Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Monday, October 1, 201810/01/2018

A Good Turn

In Bill Newman

10.1.18 Keith O’Brien, author of “Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History.” Black in the Valley: tap-dancing dancing around, a family affair.

Saturday, September 29, 201809/29/2018

Western Mass Business Show September 29 2018

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Saturday, Sept 29th, Ira speaks with
MYRA QUICK of FAST FORWARD LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

She founded this business after years of being assistant director of HR and manager of employee development at Western New England University. Her aim is to help universities help their students improve the return on investment of their education by teaching them workplace competencies, how to be more valuable contributors at work, and develop their careers. Listen in!

Saturday, September 29, 201809/29/2018

Vaya Con Muñoz 9.29.18

In Vaya Con Muñoz

9.29.18 This is who we are. Whatever happened on Friday, Sept. 28, 2018, in the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding a vote for or against US Supreme Court juustice nominee Brett Kavanaugh, today’s program is about the conversations leading up to that vote.
We reprise the Vaya segment from Wednesday with Bill Newman and Monte Belmonte; film critic Ariadna Goenaga, en español; and documentary filmmaker and news editor Mary Patierno

Friday, September 28, 201809/28/2018

What Happens Now?

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9.28.18 Former United States Attorney for Western Massachusetts John Pucci on the Kavanaugh hearing and the Manafort plea.

Thursday, September 27, 201809/27/2018

Trump On The Couch

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9/27: Psychiatrist Jerome Frank, author of “Trump on the Couch;” a very special “Reverend and the Rabbi.”

Wednesday, September 26, 201809/26/2018

Get To Know Your Pinot

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9/26: No whining about the wine, the perfect radio pairing with expert Madeline Puckett.

Saturday, September 22, 201809/22/2018

Western Mass Business Show 9.22.18

In The Western Mass. Business Show

On Saturday, Sept 22nd, at 11am, hear Ira speak with
LEN GENDRON of SCORE to hear how this organization, launched by JFK along with the Peace Corps and VISTA, supplies the wisdom and experienced of retired executives to new companies, at every stage from business plan to launch to growth and beyond. Hear the most common areas where that magic happens, and how and why SCORE has grown astronomically over the last few years.

Saturday, September 22, 201809/22/2018

Vaya Con Muñoz September 22 2018

In Vaya Con Muñoz

A year later after Hurricane María.
A Taste of Holyoke is today from noon to 10 pm on Cabot Street downtown.
A conversation about God and music with singer/songwriter Lindsey Peterson.
A hope for better days.

Friday, September 21, 201809/21/2018

A Firmer Foundation

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9/21: Max Page and Maureen Colgan Posner on issues in high school; the Sci-Tech Café returns!

Wednesday, September 19, 201809/19/2018

Natural & Unnatural Disasters

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9.19 Natalia Muñoz guest hosts on Yom Kippur and talks about the one year anniversary of Maria in Puerto Rico and the Kavanaugh accusations

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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.