Podcasts
Podcasts
Tuesday, June 13, 202306/13/2023
Execution
6/13/23: Robert & Jenn Meeropol on this anniversary of the execution of Robby’s parents; Ethel & Julius Rosenberg; Duke Goldman on the recent revolution in baseball; Todd Gazda, Educ Collaborative Exec. Dir., on combatting hate in schools; Norman Solomon on “ War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine.”
Monday, June 12, 202306/12/2023
Author Author Mayor Professor
6/12/23: Holyoke Mayor Josh Garcia on the Victory Theater, & the police; UMass prof Amilcar Shabazz on Juneteenth; Elizabeth Loudon on “A Stranger in Baghdad” at the Broadside; Megan Zinn with Jeremy Bushnell on “Relentless Melt” at the Odyssey.
Monday, June 12, 202306/12/2023
Presidents and Representatives
6/9/23: MTA Pres. Max Page on fair taxes; Rep. Natalie Blais on activist kids, libraries & public transit; Donnabelle Casis and Kim Carlino on Tiny Art for All; Atty Terry Lodge on nuclear waste sites; constitutional law expert Bruce Miller on SCOTUS’s voting rights decision and Trump’s indictment.
Saturday, June 10, 202306/10/2023
The Hustler Files Ep 19
ONLY SURROUND YOURSELF WITH THOSE WHO SEE GREATNESS WITHIN YOU
Craig Stevens may be a Landscape Architect with a thriving business but he also stands outside his story and unashamedly admits to a 20-plus-year struggle to overcome drugs and alcohol. One of the secrets to his success is that he only hires formerly incarcerated or those in recovery. Having like-minded employees allows him to not only give back for all those people who lifted him up when he was down but also to help those who are in need of a livelihood and not afraid to get their hands dirty, literally!
Thursday, June 8, 202306/08/2023
Fires
6/8/23: Dr. Rosanne Leipzig on “Honest Aging;” filmmaker Larry Hott on “Fantastic Fungi;” Rabbi Riqi Kosovske (Beit Ahavah) & Rev.Marisa Egerstrom (Florence Congregational Church) on the Bombyx controversy; Brian Adams & Eric Weld on his recent hike of the Appalachian Trail; Ruth Griggs with Felipe Salles, the UMass professor & iconic musician, on “Home Is Here.”
Wednesday, June 7, 202306/07/2023
Crime & War, Housing, & Amazing Music
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
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
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
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
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.
