Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Friday, October 11, 201910/11/2019

The Big O

In Bill Newman

10/11: The show’s resident sexologist, Dr. Jane Fleishman, on orgasms; MTA Veep, Max Page, on the legislature’s education committee coming to UMass and GCC today; ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis and guests Dean Brown and Mary Moore-Cathcart of PULP; plus a Fishwrap on Trump.

Thursday, October 10, 201910/10/2019

Social (Distortion) Media

In Bill Newman

10/10: Andrew Marantz, author of “Anti-Social: On-line Extremists, Techno-Utopians, and the Hijacking of the American Conversation;” Lewis Cohen, M.D. and UMass. Professor of Psychiatry, author of “A Dignified Ending;”
Congregation B’nai Israel Rabbi Justin David on attacks on Jews, anti-Semitism, and celebration of the high holy days.

Wednesday, October 9, 201910/09/2019

Will Greenfield Be The Next Safe City?

In Bill Newman

10/9: Will Greenfield remain a safe city? Jeff Napolitano speaks with supporters of the ordinance; also, Linda Post, founder of the Paradise City Arts Festivals.

Monday, October 7, 201910/07/2019

Jo Hill

In Bill Newman

10/7: State Senator Jo Comerford on education and criminal justice; New York Times reporter Robin Pogrebin, co-author of “The Education of Brett Kavanaugh.”

Saturday, October 5, 201910/05/2019

Western Mass Business Show 10.5.19

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Tune in on Saturday, October 5 @ 11 am, and Sunday, October 6 @ 8 pm
to hear Ira speak with entrepreneurship coach and UMass Professor STEPHEN BRAND. We talk about the ingredients and opportunities that help a potential entrepreneur to flourish; the common frustrations of someone trying to make their vision real; what kind of support and questioning is most helpful; how his particular forte has led him to create characters and settings for Fraggle Rock, move an air force museum 30 miles and expand it 20 fold, run the annual conference for the organization that invented brainstorming, and help someone just like you go from inspiration to business owner. Listen in!

Saturday, October 5, 201910/05/2019

Vaya Con Muñoz 10.5.19

In Vaya Con Muñoz

Friday, October 4, 201910/04/2019

A Unanimous Vote For Our Schools

In Bill Newman

10/4: MTA Vice President Max Page on the major education legislation the state Senate just passed; Hampshire College professor and astronomer Salman Hameed on breaking news form the college; then breaking news from outer space.

Thursday, October 3, 201910/03/2019

Praying With Their Feet

In Bill Newman

10/3: Rev. Peter Ives and Rabbi Justin David; then, Maria Goodavage, author of “Doctor Dogs: How Our Best Friends Are Becoming Our Best Medicine.”

Wednesday, October 2, 201910/02/2019

Masthead v Nameplate

In Bill Newman

10/2: Daily Hampshire Gazette editor-in-chief, Brook Hauser, on the paper and its positions; also, a preview of the Northampton Jazz Fest.

Tuesday, October 1, 201910/01/2019

How The Hampshire County Sheriff Is Handling The Opioid Crisis

In Bill Newman

10/1: Hampshire County Sheriff Patrick Cahillane on drug dependent persons in jail; Living Books — Pastor Steph, Stephen Stover, and Stan Shapiro.

Recent Headlines

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US will suspend immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance concerns

The State Department said Wednesday it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and Somalia, whose nationals the Trump administration has deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States.

15 hours ago in National

Luxury retailer Saks seeks bankruptcy protection overwhelmed by debt

The owner of Saks Fifth Avenue is seeking bankruptcy protection, buffeted by rising competition and the massive debt it took on to buy its rival in the luxury sector, Neiman Marcus, just over a year ago.

15 hours ago in National

Minnesota protesters, agents repeatedly square off while prosecutors quit after Renee Good’s death

Federal officers dropped tear gas and sprayed eye irritant at activists Tuesday during another day of confrontations in Minneapolis, while students miles away walked out of a suburban school to protest the Trump administration's bold immigration sweeps.

2 days ago in National

Bringing charges against the Fed: What we do (and don’t) know

President Donald Trump has dramatically escalated his confrontation with the Federal Reserve, his Justice Department investigating and threatening a criminal indictment of the independent central bank and serving it with subpoenas.

3 days ago in National

George Floyd and Renee Good: 5 years between Minneapolis videos, and confusion has increased

Five years ago, video images from a Minneapolis street showing a police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd as his life slipped away ignited a social movement. Now, videos from another Minneapolis street showing the last moments of Renee Good's life are central to another debate about law enforcement in America.