Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Thursday, September 13, 201809/13/2018

The Meaning Behind Yom Kippur

In Bill Newman

9/13: Rev. Peter Ives and Rabbi Justin David on Yom Kippur; John Logsdom on NASA and the Incredible Story of Human Spaceflight; Congressman Jim McGovern on Democrats and Trump and saving SNAP.

Wednesday, September 12, 201809/12/2018

A Helluva Saturday at Hawks & Reed

In Bill Newman

9/12: At Hawks and Reed, but first with us in studio: The O-Tones; and the Gypsy Lane burlesque and cabaret; then, Natalia Munoz on Trump and Puerto Rico.

Tuesday, September 11, 201809/11/2018

A Massive Drug (Conviction) Take-Back

In Bill Newman

9/11: Matt Segal, Legal Director of the ACLU of Massachusetts, on mass exonerations in the Commonwealth; GTMO detainees attorney Buz Eisenberg on the effects of 9/11; a special edition of Inside/Out hosted by Arts Correspondent Betsy Stone.

Tuesday, September 11, 201809/11/2018

Josh Silver’s Rundown Of The Indicted

In Bill Newman

9/10: Josh Silver—Political Gold with Josh Silver, CEO of Represent US; Jeff Napolitano and Miranda Groux from the Northampton-based Resistance Center for Peace and Justice on military recruitment in the public schools.

Saturday, September 8, 201809/08/2018

Vaya Con Muñoz 9.8.18

In Vaya Con Muñoz

Dr. Yves Salomon-Fernández, the recently-appointed 10th president of Greenfield Community College, is bringing a new vision and new enegry to the college.
Matt Szanfranki, editor of Western Mass. Politics and Insight, reviews the primary outcomes, from Republican candidate for governor and formerly a defendant for crimes against humanity in Uganda Scott Lively getting 100,000 votes to low voter turnout.

Saturday, September 8, 201809/08/2018

The Western Mass Business Show 9.8.18

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Saturday, Sept 8th, at 11am, hear Ira speak with
JOE LAUR of MAPLE MAMA CRAFT SPARKLING BEVERAGES
to hear how a family hobby of tapping their trees led to Joe & Sara’s children having a stand on the town green, and now they’re canning, distributing, tweaking the formula, building a board, and taking on the big players on the top shelf; also using what they’ve learned from years of helping businesses think systematically. Listen in!

Friday, September 7, 201809/07/2018

Joe DiMaggio: Overrated or The MOST Overrated Baseball Player?

In Bill Newman

9/7: Max Page, Vice-President of the Massachusetts Techers Ass’n; Duke Goldman, baseball researcher, on DiMaggio, Mantle, and Ruth—oh ok– and Ted Williams.

Thursday, September 6, 201809/06/2018

Anonymous Op-Ed

In Bill Newman

9/6: Amandla Chorus Founder and Director Eveline MacDougall -a celebration; Save the swallows with Mara Silver; Rev. Peter Ives and Rabbi Justin David on Rosh Hashanah.

Wednesday, September 5, 201809/05/2018

State Senator Elect?

In Bill Newman

9/5: We were broadcasting in the studio last night till midnight, covering the primaries; we continue our political coverage on the show, including an interview our new State Senator-Elect, Jo Comerford.

Tuesday, September 4, 201809/04/2018

Newman’s Final Endorsements on Primary Day

In Bill Newman

9/4: Live in the studio– singer-songwriter Ben Grosscup takes on the Massachusetts political establishment; Newman shares election thoughts.

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