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Wednesday, May 18, 202205/18/2022

Kicks(tands) just keep getting harder to find

In Bill Newman

5/18: On National Bike to Work Day, part of National Bike Month, we broadcast live from downtown Northampton with guests Gina Louise Sciarra, Mayor of Northampton; Alex Jarrett, Northampton City Councilor; George Kohout, President, Northampton Trails; Jes Slavin, Communications Coordinator, Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition; Jeff McCullough from the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission.

Tuesday, May 17, 202205/17/2022

The Afternoon Buzz 5.17.22 – Attorney Michael Aleo & Actors Kait Rankins and Joe Casey from Majestic’s 9 to 5 performance

In The Afternoon Buzz

Attorney Michael Aleo on the $56M Soldiers Home settlement he and Tom Lesser procured for his clients . Playbill with Theater Correspondent Jackie Walsh with actors Kait Rankins and Joe Casey from the Majestic’s performance of 9 to 5.

Tuesday, May 17, 202205/17/2022

Valley Grows Day

In Bill Newman

5/17: Valley Grows Day! We speak with Niki Lankowski, from Grow Food Northampton; Cathy Wirth, from Just Roots; Hunt Chase, from Hilltown CDC and Hilltown Mobile Market; Caitlin Marquis, from Healthy Hampshire and Amherst Mobile Market; and Hannah Spare, and Evans Jumba, from All Farmers. Then, our monthly Comedy Quiz with contestants Maddy Benjamin, Pam Victor, and Monte Belmonte, Quizmaster Scott Braidman, and Scorekeeper (of sorts) Bill Newman.

J2 Guides

Monday, May 16, 202205/16/2022

The Afternoon Buzz 5.16.22 – Ruth Zakari & Jane and Jason Sarouhan on Van Life and J2 Gap Year Guides

In The Afternoon Buzz

Ruth Zakarin of the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence. Cabin Fever Roundtable with Megan Zinn with Jane & Jason Sarouhan, discuss van life during COVID and their organization J2Guides dedicated to helping high school grads take a gap year before college.

Monday, May 16, 202205/16/2022

Trying to be made “whole” after the Soldiers’ Home Tragedy

In Bill Newman

5/16: We speak with Laurie Beaudette, whose dad. a veteran living at the Holyoke Soldiers Home died from covid, and Michael Aleo, one of her attorneys who reached the $56million on behalf of the veterans and their families who suffered so grievously. Then we preview Valley Gives Day with Alfonso Neal and Arya Samuelson from the Pioneer Valley Workers Center; Alisa Klein from Grow Food Northampton; Deb Habib from Seeds of Solidarity; Cathy Wirth from Just Roots; and Nili Simhai from Abundance Farm.

Saturday, May 14, 202205/14/2022

Scouts Honor

In The Western Mass. Business Show

5.14.22 Tara Brewster talks with Dana Carnegie and Sarah Crowley from the Girl Scouts of Central and Western Mass

Saturday, May 14, 202205/14/2022

Vaya Con Muñoz 5.14.22

In Vaya Con Muñoz

Saturday, May 14, 202205/14/2022

THE Cambridge Connection Ep 34

In The Cambridge Connection

Jeffrey Glaze

The Boy Scouts have been a household name for over 100 years, and while the name may be the same much has changed over the last few decades! Join Western Mass Council President, Jeffrey Glaze, as he speaks passionately about the role of the Boy Scouts, the educational and leadership programs they offer, their now co-ed community and the ‘never going out of style’ camping excursions. It’s a show not to be missed!

Carrie Baker

Friday, May 13, 202205/13/2022

The Afternoon Buzz 5.13.22 – Smith Professor Carrie Baker is joined by Amherst Town Councilor Ana Devlin Gauthier, Northampton Councilor Marissa Elkins, & Northampton Councilor Rachel Maiore

In The Afternoon Buzz

Smith Professor Carrie Baker is joined by Amherst Town Councilor Ana Devlin Gauthier, Northampton Councilor Marissa Elkins, & Northampton Councilor Rachel Maiore to discuss the assault on women’s reproductive rights.

Friday, May 13, 202205/13/2022

The settlement for the victims of the Solidiers’ Home

In Bill Newman

5/13: Lydia Wood, Western Mass. Regional Director of the Fair Share Amendment Campaign, and Max Page, MTA Vice-President, on the Fair Share Amendment campaign, the issues and the upcoming vote. Thomas Lesser, counsel for the families and residents of the Holyoke Soldiers Home, on the $56 million settlement.

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