Podcasts
Podcasts
Friday, June 12, 202006/12/2020
The Beat Goes On
In Bill Newman
6/12: Max Page, Mass. Teachers Ass’n Vice-President, and Michael Ash, UMass. Amherst professor of economics, on the importance and payback of fully funding higher education in this time of budget cuts ( Professor Ash reports on his new study); Artbeat host Donnabelle Casis and Dean Brown, owner of Pulp in Holyoke, on a new exquisite exhibit and a new economic model for artists created in response to Covid-19; Bob Flaherty and Bill remember Mike Ahearn.
Thursday, June 11, 202006/11/2020
The Cult of Glory
In Bill Newman
6/11: Doug Swanson, author of “Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers” on whether a law enforcement agency with a long history of racism can be reformed; then, Rev. Peter Ives and Rabbi Justin David on the upcoming Northampton City Council meeting and the demand that Northampton defund its police department.
Wednesday, June 10, 202006/10/2020
Tell the Bosses We’re Coming!
In Bill Newman
6/10: Shaun Richman, labor organizer and author of “Tell the Bosses We’re Coming! A New Action Plan for Workers in the 21st Century.” We begin with the question, What about the police unions? Then, Natalia Munoz speaking out about the Holyoke City Council turning down an almost $300,000 grant.
Tuesday, June 9, 202006/09/2020
To Baseball or Not To Baseball?
In Bill Newman
6/9: We continue our conversation with Attorney Pucci about the murder cases against the cops charged with the murder of George Floyd; Douglas Abrams, moderator of “The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World”—a conversation between the 14th Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu; “Talking Baseball with the Duke”—Duke Goldman on the 2020 baseball season (or not): can the owners and the players come to an agreement in time to save the season—and the sport?
Monday, June 8, 202006/08/2020
Financial Fitness With the Money Doctor–How to Spot and Handle Identity Theft
In Financial Fitness with the Money Doctor
The Money Doctor, Dr. Frances Rahaim of Hug Your Student Debt discusses how to prevent and deal with identity theft, which hits members of the military particularly hard.
Monday, June 8, 202006/08/2020
A Former Prosecutor on The Murder of George Floyd
In Bill Newman
6/8: Attorney John Pucci on the case against the cops accused of murdering George Floyd.
Saturday, June 6, 202006/06/2020
Western Mass Business Show 6.6.20
In The Western Mass. Business Show
Tune in Saturday, June 6th @ 11 am to hear Ira speak with STAN DAVIS OF STANDISH EXECUTIVE SEARCH on how every search is unique, how candidates are screened, on how the help assimilate the new executive into their role, how search is different during the pandemic, how interim executives work, how to best give employees a reason to stay, how “hitting the ground running” doesn’t work, whether it’s time to stay put, and much more, so please listen!
Friday, June 5, 202006/05/2020
Under the Milky Way tonight…
In Bill Newman
6/5: MTA Vice-President Max Page on teacher layoffs, school budgets, and UMass and public schools openings in September – or not; Hampshire College professor and astronomer Salman Hameed, MHC astronomy professor Jason Young, and MHC physics professor and Sci-Tech Cafe coordinator Kerstin Nordstrom on the summer sky, our place in the universe, and science’s obligations in this time of national crises; ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis and Dee Boyle-Clapp, Director of the UMass Arts Extension Service.
Thursday, June 4, 202006/04/2020
Election or Insurrection?
In Bill Newman
6/4: Josh Silver, CEO of Represent US, on the presidential election and what the most recent polls tell us; then Rev. Peter Ives and Rabbi Justin David on the moral and religious response to the murder of George Floyd, police brutality and systemic racism
