Friday, January 23, 202601/23/2026

Resistance

In Talk The Talk

1/22/26: Ruth Griggs w/Dave Haughey & Natalie Padilla: “Cello & Chocolate” @ Bombyx. ACLU of Mass Exec Dir Carol Rose: how you can resist– now, today, really! Rabbi David Seidenberg: ICE, Rabbinic resistance, religious extremism & Tu BiShvat. Nanette Vonnegut & ACLU of Utah atty Tom Ford: their lawsuit against book banning, including “Slaughterhouse-Five.”

Friday, January 23, 202601/23/2026

The Hustler Files Ep 146

In The Hustler Files

INTELLECTUAL ESPRESSO

Tore Price was serving time behind the wall, in Michigan, when he learned about the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program being taught by the University of Michigan. According to Tore, there were 1,000 incarcerated individuals who rushed to sign up for the weekly class with students from the University. With only 15 slots available lady luck was definitely on Tores side. When asking him to describe the Inside-Out Program, his words were short and sweet, intellectual espresso. For Tore, this was the launching pad that propelled him to not only continue to educate himself but also be an advocate for other incarcerated individuals. Having served his ten-year sentence, Tore is now a training coach and special program coordinator for the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program. Proof that education is a tool for resistance, dignity, and collective liberation.

Friday, January 23, 202601/23/2026

Western Mass Business Show on 1.17.26 — Mesuda Cafe

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Masuda Abdullah is a first-time restaurant owner in Amherst at 17 Kellogg Avenue but has been a long-time foodie and Pastry Chef. After growing up in a family and culture that is all about hospitality and food, Masuda is well established in the culture and cuisine of Afghanistan. She calls Masuda’s North American cuisine with an Afghan fusion; customers will recognize some dishes but taste different spices, while other dishes might not be as familiar but will fast become new favorites. Using fresh ingredients, they offer breakfast and lunch with two sides to the cafe, one grab and go, while the other is more of a sit down and enjoy, table service option. The restaurant is family run and they extend the family concept to their staff and customers. Open every day except Mondays and available for private events-we didn’t mention the desserts-but try the desserts. Made fresh every day, if the owner is a Pastry Chef, you must try the desserts. Thanks for listening.
Www.masudascafe.com

Friday, January 23, 202601/23/2026

Celebrating and Grieving

In Talk The Talk

1/23/26: MTA Pres Max Page: The Gov’s “State of the Commonwealth” address, Fair Share, social media regs, & cell phones in schools. Political Consultant Josh Silver: Trump, Greenland, Epstein, Davos, NATO & Europe. The Writers’ Mill Founding Members Mary Beth Caschetta & Morgan Griffin: “Industry Want Company.” UMass Poli Sci Prof & pollster Tatishe Nteta: Trump’s continuing popularity? Donnabelle Casis w/ STCC Prof Sondra Peron: “Faces of Grief.”

Wednesday, January 21, 202601/21/2026

Frozen Out in the Cold

In Talk The Talk

1/21/26: Former Amherst Town Council Member Andy Steinberg—crisis in muni budgets? Baseball historian Duke Goldman & Howard Bryant’s Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America. All Out Adventure Exe. Dir.’s Karen Foster Cold Plunge, Cool Films with Larry Hott Come See Me in the Good Light & Mistress Dispeller.

Tuesday, January 20, 202601/20/2026

Talk The Talk- What’s Newt?

In Talk The Talk

Saturday, January 17, 202601/17/2026

Panorama — Episode 140 — Save Paradise City

In Panorama

Originally recorded on January 14, 2026. Four members of Sava Paradise City — Judy Herrell, Jim Winston, Margo Welch, and Amy Mager make a passionate argument why everyone should want a trial run of the Mainstreet Redesign project. They provide context to the City’s claim that Main Street is dangerous and cast doubt on the financial sustainability of the project. They argue for alternatives on this episode of Panorama.

Friday, January 16, 202601/16/2026

Panorama — Episode 139 — Independent Voices

In Panorama

Originally recorded on Saturday, January 10th, 2026. Northampton Republican City Committee Chair Jay Fleitman, life-long Republican Sue Timberlake, and Forward Party member Marc Warner talk to Dan Torres about current events. They share their perspectives on Trump’s first year in office, the arrest of Maduro in Venezuela, the unrest in Minneapolis, the investigation of fraud in five states, and the online cultural wars that define our politics in America.

Friday, January 16, 202601/16/2026

The Hustler Files Ep 145

In The Hustler Files

FROM LECTURE HALLS TO BEHIND THE WALL | LIFE, INSIDE OUT

While prisons in the United States offer a variety of educational pursuits, it only took a brief conversation between a college educator and an incarcerated individual for the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program to be born. Four decades later, the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program is still going strong, thanks to Founder, Lori Pompa. Lori’s vision to bring her students, from Temple University to interface with incarcerated individuals, in a unique classroom setting, behind the wall, was not only a leap of faith but ahead of its time. In Lori’s own words, “It is a class, though not an ordinary one. In this class roles are intermingled; everyone is the teacher, and everyone is the learner.” Staying in step with her college classes timeline and curriculum, this powerful education model changed the narrative for all. Once a week for an entire college semester, students around the world arrive at local prisons and sit in Lori’s now famous circle of curriculum, compassion, and collaboration. All these years later, this innovative model continues to foster dialogue and understanding between incarcerated individuals and college students while continuing to grow organically. Today more than 1600 college/university professors, along with other educators, and 15 countries around the globe, teach Inside-Out courses.

Friday, January 16, 202601/16/2026

Minding Our Ps & Qs

In Talk The Talk

1/16/26: MTA Pres Max Page: death by 1,000 cuts? Rep Lindsay Sabadosa: our democracy, ourselves. Amherst Coll Prof Austin Sarat: Trump, higher ed & troops on the streets. Josh Silver: behind the headlines, polls & pols. Donnabelle Cass w/ Smith Coll Museum of Art’s Emma Chub – the extraordinary exhibit “Don’t Mind if I Do.”