Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Saturday, September 8, 201809/08/2018

The Western Mass Business Show 9.8.18

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Saturday, Sept 8th, at 11am, hear Ira speak with
JOE LAUR of MAPLE MAMA CRAFT SPARKLING BEVERAGES
to hear how a family hobby of tapping their trees led to Joe & Sara’s children having a stand on the town green, and now they’re canning, distributing, tweaking the formula, building a board, and taking on the big players on the top shelf; also using what they’ve learned from years of helping businesses think systematically. Listen in!

Friday, September 7, 201809/07/2018

Joe DiMaggio: Overrated or The MOST Overrated Baseball Player?

In Bill Newman

9/7: Max Page, Vice-President of the Massachusetts Techers Ass’n; Duke Goldman, baseball researcher, on DiMaggio, Mantle, and Ruth—oh ok– and Ted Williams.

Thursday, September 6, 201809/06/2018

Anonymous Op-Ed

In Bill Newman

9/6: Amandla Chorus Founder and Director Eveline MacDougall -a celebration; Save the swallows with Mara Silver; Rev. Peter Ives and Rabbi Justin David on Rosh Hashanah.

Wednesday, September 5, 201809/05/2018

State Senator Elect?

In Bill Newman

9/5: We were broadcasting in the studio last night till midnight, covering the primaries; we continue our political coverage on the show, including an interview our new State Senator-Elect, Jo Comerford.

Tuesday, September 4, 201809/04/2018

Newman’s Final Endorsements on Primary Day

In Bill Newman

9/4: Live in the studio– singer-songwriter Ben Grosscup takes on the Massachusetts political establishment; Newman shares election thoughts.

Saturday, September 1, 201809/01/2018

Western Mass Business Show 9.1.18

In The Western Mass. Business Show

On Saturday, Sept 1st, at 11am, hear Ira speak with
WENDY DIAMOND and LARRI COCHRAN of FLAG FABLES to hear the founding inspiration and evolution of these purveyors of all sorts of decorative and national flags for your front porch, and décor for inside. How they grew from fairs to storefronts to digital; who buys decorative flags? And why, even in our digital age, they’re glad they have a headquarters (next to Donut Dip). Listen in!

Saturday, September 1, 201809/01/2018

Vaya Con Muñoz September 1, 2018

In Vaya Con Muñoz

Matt Szafranski on the 1st Congressional District race between Democarts Tahirah Amatul Wadud and U.S. Rep. Ricahrd Neal. We also talk about departed Sen. John McCain and the MGM Casino opening and its future.
New numbers about the death toll in Puerto Rico following the collapsed electric grid downed by Hurricane María and government corruption.

Friday, August 31, 201808/31/2018

Can Bob Beat Baker?

In Bill Newman

Thursday, August 30, 201808/30/2018

The Bill Newman Show Endorses…

In Bill Newman

 

Wednesday, August 29, 201808/29/2018

PoliSci(Back)

In Bill Newman

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