Podcasts

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Thursday, January 24, 201901/24/2019

The Clarke School Controversy

In Bill Newman

1/24: Dusty Christensen on allegations of abuse at the Clarke School for the Deaf –read his superlative investigative reporting at gazettenet.com; Gabrielle Hartley, Northampton-based family law attorney and mediator, on her new book “Better Apart: The Radically Positive Way to Separate;” Rev. Peter Ives and Rabbi Justin David on Mariano Rivera’s unanimous selection to Baseball’s Hall of Fame; the history of Jews in Northampton; and a beautiful eulogy for beloved City leader Gerald Budgar by the rabbi.

Wednesday, January 23, 201901/23/2019

The Prescient Pucci on The President’s Problems

In Bill Newman

1/23: Former Director of the DOJ U.S. Attorney’s Office for Western Massachusetts, John Pucci, on the Mueller investigation, Paul Manafort, and Michael Cohen; Daniel Bullen on Shays Rebellion and the postponement (due to the government shutdown) of the celebration of the power of peaceful ( yes, largely peaceful!) protest; then, Vaya con Munoz– Natalia Munoz on the government shutdown in, and Senator Warren’s visit to, Puerto Rico and why the ravages of Hurricane Maria remain.

Tuesday, January 22, 201901/22/2019

No Human Is Illegal

In Bill Newman

1/22: J.J. Mulligan Sepulveda, author of “No Human Is Illegal: An Attorney on the Front Lines of the Immigration War” – we delve into issues facing immigrants and farmworkers here in the Valley and across the country; then, Sports Man! — WHMP’s Scott Coen on the Patriots’ win on Sunday and the team’s prospects in the Super Bowl.

Monday, January 21, 201901/21/2019

The Arc of The Moral Universe: MLK Day 2019

In Bill Newman

1/21: Black in the Valley segment hosts, Rev. Jacquelyn Smith-Crooks and professor Carlie Tartakov, with students Hosea Shabazz (from PVPA) and Monica Cage (from ARHS); Jeff Napolitano, Director of the Resistance Center for Peace and Justice; and Harvard Professor Steven Pinker, best-selling author of “Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism and Progress.”

Saturday, January 19, 201901/19/2019

Vaya Con Muñoz 1.19.19

In Vaya Con Muñoz

Saturday, January 19, 201901/19/2019

The Western Mass Business Show 1.19.19

In The Western Mass. Business Show

On Sat, Jan 19 at 11am, and Sun, Jan 20 at 8pm
hear Ira speak with BRENDA MCGIVERIN, president of the AD CLUB OF WESTERN MASS (and also general sales manager at WWLP 22 News). Hear about the network of people involved in the wide Western Mass world of ads and marketing; what the ad club does, and contributes to our region; and all about the Pynchon Awards, which, since 1915 has celebrated a diverse group of leaders with a passion for our region and a selfish streak. Tune in!!

Friday, January 18, 201901/18/2019

Why We Still Need The Women’s March

In Bill Newman

1/18: Rachel Maiore, member of the Pioneer Valley Women’s March Steering Committee on tomorrow’s demonstration and celebration; First Hampshire District State Representative Lindsay Sabadosa on today’s front page news about her; Jeff Napolitano, Director of the Northampton-based Resistance Center, on Monday’s MLK Day observances; and ArtBeat with host Donnabelle Casis and guests Sarah Lanzilotta, Hannah Brookman, and Paul LeBrecque on creative spaces in the Valley.

Thursday, January 17, 201901/17/2019

The Reverend & The Rabbi Meets Black In The Valley

In Bill Newman

1/17: “The Reverend and the Rabbi” – the co-hosts are the Rev. Peter Ives and Rabbi Justin David –and “Black in the Valley” co-hosts, Rev.-Dr. Jacquelyn Smith-Crooks and Professor Carlie Tartakov on what MLK meant to their lives; Jason Berry, author of “City of a Million Dreams: A History of New Orleans at Year 300;” Marty Klein updates us on the anti-Semitic and racist vandalism of –spray-painted graffiti on — trees in a local conservation area.

Wednesday, January 16, 201901/16/2019

Talking Race In South Carolina

In Bill Newman

1/16: Vaya con Munoz: UMass grad student Jonathan Jenner joins Natalia Munoz to relate his recent experience on the Mexican side of the Southern border with asylum seekers; Jorge Renaud from the Easthampton-based Prison Policy Initiative on the Governor’s Council’s decision today, crucial to the future of parole in Massachusetts; Paula Green, founder of the Amherst-based Karuna Center for Peace Building, and UMass. Professor Amilcar Shabazz on their upcoming foray to South Carolina to talk about race.

Tuesday, January 15, 201901/15/2019

Food Trend Comedy Quiz

In Bill Newman

1/15: Our month “Comedy Quiz” —just too funny –listen to this! Also, Daniel Pink, best-selling author of “When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing.” We ask about the government shutdown.

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