Tuesday, February 3, 202602/03/2026

Conversations

In Talk The Talk

2.3.26 State Senator Paul Mark—Money, Healthcare, 250th celebration, & the Pats
Super. Dr Xiomara Herman—Pelham Schools, Difficult Days Ahead
Hampshire College President Jennifer Chrisler–Financial Sustainability & the Future
Carole Bull-Do something! The journey of healing

Monday, February 2, 202602/02/2026

WHMP Radio Panorama — Episode 141 — On The Western Tradition with Harvard Professor James Hankins

In Panorama

Originally recorded on January 20, 2026. Dan Torres interviews Harvard Professor James Hankins co-author of The Golden Thread: A History of the Western Tradition. His book strives to educate Americans on the importance of the Western Tradition. Did Christianity really cause the decline of the Roman Empire? What role did Pope Sylvester II have in teaching logic? How did bureaucracy, taxation, and the rule of law contribute to the rise of the West? Professor Hankins answers these questions, and more, and explains why he is moving to Florida.

His article, “Why I’m Leaving Harvard” in The Compact magazine can be found here:
https://www.compactmag.com/article/why-im-leaving-harvard/

Monday, February 2, 202602/02/2026

Quite Literally

In Talk The Talk

2/2/26: John Bollard: “Two Hundred Years of Protesting with Rosa Parks.” Megan Zinn w/ Bremond Berry MacDougall & Lisa Endo Cooper: publishing “lost” women authors. Sen. Jo Comerford: combatting ICE’s harms in Mass & nationwide & state finances. Nmpton Mayor GL Sciarra: If ICE comes to Hamp, snow removal, art & artists — David Rothstein, ice sculptures & the Silver Chord Bowl,

Friday, January 30, 202601/30/2026

The Hustler Files Ep 147

In The Hustler Files

IT’S OK TO SAY THE F WORD

From a felony to the CEO of a Global foundation, Michelle Cirocco knows firsthand that second chances work, because she lived it.
After serving time in prison, Michelle rebuilt her life by taking a job at a call center, inside a local correctional facility. Today, she leads the Televerde Foundation, helping incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women gain workforce credentials, employment, and long-term success. With over 5,000 women served and a
recidivism rate that is under 2%, Televerde’s model is transforming reentry outcomes and economic impact across states like Arizona and Indiana. In a powerful and heartfelt conver-sation, Michelle talks about leadership, the stigma of having a felony, workforce develop-ment, her ‘Cinderellas’, her pet peeves, why failure is not the end, and that it’s okay to say the F word.

Friday, January 30, 202601/30/2026

Bills Come Due

In Talk The Talk

1/30/26: MTA Pres. Max Page: taxing billionaires from Massachusetts to Washington State.
Josh Silver w/ Atty Steve Jonas — Democracy Defenders Fund: can the courts save us? Josh Silver: Nmpton Open Media, YouTube, polarization & diss-course. Donnabelle Casis w/ — Tuman & Newman: “Every Day Is Play: The Art of Dave Rothstein.”

Thursday, January 29, 202601/29/2026

Music to Our Ears

In Talk The Talk

1/29/26: The Northamptones LIVE! And fabulous! Court Dorsey, actor & poet and Grammy Award-winning cellist Eugene Friesen: “Poems with Wings.” UMass Poli Sci Prof Ray La Raja: too much democracy in Amherst? Ehmpton Mayor Salem Derby: what if ICE comes? & other pressing issues. Jon Anz w/ Orice Jenkins: his jazz gems –Tuesday @ City Sports Grill w/ the Green St. Trio.

Wednesday, January 28, 202601/28/2026

Manna from Heaven

In Talk The Talk

1/28/26: Manna Comm Kitchen Ex Dir Niki Landowski & Dev Dir, Kaitlyn Ferrari: combatting hunger here. Cooley Dick Hosp Pres & COO, Kevin Whitney: paying for health care. Citizens Awareness Network Ex Dir Deb Katz: Gov Healey is wrong—No Nukes! “Cool Films” w/ Academy Award voter Larry Hott: his movie recommendations.

Tuesday, January 27, 202601/27/2026

Not Rocket Science, Astro-Physics

In Talk The Talk

1.27 Amherst Town Mgr Paul Bockelman: CRESS (unarmed civilian response to 911) & Snowmageddon. Mt Holyoke Prof Kerstin Nordstrom w/ Amherst’s Daniella Bardalez Gagliuffi: GIANT planets and brown dwarfs. Gfld Council Pres Lora Wondoloski: banning surveillance cameras & affordable housing.
UMass Prof Amilcar Shabazz w/ Amherst DEI’s Philip Avila: honoring Black History Month.

Friday, January 23, 202601/23/2026

Resistance

In Talk The Talk

1/22/26: Ruth Griggs w/Dave Haughey & Natalie Padilla: “Cello & Chocolate” @ Bombyx. ACLU of Mass Exec Dir Carol Rose: how you can resist– now, today, really! Rabbi David Seidenberg: ICE, Rabbinic resistance, religious extremism & Tu BiShvat. Nanette Vonnegut & ACLU of Utah atty Tom Ford: their lawsuit against book banning, including “Slaughterhouse-Five.”

Friday, January 23, 202601/23/2026

The Hustler Files Ep 146

In The Hustler Files

INTELLECTUAL ESPRESSO

Tore Price was serving time behind the wall, in Michigan, when he learned about the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program being taught by the University of Michigan. According to Tore, there were 1,000 incarcerated individuals who rushed to sign up for the weekly class with students from the University. With only 15 slots available lady luck was definitely on Tores side. When asking him to describe the Inside-Out Program, his words were short and sweet, intellectual espresso. For Tore, this was the launching pad that propelled him to not only continue to educate himself but also be an advocate for other incarcerated individuals. Having served his ten-year sentence, Tore is now a training coach and special program coordinator for the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program. Proof that education is a tool for resistance, dignity, and collective liberation.