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Wednesday, March 17, 202103/17/2021

Skype Patrick’s Day

In Bill Newman

3/17: Arik Kershenbaum on “The Zoologist’s Guide to the Galaxy;” District Attorney Dave Sullivan, Judge and local historian Mike Ryan, and founding member of the Daley and Halligan Commitee, Bill O’Riordan –on St. Patrick’s Day they remember Daley and Halligan, two Irish Catholics, executed in Northampton for a crime they didn’t commit; Natalia Munoz on the resignation of Holyoke Mayor ALex Morse.

Tuesday, March 16, 202103/16/2021

The Defense Delays

In Bill Newman

3/16: Crime and Punishment with Attorney John Pucci on the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd; Clare Hammonds, UMass Labor Center professor, on upcoming symposia on organizing; the Comedy Quiz with Maddy Benjamin, Pam Victor, Monte Belmonte and Quizmaster Lynn Simonds.

Monday, March 15, 202103/15/2021

The Senior Mayor in The Happy Valley?

In Bill Newman

3/15: Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle; award-wining author Jane Yolen on the publication of her 400th book.

Saturday, March 13, 202103/13/2021

Vaya Con Muñoz 3.13.21

In Vaya Con Muñoz

This week our regular panelists – Tanisha Arena, Kate Albright Hanna, Dan Torres, Matt Szafranski, and Nathaniel Waring – are joined by the legendary documentarian and member of the academy of motion picture arts, Larry Hott. We discuss Gumersindo Gomez’s selection to replace his son Adam Gozem who recently was elected to the state senate, and why the Springfield City council’s membership were less than happy to have to cast the vote; the extreme polization in the US House and Senate, and how ‘bipartisan’ can mean passing legistlation that is widely popular among the voters of both parties, even if no republicans in either chamber will vote for it; Larry Hott introduces to the documentary Boy’s State, and we discuss how the film shows us a world that paralells the work of fiction Lord of the Flies; We discuss ALL IN The Fight for Democracy, and how Stacy Abrams being a producer leaves some of us with questions about how much creative control she had over the film; We learn about a third documentary Time, in which a mother of twins records home videos surrounding her raising her children alone while her husband serves a 60 year jail term for bank robbery; and Kate expresses bemoans that the filmmakers who made Boy’s State beat her to an idea she had years ago to make a film inspired by her own experiences at a similar camp, Junior Statesmen of America.

Friday, March 12, 202103/12/2021

Remembering Bloody Sunday

In Bill Newman

3/12; A special Black in the Valley — we remember Bloody Sunday; ArtBeat with Eva Fierst and Bronwen Hodgkinson; MTA VP Max Page.

Thursday, March 11, 202103/11/2021

Financial Fitness With the Money Doctor-Financial New Year’s Resolutions

In Financial Fitness with the Money Doctor

The Money Doctor, Dr. Frances Rahaim of “Hug Your Student Debt” offers ideas for making financial New Year’s Resolutions

Thursday, March 11, 202103/11/2021

If You Lose, Just Change The Rules

In Bill Newman

3/11: Anh Linh Kearney, researcher at Represent US, on the voting crisis in the United States today and possible remedies and avenues of resistance to voter suppression. Rev, Peter Ives and Rabbi Justin David on the parting of the Red Sea and the particular relevance of Exodus today.

Wednesday, March 10, 202103/10/2021

The Guiding Light of Francis Crowe

In Bill Newman

3/10: Carrying on the legacy of the late Frances Crowe – we preview the upcoming demonstration on her birthday at L3Harris with Miranda Groux, organizer with the Resistance Center for Peace and Justice, and Claudia Lefko, Founder and Director of the Iraqi Children’s Art Exchange and close colleague and friend of Frances. Then, the state of MCAS in Massachusetts today and the upcoming presentations on resistance to MCAS with Lisa Guisbond, Exec. Dir. of Citizens for Public Schools, Ricardo Rosa, UMass. Dartmouth Professor of Public Policy, and Doug Selwyn, former professor and public-school teacher and anti-high stakes testing advocate.

Wednesday, March 10, 202103/10/2021

Financial Fitness With the Money Doctor-End of Year Financial Tips

In Financial Fitness with the Money Doctor

The Money Doctor, Dr. Frances Rahaim of “Hug Your Student Debt” offers year-end money tips to improve your financial fitness

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