Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Friday, December 2, 202212/02/2022

The return to The Moon

In Bill Newman

12/2: MTA President Max Page on higher ed funding; Hampshire College professor and astronomer Salman Hameed on going back to the moon and international space stations; ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis and Alexia Cota on the Angola (the maximum security prison) quilt project — now at the Augusta Savage Gallery.

NHS Students

Thursday, December 1, 202212/01/2022

Afternoon Buzz 12.1.22 – Springfield Science Museum Director Jenny Powers & Take Five with Ruth Griggs, UMass Prof and saxophonist Felipe Salles and pianist Paul Arslanian

In The Afternoon Buzz

Brian Adams with Springfield Science Museum Director Jenny Powers. Take Five with Ruth Griggs, UMass Prof and saxophonist Felipe Salles and pianist Paul Arslanian Northampton Jazz Fest Artists in the Schools program at JFK and NHS

Thursday, December 1, 202212/01/2022

A Rabbi in The West Bank

In Bill Newman

12/1: Corinne Demas on “The Perfect Tree;” Rabbi Justin David on his recent trip to the West Bank and the search for peace.

NANPARATI

Wednesday, November 30, 202211/30/2022

Afternoon Buzz 11.30.22 – Gerald Epstein, Professor of Economics at UMass & Nan Parati Shares Her Story

In The Afternoon Buzz

Gerald Epstein, Professor of Economics at UMass, to discuss PERI’s upcoming conference, Global Inflation Today: What is To Be Done? The Interesting Thing with Nan Parati talks about Coming Strong in Life, her personal journey to find her inner strength.

Wednesday, November 30, 202211/30/2022

Emily Dickenson and The Irish

In Bill Newman

11/30: Great craic! We preview “Margaret Maher and the Celtification of Emily Dickinson,” being performed this weekend at Hawks & Reed in Greenfield, with the playwright Rosie Caine. Them Beverly Cage on “G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century.” Read this book!

Tuesday, November 29, 202211/29/2022

Afternoon Buzz 11.29.22 – The Politics of the World Cup & Bart Bales, artistic director of Welcome Yule

In The Afternoon Buzz

Buz & Dan discuss the role of politics at the World Cup. Playbill with Jackie Walsh with Bart Bales, artistic director of Welcome Yule, a show celebrating light at the darkest time of the year, at the Shea Theater, Bart Bales, artistic director of Welcome Yule, a show celebrating light at the darkest time of the year at the Shea

Tuesday, November 29, 202211/29/2022

The Carle at 20

In Bill Newman

11/29: We have a great time celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art with the Museum’s Executive Director, Alexandra Kennedy. Then, a special edition of Black in the Valley with the members of Amherst’s Community Safety Working Group, who will be honored for their work in creating the town’s unarmed alternative response to policing.

Professor Greg White

Monday, November 28, 202211/28/2022

Afternoon Buzz 11.28.22 – DNA Amy Cahillane & Smith College Professor Greg White

In The Afternoon Buzz

Amy Cahillane, Executive Director of the Downtown Northampton Association. Writer’s Block with Megan Zinn playing ”Whatcha Readin” with Smith College Government professor Greg White.

Monday, November 28, 202211/28/2022

Northampton’s Lesser-Known Abolitionist

In Bill Newman

1/28: Mayor’s Monday: Greenfield’s Roxanne Wedegartner talks with Monte and Bill about Monte’s March and the fight against food insecurity and hunger. Then, Lydia Moland on “Lydia Maria Child: A Radical American Life.” Why don’t we know about this crucially important abolitionist, who lived in Northampton?

Saturday, November 26, 202211/26/2022

What went well?

In The Western Mass. Business Show

11.26.22 Tara Brewster talks with coach, facilitator and thinking partner, Julia Mines.

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