Monday, October 20, 202510/20/2025

C-O-N-T-R-O-V-E-R-S-I-A-L ?

In Talk The Talk

10/20/25: Meg Robbins, N’ton at-large City Council candidate. Megan Zinn & Marty Wohl: the NEF Spelling Bee. Gwen Nabad, candidate for N’ton Ward 1 City Council. Adam Hinds, EM Kennedy Institute for U.S Senate CEO, on gov’t shutdown, Trump defunding & the No Kings rallies.

Saturday, October 18, 202510/18/2025

Panorama — Episode 123 — Garrick Perry & Benjamin Spencer, At-Large City Council Candidates

In Panorama

Originally aired on October 18th, 2025. Garrick Perry & Benjamin Spencer, two of the four candidates running for the At-Large seats in Northampton. Garrick and Benjamin make for the case that Northampton has accomplished a lot in recent years. They explain why Picture Main Street is crucial to the economic revitalization of downtown Northampton and how to spur greater development throughout the City of Northampton. They conclude the interview sharing their stories about making “Paradise City” home.

Garrick Perry’s campaign website:
https://www.garrickperryward4.com/

Benjamin Spender’s campaign website:
https://spenceratlarge.com/

Friday, October 17, 202510/17/2025

The Hustler Files Ep 132

In The Hustler Files

SHE WAS A WARDEN ON A MISSION FOR CHANGE

Elaine Lord may have been the youngest woman to become a Warden in the State of New York, but even before her appointment at Bedford Hills Correctional, she was on a mission to improve the incarcerated programs within the New York prison walls. Before her retirement, Elaine dedicated 20 years to Bedford Hills, providing women behind bars a second chance. Her inspiring stories of the Children’s Center at Bedford Hills and her mission to keep incarcerated Mothers connected to their children were only a part of the vital work required to change lives within the prison system. Join us as we explore the complexities of justice, compassion, and the importance of human connection in corrections, a legacy that Elaine Lord can be proud of.

Friday, October 17, 202510/17/2025

Audits & Artists, Politicians & Professors

In Talk The Talk

10/17/25: Max Page w/ Auditor Diana DiZoglio: auditing the legislature & applying the Public Records Act. Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa: wisely follow the money. Amherst Prof Austin Sarat: the Justice Dep’t is a dire threat to democracy. Prof Michael Hoberman on “Imagining Early American Jews.” Donnabelle Casis w/ Rachel Buenaventura of the Wistariahurst Museum on “Identity in Ink: the Art of Tattooing.”

Thursday, October 16, 202510/16/2025

Solutions

In Talk The Talk

10/16/25: Luke Rotello, N’ton City Council Ward 5 candidate. DHG & Recorder Exec Editor Dan Crowley: covering local elections. Rabbi Riqi Kosovske: hostages, prisoners & a two-state solution. “Made in the Valley” (& live in studio!): musicians Loren Ludwig, Alice Robbins & Tim Eriksen: local 19th century music for voices and viols.

Wednesday, October 15, 202510/15/2025

Committed

In Talk The Talk

9/15/25: Al Simon, candidate for N’ton City Council, Ward 2. UMass Profs Paul Collins & Tim Komatsu: the voting patterns of Federalist Society justices & judges. Brian Adams w/ THE state herpetologist, Mike Jones: turtles & salamanders & snakes—oh my! Larry Hott reviews “Democracy Noir” and “Apocalypse in the Tropics.”

Wednesday, October 15, 202510/15/2025

Councilors, Counselors & a Chef !

In Talk The Talk

10/14/25: N’ton Ward 2 Councilor and candidate Deborah Pastrich-Klemer. Amherst Councilor Andy Steinberg & N’ton Councilor Alex Jarret: funding our schools & other critical services. UMass Dining Services’ Jeff MacDonald — winner of the “Chef of the Year” award! Rich Michelson: “What Louis Brandeis Knows: A Crusader for Social Justice Becomes a Supreme Court Justice” and “Three Poets and a Play” on No-Kings Day.

Monday, October 13, 202510/13/2025

Candidacies

In Talk The Talk

10/13/25: Laurie Loisel, N’ton Ward 3 City Council candidate. Megan Zinn w/ Paula Saunders, author of “Starting from Here.” Megan Wolf, write-in candidate for N’ton Ward 4 School Committee. Amilcar Shabazz w/ Amherst Coll Black Studies & History Prof Stefan Bradley, author of “If We Don’t Get It: A Peoples’ History of Ferguson.”

Saturday, October 11, 202510/11/2025

Western Mass Business Show on 10.11.25

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Join us as we listen to the latest from the Team at Safe Passage. We had a full house with Marianne Winters Executive Director, Natalie Ulrich Development Director, Hannah Smith Volunteer Engagement Coordinator, Margo Kinney-Petrucha Volunteer, Nashaly De Jesus LatinX Outreach Coordinator, and Karla T Latinx Counselor & Immigration Specialist joining us. Tune in as we talk about funding cuts, grass roots support, survivor anthology project, peer to peer fundraising, immigration, housing, safety, almost 50 years, and the HOT CHOCOLATE RUN. Go to www.safepass.org for more info on the topics discussed. We are in this together and we must find a way through these times together. Thank you for listening and supporting the important work of Safe Passage.

Saturday, October 11, 202510/11/2025

Panorama — Episode 122 — Jillian Duclos Returns

In Panorama

Originally aired on October 11th, 2025. Jillian Duclos is running to unseat Northampton Mayor GL Sciarra. Jillian makes the case for why she has the experience to be the next mayor of Northampton, what she would do during her first 100 days if she were elected, how she’ll work with the City Council, and she articulates why she wants to be mayor of the City of Northampton.

Jillian Duclos’s website is

www.jillianfornorthampton.com/