Thursday, December 9, 202112/09/2021

Ilan’s Literary Language Lesson

In Bill Newman

12/9: Amherst College professor Ilan Stavans on Restless Books;
The “Reverend and the Rabbi” with Rabbi Justin David and Pastor Carole Bull.

Wednesday, December 8, 202112/08/2021

The Afternoon Buzz 12.7.21- Gun Violence in America

In The Afternoon Buzz

Content warning. This episode may upset some listeners. Listener discretion is advised. On this poignant episode, host Buzz Eisenberg rails…

Wednesday, December 8, 202112/08/2021

A Referendum on Referendums

In Bill Newman

12/8: Power to the People: community activist and organizer Al Norman on the Citizens Initiative in Greenfield and then Daily Hampshire Gazette community columnists Sara Weinberger and John Paradis on the columnists’ strike.

Tuesday, December 7, 202112/07/2021

Bigda’s Brutality

In Bill Newman

12/7: Attorney John Pucci on the western Mass. criminal prosecution against police officer Gregg Bigda. Then, Daily Hampshire Gazette reporter Dusty Christensen on the state of contract negotiations with the paper and the community columnists’ strike.

Tuesday, December 7, 202112/07/2021

The Afternoon Buzz 12.6.21- Megan Rubiner Zinn, Lisa Papdemetriou, Ezekiel Baskin

In The Afternoon Buzz

 Buzz discusses how the pandemic changed consumption behavior.  For today’s “Cabin Fever Roundtable”  Megan Rubiner Zinn is joined by Lisa…

Monday, December 6, 202112/06/2021

The Afternoon Buzz 12.3.21- David Lanoie and Jamilla Deria

In The Afternoon Buzz

GCC Criminal Justice Professor David Lanoie discusses the impact of the 2021 Police Reform Act on Western Massachusetts communities. And…

Monday, December 6, 202112/06/2021

The Afternoon Buzz 12.2.21 Andra Rose and Nan Parati

In The Afternoon Buzz

Brian Adams, Science and Sustainability Correspondent with Andra Rose from Mothers Out Front, a climate change activist group Take 5…

Monday, December 6, 202112/06/2021

The Afternoon Buzz 12.01.21 Professor Carrie Baker & Chris Smithers

In The Afternoon Buzz

Smith College Professor Carrie Baker discusses today’s SCOTUS arguments in Dobbs, the Mississippi case threatening to overturn Roe v Wade.…

Monday, December 6, 202112/06/2021

Columnist Strike!

In Bill Newman

12/6: State Senator Jo Comerford on the Daily Hampshire Gazette columnists’ strike, and then ARPA money and successes for western Mass. Then, Dr. Lynette Watkins, the new President and CEO of Cooley Dickinson.

Saturday, December 4, 202112/04/2021

Are you out there? Can you hear this?

In The Western Mass. Business Show

12.4.21 Tara Brewster talks with Jim Olsen from Signature Sounds, The Parlor Room and The Green River Festival