Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Saturday, July 27, 201907/27/2019

Vaya Con Muñoz 7.27.19

In Vaya Con Muñoz

The panel, Francia Viedo Wisnewski, Kristen Elechko, Nathaniel Waring and Kate Albrigh-Hana, talk about the Mueller hearings in Congress,Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse running for the First Congressional District to replace longtime Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield; and what type of experience matters for public servants.

Friday, July 26, 201907/26/2019

The Good News/Bad News Budget

In Bill Newman

7/26: Representative Mindy Domb is joined by MTA Vice President Max Page; Art Beat with Eva Fierst.

Thursday, July 25, 201907/25/2019

Alex Morse v Richie Neal

In Bill Newman

7/25: Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse on his race against Congressman Richard Neal; the Chaplain and the Pastor: Smith College chaplain Matilda Cantwell and Haydenville Church pastor Dawn Orluske.

Wednesday, July 24, 201907/24/2019

Because Internet

In Bill Newman

7/24: Gretchen McCulloch, author of “Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language;” from the KO Festival Debo’rah Eliezer, author of and actor in “(dis)place]d], the story of her father—
an Iraqi Jew, member of the Zionist underground, refugee, spy, and immigrant.

Tuesday, July 23, 201907/23/2019

What Was Yawkey’s Way?

In Bill Newman

7/23: Talkin’ Baseball with Duke Goldman and Red Sox expert and author Bill Nowlin; then talking outer space with astronaut Cady Coleman.

Monday, July 22, 201907/22/2019

Mayor Monday

In Bill Newman

7/22: Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle; Collette Robert, Director of “On the Exhale” at the Chester Theatre; Political Gold with Josh Silver.

Saturday, July 20, 201907/20/2019

Vaya Con Muñoz 7.20.19

In Vaya Con Muñoz

Lillian Torres and I talk about the corruption crisis in Puerto Rico, in which Gov. Ricardo Rossello is facing mounting calls for his resignation, a stance never before seen in Puerto Rico, for spearheading an administration laced with corruption scandals.
Also, we play the song by Bad Bunny, Residente and Ieana Cabra Joglar:”Afiliando Los Cuchillos.” Says NPR report: “Amid the most crucial political crisis to hit Puerto Rico in its modern history, three Puerto Rican musicians have released a protest song that is spreading across the island as fast as news of the next demonstration against the local government.”
“The song is a blistering, expletive-laden take down of Governor Ricardo Rosselló and his administration delivered with the fury and energy that is fueling the massive demonstrations that have been taking place in the capital city of San Juan in response to leaked text messages between Rosello and others in his administration. According to NPR’s Adrian Florido, the thread of the text conversations, which were published by the Center for Investigative Journalism in Puerto Rico on July 13, contain evidence of homophobic, derogatory and misogynistic slurs as well as jokes about the dead bodies that were collected at a government facility before and after Hurricane Maria in September 2017.”

Friday, July 19, 201907/19/2019

The Budget, Biomass and Drivers Licenses for The Undocumented

In Bill Newman

7/19: State Representative Lindsay Sabadosa; Children’s book author Rob Sanders on “Stonewall” – Heidi Stemple joins us.

Thursday, July 18, 201907/18/2019

Western Mass Business Show 7.20.19

In The Western Mass. Business Show

On Saturday, July 20, 11am, & Sunday, July 21, 8pm
hear Ira speak with JOSH CHERNIN of the Greater Business Improvement Group about what their 120 years of combined experience in 20 industries on 4 continents have told the about hiring in a tough economy, healing conflicts among senior leaders, working with a company’s trusted advisors; and the benefits of being a loosely structured group of consultants, with the support from each other, and all the freedom one would want.

Thursday, July 18, 201907/18/2019

Motown Music Out of The Shower & Onto The Stage

In Bill Newman

7/18: From the top– Valley Rocks ! it absolutely does with Tony Lechner, Amy Boyden, Alma Dolan, Bill Marrapese, Garrick Martel, and Kate Pawul; then, Sex and Power: It’s Time to man Up with Joanna Rush; and then, Rev. Peter Ives and the Northampton-based National Priorities Project’s Lindsay Koshgarian.

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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.