Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Thursday, October 11, 201810/11/2018

Is It The Media’s Fault?

In Bill Newman

10/11: Amherst College Professor Ilan Stavans; John Stinton, author of “Devil’s Den to Lickingwater: The Mill River Through Landscape and History;” then
three reverends (Peter Ives, Todd Weir and Sarah Buteau and a rabbi (Justin David).

Wednesday, October 10, 201810/10/2018

We Definitely Talked About Things Other Than That One Big Sports Thing

In Bill Newman

10/10: The YANKEES WIN! (Newman wakes up from a dream, remembers nightmare). Also, Professor Malinda Maynor Lowery, author of “The Lumbee Indians: An American Struggle.” And then, Robert Freedman, local activist, on traveling to other districts to help Take Back the House.

Tuesday, October 9, 201810/09/2018

Cooperation

In Bill Newman

10/9: Live from the River Valley Co-op –our annual Coop Show with our amazing valley co-ops—what’s happened the last year; what’s apt to happen in the next twelve months.

Monday, October 8, 201810/08/2018

Once Upon A Time There Was A Moth…

In Bill Newman

10/8: The Story Slam returns to the Academy of Music; them – A Woman Wins!– Nobel Prize news with Smith College professors of physics Doreen Weinberger and Gary Feldman.

Saturday, October 6, 201810/06/2018

Western Mass Business Show 10.6.18

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Saturday, October 6th, hear Ira speak with
AMY WOOLF, COLOR CONSULTANT who – because of her need to figure out colors for her own home renovation – discovered her knack for color, and for helping people think through and decide, while she “holds the big picture” for them. She enjoys witnessing people have important moments and transitions, and feels helpful to them, by offering both inspiration and calm, being of service, her perspective on what will feel beautiful and homey, and an appreciation of the role of color in the many countries where she has reveled and relished. Listen in!

Saturday, October 6, 201810/06/2018

Vaya Con Muñoz 10.6.18

In Vaya Con Muñoz

Dr. Marty Nathan on what, exactly, we can do to turn around the catastrophic consequences of climate change. More info here: CoopPower.coop and here: MassSave.com
Part 1 of a conversation with author and book publisher of Puerto Rican culture and history Barbara Tasch Ezratty. More here: ReadStreetPublishing.com

Friday, October 5, 201810/05/2018

There Is A Goblin in Our Solar System

In Bill Newman

10/5: Breaking News from Outer Space! with professor and astronomer Salman Hameed; then, breaking news in the field Massachusetts education and politics with professor and MTA Vice-President Max Page.

Thursday, October 4, 201810/04/2018

Science & Lust in the #MeToo Era

In Bill Newman

10/4: Rebecca Coffey, author of “Science and Lust: Brainy Sex Vol. I;” then, coming to the Academy of Music: “Life in the 413;” and then, coming before the Northampton City Council –the fossil fuel resolution with City Council President Ryan O’Donnell; on “The Reverend and the Rabbi:” in memoriam: Arky Markham.

Tuesday, October 2, 201810/02/2018

Is It Time For The Springfield Diocese To Confess?

In Bill Newman

10/2: The priest sex scandals and the local Catholic diocese; then, author Michael Sokolove on “The Last Temptation of Rick Pitino.”

Tuesday, October 2, 201810/02/2018

Peace Studies

In Bill Newman

9/20: Out! For Reel; The Reverend and the Rabbi; Eric Lawson, CEO and co-founder of Peace First.

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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.

6 days ago in National

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.

6 days ago in National

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.