Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Wednesday, May 9, 201805/09/2018

The New President of Hampshire College

In Bill Newman

5/9: Miriam Nelson, incoming President of Hamsphire College, on her vision for the future of liberal arts education.

Tuesday, May 8, 201805/08/2018

The End of An Era

In Bill Newman

5/8: Ryan O’Donnell, State Senate candidate; Ralph Nader, former presidential candidate; Peter Blanchette, Happy Valley Guitar Orchestra founder and maestro; Penny Burke, Director, Northampton Center for the Arts.

Monday, May 7, 201805/07/2018

Black Mother’s Day

In Bill Newman

5.7.18 Buz Eisenberg guest hosts and talks with the folks from Hands Across The Hills, who just got back from a red state/blue state exchange program in Kentucky. And with Dr. Sonji Johnson-Anderson about the challenges of black motherhood this Mothers Day Week.

Saturday, May 5, 201805/05/2018

Western Mass Business Show 5.5.18

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Ira speaks with Lynne Nicole Smith of Yoga & Healing Arts Therapy about how Qigong Infused Yoga, which she teaches at retreats, senior centers, fitness clubs and studios around Pioneer Valley, supports people in achieving their health goals in an affordable and empowering way; and how she emphasizes teaching so that people can continue to use the tools they learn at home to manage stress with skill in their everyday life.

Saturday, May 5, 201805/05/2018

Vaya Con Muñoz 5.5.18

In Vaya Con Muñoz

The heart wants what it wants and sometimes it makes a mistake of epic proportions but almost always it is a private matter. In the case of state Sen. Stan Rosenberg, D-Amherst, it was a public heartbreak and my heart goes out to him.
Award-winning filmmaker Larry Hott brings Garth Stevenson to the studio to talk about movie soundtracks. Garth wrote the soundtrack for the recently released movie, “Chappaquiddick,” directed by John Curran. Trailer here: https:/youtube.com/watch?v=qG-c8DtOm9g
Neftalí Durán, community activist, and Iohann Vega, host of Radioplasma podcast [radioplasma.com] were among several people who wrote to the Amherst Chamber of Commerce to not use their culture as a prop as the chamber celebrated something called “Margarita Maddness.” This segment is in Spanish, and an English version recorded for the Bill Newman Show is avalaible online as well on his podcast.

Friday, May 4, 201805/04/2018

Trump, Empire, the Military Budget, the Draining of America

In Bill Newman

5/4: Ralph Nader on Donald Trump, empire and the military budget; then, Carol Rose, Exec. Director of the ACLU of Massachusetts on the fight for liberty in our Commonwealth.

Thursday, May 3, 201805/03/2018

Why Stan Rosenberg’s Work Has Mattered

In Bill Newman

5/3: We preview PRIDE on “The Reverend and the Rabbi” and with Pride Spokesperson JM Sorrell, the LGBTQJP.

Wednesday, May 2, 201805/02/2018

The Poet’s Poet

In Bill Newman

5/2: Poets Laureate Martin Espada and Rich Michelson; David Tebaldi form Mass Humanities; Garth Stevenson, maestro of the movie “Chappaquiddick.”

Wednesday, May 2, 201805/02/2018

Valley Gives Day Live From The Shea

In Bill Newman

5/1: VALLEY GIVES!! Live from the Shea.

Monday, April 30, 201804/30/2018

Where Will The Budget Budge?

In Bill Newman

4/30: State Representative from Holyoke Aaron Vega on all things political in Massachusetts; state representative candidate for the First Hampshire District, Lindsay Sabadosa; a preview of the upcoming 16th Annual Anti-Racism Film Festival with Pam Kelly, Molly Chambers, and Carl McCargo.

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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.

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Protests over federal enforcement operations after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland

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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.

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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.