Podcasts
Podcasts
Tuesday, December 15, 202012/15/2020
Venezuela & The US: Whose Election Was More Free and More Fair?
In Bill Newman
12/15: Hector Figarella, Venezuelan-American activist and organizer, shares his perspective on the American boycott, the recent election, the economic and political situation and the upcoming — this Thursday — western Massachusetts symposium on Venezuela. He then-we are delighted to say– remained with us as a contestant in the Comedy Quiz competing against Kelsey Flynn, Pam Victor and Monte Belmonte, with Quizmaster Mount Holyoke professor David Hernandez. The surprise winner is….
Monday, December 14, 202012/14/2020
Is the Election REALLY Over Now?
In Bill Newman
12/14: Understanding the Electoral College with WNEU School of Law professor emeritus and constitutional law expert, Bruce Miller. Then, Black in the Valley with hosts Jacquelyn Smith-Crooks and Carlie Tartakov and special guests Vivian Johnson and Ingrid Askew.
Saturday, December 12, 202012/12/2020
Vaya Con Muñoz 12.12.20
This week our panel of political pundits includes our regulars, Tanisha Arena, Kate Albright Hanna, Dan Torres, Matt Szafranski, and Nathaniel Waring. We discuss the newly elected members of the MA legislature from Springfield, State Senator Adam Gomez and State Representative Orlando Ramos and their respective decisions not to step down from their Springfield City Council seats; Joe Biden’s administration’s picks for agriculture and housing and urban development and who might replace them; How administrators decide who to nominate for different cabinet positions, and what role their experience – inside the political sphere and out – plays in their qualifications; And the police reform bill that’s on the Governor’s desk and what it does and doesn’t do to address the epidemic of police violence in America
Saturday, December 12, 202012/12/2020
Western Mass Business Show 12.12.20
In The Western Mass. Business Show
Listen on Saturday, December 12 and 19th (2 parter!) at 11 AM to hear Ira speak with BARRY GRAFF + JEFF SAVLOV, two superb (says Ira) thinkers and advisors in the family business world. Tune in to hear how evolves into a family business consultant, what makes a healthy family business, how to be yourself in a relationship, why you don’t automatically get into your family business, what understandings and policies help people do better, what’s love and process have to do with it? And much more!
Friday, December 11, 202012/11/2020
A Wolf At The Schoolhouse Door
In Bill Newman
12/11: Massachusetts Teachers Ass’n Vice President, Max Page, and UMass. Lowell Professor of Education Jack Schneider, author of “A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door: The Dismantling of Public Education and The Future of School. ” Then, ArtBeat with Donnabelle Cassis and Stephany Marryshow of the Ethnic Study collaborative space in Springfield.
Thursday, December 10, 202012/10/2020
Our Earth’s Last Hope
In Bill Newman
12/10: The Northampton Youth Commission’s proposal for an ordinance that will ban single-use not recyclable bags and containers — we speak with Youth Commission members Noah Kassis (Chair) and Dima Aboukasm, Dr. Renna Pye, adviser to the Youth Commission, and City Councilor Rachel Maiore. Then, we celebrate Hannukah with Rabbi Justin David from Congregation B’nai Israel.
Wednesday, December 9, 202012/09/2020
Young@Heart #2020
In Bill Newman
12/9: Young@Heart: a preview of this weekend’s performance with Y@H Chorus members Jerry Little, Byron Ricketts, Barbara Lockhart, Leila Wilson; band members J.J. O’Connell, Jim Armenti, Mark Gionfriddo, and Billy Arnold; and founder and Director Bob Cilman.
Tuesday, December 8, 202012/08/2020
The Supreme Judicial Court Rules!
In Bill Newman
12/8: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Selection Committee member, attorney John Pucci, on Governor Baker’s new appointments to the state’s highest court; Janice Kaplan on “The Gratitude Diaries;” Talkin’ Baseball with the Duke” — Duke Goldman –on the passing of baseball star Dick Allen.
