Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Friday, October 5, 201810/05/2018

There Is A Goblin in Our Solar System

In Bill Newman

10/5: Breaking News from Outer Space! with professor and astronomer Salman Hameed; then, breaking news in the field Massachusetts education and politics with professor and MTA Vice-President Max Page.

Thursday, October 4, 201810/04/2018

Science & Lust in the #MeToo Era

In Bill Newman

10/4: Rebecca Coffey, author of “Science and Lust: Brainy Sex Vol. I;” then, coming to the Academy of Music: “Life in the 413;” and then, coming before the Northampton City Council –the fossil fuel resolution with City Council President Ryan O’Donnell; on “The Reverend and the Rabbi:” in memoriam: Arky Markham.

Tuesday, October 2, 201810/02/2018

Is It Time For The Springfield Diocese To Confess?

In Bill Newman

10/2: The priest sex scandals and the local Catholic diocese; then, author Michael Sokolove on “The Last Temptation of Rick Pitino.”

Tuesday, October 2, 201810/02/2018

Peace Studies

In Bill Newman

9/20: Out! For Reel; The Reverend and the Rabbi; Eric Lawson, CEO and co-founder of Peace First.

Monday, October 1, 201810/01/2018

A Good Turn

In Bill Newman

10.1.18 Keith O’Brien, author of “Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History.” Black in the Valley: tap-dancing dancing around, a family affair.

Saturday, September 29, 201809/29/2018

Western Mass Business Show September 29 2018

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Saturday, Sept 29th, Ira speaks with
MYRA QUICK of FAST FORWARD LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

She founded this business after years of being assistant director of HR and manager of employee development at Western New England University. Her aim is to help universities help their students improve the return on investment of their education by teaching them workplace competencies, how to be more valuable contributors at work, and develop their careers. Listen in!

Saturday, September 29, 201809/29/2018

Vaya Con Muñoz 9.29.18

In Vaya Con Muñoz

9.29.18 This is who we are. Whatever happened on Friday, Sept. 28, 2018, in the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding a vote for or against US Supreme Court juustice nominee Brett Kavanaugh, today’s program is about the conversations leading up to that vote.
We reprise the Vaya segment from Wednesday with Bill Newman and Monte Belmonte; film critic Ariadna Goenaga, en español; and documentary filmmaker and news editor Mary Patierno

Friday, September 28, 201809/28/2018

What Happens Now?

In Bill Newman

9.28.18 Former United States Attorney for Western Massachusetts John Pucci on the Kavanaugh hearing and the Manafort plea.

Thursday, September 27, 201809/27/2018

Trump On The Couch

In Bill Newman

9/27: Psychiatrist Jerome Frank, author of “Trump on the Couch;” a very special “Reverend and the Rabbi.”

Wednesday, September 26, 201809/26/2018

Get To Know Your Pinot

In Bill Newman

9/26: No whining about the wine, the perfect radio pairing with expert Madeline Puckett.

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