Podcasts
Podcasts
Thursday, February 16, 202302/16/2023
Separating Families & Deporting Kids
2/16/23: 2/16/23: Professor Silvia Rodriguez Vega on Drawing Deportation: Art & Resistance Among Immigrant Children; Edwards Church Rev. Michael McSherry on the bible and violence. Then, why we need more loons in western Massachusetts and how to get them — Brian Adams speaks with biodiversity researcher Lucas Savoy. Also, LIVE IN THR STUDIO—SHE IS AN AMZING VOCALIST! — Ethel Lee interviewed by Ruth Griggs– on her upcoming gig with the Amherst Big Band Orchestra.
Wednesday, February 15, 202302/15/2023
Look Up!
2/15/2023: Hampshire College professor and astronomer Salman Hameed on the recent spate of UFO sightings; Cool films with Larry Hott on “The Fire of Love” and “Stranger at the Gate;” Greenfield City Councilor Marianne Bullock on police accountability in her city; independent investigative reporter Dusty Christiansen on the Holyoke Police response (and non-response) to civilian complaints.
Wednesday, February 15, 202302/15/2023
Reparations!
2/14/23: Black in the Valley with Evanston, Ill reparations leader Robin Rue Simmons; Talkin’ Baseball with the Duke — Duke Goldman — on the new season (how about those Red Sox! new rules, and new HoF inductees; Educational Collaborative Executive Director Todd Gazda and Pioneer Regional Superintendent Patricia Kinsella on MCAS, covid, and rural schools; and Jackie Walsh’s Playbill with Shakespeare Stage Artistic Director Julian Findlay on Shakespeare, hip-hop, and the upcoming performance of Twelfth Night.
Monday, February 13, 202302/13/2023
Policing the Police
2/13/23: Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia responds to the revelations about his police department; National Defense expert Michael Klare on China, the balloon, UFOs and Ukraine; legislative aides Corrine Coryat and Elena Cohen on working for Rep. Natalie Blais and Sen. Jo Comerford; and Writers Block with Megan Zinn and Bookends owner Madden Aleia.
Saturday, February 11, 202302/11/2023
The Hustler Files Ep 2
WE ARE NOT DEFINED BY OUR WORST MOMENT
Most of humanity has experienced a ‘worst moment’ in life. If you’re Behind The Wall, other than a rare few, in that your worst moment, you broke the law. Business Strategist, Author and Advocate for Second Chance Hiring Jeffrey Korzenik says, “Whether through resources available in your facility or available after your release, demonstrate that you are not defined by your worst moment”. This is the case of former inmate Gabriel Santiago who took advantage of the resources and connections available after his re-entry back into society, and with the help of Mark Mitchell, the AISS Mentorship Program Coordinator, Gabe is now an AISS Volunteer Mentor and a Care Coordinator at the Stonybrook Stabilization & Treatment Center, (STCC).
Friday, February 10, 202302/10/2023
Blaising Saddles
2/10/23: Representative Natalie Blais on cannabis cultivation, protecting farmland, and dramatic changes at UMass Amherst; Executive Director of the Massachusetts Coalition to End Gun Violence, Ruth Zakarin, on the fight here for new gun safety laws; ArtBeat with Kim Carlino and Luke Jaeger; Dan Torres on the January 6th Committee report—a detailed analysis.
Thursday, February 9, 202302/09/2023
Live in the Studio!
2/9/23: This weekend’s Youth Performance Festival in Northampton with Co-directors Sarah Marcus and Kelly Silliman and the performers—from a fourth grader to a high school senior; Rabbi Riqi Kosovske on the tragic earthquake in Turkey and Syria and our response; Professors Brain Adams and Denise Baden (live from the U.K.) on climate fiction and fact; Take Five with Bruce Niemczyk and Ruth Griggs –they trip out on jazz cruising.
Northampton Youth Performance Festival:
https://www.nohoarts.org/youth-performance-festival
Wednesday, February 8, 202302/08/2023
Activists Welcome!
2/8/23: Nicholas Dawidoff on his acclaimed new book “The Other Side of Prospect;” “Plant, The Musical” with Serious Play Artistic Director Sheryl Stoodley; Attorney Ruth Greenberg on her case before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, asserting that life without parole for people under 21 is unconstitutional; and David Fenton on “The Activist’s Media Handbook.”
Wednesday, February 8, 202302/08/2023
Crime and Punishment
2/7/23: Crime and Punishment with Attorney John Pucci on prosecuting bad cops; civil rights attorney Michael Meltsner on fighting for civil rights in the South in the 1960s and today; Senator Paul Mark on the Green Bank, regulating soaring electricity prices, and paying to repair local roads.
Wednesday, February 8, 202302/08/2023
Senator Jo Comerford on East-West Rail and End-of Life Options
2/6/23: Senator Jo Comerford on East-West Rail and End-of Life Options; Northampton Mayor GL Sciarra on pot shops, seven more all-alcohol licenses, reparations, and the new Department of Climate Action and Project Administration (CAPA); Constitutional Law Professor Bruce Miller on why the debt ceiling law is unconstitutional; and Writers Block with Megan Zinn and Narissa Nields.
