Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

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.

Tuesday, July 9, 201907/09/2019

OK, OK at KO

In Bill Newman

7.9.19 Buz Eisenberg guest hosts and talks with Katie Pearl the creator of the play OK, OK and with immigration law specialist Megan Kludt

Monday, July 8, 201907/08/2019

A Silver Lining To The Gerrymandering Decision

In Bill Newman

7.8.19 Buz Eisenberg guest hosts and talks with Josh Silver from Represent.Us about the recent Supreme Court gerrymandering decision. Plus a look at Double Edge Theatre in Ashfield.

Saturday, July 6, 201907/06/2019

Western Mass Business Show 7.6.19

In The Western Mass. Business Show

On Saturday, July 6, 11am, & Sunday, July 7, 8pm
hear Ira speak with ADAM METSCH aka The College Advisor
of New England about common errors people make around
college finances; how to maximize the odds of your child
finding the right college; how colleges build a diverse class;
what achievements and characteristics are they looking for;
what a college advisor can help with; and more! Listen in

Saturday, July 6, 201907/06/2019

Vaya Con Muñoz 7.6.19

In Vaya Con Muñoz

The panel this week is Kristen Elechko, Nathaniel Waring and Matt Szafranski, editor of WMass Politics and Insight. We talk about the cowering liberal media that still hasn’t figured out how to cover the clear and present danger Trump and et al is to democracy. Also, Springfield mayoral race this time is Mayor Sarno vs. Linda Strong, a well-known and liked resident with executive experience

Wednesday, July 3, 201907/03/2019

Editorializing with The Editor-in-Chief

In Bill Newman

7/3: Brooke Hauser, editor-in-chief of the Daily Hampshire Gazette; “The Last Rat of Theresienstadt” with Hilary Chaplain and Sabrina Hamilton, a presentation THIS WEEKEND at the KO festival of Performance—
(with a talk-back with Ilan Stavans).

Tuesday, July 2, 201907/02/2019

Eugenic States of America

In Bill Newman

7/2: Daniel Okrent—his newest book is The Guarded Gate: Bigotry, Eugenics, and the Law that Kept Two Generations of Jews, Italians, and Other European Immigrants Out of America; then, celebrating citizenship on July 4 with
Laurie Millman, Director of the Center for New Americans, and recently a citizen-BushI Harvey Ahmay; then, Daniel Elihu Kramer, Producing Artistic Director of the Chester Theatre.

Monday, July 1, 201907/01/2019

What To The Slave Is The Fourth of July?

In Bill Newman

7/1: A special Black in the Valley on Frederick Douglass’ speech “ What is the Slave to the Fourth of July;” Senator Jo Comerford on Promise and Cherish and budgets and politics.

Saturday, June 29, 201906/29/2019

Vaya Con Muñoz 6.29.19

In Vaya Con Muñoz

The panel this week is Kate Albright-Hanna, Kristen Elechko and Nathaniel Waring and we discuss the undignified Democratic Party presidential debates hosted by NBMC/MSNBC. A screaming match. Really? Are we ancient Rome?

Saturday, June 29, 201906/29/2019

Western Mass Business Show 6.29.19

In The Western Mass. Business Show

On Saturday, June 29, 11am, & Sunday, June 30, 8pm
hear Ira speak with JIM YOUNG, business coach and gentle man.
They discuss how leaders can be coached to greater effectiveness,
to achieve their most important goals. And how Jim came to realize
that he is a gentle man, and how he might help increase an awareness
of how we can build more productive and harmonious outcomes when
we use a gentler approach to business.

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