Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Friday, September 24, 202109/24/2021

The Afternoon Buzz 9.21.21

In The Afternoon Buzz

Meghan Lemay, Executive Director of Alzheimer’s Society talks about an upcoming walk at HCC. Playbill with Theater Correspondent Jacki Walsh.…

Friday, September 24, 202109/24/2021

To (Gran)be or not two Granby?

In Bill Newman

9/24: State Representative Mindy Domb on redistricting, diapers and her number 1 and 2 priorities; Paul Hawken on “Regeneration: Ending the climate crisis in one generation;” and ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis, Ligia Bouton, Kathryn Fanelli, and Garth Stevenson.

Thursday, September 23, 202109/23/2021

The Afternoon Buzz 9.20.21

In The Afternoon Buzz

Wesley Janssen of Wells Provisions of Charlemont talks about her journey from New Orleans to Massachusetts, opening a restaurant, which…

Thursday, September 23, 202109/23/2021

The Afternoon Buzz 9.17.21

In The Afternoon Buzz

Brian Kapitulik, Lisa Prolman, and Pamela McBride to talk about the “Reading for a Change” project at Greenfield Community College. …

Thursday, September 23, 202109/23/2021

Meet G.L. Sciarra: Candidate for Mayor of Northampton

In Bill Newman

9/23: We have an extended conversation with Gina-Louise Sciarra, candidate for Mayor of Northampton. Then, “The Reverend and the Rabbi” with Rev. Peter Ives, Rev. Michael McSherry and Rabbi Justin David.

Wednesday, September 22, 202109/22/2021

Meet Roy Martin: Candidate for Mayor of Northampton

In Bill Newman

9/22: We have an extended conversation with Roy Martin, candidate for Mayor of Northampton. Then, News Director of Holyoke Media, Natalia Munoz, on yesterday’s Preliminary Election for mayor in that city. And then, Sex Matters with the show’s resident sexologist, Dr. Jane Fleishman on something you probably have never suspected.

Tuesday, September 21, 202109/21/2021

Riding with George

In Bill Newman

9/21: Nathaniel Philbrick on “Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy;” our monthly Comedy Quiz with Maddy Benjamin, Pam Victor, Monte Belmonte and Quizmaster Deana Criess–come play along and relive the 1980s (or in the case of one contestant–
visit for the first time!)

Monday, September 20, 202109/20/2021

Meet Marc Warner: Candidate for Mayor of Northampton

In Bill Newman

9/20: We have an extended conversation with Marc Warner, candidate for Mayor of Northampton. Also, Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle.

Saturday, September 18, 202109/18/2021

Florence Night Out!

In The Western Mass. Business Show

9.18.21 Tara Brewster talks with Donnabelle Cassis and Sue Kassier about all the amazing happenings happening at Florence Night Out. And how the local business community rallied to make it possible.

Saturday, September 18, 202109/18/2021

Vaya Con Muñoz 9.18.21

In Vaya Con Muñoz

This week on the program we are joined once again by Kate Albright-Hanna, Tanisha Arena, Dan Torres, and Nathaniel Waring in discussing the ACLU’s defending of hate speech, and why we think they’re so vocal about doing so; What limits exist on the freedom of speech, and what limits should; the recall election in California, and what the results means for the state and the country; Kate’s half-baked idea about neurotypical vs neurodivergent thinking, and how politics would be different if there were more people on the spectrum in politics; Biden’s foreign policy, and how Bernie Sanders has had an effect on the administration; how capitalism is being subverted by the rich elite, and whether capitalism has within it the solutions to our problems; AOC’s dress at the NY gala, and if it was a good political stunt or not; what is up with everyone wanting us to rate them constantly in our lives, and what it means for our children.

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President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in an "armed conflict" with them, according to a Trump administration memo obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday, following recent U.S. strikes on boats in the Caribbean.

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is set to be sentenced and faces the possibility of years in prison

Sean "Diddy" Combs faces sentencing Friday in a sordid criminal case that could keep him locked up for years.

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Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and punishment

President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, by threatening mass firings of workers and suggesting "irreversible" cuts to programs important to Democrats.

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US takes a stake in another company, this one is operating a massive lithium mine in Nevada

The Department of Energy will take a 5% equity stake in the miner, which is based in Vancouver. It will also take a 5% stake in the Thacker Pass lithium mining project, a joint venture with General Motors.

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Delta jets have a ‘low-speed collision’ on LaGuardia taxiway, injuring 1

Two Delta Air Lines regional jets collided on the taxiway at LaGuardia Airport in New York, injuring a flight attendant, damaging a cockpit and tearing off part of a wing in what the airline described as a "low-speed collision."