Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Friday, September 20, 201909/20/2019

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly in the New Education Fund Bill

In Bill Newman

9/20: The education reform bill (the Student Opportunity Act) is now before the House and the Senate –Mass. Teachers Ass’n Veep, Max Page, gives us the good and well, mostly the proposal good! Then, the Sci-Tech Café—Your DNA is changing! With MHC professor of physics, Kirsten Nordstrom.

Wednesday, September 18, 201909/18/2019

Students Climate Strike!

In Bill Newman

9/18: THE CLIMATE STRIKE with student leaders from Northampton High School and Hampshire Regional; then Cojourn with author Molly Keehn and book contributors Ruby Maddox and Angelica Castro; then, Josh Feldstein on the drums and on jazz.

Tuesday, September 17, 201909/17/2019

Newman on a horse! (A punctuation quiz)

In Bill Newman

9/17: Talkin’ Baseball (and life) with the Duke; then, the Comedy Quiz –Punctuate this! With the Ha Has, or is it the Ha Ha’s?

Monday, September 16, 201909/16/2019

The Masthead & The Mayor

In Bill Newman

9/16: Bob Flaherty on breaking news at the Daily Hampshire Gazette; Mayor’s Monday with Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle; Megan Twohey, New York Times investigative reporter and co-author of “SHE SAID

Saturday, September 14, 201909/14/2019

Western Mass Business Show 9.14.19

In The Western Mass. Business Show

On Saturday, September 14, 11am, and Sunday, September 15, 8pm
hear Ira speak with HERB COGLIANO of Aspire Growth Advisors,
of Westford, Mass; whose family business of origin, providing technology staffing and career education, made the Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Companies several times (note: the US has 27 million companies). Then, on his own, he started his current company to help companies that want to scale, using the habits that guided Rockefeller. By coaching growth minded business owners and their senior teams, Herb helps accelerate profitable growth using a results-driven methodology.

Friday, September 13, 201909/13/2019

Vaya Con Muñoz 9.14.19

In Vaya Con Muñoz

Northampton Ward 1 City Council candidate Andrew Smith talks with the panel, Kristen Elechko, Kate Albright-Hanna and Nathaniel Waring, about creating opportunities for small businesses like food trucks, climate change challenges and more. Kate on being a new mother.

Friday, September 13, 201909/13/2019

Hampshire is Back with Wingenbach

In Bill Newman

9/13: Hampshire College President Ed Wingenbach on the college’s past and present and the road ahead; Silverthorne Theater presents “The Revolutionists” —we speak with Director Gina Kaufmann and actor Kyle Boatwright; then, Donnabelle Casis’ ArtBeat.

Thursday, September 12, 201909/12/2019

Now We Know Who Rat F*$ed Us (It’s Not This Guy)

In Bill Newman

9/12: David Daley, author of Ratf***ked, on the recently-revealed elaborate scheme to undermine American elections; Jane Yolen, Massachusetts Book Award winner for “Mapping the Bones;”
“The Reverend and the Rabbi” with Peter Ives, Justin David and Anna Woofenden.

Wednesday, September 11, 201909/11/2019

Black & White & Read All Over

In Bill Newman

9/11: Brooke Hauser, editor-in-chief of the Daily Hampshire Gazette.

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