Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Wednesday, May 25, 202205/25/2022

Why has Biden backpedaled on Cuba?

In Bill Newman

5/25: Live from Havana, Cuba—Cristina Escobar with Merri Ansara (in studio). Then, a change of pace—the show’s resident sexologist Jane Fleishman brings toys to the studio.

Tuesday, May 24, 202205/24/2022

The Afternoon Buzz 5.24.22 – UMass Amherst Social Psychologist Linda Tropp discusses political, social, and cultural changes

In The Afternoon Buzz

UMass Social Psychologist professor Linda Tropp discusses how political, social, and cultural changes can be perceived as threats to our identities, feelings of belonging and perceptions of status and power.

Tuesday, May 24, 202205/24/2022

Does Ukraine need to surrender territory to Russia for the war to end?

In Bill Newman

5/24: Michael Klare – a Ukraine War update; Northampton City Councilor Alex Jarrett; Chris Ferry on the
Easthampton Film Festival.

Monday, May 23, 202205/23/2022

The Afternoon Buzz 5.23.22 – Mark Lattanzi discusses AG vs Desolets / Chester Theater head Daniel Elihu Kramer

In The Afternoon Buzz

Mark Lattanzi discusses the case of Attorney General v Desolets, a case in which he and his then girlfriend were denied a tenancy because of the landlord’s religious objection to unmarried cohabitation.

Cabin Fever Roundtable with Megan Zinn and Chester Theater head Daniel Elihu Kramer discuss how the theatre survived the pandemic, and how it’s changed as a result.

Comment or question for Buz? Send him an email at Buz@whmp.com.

Monday, May 23, 202205/23/2022

Will Greenfield appeal the police department’s racial discrimination finding?

In Bill Newman

5/23: Greenfield Mayor Roxanne Wedegartner; Black in the Valley.

Saturday, May 21, 202205/21/2022

Cry me a River

In Bill Newman

5.21.22 Tara Brewster talks with outgoing account executive and promotions director at the Northampton Radio Group (home of WHMP and 93.9 The River) Mark Lattanzi

Saturday, May 21, 202205/21/2022

Vaya Con Muñoz May 20th 2022

In Vaya Con Muñoz

This week Nathaniel hosts and is joined by Kate Albright-Hanna, Dan Torres, and Matt Szafranski in discussing Monkey Pox, and how it might intersect with Covid; the shooting in Buffalo, and how it’s part of a larger Nazi movement; the role of so called replacement theory in the recent rash of right wing violence, and who is responcible for spreading it; the way our society venerates the lone warrior trope, and how our media plays into it; Holy City councelor Wilmer Puello-Mota and his arrest for possesion of child pornagraphy and falsifying records; and the disinformation governance board, and how misinformation about it’s purpose may have caused it to shut down.

Saturday, May 21, 202205/21/2022

THE Cambridge Connection Ep 35

In The Cambridge Connection

Dominick Finochiaro

Cars – Cars – Cars! That’s this week’s subject as Gordy and Tinamarie dig in with Lia Toyota Finance Manager, Dominick Finochiaro, on everything from the auto industry supply chain to pre-pandemic purchases vs. now, used cars sales, skyrocketing prices and what it means to own an Electric vehicle. You’ll definitely think twice about your current vehicle after you hear this show.

Skyler

Friday, May 20, 202205/20/2022

The Afternoon Buzz 5.20.22 – Social Justice Correspondent Jeff Napolitano & Skyler Westebbe and his guest Ken Perlman

In The Afternoon Buzz

The Good Work with Social Justice Correspondent Jeff Napolitano talks to Javier Luengo-Garrido and Skyler Westebbe and his guest Ken Perlman discuss traditional music in New England and abroad.

Friday, May 20, 202205/20/2022

MA is ready for the repeal of Roe

In Bill Newman

5/20: State Representative Lindsay Sabadosa on the Massachusetts response to the anticipated Supreme Court decision overruling Roe v. Wade, the five year prison moratorium (the bill passed the House yesterday) and cannabis equity. Then, ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis, Sean Condon, and Chris Ferry—a preview of local film festivals this weekend and next.

Recent Headlines

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FDA staff blindsided by move allowing more e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto US market

Senior officials in the Food and Drug Administration's tobacco center were blindsided by a recent decision that opens the door to allowing more unauthorized electronic cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto the U.S. market, The Associated Press has learned.

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Paul McCartney helps Stephen Colbert say goodbye to ‘The Late Show’ in ambitious final show

Stephen Colbert chatted with Paul McCartney and joined him on stage for a raucous performance of "Hello, Goodbye" on the final broadcast of CBS' "The Late Show" on Thursday night, a bittersweet farewell for a canceled show that still had a few barbs left for the network that ended its 33-year run.

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2-time NASCAR champ Kyle Busch dies at 41 after being hospitalized with a ‘severe illness’

Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR's three national series, has died. He was 41. The Busch Family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR issued a joint statement Thursday saying Busch died after being hospitalized. No cause of death was given.

1 week ago in Sports, Trending

Billie Jean King, 82, earns a college degree 65 years after starting at Cal State LA

Billie Jean King raised her right arm in triumph. Not for another victory on the tennis court. This time, she was celebrating earning a college degree 65 years after she first took classes.

1 week ago in National

What to watch in Tuesday’s primaries as Trump’s endorsement is put to the test

Is there a future in politics for Republicans who cross President Donald Trump? The signs this year suggest no, and Trump has convinced his voters to defeat his adversaries again and again.