Podcasts

Podcasts

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Wednesday, May 26, 202105/26/2021

Amherst signatures & The SJC

In Bill Newman

5/26: Sarah McKee and Rita Burke on the lawsuit filed at the Supreme Judicial Court against the town of Amherst for disqualifying signatures on the petition to require a town vote on the Jones Library expansion and renovation. Also, Sex Matters with sex educator Dr. Jane Fleishman and Natalia Munoz.

Tuesday, May 25, 202105/25/2021

A Northampton look at the situation in Jerusalem

In Bill Newman

5/25: Rabbi Justin David and Rev. Peter Ives on Israel and Hamas; Jamala Gore, candidate for Northampton City Councilor at-large; Carolyn Oppenheim, Coordinator of the Forbes Library Frances Crowe Social Justice Films Series and filmmaker Jim Becket on “Seeds of Vandana Shiva.”

Monday, May 24, 202105/24/2021

How are Hamp’s coffers as we approach post-COVID?

In Bill Newman

5/24: Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz on his proposed budget, public safety, and plans for downtown; Black in the Valley with Carlie Tartakov, Jacquelyn Smith-Crooks, and Reynolds Winslow on the anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, reparations in Amherst, and the Sojourner Truth scholarships.

Saturday, May 22, 202105/22/2021

Western Mass Business Show 5.22.21

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Tara Brewster talks with Dr. Ned Borowski from Venture X Holyoke

Saturday, May 22, 202105/22/2021

Vaya Con Muñoz 5.22.21

In Vaya Con Muñoz

This week our engineer Nathaniel Waring fills in for Natalia and is joined by Kate Albright-Hanna and Matt Szafranski to talk about the January 6th commision vote, and whether the senate will pass the bill passed in the house; if a democrat led investigation in the house would be able to get past calls of non-partisanship, and if that even matters given players in the inserection potentially being Republican members of congress; the recently declassified UFO videos released by the Biden administration, and what it means for believers that aliens are among us; the Hartford Current’s looming takeover by Alden, and how it plays into the ongoing trend of local newspapers being gobbled up by conglomerates; how Billionaires buying up media outfits is part of their power grab, and how money hoarding is as much a problem as any other types of hoarding; what the so called labor shortage says about the working conditions and pay in the service industry; the confusion around an OCPF filing by the acting mayor of Holyoke, and what it means for the field of candidates; and how the youth of america are becoming politically motivated in a way we haven’t seen in generations.

Saturday, May 22, 202105/22/2021

Panorama – Episode 19 – State Senator Eric Lesser on east-west rail

In Panorama

Originally aired on May 22, 2021. State Senator Lesser talks to Dan and Stefan about the east-west rail project that…

Friday, May 21, 202105/21/2021

Getting to the other side of the pandemic

In Bill Newman

5/21: Representative Lindsay Sabadosa on covid and recovery and schools and funding; MTA Vice-President Max Page on just-released polling showing overwhelming state-wide support for teachers in the pandemic; ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis and Zachary Pearson and Owen W-B from Anarchestra.

Thursday, May 20, 202105/20/2021

Financial Fitness With The Money Doctor-The Emotion of Money

In Financial Fitness with the Money Doctor

Dr. Frances Rahaim, the Money Doctor, and her co-host Denise Vozella talk about the emotions surrounding money management

Thursday, May 20, 202105/20/2021

Financial Fitness With The Money Doctor-Understanding Your Credit Score

In Financial Fitness with the Money Doctor

The Money Doctor, Dr. Frances Rahaim of Hug Your Student Debt offers tips on understanding and improving your credit score

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.

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