Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Monday, October 22, 201810/22/2018

Still Have Questions on Question 1?

In Bill Newman

10/22: Massachusetts Nurses Association nurses Donna Stern and Suzanne Love on ballot question 1; “Capitalism in America: A History”—we speak with co-author (the other is Alan Greenspan) Adrian Wooldridge.

Saturday, October 20, 201810/20/2018

Vaya Con Muñoz 10.20.18

In Vaya Con Muñoz

You say Hispanic and I say Latino or Latinx, OK, cool. We’re all good.
Also, we remember Arky Markham, the great social justice warrior. Lindsey Peterson sings about her.
Nelson Román, executive director of Nueva Esperanza on how he turned the usual pro-forma annual Hispanic Heritage Month on its head, with engageing results.
De todo un poco con Lillian Torres y Emma Febo, empezando por cómo criar a las hijas y los hijos para eliminar del planeta hostigamiento sexual.

Saturday, October 20, 201810/20/2018

Western Mass Business Show October 20, 2018

In The Western Mass. Business Show

On Sat, Oct 20th @ 11am, and Sun, Oct 14th @ 8pm
hear Ira speak with BRENDA AND GLENN OLESUK of GRADUATE PEST CONTROL who offer solutions to your pest problems that are light on dangerous chemicals and heavy on customer service. Hear how Glenn’s love for and focus on forestry evolved to this field. And how they evolved from teenagers in love to spouses in business. And some insight into bedbugs. Listen in!

Friday, October 19, 201810/19/2018

Newman’s October Just Got Worse

In Bill Newman

10/19: Monte puts Newman mannequin under Red Sox hat; takes photo; promotes fake news-what is the world coming to?
Also, Lucio Perez on his year in sanctuary at First Church in Amherst; Max Page on the MTA’s endorsement of Jay Gonzalez over Charlie Baker;
Sci-Tech Café with MHC professor of physics Kirstin Nordstrom with Hampshire College professor of biology Megan Dobro; Inside/Out with Arts Correspondent Betsy Stone.

Thursday, October 18, 201810/18/2018

Question Four?

In Bill Newman

10/17: Medicare for All? Vote Yes on Ballot Question 4-with Patty Healy and Beth Eisenberg. Sports, Man! With Scott Coen—it’s Sox time.

Thursday, October 18, 201810/18/2018

Reagan Begat Trump?

In Bill Newman

10/18: “Reagan: An America Journey” with Bob Spitz; then, a preview of this weekend’s performance at the Montague Book Mill with Dave Dersham; Rev. Peter Ives, Rev. Yohah Ralph and Mariel Addis on Ballot Question 3, transgender rights.

Tuesday, October 16, 201810/16/2018

The Game

In Bill Newman

10/16: George Howe Colt, author of “The Game: Harvard, Yale & America in 1968;” John Shuttler, author of “Liberated Spirits: Two Women Who Battled Over Prohibition,” And the Comedy Quiz: on Sigmund Freud with the Has Ha s Pam Victor and Laura Patrick plus contestant Monte Belmonte & Quiz Master, Dr. Michael Klein.

Monday, October 15, 201810/15/2018

Woodstock Meets Old San Juan

In Bill Newman

10/15: Young@Heart: a brilliant and moving preview of this weekend’s mash-up of the Young@Heart Chorus and Jesus Pagan y su orquesta; Adrienne Truscott previews her acclaimed worldwide one woman show coming to the Academy of Music, “Asking for It;” then Black in the Valley with Rev.-Dr. Jacquelyn Smith Crooks, Professor Carlie Tartakov, and Roger Wallace.

Saturday, October 13, 201810/13/2018

Vaya Con Muñoz 10.13.18

In Vaya Con Muñoz

Professor Arlene Akavian on the anger of women.
De todo un poco con Agma Sweeney y Manuel Frau Ramos.
Trevor Noah gets it.

Saturday, October 13, 201810/13/2018

Western Mass Business Show Oct 13, 2018

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Sat, Oct 13th @ 11am, and Sun, Oct 14th @ 8pm hear Ira speak with RUTH GRIGGS of the NORTHAMPTON JAZZ FESTIVAL and AMY CAHILLANE of the DOWNTOWN NORTHAMPTON ASSOCIATION about how Northampton will be filled with amazing jazz in it’s many superb venues, the weekend of Oct 19-20- 21 – it’s like the good old fashioned Taste of Northampton but jazz all over town! . Listen in!

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