Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Friday, October 26, 201810/26/2018

McGovern’s Challenger

In Bill Newman

10/26: MTA Veep Max Page on the Massachusetts Governor’s race.

Thursday, October 25, 201810/25/2018

Learning From Our Sordid Past

In Bill Newman

Tuesday, October 23, 201810/23/2018

Bill Newman Loves His Hat

In Bill Newman

10/23: Holyoke State Representative Aaron Vega on politics and policy; SABR (Society of American Baseball Researchers) member and baseball historian Doron (“Duke”) Goldman on the World Series.

Monday, October 22, 201810/22/2018

Still Have Questions on Question 1?

In Bill Newman

10/22: Massachusetts Nurses Association nurses Donna Stern and Suzanne Love on ballot question 1; “Capitalism in America: A History”—we speak with co-author (the other is Alan Greenspan) Adrian Wooldridge.

Saturday, October 20, 201810/20/2018

Vaya Con Muñoz 10.20.18

In Vaya Con Muñoz

You say Hispanic and I say Latino or Latinx, OK, cool. We’re all good.
Also, we remember Arky Markham, the great social justice warrior. Lindsey Peterson sings about her.
Nelson Román, executive director of Nueva Esperanza on how he turned the usual pro-forma annual Hispanic Heritage Month on its head, with engageing results.
De todo un poco con Lillian Torres y Emma Febo, empezando por cómo criar a las hijas y los hijos para eliminar del planeta hostigamiento sexual.

Saturday, October 20, 201810/20/2018

Western Mass Business Show October 20, 2018

In The Western Mass. Business Show

On Sat, Oct 20th @ 11am, and Sun, Oct 14th @ 8pm
hear Ira speak with BRENDA AND GLENN OLESUK of GRADUATE PEST CONTROL who offer solutions to your pest problems that are light on dangerous chemicals and heavy on customer service. Hear how Glenn’s love for and focus on forestry evolved to this field. And how they evolved from teenagers in love to spouses in business. And some insight into bedbugs. Listen in!

Friday, October 19, 201810/19/2018

Newman’s October Just Got Worse

In Bill Newman

10/19: Monte puts Newman mannequin under Red Sox hat; takes photo; promotes fake news-what is the world coming to?
Also, Lucio Perez on his year in sanctuary at First Church in Amherst; Max Page on the MTA’s endorsement of Jay Gonzalez over Charlie Baker;
Sci-Tech Café with MHC professor of physics Kirstin Nordstrom with Hampshire College professor of biology Megan Dobro; Inside/Out with Arts Correspondent Betsy Stone.

Thursday, October 18, 201810/18/2018

Question Four?

In Bill Newman

10/17: Medicare for All? Vote Yes on Ballot Question 4-with Patty Healy and Beth Eisenberg. Sports, Man! With Scott Coen—it’s Sox time.

Thursday, October 18, 201810/18/2018

Reagan Begat Trump?

In Bill Newman

10/18: “Reagan: An America Journey” with Bob Spitz; then, a preview of this weekend’s performance at the Montague Book Mill with Dave Dersham; Rev. Peter Ives, Rev. Yohah Ralph and Mariel Addis on Ballot Question 3, transgender rights.

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Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller wins Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former House seat in Georgia

Republican Clay Fuller on Tuesday won Marjorie Taylor Greene's former U.S. House seat in Georgia, turning back a Democratic challenge with the help of President Donald Trump's endorsement despite uneasiness over the war in Iran.

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Rex Heuermann to plead guilty in the Gilgo Beach killings, ending long search for a serial killer

A Long Island architect accused in a string of long-unsolved slayings known as the Gilgo Beach killings is expected to plead guilty on Wednesday, closing a case that bedeviled investigators, agonized victims' relatives and tantalized a true-crime obsessed public for years.

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Route 66, a quintessential American road trip heavy on kitsch and history, turns 100

Route 66 marks its 100th anniversary this year. Despite losing its status decades ago as one of the nation's main arteries, people from around the world still flock to it to take perhaps the quintessential American road trip and soak in its neon lights, kitschy motels and attractions, and culinary offerings.

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UK government blocks rapper Ye from entering Britain to headline festival

The rapper formerly known as Kanye West has been barred from entering the U.K., where he was scheduled to perform at the Wireless Festival in July. It came after government officials condemned Ye's history of antisemitic remarks. The festival's organizers confirmed the ban and said the entire three-day festival was being canceled as a result.