Podcasts
Podcasts
Monday, May 1, 202305/01/2023
Politics, Ethics, Prisons & Rights
5/1/23: Senator Jo Comerford on the Death With Dignity Act; Northampton Mayor GL Sciarra on the sagas of Main Street — the bear in the tree, the plans, and Pride; constitutional law professor Bruce Miller on Law Day, Supreme Court ethics & transgender rights; Megan Zinn and Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah on “Chain Gang All-Stars,” prisons & dystopia.
Saturday, April 29, 202304/29/2023
The Hustler Files Ep 13
VOICES FROM INSIDE, THE POWER TO HEAL
Author May Sarton wrote, ‘the only way through pain is to go through it, to absorb, probe, understand exactly what it is and what it means….whichever form our writing takes, it has the power to heal us and to help us grow’. In Western Mass, the non-profit, Voices From Inside, has been helping women who are currently or formerly incarcerated find their voices through creative writing workshops. Originally founded by the now deceased Pat Schneider, VFI participants receive encouragement and support for their writing and gain self-confidence as they strengthen their literacy and communication skills, and being to imagine new possibilities for themselves.
Friday, April 28, 202304/28/2023
27,000 Convictions
4/28/23: Rep. Mindy Domb on schools and the UMass protest; MTA President Max Page; Donnabelle Casis with Ashley Eliza Williams on rocks, squids, clouds, and other beings; world renown Tony Trischka on his Earl Scruggs tribute at the Drake; Attorney Joseph Bernard on his win at Mass. highest court this week, vacating 27,000 convictions.
Thursday, April 27, 202304/27/2023
Celebrate!
4/27/23: The Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy with Director Christian Appy; Levellers Press 40th anniversary with worker-owner Randy Zucco; Rev. Carol Bull on meditation; peecycling! –with Brian Adams + Gretchen Savenson & Julia Cavicchi from the Rich Earth Institute; Happy Birthday, Drake, Ruth Griggs & manager, Lincoln Allen.
Wednesday, April 26, 202304/26/2023
The Power of Truth
4/26/23: “The Power of Truth,” this weekend at Bombyx, with prof. Ousmane Power-Greene, Michael Lawrence-Riddell and Peter McQuillan; Northampton Ed. Foundation’s Trivia Bee with Lisa Papademetriou and Megan Zinn; sex educator Dr. Jane Fleishman on bisexuality; Eveline MacDougall on Fiery Hope’s Saturday concert; Amherst Council Finance Committee Chair Andy Steinberg on $, schools, & the vote.
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.
