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Wednesday, September 27, 201709/27/2017

Northampton Goes Hollywood (Sort of)

In Bill Newman

9/ 27: The Northampton Film festival presents; Authors Mira Bartok, Jane Yolen, and Heidi Stemple on “The Wonderling;” Natalia Munoz on the crisis in Puerto Rico.

Monday, September 25, 201709/25/2017

Video Noho

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9/25: Northampton City Council President Bill Dwight on police-proposed downtown surveillance cameras; beat poet and Human Error publisher Paul Richmond on the upcoming spoken word festival; then, live in the studio! singer-songwriter Pamela Means—a preview of her upcoming CLICK performance.

Saturday, September 23, 201709/23/2017

Western Mass Business Show 9.23.17

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Ira talks with marketing expert Silvana Gravini

Saturday, September 23, 201709/23/2017

Vaya Con Muñoz 9.23.17

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Filmmaker Larry Hott reviews “Trophy,” which may change how you think of hunters. Trailer here: youtube.com/watch?v=GPPlH_yKgr4
Former State Rep. Ellen Story of Amherst talks national politics and why Hillary and Bernie should not be in limelight as much.
The ground-breaking women’s music 1975 album “The Changer and The Changed” is on the list of 150 greatest albums made by women between 1964 and the present. The list was compiled by nearly 50 women from across NPR and the public radio system and produced in partnership with Lincoln Center. Also on the list, “Fanny Hill,” by the rock and roll band Fanny, co-founded by Goshen resident June Millington with her sister Jean. Today, we talk with Cris and how she’s changed and stayed the same.
More about this list here: npr.org/2017/07/24/538387823/turning-the-tables-150-greatest-albums-made-by-women
We are sung out by Irma Thomas, “The River is Waiting.” Aleluya!

Friday, September 22, 201709/22/2017

A Klare and Present Danger

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9/22: Professor Michael Klare, Director, Five College Program in Peace and World Security Studies, on the possibility of impending war; Pete Rogers, Vietnam Vet. and intelligence officer, on this weekend’s Vietnam talk back; Daniel Little, Director, Amherst College’s Mead Art Museum, on Inside/Out.

Thursday, September 21, 201709/21/2017

Rocket Man vs Madman Across The Water

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9/21: Dr. Ira Helfand, Co-President, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, on North Korea and this weekend’s symposium on climate change and nuclear war; “Of Soil and Tongues” with artist le thi diem thuy at Hampshire College.

Wednesday, September 20, 201709/20/2017

The Beacon Hill Weather Report

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9.20.17 State Senate President Stan Rosenberg on what the MA Senate has in store post summer vacation. And Natalia Muñoz on what’s happening on her home island of Puerto Rico during Hurricane Maria.

Tuesday, September 19, 201709/19/2017

The Fate of Football at UMass

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9/19: Ryan Bamford, UMass Athletic Director, on his new contract, integrity in college sports, and UMass. football; Debra J’Anthony and Emily Curro from the Academy of Music preview “Building the Wall.”

Monday, September 18, 201709/18/2017

The Death Of Cassini

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9/18: Hampshire College professor and Five College professor of astronomy, Salman Hameed, on the life and death of Cassini and other life in our solar system; Amena Elashkar, coming to Northampton Tuesday, previews her and Khawla Hammad’s presentation on stateless Palestinians and life in a refugee camp; Black in the Valley with special guest Dr. Demetria Rougeaux Shabazz.

Saturday, September 16, 201709/16/2017

Western Mass Business Show 9.16.17

In The Western Mass. Business Show

9.16.17 Ira talks with Kirsten Modestow of Brigade, a Hadley based company that strengthens and invigorates existing brands

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