Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

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.

Monday, December 7, 202012/07/2020

The Mad Legislative Rush To The End Of The Term

In Bill Newman

12/7: State Senator Jo Comerford; Daily Hampshire Gazette reporter Dusty Christensen on the covid-19 outbreak at a local jail.

Saturday, December 5, 202012/05/2020

Vaya Con Muñoz 12.5.20

In Vaya Con Muñoz

This week we are joined by our panelists Kate Albirght-Hanna, Tanisha Arena, Dan Torres, Matt Szafranski, and Nathaniel Waring. We discuss Alex Morse’s recent announcement that he will not seek reelection as Mayor of Holyoke; How the incoming Biden/Harris administration will deal with Trump as they try and transition to the White House, and how so many people, especially those who are marginalized in America, could vote for Trump and Republicans; How capitalism is inherently designed to push narcissists to the top, and how we need to start discussing being a billionaire in the terms we use to talk about poverty; And who might replace Alex Morse as Mayor of Holyoke, and how new faces – both locally and nationally – effects the political landscape.

Saturday, December 5, 202012/05/2020

Western Mass Business Show 12.5.20

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Listen on Saturday, December 5 at 11 AM to hear Ira speak with
PAM VICTOR, Head of Happiness of Happier Valley Comedy the first
and only improv theater in Western Mass. They discuss that when Pam was an overwhelmed new mom she saw a sign at Big Y about an improv class, and “the angels sang.” Pam explains how 2 big improv skills are to be “present and willing.” How listening with total openness also helps in sales, not to mention to gain acceptance of the reality of the moment! So tune in!!

Friday, December 4, 202012/04/2020

Keeping The MA Budget On The Level

In Bill Newman

12/4: MTA Vice-President Max Page; Hampshire College professor and astronomer Salman Hameen; ArtBeat host Donnabelle Casis.

Thursday, December 3, 202012/03/2020

Josh’s Silver linings playbook for the next four years

In Bill Newman

12/3: Josh Silver, CEO of Represent.US on Trump, Georgia, and the Biden Administration;
Monte and Rabbi Justin David on the March and building anti-racism coalitions.

Wednesday, December 2, 202012/02/2020

Shop Nohonline

In Bill Newman

12/2: On the record: Daily Hampshire Gazette, editor-in-chief ,Brooke Hauser, and reporter Dusty Christensen; Jena Sujat, founder of shopnoho.com.

Tuesday, December 1, 202012/01/2020

Poems Helping People Learn A Language

In Bill Newman

12/1: Thirty Poems in November for the Center for New Americans–with Laurie Millman, Maceo Golossi, Aidin Matinez and Sarah Sullivan; the Hot Chocolate Challenge with Denise Vozella and Marianne Winters.

Monday, November 30, 202011/30/2020

Mindy’s March

In Bill Newman

11/30: State Rep. Mindy Domb and Monte on last week’s march against hunger, which raised over $614,000 for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, and then on the state’s current efforts to combat the pandemic in western Massachusetts; Atty John Pucci on Trump’s pardon of Michael Flynn.

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