Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Thursday, February 13, 202002/13/2020

What Happens If Northampton Doesn’t Raise Taxes?

In Bill Newman

2/13: Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz on the proposed tax override; Rev. Peter Ives and Rabbi Justin David.

Wednesday, February 12, 202002/12/2020

Who Stole Your Vote?

In Bill Newman

2/12 Thom Hartmann is our guest and we talk Election 2020

Tuesday, February 11, 202002/11/2020

In Defence of Public Service

In Bill Newman

2/11: Cedric Alexander, author of “In Defense of Public Service;” then, Talkin’ Baseball with the Duke — Duke Goldman (sports-writer Matt Vautour joins us).

Monday, February 10, 202002/10/2020

Black In The Valley For Generations

In Bill Newman

2/10: Mara Hvistendahl, author of “ The Scientist and the Spy: A True Story of China, the FBI, and Industrial Espionage;” Black in the Valley with
Jacquelyn Smith-Crooks, Carlie Tartakov; Edyth Harris; Deborah Bridges and Anika Lopes

Saturday, February 8, 202002/08/2020

Western Mass Business Show 2.8.20

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Tune in Saturday, February 8th @ 11 am, and Sunday, February 9th @ 8 pm to hear Ira speak with NINA ROSSI, of Nina’s Nook, a whimsical, 5-foot-wide gallery in Turners Falls, that displays her art, and of her fellow craftspeople. Their exhibits include an annual erotic art show, her paintings of street life, collections of the stories of visitors to the store, and her art on the theme of the abandoned shopping carts of Turners Falls (it’s a thing there). She is also a member of 2 bands (including bassist for the wonderful She Said); and the Shelburne Falls Art Collective; and a hyper-local coloring book of Turners Fall. Listen in!

Friday, February 7, 202002/07/2020

Vaya Con Muñoz 2.8.20

In Vaya Con Muñoz

Friday, February 7, 202002/07/2020

Financial Fitness With the Money Doctor–Options for Managing Your Debt

In Financial Fitness with the Money Doctor

Dr. Frances Rahaim, the Money Doctor, discusses the good, the bad and the ugly choices of managing your debt and offers a solution

Friday, February 7, 202002/07/2020

Government Schools?

In Bill Newman

2/7: Max Page on Trump’s SOTU; Breaking News from Outer Space with Salman Hameed; ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis.

Thursday, February 6, 202002/06/2020

Financial Fitness With the Money Doctor–Having the “paying for college” talk with your kids-Part 2

In Financial Fitness with the Money Doctor

Dr. Frances Rahaim, the Money Doctor, and Amy Proietti, Financial Aid Counselor at Greenfield Community College, discuss how to have the “paying for college” talk with your child-Part 2

Thursday, February 6, 202002/06/2020

The Grit of Mitt

In Bill Newman

2/6: Overtures and Arias — live in the studio, PanOpera co-founder Alan Schneider; then, Rev Peter Ives and Rabbi Justin David and Rev. Monte Belmonte on
“Why Do People Believe in Hell?”

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