Podcasts
Podcasts
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.
Tuesday, March 24, 202003/24/2020
Franklin County’s Sheriff on how to keep COVID-19 out of the jail
In Bill Newman
3/24: Franklin County Sheriff Donelan on how the Franklin County Jail and House of Correction is responding to the coronavirus; More time at home? How about binge-watching “The Office?” We speak with Andy Greene, whose new book is The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s; filmmaker (and author) Jonathan Hennessey–his new feature length documentary, available for free is: “You don’t Understand the Second Amendment.” We begin with question: why in this time of coronavirus are ammo sales spiking.
Monday, March 23, 202003/23/2020
How Are Civil Liberties Surviving Coronavirus?
In Bill Newman
3/23: Lecia Brooks from the Southern Poverty Law Center on SPLC’s recent report on hate groups in the United States and how rhetoric around coronavirus is exacerbating fear; Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz on how the city is responding to coronavirus, its economic impact, and whether schools will reopen this year.
Friday, March 20, 202003/20/2020
The Take Out Menu for Northampton
In Bill Newman
This is the best info we have from the Downtown Northampton Association about who’s doing what as of March 20th
Friday, March 20, 202003/20/2020
Rep. Sabadosa on Beacon Hill’s Response to COVID-19
In Bill Newman
3/20: State Representative Lindsay Sabadosa on the legislative response to the coronavirus; Mass. Teachers Ass’n Vice President Max Page on the consequences on public education of the coronavirus; ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis–coronavirus’ effect on the arts and artists here in the Valley.
Thursday, March 19, 202003/19/2020
Easthampton (and Everywhere) In Exile
In Bill Newman
3/19: Live from Easthampton: the Mayor explains how her municipality is dealing with the coronavirus; then Reverend Peter Ives on the coronavirus in Scotland and plagues in the Christian scriptures; Rabbi Justin David on plagues in the Hebrew bible.
Wednesday, March 18, 202003/18/2020
Advice from Florence, Italy from Florence, MA
In Bill Newman
3/18: Live from Lucca (near FLorence), Italy: a conversation about how the coronavirus has dramatically changed life in central Italy in just a few short days and the price a country pays for not taking the virus deadly seriously– with former Northampton resident Caroline Georget.
