Podcasts
Podcasts
Thursday, May 20, 202105/20/2021
“Welcome to America”
In Bill Newman
5/20: Local attorney Buz Eisenberg, Niberd Abdalla, and Ellen McShane on their inspiring and heart-warming victory in immigration court; Rev. Peter Ives on the Israel-Hamas conflict; Sci-Tech Cafe with MHC physics prof, Kisten Nordstrom, and UMass professor of mechanical engineering — and Associate Director of the UMass. Wind Energy Center, Matthew Lackner, on wind and solar in the Commonwealth.
Wednesday, May 19, 202105/19/2021
Valley Grows Day
In Bill Newman
5/19: Best-selling author Daniel James Brown on “Facing the Mountain;” Executive Director of Grow Food Northampton, Alisa Klein, on Valley Grows Day;
Vaya con Munoz con Natalia Munoz on policing in the Valley.
Tuesday, May 18, 202105/18/2021
From Rube to Robinson
In Bill Newman
5/18: Talkin’ Baseball with the Duke: Duke Goldman, co-editor of the just-published anthology of the best articles on the Negro Baseball League — “From Rube to Robinson,” discusses his book, the FIRST PLACE Boston Red Sox, strike outs, and weird happenings on the diamond. This month’s Comedy Quiz –on gardening — with contestants Maddy Benjamin, Monte Belmonte, Pam Victor and Quizmaster Julie Waggoner. And the winner is….
Monday, May 17, 202105/17/2021
Free as Niberd
In Bill Newman
5/17: Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle on police reform in her city and also championship softball and festivals; attorney Buz Eisenberg on
his victory in Immigration Court for longtime Valley resident Niberd Abdalla; Robert Radin, Director of Citizenship and Immigration Services for Jewish family Services and author of
“Teaching English to Refugees.”
Saturday, May 15, 202105/15/2021
Vaya Con Muñoz 5.15.21
This week our panellists, Nathaniel Waring, Tanisha Arena, Matt Szafranski, and Dan Torres – join Natalia in discussing Liz Cheney’s break from the rest of Trump’s GOP in saying that Biden won the 2020 election, and whether her doing so is admirable, or if her past record makes her irredeemable; Trump’s chances in 2024, and what that says about almost half of the people in this country; the announcement by the Springfield city clerk that she is stepping down, and how Mayor Sarno’s attempt to appoint a replacement is the latest in a string of actions he has taken that overstep his power; Where we are in the pandemic, and how we are failing our neighbors in the global south; And vaccine hesitancy, and how much of it is born from very real trauma that has been inflicted by the United States on minority groups for centuries
Saturday, May 15, 202105/15/2021
Western Mass Business Show 5.15.21
In The Western Mass. Business Show
Tara Brewster talks with Cheryl Zoll and Lisa Andrews from Tapestry Health about supporting health care and doing it during a global pandemic. Plus details on their virtual auction. https://event.auctria.com/bf167785-558c-4bc3-8b12-74a5e532ce22/?fbclid=IwAR0KwevOQZI1cFqful3ndcdUPo5Ro3ZwYUhyIlpD3IpSyj5Q1y4p4wLs7jg
Saturday, May 15, 202105/15/2021
Panorama – Episode 18 – Dallas Ducar, CEO of Transhealth Northampton
In Panorama
Originally aired on May 15th, 2021. Dallas Ducar, CEO of first ‘independent, comprehensive’ transgender health center, talks to Dan and…
Friday, May 14, 202105/14/2021
A referendum on referendums in Greenfield
In Bill Newman
5/14: Community activist Al Norman and attorney David Singer sqaure off on civic engagement, ballot access, and democracy in Greenfield;
MTA Vice-President Max Page on the Cherish Act.
Thursday, May 13, 202105/13/2021
F#$k yeah! Swears!!
In Bill Newman
5/13: The very funny and erudite John McWhorter on “Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter…” and Folgers in your cup;
Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger on “Framers: Human Advantage in an Age of Technology and Turmoil;” Rabbi Justin David on the
war between Israel and Hamas.
Wednesday, May 12, 202105/12/2021
How Easthampton is reimagining policing
In Bill Newman
5/12: Omar Gomez, Easthampton City Councilor and member of the Mayor’s Work Group on reimagining policing, on next steps for police reform. Natalia Munoz, New Director of Holyoke Media, joins us.
