inspiring Walk Across America — to Ashfield; Michel Moushabeck & Tony Silva preview the amazing “Musicians for Maui” benefit and play live in the studio!

Friday, September 1, 202309/01/2023

The Hustler Files Ep 32

In The Hustler Files

SETTING THE STAGE FOR EPISODE 33

As a prelude to the upcoming Episode 33, we thought we’d re-air an interview we featured a few months back to set the stage for that future episode. 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, September 1, 202309/01/2023

Teach Your Children, Well …

In Talk The Talk

9/1/23: MTA leaders Max Page & Maria Hegbloom on Cherish; Springfield mayoral candidate, Councilor Jesse Lederman; Donnabelle Casis with Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth Carter; Clare Higgins on Gov. Healey’s cuts to Head Start; Cancer Connection ED Chelsea Kline on the Bed-in; Berkshire Brewing CEO Gary Bogoff on his company’s commitment to community.

Thursday, August 31, 202308/31/2023

Former Chair of Amherst School Committee Speaks

In Talk The Talk

8/31/23:  A Fishwrap; then, Rev. Michael McSherry & Rev. Andrea Ayvazian on the death penalty; recently resigned. Chair of the Amherst School Committee, Allison McDonald, on the swirling controversy; Healing Across the Divides (of Israel & Palestine) with Exec. Dir. Dr. Norbert Goldfield.

Wednesday, August 30, 202308/30/2023

Is the Past, Past?

In Talk The Talk

8/30/23: Larry Hott on two great films: “It Ain’t Over,” the Yogi Berra story, and “The Invention of the Other,” the Amazon’s isolated indigenous people; Amherst School Committee member Peter Demling on why he resigned; tomorrow’s news today with the Old Farmer’s Almanac Associate Editor Tim Goodwin – the 2024 edition launched yesterday.

Ben Herrington

Tuesday, August 29, 202308/29/2023

“Woketopia?”

In Talk The Talk

8/29/23: Prof Amilcar Shabazz with Amherst Town Councilor Michele Miller on reparations; GCC’s Linda Desjardin on MassReconnect, the new free community college program; Amherst School Committee Chair Ben Herrington on why he resigned; National Director of Stop Predatory Gambling, Les Bernal, on predatory gambling on MGM Springfield’s 5th anniversary.

Monday, August 28, 202308/28/2023

Panorama — Episode 71– Todd Gazda, the Executive Director of the Collaborative for Educational Services

In Panorama

Originally aired on August 26, 2023. Todd Gazda from the Executive Director of the Collaborative for Educational Services talks to Dan Torres and Sarah Robertson about the state of public education in Massachusetts and America. They debate the needs of schools in western Massachusetts and the need for reform.

Red Gate Educational Farm’s Sydney Treuer & CISA’s Jacob Nelson on kids, nature, & learning

Monday, August 28, 202308/28/2023

Running For, From, & Around

In Talk The Talk

8/28/23: Greenfield Mayor Roxann Wedegartner on human remains, the police, and her re-election campaign; Hampshire College President Ed Wingenbach on students escaping Ron DeSantis — transfers from New College; Red Gate Educational Farm’s Sydney Treuer & CISA’s Jacob Nelson on kids, nature, & learning; Megan Zinn with J. Vanessa Lyon, author of “Lush Lives.”

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