Saturday, January 9, 202101/09/2021

Vaya Con Muñoz 1.9.21

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This week our panelists – Kate Albright-Hanna, Tanisha Arena, Dan Torres, Matt Szafranski, and Nathaniel Waring – discuss the Mayor of Northampton, David Narkewicz, announcing that he will not run for another term as mayor, and whether the incoming mayor will be a proponent of the defund the police movement; the coup attempt in Washington on Wednesday, and how the capitol police let the domestic terrorists enter the capitol building with little to no resistance; what kind of consequences the perpetrators of this coup will face, and how that contrasts from how other groups are treated when they are lawfully protesting; and the Democrats winning both the senate seats in Georgia and how that changes the political landscape for the next 2+ years, and what it means for those who live in Georgia and to the country as a whole.

Friday, January 8, 202101/08/2021

An alien signal from the nearest star to our solar system?

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Thursday, January 7, 202101/07/2021

Is This The End of The GOP?

In Bill Newman

1/7: A shameful day in American History: we speak with Mount Holyoke College Professor Emeritus of History, Christopher Pyle; award-winning author and poet Leslea Newman, whose new book is “I Wish My Father;”
and Rev. Peter Ives and Rabbi Justin David on the sacred space of the United States Capitol.

Wednesday, January 6, 202101/06/2021

At His, Narkewicz, End

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1/6: Leaving the office. Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz on his decision to not seek re-election and Aaron Vega on his last night and day as the state representative from Holyoke.

Tuesday, January 5, 202101/05/2021

To Prosecute A President Or Not To Prosecute A President?

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Attorney John Pucci, former head of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Western Massachusetts, on the pros and cons of and the basis for prosecuting Trump for his phone call to Georgia’s Secretary of State and then on the upcoming appointment of the new US Attorney for Massachusetts( Attorney Pucci is on Advisory Committee, having been appointed by Senators Markey and Warren); after that, Cool Films with Larry Hott — the Florence-based Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Larry Hott reviews five of his favorite films of 2020.

Monday, January 4, 202101/04/2021

Breaking Down The Final Bills on Beacon Hill

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1/4: State Senator Jo Comerford updates us on the availability of covid vaccines in western Massachusetts and also discusses these bills: Hampshire Council of Government, health care, the environment, (including an update on biomass) police accountability, economic development and transportation (including an update on East-West rail). The Bill and Monte fishwrap on the tape capturing Trump’s attempt to overturn the election result in Georgia.

Saturday, January 2, 202101/02/2021

Vaya Con Muñoz 1.2.21

In Vaya Con Muñoz

This week our panel welcomes in the new year with our regulars, Kate Albright-Hanna, Tanisha Arena, Matt Szafranski, Dan Torres, and Nathaniel Waring. We discuss how things may or may not be different in 2021 than they were in 2020, and what our expectations are for the new year; how the pandemic will likely unfold over the coming year, and what part the government’s lack of action to support its citizens has led to the state we find ourselves in; how other countries are handling the pandemic and what we can learn from them, and how a $2000 stimulus plays into our country taking the pandemic seriously; the ROE act in Massachusetts’s passing, being vetoed, and that veto being overridden, and how the no votes may have been more complicated than simply a vote against abortion; and how the federal justice department’s handling of the tamir rice case – and other cases of police brutality against black people – has failed to bring justice to the families of the victims.

Friday, January 1, 202101/01/2021

Vaya Con Muñoz – 1.1.22

In Vaya Con Muñoz

This week on the show Nathaniel Waring hosts and is joined by Natalia Munoz, Matt Szafranski, and Dan Torres in discussing…

Thursday, December 31, 202012/31/2020

Rep. Domb’s Thoughts On The New Speaker and The Governor

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12/31: State Representative Mindy Domb; Izzy Heltai and Steve Sanderson; Rev. Peter Ives, Rabbi Juston David, and Narissa and Katryna Nields.
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year!

Wednesday, December 30, 202012/30/2020

Hauser Paper Going To Work Without An Editor?

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12/30: A Fishwrap on the Gazette; then a preview of First Night with Steve Sanderson, Event Producer at the Northampton Arts Council, and fabulous singer-songwriter and First Night performer Kimaya Diggs; Natalia Munoz on the Gazette’s termination of its Editor-in-Chief and the business of the media.