Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

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.

Wednesday, July 17, 201907/17/2019

50 Years of Radio Babs

In Bill Newman

7/17: Live from the BARBARA J. KUSCHKA STUDIO, it’s Barbara J. Kuschka; then, the studio is invaded by pirates because “Everyone Wants to Be a Pirate” with Paintbox; followed by
Javier Luengo-Garrido, Coordinator of the ACLU’s Immigrant Protection of Western Massachusetts.

Tuesday, July 16, 201907/16/2019

An Emily Dickinson Comedy Quiz

In Bill Newman

7/16: The KO Festival with Sabrina Hamilton and Jerry Stropnicky; The Comedy Quiz on Emily Dickinson with Quizmaster Maddy Benjamin and contestants Monte Belmonte, Laura Patrick and Pam Victor.

Monday, July 15, 201907/15/2019

House Sweet House

In Bill Newman

7/15: Let there be (house) music: Black in the Valley with Carlie Tartakov and Damany Gordon, President of Genuine Culture.

Saturday, July 13, 201907/13/2019

Vaya Con Muñoz 7.13.19

In Vaya Con Muñoz

The panel this week is Kristen Elechko, Francia Wisnewski and Nathaniel Waring. Topics: It’s one thing to protect the borders, it’s another to cause children to die. There are well-meaning border agents but one too many who are not trained well, and some are cruel people. Also, how Alexandria Ocasio Cortez needs to woman up and stop insisting that she alone knows what is right. Sound familiar? And how is it that the US women’s soccer team won the World Cup but Trump still takes all the headlines?

Friday, July 12, 201907/12/2019

The Domb of A New Fiscal Year

In Bill Newman

7/12: State Representative Mindy Domb on what will and won’t be in the budget (when Massachusetts finally has one); then MTA Veep Max Page weighs in.

Thursday, July 11, 201907/11/2019

Keep Families Together

In Bill Newman

7/11: A very special Revered and the Rabbi segment focusing on immigrants and immigration follows our celebration and analysis of the Easthampton City Council unanimously passing the Welcoming City Ordinance.

Wednesday, July 10, 201907/10/2019

Aliens and Moon Pies

In Bill Newman

7/10: News from Outer Space (we correct the New York Times) with Hampshire College professor and astronomer Salman Hameed.

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