Podcasts
Podcasts
Tuesday, April 25, 202304/25/2023
Civil Rights Icons
Due to a computer malfunction, we were unable to record Talk the Talk on 4/25/2023. We recovered the part of the interview with author and filmmaker John Sayles, who is coming to the Montague Bookmill and the Shea, and he discusses working with Harry Belafonte.
Monday, April 24, 202304/24/2023
Policing, Politics, and Money
4/24/23: Greenfield Mayor Roxann Wedegartner on policing, politics, and municipal money. Where’s your radar? Sci-Tech Café with Professors Kerstin Nordstrom (MHC) and Aaron Rubin (Smith). The $97.5 million dollar question—the big vote on schools in Amherst has begun—with Councilor Anna Devlin Gauthier. Edit this: Writers Block with Megan Zinn and MacMillan Production Editor Susannah Noel.
Saturday, April 22, 202304/22/2023
Western Mass Business Show – Mike Tourville of MT Media Network
In The Western Mass. Business Show
Mike Tourville of MT Media Network knows people. His calling in life has been to tell stories, making connections between those that have a story and those that need to hear it. After writing his first novel A Promise to Astrid Mike met a lot of people and it lead him to another calling, telling stories of addiction, loss, strength, and hope. Mike believes that if he can reach enough people with his outreach then lives will be saved and I believe he’s right. His second book Voices From The Fallen recognizes the struggle and the hope in addiction. Join us as we talk about what makes Mike continue this work and how impactful honesty and grace can be on our society.
https://www.mtmedianetwork.com/
Saturday, April 22, 202304/22/2023
The Hustler Files Ep 12
EVEN IN HER DARKEST HOUR
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, April 21, 202304/21/2023
Panorama – Episode 67 – DNA Amy on the future of Northampton, Massachusetts
In Panorama
Originally aired on April 1st, 2023. Dan and Sarah talk to Downtown Northampton Association (DNA) Amy Cahillane about the closing of Mama Iguanas, and that Northampton is about to welcome six new businesses. They discuss liquor licenses, reimagining Downtown Northampton, empty storefronts, green space and so much more.
Friday, April 21, 202304/21/2023
Pride is Back!
4/21/23: Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa on trans and abortion rights; Natalia Muñoz on the mass resignation of NEPM’s Latino Advisory Board; Donnabelle Casis and Tiffany Hilton on the Asparagus Valley Pottery Trail this weekend; from the DA’s office — Rachel Senecal on Prescription Drug Take Back Day — Saturday; Hampshire Pride Director Clay Pearson on upcoming Hampshire Pride-May 6; Maya van Rossum, Founder of Green Amendments –has the time come for the Massachusetts constitution?
Thursday, April 20, 202304/20/2023
Western Mass Business Show on 4.15.23 – Entrepreneur Kisha Zullo
In The Western Mass. Business Show
Kisha Zullo knows what it takes to be an entrepreneur. With years of event management under her belt she realized that she was not being treated fairly and made the leap of faith into going out on her own. It was a great choice because she has since become a serial entrepreneur through not one, not two, but three separate businesses. Events of Joy, Women in Business Summit (WIB), and May Kay are her three main professional roles but she is also a volunteer and community advocate for women in business and mentorship. Listen in to learn how she navigates her days and what makes her get up in the morning.
Thursday, April 20, 202304/20/2023
Hypnotized
4/20/23: Gazette and Recorder Executive Editor Dan Crowley on the Easthampton school superintendent brouhaha; Smith astronomy professor James Lowenthal and his class on tomorrow’s NightFest in Northampton; Edwards Church Rev. Michael McSherry on gun violence; Professor Brian Adams and Ted Muszynski on hypnosis; Glenn Siegel and Ken Vandermark, superstar musician and MacArthur Fellow, performing with his band tonight at Hawks & Reed.
Wednesday, April 19, 202304/19/2023
Breaking Northampton News
4/19/23: Connecticut River Defenders Paki Wieland & Priscilla Lynch on Sunday’s protest against relicensing the Northfield power plant; Rich Michelson on “Sleeping as Fast as I Can”— book launch Sunday; Larry Hott on his documentary “The Niagara Movement: The Early Battle for Civil Rights;” UMass Social Thought and Political Economy (STPEC) Director Hoang Phan and students Gabriel Futterman and Ava Hawkes on the 50th anniversary; Northampton City Council President Jim Nash announces he won’t run for re-election and discusses water rates, reparations, and a new city speed limit.
Tuesday, April 18, 202304/18/2023
Grand Delusions, a Comedy Quiz, and Shortchanged Schools
4/18/23: “Grand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East” –with counter-terrorism expert, Steven Simon; then, funny animals—it’s our Comedy Quiz– with the Happier Valley Comedy cast; Educational Collaborative Exec. Dir. Todd Gazda on why many schools are shortchanged; Michael Ruskin on his parents “The Vow: A Love Story and the Holocaust.”
