Podcasts
Podcasts
Wednesday, January 29, 202501/29/2025
Panorama — Episode 96 — Joy Baglio returns with poet Michael Mercurio, Pioneer Valley Writers’ Workshop
In Panorama
Originally aired on January 25, 2025. Pioneer Valley Writers’ Workshop founder Joy Baglio returns with poet Michael Mercurio to share more writing stories. Joy retells how she turned a really good idea, to unite local writers, into Pioneer Valley Writers’ Workshop, a burgeoning literary arts center. Joy and Michael share techniques to improve anybody’s writing and how writers can overcome self-doubt of their craft.
If you’re a writer or striving to become one, visit Pioneer Valley Writers’ Workshop. They offer workshops, Zoom meetings, and one-on-one coaching
www.pioneervalleywriters.org/our-team
Wednesday, January 29, 202501/29/2025
Panorama — Episode 95 — Bob Flaherty on Politics
In Panorama
Originally aired on December 28, 2024. Long WHMP morning host Bob Flaherty returns before Donald Trump assumes power. Bob does his best to explain why Americans voted for Trump. Is it a cultural feud or did the Democrats just screw it up? Bob also shares some very funny personal stories.
Tuesday, January 28, 202501/28/2025
Heroes & Villains
1/28/25: Pol Consultant Josh Silver on the media bubble. Profs Kerstin Nordstrom & Yair Zick: The Algorithmics of Fair Resource Allocation. Duke Goldman: Clemente & his commitment to social justice, & why we see athletes as “heroes.” Franklin Co Sheriff Chris Donelan reflecting on his tenure as his Friday retirement approaches.
Tuesday, January 28, 202501/28/2025
Money, Schools, & Staying Warm
1/27/25: Northampton Mayor GL Sciarra: Northampton Municipal Budgeting 101. Prof Amilcar Shabazz: Why is Amherst’s first black female school superintendent under fire? Amherst Town Mgr Paul Bockelman on schools, library, new fire & police chiefs, warming centers, and more. Megan Zinn w/ John Sayles on his new novel “To Save the Man.”
Tuesday, January 28, 202501/28/2025
OMG, its PTSD!
1/24/24: Rep Mindy Domb: the budget, the bills, & the bull from DC. Amherst School Superintendent Xiamora Herman addresses recent accusations she created a hostile work environment. Prof Carrie Baker w/ Caren DeAngelis & daughter Darci on Idaho, ground zero for abortion bans. Comedian Kathy Griffin at Academy of Music on her “My Life on the PTSD List” Tour.
Tuesday, January 28, 202501/28/2025
Freedom Rings
1/23/24: ACLU of Mass Ex. Dir Carol Rose: Trump’s Order to abolish birthright citizenship & his pardons.
Rev Carole Bull: Bishop Budde’s words for the President & his reaction. Dr. Jonathan Bayuk: bird flu –a potential pandemic? & viruses here & now. John Anz w/ Amherst Coll Jazz Profs Bruce Diehl & David Picchi—Live in the Studio & free at the Drake.
Friday, January 24, 202501/24/2025
Western Mass Business Show on 1.25.25 — Nate Sustick, son of the legendary Paul and Elizabeth
In The Western Mass. Business Show
1978! 48 years! That is a very long time to have a restaurant business. Especially one that is family owned and operated. Join us as we talk to Nate Sustick, son of the legendary Paul and Elizabeth Sustick who opened their namesake in Thornes Market downtown Northampton all those years ago. What does it mean to be a Natural Foods Restuarant? what is the strategy? How can 27 employees be your family? Nate brought us some favorites and tells us how he has made it work for his family of 3 and his wife Paule. How community buoys him and how he looks forward to marching both days of Montes March next year. I am lucky to have known Nate since high school and am pleased that he is showing up in the community as he does. Authentically and humble as a native son should. Thank you for coming on Nate, what’s your favorite P&E’s dish? www.paulandelizabeths.com
Friday, January 24, 202501/24/2025
Western Mass Business Show on 1.18.25 — The Institute for Musical Arts
In The Western Mass. Business Show
The Institute for Musical Arts Goshen, MA
Ann Hackler (Executive Director) and June Millington (Artistic Director) have broken the sound barriers in Goshen, MA. Their love for each other and women in the music industry having a chance to be heard has been their drum beat since 1986 in California. Luckily, they got priced out of the market and came back to the 413 in 2001. On their property they teach young women how to play, record, sing, write, and ROCK. They are joined in the studio by Dana Warren, a 5X Camper, student, and 17-year-old and Penelope Black, a former camper, intern, student, and 19-year-old. Tune in to find out why you need to send your daughter to their summer camps, attend an upcoming concert in the red barn, listen to the jam-a-thon, and more. Go to www.ima.org to see for yourself. Thanks for listening.
Friday, January 24, 202501/24/2025
The Hustler Files Ep 96
PHONE HOME
In the movie E.T., the alien builds a way to communicate with his planet. Inside the jails and prisons in the US, communication between an incarcerated individual and their family and friends, was for many decades, strictly by mail but technology waits for no one. Today, many behind the wall have access to tablets, kiosks, and wall-mounted phones, with tablets being the most popular. Of course, not ALL incarcerated people have access to tablets, and for many, there is a hefty charge, not just for calls but also for SMS Texting. In recent years, States like California and Massachusetts have eliminated charging those incarcerated for their calls, but text messaging is still a pretty penny. The two largest telecom companies providing the tablets and kiosks are funded by private equity investors, people who see the usage from behind the wall as a recession-proof model. Whether the incarcerated population pays out of their commissary account, or in some cases the State pays for the calls, communication from inside has become a billion-dollar industry. In those States where the calls have become ‘free’, the States negotiate a contract with the jail or prison and then cover the costs of the phone and video calls, just not the texts. While the FCC has placed regulatory action to bring the costs down, it is still mostly low-income people who are providing the funds to stay in touch with their incarcerated loved ones.
Thursday, January 23, 202501/23/2025
Freedom Rings
1/23/24: ACLU of Mass Ex. Dir Carol Rose: Trump’s Order to abolish birthright citizenship & his pardons.
Rev Carole Bull: Bishop Budde’s words for the President & his reaction. Dr. Jonathan Bayuk: bird flu –a potential pandemic? & viruses here & now. John Anz w/ Amherst Coll Jazz Profs Bruce Diehl & David Picchi—Live in the Studio & free at the Drake.
