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.

Saturday, May 27, 202305/27/2023

Western Mass Business Show on 5.27.23

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Chris Fournier (Engagement and Development Director) and Tom Willits (Co-Founder and Executive Director) from MAPS. Music and Poetry Synchronized. This nonprofit is making music, poetry, and art in a school environment but going far beyond the classroom setting. They are inspiring social justice through artistic collaboration. By getting outside classroom and bringing the school to other schools so that a cross pollination of ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives emerges. Join us as we talk about doing this important work and creating voices and images to be seen and heard outside of the classroom.
www.mapsmusic.org

Friday, May 26, 202305/26/2023

The Hustler Files Ep 17

In The Hustler Files

FROM ROSIE’S HOUSE TO A FUTURE BLOOMING WITH POSSIBILITIES

Finding the possibilities in life, after incarceration, and with a forever criminal record, is a daunting task, but since 2004 when Jacqueline Velez was released from the women’s section of Rikers Island, her mission has been driven by the love for her daughter, a passion for sharing her experiences through her poetry, and the courage to become a voice for so many others who have faced similar obstacles.