Podcasts

Podcasts

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Thursday, December 14, 201712/14/2017

Back To The Moon?

In Bill Newman

12/14: Author and birder Heidi Stemple on counting owls; professor and astronomer Salman Hameed on revisiting the moon; Rev. Peter Ives and Rabbi Justin David on lighting candles for Hanukkah.

Wednesday, December 13, 201712/13/2017

The Manafort Indictment Explained

In Bill Newman

12/13: Former Director of the Western Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s Office, now white collar defense lawyer, John Pucci, on the indictment against former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort; comedian, actor, and best-selling author John Hodgman –his new book—a great read — is “Vacationland.”

Tuesday, December 12, 201712/12/2017

Sister Of The Perpetual Handcuff

In Bill Newman

12/12: Sister Jane Morrissey from the Sisters of St. Joseph, on becoming a civil disobedient; Max Page on UMass salaries, football, protests administration stonewalling on raises for staff, the Parade of Roses honor for the marching band and the Republican tax plan’s knife out for students who do not come from wealth; Emily Brewster, resident wordster from Merriam-Webster, on the word of the year; Dream on with Northampton author Tzivia Gover-her new book (pub date is today!) is “The Mindful way to a Good Night’s Sleep” (with many hopeful dreams!).

Monday, December 11, 201712/11/2017

Don’t Let The Holidays Be A Drag

In Bill Newman

12/11: Political Gold with Represent US CEO Josh Silver; theatrical gold — the upcoming follies at the Shea Theater in Turnes falls with Lindel Hart and Joe Dulude; then gold-standard author Frances Moore Lappe, famous for “Diet for a Small Planet,” shares insights from her new book, “Daring Democracy: Igniting Power, Meaning, and Connection for the America We Want.”

Saturday, December 9, 201712/09/2017

Western Mass Business Show 12.9.17

In The Western Mass. Business Show

12.9.17 Kelly Tiedermann Miller, on how Common Capital supports WMass companies with locally funded business lending and support services.

Saturday, December 9, 201712/09/2017

Vaya Con Muñoz 12.9.17

In Vaya Con Muñoz

Kudos to Time magazine for spotlighting the women and men who called out sexual harassment and assault by powerful men. Link to “The Silence Breakers” story here: time.com/time-person-of-the-year-2017-silence-breakers/
Kudos to Emma Thompson for calling for societal change to end sexual harassment. We hear a snippet from her conversation with the BBC.
Lillian Torres y yo hablamos sobre el hostigamiento sexual y cómo es posible que aun exista a pesar de que la mayoría de los hombres son criados por mujeres.
Part 2 of our conversation with Betty Medina, executive director of Enlace de Familias en Holyoke. She breaks down how FEMA and MEMA works — or doesn’t — in helping Puerto Rican families arriving to our region. Lots of compassionate people but also lots of bureaucratic challenges hobble the process.
The governor of Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rosselló, gets a lot of things wrong in my view but when it came to calling for the resignation of a lawmaker accused of gender-based violence, he gets it right.
We are sung out by Lucecita, “Amanecer Borincano.”

Friday, December 8, 201712/08/2017

I Spy Denied

In Bill Newman

12/8: City Councilor-at-large Ryan O’Donnell pans the Mayor’s worst idea ever—24/7 surveillance cameras in downtown Northampton; from the Massachusetts Fair Housing Center: Executive Director, attorney Meris Berquist, and Legal Director, attorney Ashley Grant, on the just-settled discrimination complaints against the Northampton Housing Authority and three other western Massachusetts cities.

Thursday, December 7, 201712/07/2017

They Blinded Me With Science

In Bill Newman

12/7: Click here for Pastiche with Cher Willems and Alison Klejna; enter the 4th and 5th dimensions with Sci-tech Café’s Smith College prof Gary Felder and MHC prof Kathy Aidala; get grounded & take a deep breath with the Revered Peter Ives, CBI Rabbi Justin David & the Executive Director of the Zen Peacemakers, Rami Efal.

Thursday, December 7, 201712/07/2017

The 11th Dimension?

12/7: Click here for Pastiche with Cher Willems and Alison Klejna; enter the 4th and 5th dimensions with Sci-tech Café’s Smith College prof Gary Felder and MHC prof Kathy Aidala; get grounded & take a deep breath with the Revered Peter Ives, CBI Rabbi Justin David & the Executive Director of the Zen Peacemakers, Rami Efal.

Wednesday, December 6, 201712/06/2017

The Wounds Of White Supremacy

In Bill Newman

12/6: “Black in the Valley” with Professor Carlie Tartakov, Rev.-Dr. Jacquelyn Smith-Crooks, and Chair of UMass. African-American Studies Dept., Amilcar Shabazz; Dr. Marty Wohl on free dental services in the Valley for those in need this weekend; plus the “Dear Santa” letters.

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