Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Thursday, May 7, 202005/07/2020

Is There An Election or Something This Year?

In Bill Newman

5/7: Josh Silver, CEO of Represent.US on covid-19, voting and the election; Rev. Peter Ives and Rabbi Justin David on community in the era of covid-19; Cody Cassidy, author of “Who Ate the First Oyster?”

Wednesday, May 6, 202005/06/2020

The Nursing Home Epidemic Amidst The Global Pandemic

In Bill Newman

5/6: Daily Hampshire Gazette editor-in-chief, Brooke Hauser and reporter Michael Connors on his front page story “Covid-19 afflcits nursing homes: Care One at Northampton amid coronavirus hot spots.”

Tuesday, May 5, 202005/05/2020

Dropping Out of The Electoral College

In Bill Newman

5/5: Jesse Wegman, author of “Let the People Pick the President: The Case for Abolishing the Electoral College;” then, Max Richtman, President and CEO of the National Committee to Save Social Security and Medicare on the Trump push to suspend employer contributions to Social Security.

Monday, May 4, 202005/04/2020

Financial Fitness With the Money Doctor–Taking on Debt During the Pandemic

In Financial Fitness with the Money Doctor

Dr. Frances Rahaim of “Hug Your Student Debt” talks about whether to take on new debt during the Corona Virus pandemic, and how to distinguish good debt from bad debt

Monday, May 4, 202005/04/2020

How Healthy is Hadley?

In Bill Newman

5/4: Dr. Susan Mosler, Vice-Chair of the Department of Medicine at Cooley Dickinson and candidate for the Board of Health, on health in Hadley (and how it affects the rest of the Valley); State Senator Jo Comerford on recent responses to covid-19.

Saturday, May 2, 202005/02/2020

Western Mass Business Show 5.2.20

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Tune in Saturday, May 2 @ 11 am to hear Ira speak with DR. YVES SALOMON-FERNANDEZ, PRESIDENT of GREENFIELD COMMUNITY COLLEGE. She discusses how GCC is supporting students and the community during this global crisis; and providing employees what they need; and some helpful perspective for high school students; and how they have adjusted to online learning; and thinking through the future of higher ed, in whatever the new normal actually turns out to be. And even and especially in this new time, how to keep it interesting, challenging, and fun, that are key to effective teaching and learning.

Saturday, May 2, 202005/02/2020

Vaya Con Muñoz 5.2.20

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Friday, May 1, 202005/01/2020

Is there going to be a Fall semester on campus?

In Bill Newman

5/1: MTA Vice-President Max Page on furloughs and lay-offs at UMass Amherst; Hampshire College professor and astronomer Salman Hameed on the Navy’s authentication this week of the UFO videos; ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis and Amherst Cinema GM George Myers on the virtual cinema available to the community.

Thursday, April 30, 202004/30/2020

Eye of The Tiger King

In Bill Newman

4/30: Kristin Hoganson, author of “The Heartland: An American History;” Florence-based Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Larry Hott on “The Tiger King;” Rev. Peter Ives and Rabbi Justin David on Zoom religious services and funerals in this time of social distancing.

Wednesday, April 29, 202004/29/2020

Hypereducation?

In Bill Newman

4/29: Amherst College professor, Pawan Dhingra, author of “Hyper Education: Why Good Schools, Good Grades, and Good Behavior Are Not Enough;” Natalia Munoz on the fifth anniversary of the Holyoke Public Schools in receivership.

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