Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Tuesday, June 26, 201806/26/2018

Before There Was Pride There Was Stonewall

In Bill Newman

6/26: Max Page, PHENOM (Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts) founder and Vice-President -Elect of the Mass. Teachers Ass’n;
Sex Matters with our resident sexologist Dr. Jane Fleishman.

Monday, June 25, 201806/25/2018

A Soft Civil War?

In Bill Newman

6/25: Josh Silver, CEO of Represent.US; Jonathan Green, author of “Sex, Money, Murder.”

Saturday, June 23, 201806/23/2018

Western Mass Business Show 6.23.18

In The Western Mass. Business Show

6.23.18 Ira speaks with JIM BASTA of ADVANCED RESTORATION, the kind of company that arrives after a fire, flood, mold or other annoyance; and work with your insurance company to make your home whole again. Hear how this company competes on service, how they help to get you back up and disaster has knocked you down; and also, how the company came to be, and is going forward with new growth and innovation

Thursday, June 21, 201806/21/2018

Is Ripping Families Apart REALLY UnAmerican?

In Bill Newman

6/21: UMass. Professor Emeritus and founder of the Women’s Studies Department Arlene Avakian on America’s long history of separating children from their parents; Teri O’Brien,
author of “While I Danced Alone with the Moon Across the Front Yard;” and the Rev. and the Rebbe.

Thursday, June 21, 201806/21/2018

Vaya Con Muñoz 6.23.18

In Vaya Con Muñoz

Could there really exist more lines to cross after the viciousness of seprating children from their parents? Trump will surely find more lines to cross until he and his cohorts of bigots are no longer in Congress and the White House. Mika Brzezinski has been covering Trump and his administration like they should be covered — dispelling every lie line by line as they get uttered. Lillian Torres y la Ley 80 que quieren derogar en Puerto Rico.
Throughout, different singers sing about “America.” Tracy Chapman. Simon & Garfunkel. Ray Charles.

Wednesday, June 20, 201806/20/2018

The MA Senate Race Continued…

In Bill Newman

6/20: A Round(ish) Table: the candidates who seek the state senate seat long held by Stan Rosenberg.

Tuesday, June 19, 201806/19/2018

Congratulations, Millionaires!

In Bill Newman

6/19: Grow Food Northampton—the kids visit; Max Page; and The Comedy Quiz.

Monday, June 18, 201806/18/2018

History Repeating

In Bill Newman

6/18: Irene Butter and John Bidwell on “Shores Beyond Shores: from Holocaust to Hope: My (Irene’s) True Story;” celebrating Juneteenth on Black in the Valley; and a preview of this summer productions of Chester Theatre—”Bar Mitzvah Boy” opens this week

Saturday, June 16, 201806/16/2018

The Western Mass Business Show 6.16.18

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Ira talks with BILL COLE of Tiger Web Designs, who was interested in tech since much younger, building top quality sound systems and home theaters; now evolved into creating high functioning websites for medium sized companies who’ve outgrown their tweaked template sites, knowing that their customer judges them by the experience of doing business with them, from their first online exposure. Bill is also knowledgeable and experienced in marketing by being an involved member of the community, where people can discover the content of your character.

Saturday, June 16, 201806/16/2018

Vaya Con Muñoz 6.16.18

In Vaya Con Muñoz

Christina Royal, president of Holyoke Community College, on addressing the gap between white students and students of color, the ever-shrinking state investment in community colleges, creating a diverse administration and faculty, and more, in this extended conversation.
Puerto Rican photographer Pablo Delano, on his upcoming installation called “The Musuem of The Old Colony,” which will be presented at the Hampshire College Art Gallery this fall. He gave a talk recently at the college about the exhibit of black and white photographs that depict how the US saw Puerto Ricans in the 20th Century when it became an American territory as a result of the 1898 Spanish American War.

Recent Headlines

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Bringing charges against the Fed: What we do (and don’t) know

President Donald Trump has dramatically escalated his confrontation with the Federal Reserve, his Justice Department investigating and threatening a criminal indictment of the independent central bank and serving it with subpoenas.

2 days ago in National

George Floyd and Renee Good: 5 years between Minneapolis videos, and confusion has increased

Five years ago, video images from a Minneapolis street showing a police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd as his life slipped away ignited a social movement. Now, videos from another Minneapolis street showing the last moments of Renee Good's life are central to another debate about law enforcement in America.

5 days ago in National

Protests over federal enforcement operations after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland

As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis' streets over the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooting by federal officers in Oregon left two people wounded, sparked additional protests and elicited more scrutiny of enforcement operations across the U.S.

6 days ago in National

Minnesota must play a role in the investigation into Renee Good’s killing by ICE, governor says

The state of Minnesota must play a role in investigating the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, Gov. Tim Walz insisted Thursday, pushing back against the Trump administration's decision to keep the investigation solely in federal hands.

6 days ago in National

Senate considers limiting Trump’s war powers after Venezuela raid

The Senate is expected to vote on a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, setting up a test for his expanding ambitions in the Western Hemisphere.