Podcasts
Podcasts
Thursday, May 11, 202305/11/2023
Protests, Beavers, a Candidate & Musicians
5/11/23: Susan Triolo (Code Pink) & Marisol Pierce Bonifaz (Generation Ratify Amherst) on “Crisis Pregnancy Centers” & Saturday’s protests; Belchertown Selectboard candidate Lesa Lessard Pearson; Rabbi Riqi Kosovske on hunger & spring holidays; Brian Adams & naturalist Drew Johnson on beavers, ponds & pellets! Glenn Siegal with Smith College professor, musician & filmmaker Jake Meginsky.
Wednesday, May 10, 202305/10/2023
Sneak Preview
5/10/23: Alexandra Kennedy, Exec. Dir. of the Eric Carle Museum, on the search for her successor; Florence-based Larry Hott on the upcoming sneak preview of his new PBS film “The Niagara Movement; Todd Gazda, Dir. of Educational Collaborative, on abolishing MCAS; Wanda Bertram of the Easthampton-based Prison Policy Initiative on women behind the razor wire.
Tuesday, May 9, 202305/09/2023
Duffy, Blue, an LGBTQ+ School, & Affordable Housing
5/9/23: Rep. Pat Duffy on the Cherish Act, $ for schools, and much more; Duke Goldman “Talkin’ Baseball” — Sox, Yanks, Tampa Bay and the amazing Vida Blue; educators Allison Druin and Ben Bederson on a new school for LGBTQ+ students in western Mass.; CEOs Alexis Breiteneicher (Valley CDC), Keith Farey (Wayfinders), Gina Govoni (Franklin County Redevelopment Authority) on affordable housing.
Monday, May 8, 202305/08/2023
The Western Mass Business Show 5.6.23 – Look Park’s Justin Pelis and Matt LaCoille
In The Western Mass. Business Show
Join us for a look at Look Park with Justin Pelis Executive Director of the Park and Matt LaCoille Development Director. Justin is a Northampton native and former business owner of North County Landscapes. Matt comes from the region and has a sports and development background. The Park’s rich history helps keep the Park top of mind in peoples memories and hearts. Come take a walk down memory lane with us as we chat about the past, present, and future of this 413 gem.
Saturday, May 6, 202305/06/2023
The Hustler Files Ep 14
THE LIFE OF A CORRECTION OFFICER, IT’S NOT WHAT YOU THINK
The criminal justice system is in a recruitment crisis. Correction Officers (yes, those uniformed individuals who work inside the local, State, and Federal Prisons and have military titles such as Captain, Corporal, etc.) are retiring faster than new COs can be recruited to replace them. Considering that the intake of justice-involved individuals has barely slowed down, this puts the recruiting efforts of the system in crisis. Like with any career path, the more informed people are about what a career path as a CO encompasses, the better chance that local jails and State and Federal prisons will have in recruiting new hires.
Friday, May 5, 202305/05/2023
Gulp
5/5/23: MTA President Max Page on reimagining MCAS; Literacy Project teacher Thane Thomsen on Sunday’s runraiser; astronomer Salman Hameed on “planetary engulfment” (engulpment?); Donnabelle Casis and Lisa Thompson on the UMass ArtSalon; investigative reporter Dusty Christensen on the cannabis industry; Easthampton Theater Co.’s Michael Budnick and Eva Husson Stockhammer on “God of Carnage;” Clay Pearson on Pride—tomorrow.
Thursday, May 4, 202305/04/2023
Prejudice and Pride
5/4/23: Rep. Jim McGovern on the fight for LGBTQ rights, SNAP, & the debt ceiling; Michael Lind on “Hell to Pay: How the Suppression of Wages Is Destroying America;” Rev. Andrea Ayvazian on Hampshire Pride, yesterday & today; Brian Adams with Smith College basketball star Morgan Morrison, Div. 3 player of the year; “Take Five” with Ruth Griggs and sax great Chuck Langford.
Wednesday, May 3, 202305/03/2023
Western Mass Business Show – 4.28.23 – David Ruggles Center
In The Western Mass. Business Show
Join Kim Gerould and Tom Goldschneider from the David Ruggles Center at 225 Nonotuck Street in Florence to learn about the abolitionist history in Northampton and what the current abolitionists are up to in the Village. For starters, coming up on the 6th the DRC is featuring a symposium at Bombyx Center in Florence with Lydia Molland (www.lydiamoland.com) who recently wrote a book about Lydia Maria Child one of Florence’s most famous egalitarian group, the Northampton Association of Education and Industry. Join us on the 6th or for a walking tour of 01062, find out more at: www.davidrugglescenter.org
Wednesday, May 3, 202305/03/2023
Young@Heart, Live in the Studio
5/3/23: DA David Sullivan on the 27,000 wrongful OUI convictions; the Y@H Chorus Love Show with Bob Cilman, Julia van Ijken, Rosie Caine, & Chris Haynes; Sudan expert Eric Reeves on the war and genocide; Keith McCormick on “Great Bones” and osteoporosis.
Tuesday, May 2, 202305/02/2023
Author Author,! Lawyer Lawyer!
5/2/23: Leslea Newman (“Heather Has Two Mommies”) on her three (!) new books–two published today; evolutionary biologist Jonathan Losos on “The Cat’s Meow” — how cats evolved; Senator Paul Mark on his Revolutionary Commission, earmarks and democracy; Atty Joe Bernard on the tens of thousands of people whose oui convictions may be vacated.
