Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Saturday, December 22, 201812/22/2018

Western Mass Business Show 12.22.18

In The Western Mass. Business Show

On Sat, Dec 22 at 11am, and Sun, Dec 23 at 8pm

hear Ira speak with ABBY BEALE and HEATHER WELCH SMITH

of Homeopathy Healings about how homeopathy is the second most used natural health care on the planet; how if it’s a placebo, how come it works on dogs and babies?; and how they are having a homeopathy film festival at the Academy of Music in January.

Friday, December 21, 201812/21/2018

Prius or Pickup? Part Two

In Bill Newman

12/21: More on America’s great political divide with Jonathan Weiler, author of “Prius or Pickup?” “Your State U.” with Max Page; and “Arts Beat” with Donnabelle Casis.

Thursday, December 20, 201812/20/2018

Nicole of Nazareth

In Bill Newman

12/20: Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle on what she learned in Israel; First Night! with Johnny Memphis and Steve Sanderson; Rev. Peter Ives on Christmas and Black Nativity.

Wednesday, December 19, 201812/19/2018

Prius or Pickup?

In Bill Newman

12/19: Jonathan Weiler, co-author of “Prius or Pickup?” Arcadia Players on Handel’s Messiah being performed at Abbey Chapel at Mount Holyoke College this Friday; and Monte Belmonte interviews the Resident Wordster from Merriam Webster. (The word of the year is “justice.”)

Wednesday, December 19, 201812/19/2018

Hamp Quiz

In Bill Newman

12/18: Sex Matters! with the show’s resident sexologist, Dr. Jane Fleishman; the Comedy Quiz with the Ha Has’ Laura Patrick, Judge Michael Ryan, befuddled contestant Monte Belmonte, and Quizmaster Extraordinaire Barbara Kuschka.

Monday, December 17, 201812/17/2018

Coming of Age

In Bill Newman

12/17: Madeleine Kunin, Former Vermont Governor and Ambassador, on “ Coming of Age: My Journey to the Eighties;” then “Black in the Valley” with Rev. Jacquelyn Smith-Crooks and Professor Carlie Tartakov and special guest Ingrid Askew on Langston Hughes’ “Black Nativity.”

Saturday, December 15, 201812/15/2018

Western Mass Business Show 12.15.18

In The Western Mass. Business Show

On Sat, Dec 15th at 11am, and Sun, Dec 16th at 8pm
hear Ira speak with CRISTEN DION SACCO and FRANK SACCO
of Community Services Institute about how CSI provides resources to victims of trauma, poverty, addictions and PTSD; train staff and doctoral interns; implement employee suggestions; and adapt to the changing world of health care.

Saturday, December 15, 201812/15/2018

Vaya Con Muñoz 12.15.18

In Vaya Con Muñoz

The political analysis of journalist Kate Albright-Hanna, commentator Nathaniel Waring, and from Matt Szfranski, founder of editor of WMass Politics and Insight.
Plus: What would Trump say to me? Matt knows.

Friday, December 14, 201812/14/2018

The Long Suffering of Mater Dolorosa Supporters Has Come To An End

In Bill Newman

12/14: Ernie Brill, retired but not retiring NHS English teacher and contributing author in “You Say You Want a Revolution: SDS, PL, and Adventures in Building a Worker-Student Alliance;” MTA Veep ,Max Page, and Tim Sullivan, President of the UMass Student Government Association, on student debt and an oblivious UMass Board of Trustees; Donnabelle Casis and David Little on an amazing exhibit at the Mead.

Thursday, December 13, 201812/13/2018

Flo Ho Ho

In Bill Newman

12/13: Really for the birds with Heidi Stemple and friends; Johnny Memphis rocks the studio; Rev. Peter and Rabbi Riqi.

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