Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Wednesday, April 11, 201804/11/2018

Reclaiming Mary Magdalene

In Bill Newman

4/11: “NPR –Northampton Poetry Radio” with Rich Michelson and former NY State Poet Laureate Marie Howe; writer Jeff Olmstead and Director Chris Rohmann preview Silverthorne Theater’s upcoming world premiere of “Tar2F: An Irreverent Musical Comedy.“

Tuesday, April 10, 201804/10/2018

Full Disclosure: A Festival and What Trump’s Lawyer is About To Be Facing

In Bill Newman

4/10: PHENOM (Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts) founder Max Page on UMass Amherst buying a college in eastern Mass. at great expense; Linda McInerney, Artistic Director of Egg Tooth Productions, on the Full Disclosure Festival coming to (taking over?) Turners Falls

Monday, April 9, 201804/09/2018

Will Sinclair Television Take Over Our ‘Compass Roads’ In The Valley?

In Bill Newman

4/9: President and CEO of Free Press, Craig Aaron, explains the menace that Sinclair Broadcasting (have you seen the video that has gone viral?) poses to freedom in America; then, “Compass Roads”–some of the greatest poets in the Valley grace our studio.

Saturday, April 7, 201804/07/2018

Vaya Con Muñoz 4.7.18

In Vaya Con Muñoz

Larry Hott invites Lisa Ades, the producer and director of “GI Jews,” which will be on PBS on April 11. Trailer here: Youtube.com/watch?v=sl8XoAPNsxA
Esmeralda Santiago, author of “When I was Pueeto Rican” and other memoirs and novels, was at Holyoke Community College recently. We have audio from her presentation, about what we become when we leave our homeland.
En español, Ariadna Goenaga reseña “Lady Bird.”

Saturday, April 7, 201804/07/2018

Western Mass Business Show 4.7.18

In The Western Mass. Business Show

4.7.18 Ira talks with Charlie Epstein about “Killing Retirement”

Friday, April 6, 201804/06/2018

Why is Newman so afraid of Black Holes?

In Bill Newman

4/6: Hampshire College Professor and astronomer Salman Hameed talks Newman off a the newly discovered black hole galactic edge; iconic Valley musician Jim Armenti takes us with him down his amazing musical path.

Thursday, April 5, 201804/05/2018

Why Do Women Keep Getting Screwed By The American Economy?

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4/5: Ricky Gard Diamond, author of “Screwnomics: How Our Economy Works Against Women and Real Ways to Make Lasting Change;” Smith College professor Cory Albertson on “A Perfect Union: Television and the Winning of Same Sex Marriage;”
a special “Reverend and the Rabbi.”

Wednesday, April 4, 201804/04/2018

When Grit Isn’t Enough

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4/4: Linda Nathan, author of “When Grit Isn’t Enough: A High School Principal Examines How Poverty and Inequality Thwart the College-For-All Promise;” Dyan Wiley from Swing Left Pioneer Valley on this weekend’s “Take Back the [United States] House [of Representatives]” conference; Betty Medina Lichtenstein, Director of Enlace de Familias, headquartered in Holyoke, who discusses the challenges facing Puerto Rican families who fled the island and have settled in the Valley after Hurricane Maria.

Tuesday, April 3, 201804/03/2018

G.I. Jews

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4/3: Rio Contrada on “Time to Go,” the film he is making about his father Fred Contrada, who is one of the Valley’s most beloved and respected journalists, and Fred’s and the family’s travails brought on by Fred’s Parkinson’s and other medical conditions. Rio is joined by two of the actors in the film, Myka Plunkett and Lisa Abend, Also, Dan Canon, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Congress in Indiana’s 9th Congressional District; and “Cool films with Larry Hott” –Larry is joined by Valley filmmaker Lisa Ades, whose new film, “GI Jews” is about to premiere on PBS.

Monday, April 2, 201804/02/2018

Immigrant Voices

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4/2: “ Immigrant Voices: A celebration of Arts:” Laurie Milliman, Director of the Center for New Americans, along with two amazing CNA students who will be performing at the Shea Theater this weekend; high stakes testing in the valley this week –Doug Selwyn reports; “Great Decisions” with Richard Stonberg; also, a special “Black in the Valley” segment in honor of Dr. King.

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