Podcasts
Podcasts
Saturday, November 15, 202511/15/2025
Panorama — Episode 132 — Noah Modie on the Housing Crisis
In Panorama
Originally aired on November 15th, 2025. Noah Modie of the Oxbow Design Build Cooperative on the housing crisis. What is the state of housing in western Massachusetts? Why is it so expensive to build? What is actually driving up the material costs of building? Why can’t we produce more skilled labor? What role does the financial sector play? And are higher building costs necessarily a bad thing? Noah answers all of those questions and more on this episode.
Friday, November 14, 202511/14/2025
Panorama — Episode 131– Jillian Duclos on the Future of Northampton
In Panorama
Originally recorded on November 13th, 2025. 76 votes. That’s all that separated Jillian Duclos from winning the Northampton (MA) mayoral race on November 4th. She shares her campaign story, the major challenges ahead, and offers an optimistic vision for the future of Northampton.
Friday, November 14, 202511/14/2025
The Hustler Files Ep 136
THREE WOMEN, THREE JOURNEY’S, THREE LEGACIES OF LOVE
When three women, a Warden, an Attorney turned Social Justice advocate, and a Filmmaker all cross paths at a maximum security prison for women in Bedford Hills, NY, anything is possible. The synergy they embody drives ground-breaking change for the innovative work taking place at the Bedford Hills Correctional Center. From filmmaker Jenifer McShane, whose documentary Mothers of Bedford explored the transformative power of empathy and family structure at the Bedford Hills Children’s Center, to advocate Barbara “Bobby” Blanchard, who dedicated her career to helping incarcerated mothers maintain their bonds with their children, and lest we forget, there’s former Warden Elaine Lord, who championed the
innovative programs for women at Bedford Hills and set a new bar for success. This episode highlights the importance of compassion, connection, and second chances, so join us for a montage of these incredible women, their legacies, and the impact they’ve made in the lives of many. Full episodes of each are available wherever you get your podcasts.
Friday, November 14, 202511/14/2025
What We Want You to Know
11/14/25: UMass Profs Steve Sireci (Dir, Ctr for Educ Assessment) & Max Page (MTA Pres): what tests make sense. Lt-Col John Paradis(ret), Catie Foertsch (Dir), Tommy Furlong (Ex Prod) : the film “What I Want You to Know”- about our veterans and our wars. Nell Bernstein, author of “In Our Future We are Free—the Dismantling of the Youth Prison—an Astonishing Story of Resistance and Change.” Melanie Slabaugh: the upcoming story slam at Bombyx. ArtBeat w/Donnabelle Casis and William Baczek: “The Road Not Taken” –an extraordinary exhibit of Chie Yosii’s work.
Thursday, November 13, 202511/13/2025
Author Authors!!
11/13/25: Northampton Author Rich Michelson on “Fannie’s Big Idea” (today is the 100th anniversary!). Author Thomas Suárez on “Palestine Mapped: From the River to the Sea in Early Geographic Thought” & his Nov 19 UMass talk. Amherst author Corinne Demas on her newest novel, “Daughters” Ruth Griggs: tomorrow’s Western Mass Arts Economic Impact Summit.
Thursday, November 13, 202511/13/2025
Western Mass Business Show on 11.8.25 — Shoshana Wirth, Allergy Relief Care
In The Western Mass. Business Show
Join us as we hear from Shoshana Wirth about her business Allergy Relief Care. She has a deeply personal experience about the work that she does and the relief that she is providing to so many. She has been able to treat people with allergies and sensitivities successfully since opening her practice earlier this year in Easthampton. She holds an MBA, BSN, and RN degrees as a foundation for her alternative health care practice. By using high tech allergy mapping/acupressure she can find what patients are allergic to and tell the body to calm down. She works directly with the relationship between major organs, symptoms, and overreactions to substances. Check out her website: www.allergyreliefcare.com for more information.
Wednesday, November 12, 202511/12/2025
Keeping Council & Counsel
11/12/25: Amherst Counsel Pres Lynn Griesemer: local politics, rewilding & money. Patricia Lee Lewis: “Thorns of the Mesquite: …defiance, refuge and unyielding hope.” Arcadia’s new Sanctuary Mgr Maya Rappaport: birds, kids & sanctuaries. Larry Hott w/ Dr. Jon Hallberg: racism; ageing – beauty & relevance; war — prosthetics & Ukraine.
Tuesday, November 11, 202511/11/2025
Shabazz Shazam
11/11/25: Rep Patricia Duffy: the shutdown & the deal. Safe Passage’s Natalie Ulrich & GSB’s Dir of Philanthropy Tara Brewster: the Hot Chocolate Run & tomorrow’s fundraiser. Mark Lee Gardner: “Brothers of the Gun: Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday & a Reckoning in Tombstone.” Duke Goldman: gambling, an amazing World Series, the Dodgers & diversity.
Monday, November 10, 202511/10/2025
The Fire This Time
11/10/25: Eric Reeves on the genocide in Sudan. Megan Zinn w/ Gish Jen on “Bad Bad Girl.” Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia on election results, new school(s) & big political fights. Prof Amilcar Shabazz w/Charles Walker-Hoover, Pres UMass NAACP chapter: this weekend’s fire & Friday’s protest.
Friday, November 7, 202511/07/2025
Western Mass Business Show on 11.7.25 — Whole Children/Milestones and The Friendship Band
In The Western Mass. Business Show
Join us as we speak with Chris Harper, Eddy Hougen, Sydney Meininger, and Sari Mohammed from Whole Children/Milestones (ServiceNet) and The Friendship Band. WC and Milestones is inclusive programming for children, teens, and adults with and without disabilities. Founded 20+ years ago they are now a part of ServiceNet. Offering afterschool and weekend classes as well as adult day programming. With a focus on belonging, skill building, opportunity, and community. The Friendship Band is an inclusive rock band with musicians with and without disabilities. Their concert on 11/3 at 7PM at the Iron Horse with Soul Magnets is sure to bring the house down. Inclusion doesn’t mean lowering the bar, it means opening the stage. Listen in as we discuss these topics and more. Thank you.
