Podcasts
Podcasts
Friday, March 2, 201803/02/2018
A Child of The Rosenbergs Responds
In Bill Newman
3/2: Robert Meeropol, whose parents, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, were executed as atomic spies, responds to a new book about his parents’ case; Lois Ahrens, founder and Executive Director of the Real Cost of Prisons Project, on bail reform (or not) in Massachusetts
Thursday, March 1, 201803/01/2018
A Community Rallies Around Soccer and Somalis
In Bill Newman
3/1: Amy Bass, author of “One Goal: A Coach, a Team, and the Game that Brought Together a Divided Town;” David Daley, author of “Rat F**ked: Why Your Vote Doesn’t Count,” on gerrymandering and the future (or not) of democracy in
America; Rev. Peter Ives and Rabbi Justin David, with considerable help from Monte, explain Purim.
Wednesday, February 28, 201802/28/2018
Is It Mueller Time Yet?
In Bill Newman
2/28: Attorney John Pucci, former head of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Western Massachusetts, discusses the Mueller investigation, the indictment of the Russians, and the risks Trump faces if he talks to the investigators.
Tuesday, February 27, 201802/27/2018
Putting The First Congressional District First
In Bill Newman
2.27.18 Buz Eisenberg hosts and talks with candidate for US Congress Tahirah Amitul Wadud and with UMass’s Max Page on likely changes coming down from the Supreme Court in the way unions operate.
Monday, February 26, 201802/26/2018
Fear & Wonder
In Bill Newman
2.26.18 Monte fills if for Josh Silver who was supposed to be filling in for Newman and talks with Howard Blum on his new book In The Enemy’s House-a history of Russian spying and it’s implications for the current administration. Umass professor Shaheen Pasha about woman of color and the state of journalism amidst the #metoo movement. And Northampton Poetry Radio with Rich Michelson and Ellen Watson on words of wonder rather than fear.
Saturday, February 24, 201802/24/2018
Western Mass Business Show 2.24.18
In The Western Mass. Business Show
2.24.18 Ira talks with Katie Rennie the owner of 25 Central
Saturday, February 24, 201802/24/2018
Vaya Con Muñoz 2.22.18
Emma González is a senior in high school and already knows too much about how certain politicians sacrifice lives pn the altar of the NRA in exchange for money. We hear a snippet of her powerful speech.
Filmmaker Larry Hott reviews “One of Us,” directed by Heida Ewing and Rachel Grady, about three people who left Hasidic Judaism and what the consequences they faced. Trailer here: youtube.com/watch?v=uBPn5oQNutI
Inventor and author Michael Garjian on his book “Community Capitalism: How Communities Can Use Capitalism to Create a Shared Economy that Works for Everyone.”
Manuel Frau Ramos, fundador y editor del Sol Latino, dice que los políticos que se auto-denominan progresista en Holyoke no lo son cuando aceptan dinero de intereses especiales.
Image of digital poster “What Does It Say Again?” by Natalia Muñoz
Friday, February 23, 201802/23/2018
Political Tribalism
In Bill Newman
2.23.18 Natalia Muñoz guest hosts and talks with Amy Chua about her new book, political tribes. Also, reflecting on the loss of Rep. Peter Kocot and the science of bird brains!
Thursday, February 22, 201802/22/2018
Living In Sanctuary
In Bill Newman
2/22: Vicki Kemper, pastor of the Congregational Church in Amherst, now offering sanctuary; Scott Coen, Sports, Man! on spring training and the Olympics.
Thursday, February 22, 201802/22/2018
Ashfield’s Bucolic Writer’s Retreat
In Bill Newman
2/21: Donna Stern on the impending strike and lockout of the nurses at Baystate-Franklin; Preston Browning, author of “Struggling for the Soul of Our Country;” Cool films with Larry Hott.
