Podcasts
Podcasts
Saturday, August 15, 202008/15/2020
Western Mass Business Show 8.15.20
In The Western Mass. Business Show
Tune in Saturday, Aug 15th @ 11 AM to hear Ira speak with Brian Tuohey of Collins Pipe, a Connecticut pipes, valves and fittings distributor. Hear how Brian came to own/operate the company, in answer to the prayers of his predecessor. Hear how he works with his 5 children and are thinking through succession; and running a family business with professionalism; how they “flipped the model” from “bid, buy, and bargain” to an engineered products company that “happens to sell” pipe; but also, solutions; and how they grew globally, with 9 locations, and recognized for their technical expertise (and also, sell pipe and fittings).
Friday, August 14, 202008/14/2020
(Not Strictly) LIVE AID
In Bill Newman
8/14: MTA VP Max Page on school reopenings; Forbes Library trustee Marjorie Hess and Director Lisa Dowling on social justice and equity at the library; Catherine Gobron, Executive Director of Lighthouse Holyoke, on how and why students at that school thrive; Transperformance 30! with Donnabelle Casis, Steve Sanderson, and Frank Pedalaro.
Thursday, August 13, 202008/13/2020
Orlando Ramos-Building Better Communities (and Gazebos)
In Bill Newman
8/13: Springfield City Councilor Orlando Ramos on the issues in his campaign for the Democratic nomination to represent most of Springfield as the state rep.; “The Reverend and the Rabbi”– Rev. Peter Ives and Rabbi Justin David on religious institutions combating racism.
Wednesday, August 12, 202008/12/2020
Honest Journalism or A Homophobic Hatchet Job?
In Bill Newman
8/12: Holyoke Mayor and Congressional candidate Alex Morse responds to reports of
alleged personal improprieties. NYT best-selling author Robert Draper on “How to Start a War: How the Bush Administration Took America Into Iraq.”
Tuesday, August 11, 202008/11/2020
Trump’s Attempt To Destroy Social Security
In Bill Newman
8/11: Congratulations to Amherst, which last night took a righteous stand for the right to vote–with Amherst District One Town Councilor Cathy Schoen and Amherst attorney John Bonifaz, founder of the National Voting Rights Institute; then, Dr. Henry Rosenberg and Doug Renick form the Pioneer Valley Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility on the upcoming symposium on climate change and the threat of nuclear war; Al Norman, champion for the rights of seniors, on President’s Trumps Executive Order intended to undermine social security.
Monday, August 10, 202008/10/2020
Financial Fitness With the Money Doctor–Women and Money
In Financial Fitness with the Money Doctor
The Money Doctor, Dr. Frances Rahaim of Hug Your Student Debt talks about how women are taught about money from an early age, and how that may affect their relationship with money as adults
Monday, August 10, 202008/10/2020
Meet Candidate Adam Gomez
In Bill Newman
8/10: Vice President of Springfield City Council, Adam Gomez, on his Democratic primary race for the state Senate from the Hampden district to unseat incumbent James Welch; Black in the Valley discusses proposals for reparations with Kathleen Anderson, Co-Chair of New England Chapter of the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (N’COBRA).
Saturday, August 8, 202008/08/2020
Western Mass Business Show 8.8.20
In The Western Mass. Business Show
Tune in Saturday, Aug 8th @ 11 AM to hear Ira speak with Dave DelVecchio of Suite 3, an Easthampton IT service firm. They are a certified Microsoft partner, expert in Microsoft Teams and Office 365, helping communication and collaboration, and even replicating the “water cooler experience,” especially with teams working remotely. Also, how the pandemic has affected how Suite 3 is helping clients get their work done, including remote access solutions; including through Zoom trainings, that have been selling out. And why he recommends to start small with a solid structure, and then grow your use of it. And they discuss what might be the future of all that kind of thing, but who knows?
Saturday, August 8, 202008/08/2020
Vaya Con Muñoz 8.8.20
This week the pane;, Nathaniel Waring, Kate Albright-Hanna, Matt Szafranski and Danny Torres on school reopenings (Smith College and Springfield Public Schools are full remote) and what that means to their children; how much influence, if any, do endorsements by organizations and national and local figures have on political races (speaking here about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez supporting Sen. Markey and support from others for Holyoke Mayor Morse and Congressman Neal; and finally,who do we want presidential candidate Biden to select as VP.
Friday, August 7, 202008/07/2020
UMass to become UMuchFewer
In Bill Newman
8/7: “Your State U” with MTA Vice-President Max Page and Co-President of the UMass Amherst Professional Staff Union, Brad Turner, on the just-announced plan to open the campus only minimally this fall; Hampshire College Professor and astronomer Salman Hameed on the just-launched rockets, a three country race, to explore Mars; ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis and Michael Tillyer, Executive Director of Anchor House of Artists in Northampton.
