Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Saturday, November 7, 202011/07/2020

Western Mass Business Show 11.7.20

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Tune in Saturday, November 7th at 11 AM to hear Ira speak with BRENDA & GLENN OLESUK, of Graduate Pest Solutions. They’re together since high school, now ”co-preneurs” and Glenn used his biology/forestry education to control pests with as few pesticides as possible, even plant oils to control ticks and mosquitos, et al. Brenda loves strategizing and growing a business, so she does the marketing, finance, and people development; while Glenn does the technical side. Hear who gets the final say on what, trends in the pest control industry, including how it’s becoming more about the big and small companies, with no middle, how they serve all of Pioneer Valley, and more!

Friday, November 6, 202011/06/2020

Still, still waiting…

In Bill Newman

Thursday, November 5, 202011/05/2020

Still Waiting…

In Bill Newman

11/5: The elections (the House, the Senate, and the Presidency), the polls and the future with Josh Silver, CEO of Represent US; then, David Roitman and David Arbeitman, organizers with Western Mass. Protect the Vote on the response if Trump refuses to abide by the election results; and Rev. Peter Ives and Rabbi Justin David on lessons from Jeremiah at a time such as this.

Wednesday, November 4, 202011/04/2020

The Waiting Is The Hardest Part

In Bill Newman

11/4: The election: with Brooke Hauser, editor-in-chief of the Daily Hampshire Gazette, and Natalia Munoz, News Director of Holyoke Media.

Tuesday, November 3, 202011/03/2020

When It Comes To Election Results We’re Going To Have To #WaitForIt

In Bill Newman

11/3: The election: how the House or Representatives and the Supreme Court may well react — with WNEU professors emeriti and constitutional scholars Bruce Miller and Leora Harpaz; what the election means to immigrants and their families with immigration attorney Megan Kludt, partner at Curran Berger & Kludt; and Josh Silver, CEO of the Northampton-based national organization, Represent US on what the polls released today tell us about Biden’s chances.

Monday, November 2, 202011/02/2020

Financial Fitness With the Money Doctor-Maximizing Your Retirement Dollars, Part 2

In Financial Fitness with the Money Doctor

The Money Doctor, Dr. Frances Rahaim of Hug Your Student Debt offers part two of her tips on maximizing your retirement dollars

Monday, November 2, 202011/02/2020

How Does Ranked Choice Rank with McGovern?

In Bill Newman

11/2: Talking the election with State Senator Jo Comerford: Congressman Jim McGovern; Rosenberg Fund for Children founder and author/columnist Robert Meeropol.

Saturday, October 31, 202010/31/2020

Vaya Con Muñoz 10.31.20

In Vaya Con Muñoz

Happy Halloween from our panelists – Nathaniel Waring, Kate Albright-Hanna, Matt Szafranski, and Dan Torres – as we talk about republicans for joe biden, and how the Lincoln Project are using social media videos to influence voters; the supreme court and it’s modern role as a super legislation and how Amy Coney Barrett fits into the conservative agenda; what an incoming democratic senate can do to fix things, and the history of how we got ourselves into this mess; and Jon Ossoff’s total annihilation of Senator Perdue in a recent debate (https://twitter.com/ossoff/status/1321791393551970305)

Saturday, October 31, 202010/31/2020

Western Mass Business Show 10.31.20

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Tune in Saturday, October 31st at 11 AM to hear Ira speak with SANDRA COSTELLO
of Sandra Costello Photography. Her work helps people to be their best selves, as she captures a record of who you are and have become and create a legacy for those who care about you. Hear how Sandra is great at photographing families, benefiting from having 44 cousins herself. As her superpower is seeing what makes each person unique, she can nudge you to be your true self. Hear what it takes to choose the winning photos, out of the many she will take of you. And how she succeeds as a professional photographer in a time where everyone has a pretty good camera on their phone. Listen in, and you will realize why her website is sandralovesyou.com

Friday, October 30, 202010/30/2020

How Are Northampton School’s Handling Remote Learning?

In Bill Newman

10/30: Andrea Egitto, President of the Northampton Association of School Employees and Max Page, Vice-President of the Massachusetts Teacher’s Ass’n; ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis and
Kathryn Fanelli on Ms. Fanelli’s transformed and reimagined merry-go-round at UMass.

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