Podcasts
Podcasts
Wednesday, April 15, 202604/15/2026
A Taxing Show
A Taxing Show
4/15/26: Bill & Brian on Hampshire College Closing after 56 years – sad ending
Reader to Reader w/ David Mazor: Saturday’s book drive for young readers—can you help?
Northampton attorneys David Hoose & Ryan Shiff: the Anthony Baye arson case & reasons for release.
ServiceNet’s Shawn Robinson & Maribeth Ritchie: amazing farms & farming.
Larry Hott w/ Issac Solotaroff:”Born to Bowl” — funny and fantastic.
Tuesday, April 14, 202604/14/2026
Questions
Questions
4/14/26: Rep Patricia Duffy: bell-to- bell school cell-phone bans? & data privacy.
Hadley School Super Anne McKenzie: experience with cell phones? & AI.
“Be Seriously Scared” w/ Chris Appy, Founder, Ellsberg Initiative for Peace & Democracy, Larry J. Tish & Michael Dwyer: fun with nukes?
Duke Goldman: how about those Sox? a/k/a a Twins killing.
Monday, April 13, 202604/13/2026
Sharp Attitudes
Sharp Attitudes
4/13/26: Eric Nakajima, Holyoke’s Planning & Econ Dev Dir: Gateways.
Author Jennifer Acker on “Surrender,” Tuesday at the Odyssey.
Dr. Jane Fleishman: elders & intimate relationships & dating.
S#arp Attitude-THE UMass women’s a cappella group-LIVE in the studio: the Manna event.
Saturday, April 11, 202604/11/2026
Western Mass Business Show on 4.11.26 – Irida Kakhtiranova
In The Western Mass. Business Show
Join us as we speak with Irida Kakhtiranova, the Perogi Lady. Her business P’frogi has been in the 413 for the past 7 years and is a familiar face around the region. Along with her husband Brian and their three kids this business has thrived because of the amazing quality of her products and the support of the community, special shout out to Ben Clark and Monte Belmonte. P’frogi features pierogies, golumkies, and other seasonal treats depending on the week and the venue they are popping up at. Find their products in retail locations throughout Western MA by going to their website www.pfrogi.com. Also, on the farmers market and fair circuit be sure to keep your eyes peeled for Irida there as well. Hopefully with a successful season the trailer that she recently purchased will be outfitted and ready to roll in the coming year. As Irida likes to say, one step at a time.
Friday, April 10, 202604/10/2026
The Hustler Files Ep. 157
THIEF, PRISONER, SOLDIER, PRIEST (a book by guest Paul Cowley)
In this powerful episode we hear the remarkable story of Paul Cowley, a man whose life journey reflects the true power of hope, faith, and second chances. After experiencing the consequences of poor choices that led him into prison, Paul’s life took an unexpected turn when a compassionate military officer offered him a second chance, a unique moment that would ultimately change the direction of his life forever. That act of belief sparked a transformation rooted in faith, discipline, and purpose. Drawing inspiration from Proverbs 13 “Hope deferred makes the heart sick”, Paul shares how hope and God became the foundation of his healing and growth. While for many years he dedicated his life to helping others find hope in the midst of hardship, encouraging those who feel lost to believe that change is possible. Today Paul is the Managing Director of Second Chance Partnership, an organization, in partnership with Iceland Foods, helping ‘prison leavers’ find work and a living wage through the same second chances that once changed his own life. This episode is a powerful reminder that hope can restore what despair once tried to take, and that sometimes one person’s belief in you can change everything.
Friday, April 10, 202604/10/2026
Darkness and Light
Darkness and Light
4/10/26: MTA Pres Max Page w/ UMass Prof & PRIM candidate Lenore Paladino: handling $130 Billion, safeguarding retirement.
Night Fest Saturday April 18 w/ Catherine Moriarity & Don Darnell.
Fix and repair your stuff at Smith Voc — with David Starr.
Free Press Co-CEO Craig Aaron: the horrifying mega media marriage with Trump presiding.
The fight for cell-phone free schools w/ Emily Boddy.
Hut x3—SCDT performance this weekend w/ Jennifer Polins, Cameron Childs & Donnabelle Casis.
Thursday, April 9, 202604/09/2026
Bad News, Good News
Bad News, Good News
4/9/26: Congressman Seth Moulton: the war, the President, the Congress, the death & destruction.
Bonnie Heiple, Mass. Comm of Dept of Env Protection: $1.16 Billion for cities and towns.
Bill & Buz on the War & MHC’s $3 Million contribution to So Hadley.
Ruth Griggs w/ David Picchi: his upcoming concert at the Drake & UMass Jazz in July.
Wednesday, April 8, 202604/08/2026
Blowing in the Wind
Blowing in the Wind
4/8/26: Amherst Town Councilor Lynn Greismer: fires, housing & volunteer boards.
The Academy of Music’s Melanie Slabaugh on the “Let’s Hear It” campaign.
Hamp’s Asst Dir, Planning & Sustainability, Sarah LaValley & Mass Audubon’s Tom Lautezenheiser: rewilding the Pine Grove Golf Course.
Larry Hott on “Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan” and “Summer of Soul.”
Wednesday, April 8, 202604/08/2026
Transparent Marks
Transparent Marks
4/7/26: Sen Paul Mark: the supplemental budget vote tomorrow & more $ for education.
Best-selling author Nathan Edmondson: “The Master: A Novel of Golf and Death.”
MTA Pres Max Page w/ Matthew Scheffler: investing $130 billion—the public employees pension fund, its benchmarks, & the fight for transparency.
Professors Amilcar Shabazz & Idris Robinson: the Black experience in America today.
Wednesday, April 8, 202604/08/2026
The Forest and the Trees
The Forest and the Trees
4/6/26: Treehouse’s Erica Couster (CEO) & Lynn Muth (community member) & Tara Brewster GSB VP & Dir of Philanthropy: foster care, community & the Runway 5K.
Cammie McGovern: “The last Letters of Sally and Walter”— love in a retirement community.
MHC Visiting Fellow in Creative Writing Mariah Rigg: “Extinction Capital of the World.”
Northampton Mayor GL Sciarra: the school budget & Picture Main Street.
