Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Saturday, February 22, 202002/22/2020

Western Mass Business Show 2.22.20

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Tune in Saturday, Feb 22 @ 11 am, and Sunday, Feb 23 @ 8 pm to hear Ira speak with GARY SCHAEFER & IVAN USSACH, of Common Good, a 501(c)(3) non-bank financial institution paired with a democratic system for deciding as a community how to use the Community Fund the system produces. They discuss how this method gathers people together locally; and transforms the ability of communities to improve access for food, housing, clean environment, and a resilient economy; using transparent and open source software, policies, finances, plans, and publicity materials

Friday, February 21, 202002/21/2020

Educated For Freedom

In Bill Newman

Thursday, February 20, 202002/20/2020

Is It Long Past Time To Quit Facebook?

In Bill Newman

Wednesday, February 19, 202002/19/2020

How The DuBois Library Became The DuBois Library

In Bill Newman

2/19: Jonathan Klate on his family connections to W.E.B. Du Bois and the UMass. Library the collection; Michaela Brangan, Co-chair, Pioneer Valley Democratic Socialists of America on Bernie and Democratic Socialism.

Tuesday, February 18, 202002/18/2020

The Genius of Women

In Bill Newman

2/18: Janice Kaplan, author of “The Genius of Women: From Overlooked to Changing the World;” then, our monthly Comedy Quiz with contestants Kelsey Flynn, Pam Victor, and Montel Belmonte — and Quizmaster Judith Roberts.

Monday, February 17, 202002/17/2020

The Downtown Easthampton Plan

In Bill Newman

2/17: Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle; then, Amherst resident Jonathan Klate on his recent journey to the Auschwitz death camp.

Saturday, February 15, 202002/15/2020

Vaya Con Muñoz 2.15.20

In Vaya Con Muñoz

Saturday, February 15, 202002/15/2020

Western Mass Business Show 2.15.20

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Tune in Saturday, February 15 @ 11 am, and Sunday, February 16 @ 8 pm to hear Ira speak with ROCHELLE CLARK, Founder and CEO of Succession Strength, a company that keeps good businesses in business. She works with entrepreneurs and family-owned businesses to protect their operations with business continuity planning and prepare to pass the operations from one generation of leadership to the next. They discuss how 80% of succession failures are due to poor communication and inadequate preparation, how she provides the education, practical tools, and in-person guidance to overcome those obstacles.

Friday, February 14, 202002/14/2020

A Higher Ed Quiz

In Bill Newman

2/14: Brian Stanton, writer and actor, on “Blank,” his amazing one-person autobiographical show on his search for identity as an adopted person.

Friday, February 14, 202002/14/2020

Financial Fitness With the Money Doctor–How the “Hug Your Debt” Program Works

In Financial Fitness with the Money Doctor

Dr. Frances Rahaim, the Money Doctor, explains how her patent-pending program “Hug Your Debt” works to help people eliminate their debt

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