Podcasts
Podcasts
Thursday, March 12, 202603/12/2026
We the People
We the People
3/12/26: We The People—EHS teacher Kelly Brown & three students—on their way to the National Championship!
Rabbi Riqi Kosovske: reflections on today’s world.
The housing crisis here with John Bidwell (Way Finders) Laura Bandara (Pioneer Valley Planning Comm) & Kerry Spitzer (UMass Donahue Inst).
Remembering Natalie Graves.
Wednesday, March 11, 202603/11/2026
Preparing & Repairing
Preparing & Repairing
3/11/26: Amherst Town Councilor Lynn Griesemer: fighting ICE & repairing potholes.
Daniel Bullen: “Daniel Shays’ Honorable Rebellion” & lessons for today.
Joe Boisvert, owner of North Hadley Sugar Shack: maple syruping and fab breakfasts.
Cool Films w/ Larry Hott: pairing for the Oscars.
Tuesday, March 10, 202603/10/2026
Voices from Inside
Voices from Inside
3/10/26: Mean Girls @ NHS w/ Dave Grout & Ruby Ferrari – performing/singing LIVE in studio!
Rep Patricia Duffy: the Protect Act – restraining ICE in Mass.
Hadley School Super Anne McKenzie: school budget crises.
Mass Review Ex Ed Britt Rusert: the Incarceration and Family issue – inside the razor wire.
Talkin Baseball w/ Duke Goldman: Spring training, World Baseball Classic, balls & strikes.
Monday, March 9, 202603/09/2026
Doing and Undoing
Doing and Undoing
3/9/26: Country Joe remembered. Megan Zinn w/ Lindy West: her on-the-road memoir “Adult Braces.” Megan Zinn w/ political novelist Ellen Meeropol: “Sometimes an Island,” – life after the Undoing. Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia: silenced sirens & Holyoke’s Irish tradition. UMass Middle East Prof David Mednicoff: the Iran War, nukes & int’l law.
Saturday, March 7, 202603/07/2026
Western Mass Business Show On 3.7.26 – Bianca Walker
In The Western Mass. Business Show
Join us as we speak with Bianca Walker Development Director at the Amherst Survival Center. Unfortunately, our UMASS partner, Brandy Sullivan from UMASS Dining could not join us but she was there in spirit. This event is in its 15th year and student lead which is amazing. It’s on April 25th at UMASS Amherst. Please go to www.runumass.com for more information. Did we mention that after the race you get to eat from the award-winning dining commons?!?! Did you sign up yet? If not, run to do that, ok? This event has raised more than 60,000 for the Survival Center and in conjunction with the UMASS Campus Pantry has been providing over 150,000 meals to more than 2,800 UMASS community members in this year alone. When we partner with others we can do more, tune in to hear from Bianca about just how much the Amherst Survival Center does for the community. Thank you for listening. www.amherstsurvival.org
Friday, March 6, 202603/06/2026
The Hustler Files Ep 152
SHERIFF CALLS ICE ARREST ‘BUSH LEAGUE’
When a routine evening in Portland, Maine turned into a highly publicized arrest involving Federal Immigration Authorities; it sparked questions far beyond one incident and triggered a Sheriff showdown. In this episode, Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce unpacks the events surrounding the arrest of a correctional officer trainee by ICE during a federal operation known as Operation Catch of the Day. What followed triggered national headlines, protests, and a ripple effect inside the Cumberland County justice system including the removal of all ICE detainees from the county jail, and new scrutiny of hiring practices and cooperation between local and federal law enforcement. Sheriff Joyce shares his firsthand account of the arrest, the complicated legal and jurisdictional issues involved, and why he chose to publicly challenge what he called ‘bush league’ tactics used in the operation. This conversation explores what happens when the Office of Sheriff, federal law enforcement, and immigration policy collide and test both principle and partnership.
Friday, March 6, 202603/06/2026
Explosive Content
Explosive Content
3/6/26: Hampshire Coll Prof & astronomer Salman Hameed: the Iran War & other Black Holes.
MTA Pres Max Page: AP scores –we’re no.1!, rural school $, the Bright Act & the tax cut referendum.
Community Action Pioneer Valley’s Ex Dir Lev BenEzra & Bd Pres Charity Day: Help—an emergency need for fuel assistance funds & the lived experience.
Donnabelle Casis w/ Heart for the Soul Gallery Ex Dir Sierra Meyers: the Inhairitance Exhibit.
Thursday, March 5, 202603/05/2026
Music To Our Ears
Music to Our Ears
3/5/26: Lora Wondolowski, Gfld City Council Pres & state rep candidate: humility & effective public service.
Live in the studio—N’mpton HS Chamber Choir, previewing the Local Vocal Chord Bowl—amazing!
The recently greatly honored E’mpton artist, marquetry master Silas Kopf.
Congressman Jim McGovern: the war, Epstein, Bondi & the budget.
Ruth Griggs w/ Dee Boyle-Clapp & Casandra Holden: the creative economy here.
Wednesday, March 4, 202603/04/2026
Taking Care & Taking Wing
Taking Care & Taking Wing
3/4/26: DA David Sullivan: protecting ourselves from consumer rip-offs & ICE.
Jeremy Dubs — Nhmptn Ward 4 Councilor, disability rts advocate & star of “Tallywacker.”
Magic Wings’ new co-owner Vytautas Sukys: talkin’ butterflies.
Larry Hott w/ Yvonne Russo & Nicholas Pike: their Oscar-nominated song “Sweet Dreams of Joy” can be heard in the film “Viva Verdi,” available on Jolt.film.
Tuesday, March 3, 202603/03/2026
The Future Is Now
3/3/26: The Future Is Now
Sen Paul Mark: our creative Mass economy.
Ken Comia, new Pres, Mass Chapter, American Planning Ass’n: the Pioneer Valley’s future.
Forbes Library Dir Lisa Downing w/ Bill Scher, Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library Standing Comm President: Coolidge’s history & the future.
Free Press Co-CEO Jessica Gonzalez & Ruth Livier, Campaign Mgr, Democracy & Civil Rts Team & author of “Complicit…”: rampaging authoritarianism & how to fight back.
