Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Tuesday, November 24, 202011/24/2020

Financial Fitness With the Money Doctor-Starting Your Own Business In A Pandemic

In Financial Fitness with the Money Doctor

The Money Doctor, Dr. Frances Rahaim of Hug Your Student Debt offers information on starting your own business during a pandemic

Tuesday, November 24, 202011/24/2020

Financial Fitness With the Money Doctor-New Hug Your Student Debt Budget Tool

In Financial Fitness with the Money Doctor

The Money Doctor, Dr. Frances Rahaim of Hug Your Student Debt presents her company’s new budget tool that ties right into her already successful and patent-pending debt reduction program

Saturday, November 21, 202011/21/2020

Western Mass Business Show 11.21.20

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Listen on Saturday, November 21 & 28 at 11 AM (a 2 parter!) to hear Ira speak with IZZY GESELL and JAYNE PEARL. Izzy is an improv trainer and humorologist; Jayne is a writer and expert about kids and money. The 3 of them discuss how they’ve met regularly for years to help each other think things through, be it a project, a challenge, a personal roadblock. Hear how they provide guidance without being advicey and how there is accountability without pressure and judgement. They discuss how small business owners can easily assemble a similar brain trust; how they ask good questions; how one’s perspective can be improved by this kind of camaraderie. This is a 2-part episode, and after, both will be on the station’s podcast page at whmp.com/podcasts

Saturday, November 21, 202011/21/2020

Vaya Con Muñoz 11.21.20

In Vaya Con Muñoz

This week our panel – Kate Albright-Hanna, Matt Szafranski, Dan Torres, and Nathaniel Waring – Discuss the results of the Massachusetts Democratic Party’s leadership election, and what it means for the future of the party in the commonwealth; What kind of barriers there are to becoming involved in the democratic party, and if those barriers are part of the politics, or something that needs to be changed; The complicated history of the infamous crime bill, and what Joe Biden’s voting for it means in the context of the time; And if what the trump camp is doing currently counts as a coup, and whether the mainstream media should be treating it as such.

Friday, November 20, 202011/20/2020

Home Release

In Bill Newman

11.20.20 Natalia Muñoz guest hosts and talks with State Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa about problems in our prison system. Plus the weekly Art Beat,

Thursday, November 19, 202011/19/2020

UMasters Of War?

In Bill Newman

11.19.20 Natalia Muñoz hosts and talks with the Daily Hampshire Gazette’s Dusty Christenson about his investigative piece on private companies paying for research at UMass. Plus the Reverend and The Rabbi interview Monte Belmonte about the March for The Food Bank

Wednesday, November 18, 202011/18/2020

Is the situation at The Farren unfair?

In Bill Newman

11.18.20 Natalia Muñoz guest hosts and talks about the toll COVID is taking on downtown Northampton. And a discussion about the Farren Care Center and their proposed closure.

Tuesday, November 17, 202011/17/2020

Sex Quiz!

In Bill Newman

11.17.20 Natalia Muñoz guest host and first talks with 14 year old Lavery Greenfield about her Peanut Butter and Jelly Drive. https://secure.givelively.org/donate/the-food-bank-of-western-massachusetts-inc/peanut-butter-and-jelly-virtual-drive
And then Kelsey Flynn and Pam Victor from Happier Valley Comedy along with Monte answer sex questions from Dr. Jane Fleischman on this month’s Comedy Quiz Show.

Monday, November 16, 202011/16/2020

Mayor LaChapelle on the Dems, COVID and Popular Song

In Bill Newman

11.16.20 Natalia Muñoz guest hosts and talks with Mayor Nicole LaChapelle of Easthampton about a variety of topics.

Saturday, November 14, 202011/14/2020

Western Mass Business Show 11.14.20

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Listen on Saturday, November 14th at 11 AM to hear Ira speak with PATRICIA CROSBY, who recently passed the torch at MassHire Franklin/ Hampshire Workforce Board. They discuss how this one-stop career center serves anyone who’s looking to find or change jobs; whether education, health care, farming, tech, and more. They help people re-tool and determine their aptitude for another industry, where there may be more opportunity. Hear how their “vestibule programs” help them develop and show their reliability, motivation, and aptitude, increasing the talent pool in our region, and more!!

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