Podcasts
Podcasts
Friday, April 3, 202004/03/2020
Did Coronavirus come from Outer Space?
In Bill Newman
4/3: Coronavirus’ origins with Hampshire College professor and astronomer Salman Hameed; future effects of coronavirus on public education with MTA Vice President Max Page; making masks to keep us all safer on ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis and Caitlin Carvalho.
Wednesday, April 1, 202004/01/2020
The Tragedy at Holyoke’s Soldiers’ Home
In Bill Newman
4/1: Daily Hampshire Gazette editor-in-chief Brooke Hauser and reporter Dusty Christensen on the coronavirus deaths at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home. How did this tragedy happen? Who is responsible? How could no one in state or local government know anything about this until about the time a refrigerator truck for storing bodies appeared on the premises?
Tuesday, March 31, 202003/31/2020
Hott Fun In The Quarantine
In Bill Newman
3/31: Henry Rosenberg and Doug Renick from the “Back from the Brink (of nuclear war) Campaign” on the coronavirus and the threat to world peace and the increased risk of conflagration; “Cool Films with Larry Hott” –on “How to Survive a Plague,” “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” “Crip Camp,” and other recommendations for this stay-at-home coronavirus time.
Monday, March 30, 202003/30/2020
How Do We Keep COVID-19 Out of The Hamp House of Corrections?
In Bill Newman
3/30: Hampshire County Sheriff Patrick Cahillane on the coronavirus and the jail.
Hampshire College Professor Emeritus of Peace and Work Security Studies ,Michael Klare, author of –most recently– “All Hell Breaking Loose: The Pentagon’s Perspective on Climate Change.” Published in 2019, we start with the part where Klare describes forseeable “Global Pandemics.”
Saturday, March 28, 202003/28/2020
Western Mass Business Show 3.28.20
In The Western Mass. Business Show
Tune in Saturday, March 28 @ 11 am & Sunday, March 29 @ 8 pm to hear Ira speak with JEFF LOMMA, Marketing & Communications Manager of Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity . They discuss why and how they help people move out of substandard housing and into a Habitat home, which is more likely to improve their health, attain an education, and increase their safety and finances. Because 1 in 5 families in Mass pay ½ or more on housing, HFH builds and repairs homes in partnership with local families; and helps qualifying families obtain a home of their own with an affordable mortgage, and how they provide a “Hand up, not a handout.” Also, hear about their June 20 fundraiser, Home Runs for Habitat (wiffle ball home run derby) at Bullens Field in Westfield; and about ReStore in Westfield, a home improvement store and donation center.
Friday, March 27, 202003/27/2020
DAVID-19
In Bill Newman
3/27: Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz, whose coronavirus test came back positive yesterday, talks to us about himself and his city; State Representative Mindy Domb on the inadequacies of the state and federal response to the coronavirus; MTA Vice-President Max Page on public school kids being, or not being, educated in the coming weeks and the possible cancellation of of standardized tests; Donnabelle Casis on the pandemic’s effect on local artists, galleries, and the creative economy.
Thursday, March 26, 202003/26/2020
How Prepared Is Cooley Dickinson if the COVID-19 Tsunami Hits The Valley?
In Bill Newman
3/26: Joanne Marquesee, President and CEO of Cooley Dickinson Health Care on the coronavirus, the hospital’s capabilities, and the community response.
Wednesday, March 25, 202003/25/2020
What Will We Do To Keep Our Incarcerated Population Safe During COVID-19?
In Bill Newman
3/25: Local criminal defense and civil rights attorneys Rachel Weber and Dana Goldblatt on the threat of coronavirus to our local jails and the inmates, the staff and the community; Dr. Jane Fleishman, our show’s resident sexologist, on sex in a time of social distancing –ideas to keep you happy; Natalia Munoz on the effect of the pandemic in Puerto Rico.
