Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Thursday, November 1, 201811/01/2018

There is a FIFTH(!) Ballot Question?

In Bill Newman

11/1: Ballot question 5 — on ranked choice voting with Andy Anderson, from Voter Choice Massachsuetts; Cider Days in the Valley with Al Sax; then, the Reverend and the Rabbi and the Reverend.

Wednesday, October 31, 201810/31/2018

Cooley’s Take on Question 1

In Bill Newman

10/31: A robust discussion on ballot Question 1—nurse/patient hospital ratios with Jeff Harness and Ann Lebrun from Cooley Dickinson Hospital; then Valley Light Opera previews the upcoming production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Gondoliers.”

Tuesday, October 30, 201810/30/2018

Take Back The House

In Bill Newman

10/30: Take Back the House with local Democrats; then royalty in the house (Ok, on the phone) author Ann Lamott; and Sex Matters with our show’s resident sexologist Jane Fleishman.

Monday, October 29, 201810/29/2018

Our Rabbi Reflects on The Tree of Life Massacre

In Bill Newman

10/29: CBI rabbi Justin David on the murders in the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh; Edgar Villanueva, author of “Decolonizing Wealth;” Jim Lemkin on voter suppression

Saturday, October 27, 201810/27/2018

Western Mass Business Show October 27, 2018

In The Western Mass. Business Show

On Sat, Oct 27th @ 11am, and Sun, Oct 21st @ 8pm

hear Ira speak with GERARDO RAMOS about him branching out from growing coral to replant dying reefs, to his new business, Holyoke Green Growers, that will grow recreational cannabis for the newly forming industry in Massachusetts. It’s open air, but you can’t pick your own, because it will have a moat around it!) Listen in!

Friday, October 26, 201810/26/2018

Vaya Con Muñoz 10.27.18

In Vaya Con Muñoz

What does kindness sound like? Two men approach a woman in need.
“Salt Fat Acid Heat,” hosted by Samin Nosrat thunders over all the rest of the man-food shows. Finally.
En español, la Lic. María Martínez-Orabona , profesora de derecho en la Universidad Interamericana y directora del Instituto Caribeño de Derechos Humanos

Friday, October 26, 201810/26/2018

McGovern’s Challenger

In Bill Newman

10/26: MTA Veep Max Page on the Massachusetts Governor’s race.

Thursday, October 25, 201810/25/2018

Learning From Our Sordid Past

In Bill Newman

Tuesday, October 23, 201810/23/2018

Bill Newman Loves His Hat

In Bill Newman

10/23: Holyoke State Representative Aaron Vega on politics and policy; SABR (Society of American Baseball Researchers) member and baseball historian Doron (“Duke”) Goldman on the World Series.

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President Donald Trump has dramatically escalated his confrontation with the Federal Reserve, his Justice Department investigating and threatening a criminal indictment of the independent central bank and serving it with subpoenas.

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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.

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Protests over federal enforcement operations after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland

As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis' streets over the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooting by federal officers in Oregon left two people wounded, sparked additional protests and elicited more scrutiny of enforcement operations across the U.S.

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Minnesota must play a role in the investigation into Renee Good’s killing by ICE, governor says

The state of Minnesota must play a role in investigating the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, Gov. Tim Walz insisted Thursday, pushing back against the Trump administration's decision to keep the investigation solely in federal hands.

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Senate considers limiting Trump’s war powers after Venezuela raid

The Senate is expected to vote on a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, setting up a test for his expanding ambitions in the Western Hemisphere.