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Saturday, March 31, 201803/31/2018

Western Mass Business Show 3.31.18

In The Western Mass. Business Show

This Saturday, March 31st, at 11am, hear Ira speak with
PAUL SILVA who wanted a community of entrepreneurs when studying at UMass, so started the EntreClub, found that many budding business starters didn’t know how to organize themselves, so co-started Valley Venture Mentors, found that many owners running businesses had lost their start up verve, so started Lean Innovation Institute and Launch 413. If you’re looking for the guy who knows how to get things started and re-started, look no further, and listen in, this Saturday.

Saturday, March 31, 201803/31/2018

Vaya Con Muñoz 3.31.18

In Vaya Con Muñoz

We hear a bit from this week’s Democratic Party gubernatorial candidates Jay González, Bob Massi and Setti Warren. The three are all awesome. An embarassment of riches!
Filmmaker Larry Hott invites Kate Albright-Hanna, a filmmaker from Huntington making a bid for state representative in the 1st Franklin District.
Zydalis Bauer and Verónica García are the co-hosts of “Presencia,” the only bilingual program in the PBS biosphere nationwide. It’s locally produced at WGBY publuc television in Springfield and starts its third season on April 5 at 7:30 pm. Or watch it online here: http://presencia.wgby.org/
Lillian Torres, la ponceña por exvelencia comparte su punto de vista sobre las escuelas charter y los sueldazos de los miembros de la administracion del gobernor del Puerto Rico, Pedro, sorry, Ricky Rosselló.
Images by the Democratic Party gubernatorial campaigns.

Friday, March 30, 201803/30/2018

Making Amazing Kids Look & Feel Amazing

In Bill Newman

3/30: Noryn Resnick, Executive Director of Help Our Kids, along with two amazing young people from the foster care system.

Thursday, March 29, 201803/29/2018

Massie for Massiechusetts?

In Bill Newman

Wednesday, March 28, 201803/28/2018

The Mayor of New Orleans & His Profile In Courage

In Bill Newman

3/28: “Cool Films with Larry Hott” and political filmmaker, now political candidate, Kate Albright-Hanna; New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu whose new book is “In the Shadow of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History.”

Tuesday, March 27, 201803/27/2018

Good Vibrations

In Bill Newman

3/27: “Your State U” with PHENOM founder Max Page; “Sex Matters” with sexologist Jane Fleishman.

Monday, March 26, 201803/26/2018

Compassion: Karuna in Rwanda

In Bill Newman

3/26: Olivia Dreier, Director of the Amherst-based Karuna Center for Peacebuilding on the reconciliation work in Rwanda, featured in this month’s National Geographic.

Saturday, March 24, 201803/24/2018

Western Mass Business Show 3.24.18

In The Western Mass. Business Show

hear Ira speak with
ANGIE MONTALVO GREENE who, emerging from a bathhouse
on a 100° day in Japan, had their version of shaved ice, and knew she had to build a food truck and offer that at Western Mass fairs
and festivals, through her business, CHILL OUT. Hear how it is exciting, energizing, and scary. But also self- fulfilling, as her
growth plan includes teaching low-income college students
to run a food truck, in her growing business.

Saturday, March 24, 201803/24/2018

Vaya Con Muñoz 3.24.18

In Vaya Con Muñoz

Larry Hott and I talk with Jim Kelly, director of the Covenant House for homeless youths in New Orleans. The shelter is the subject of a documentary by filmmakers Brent and Craig Renaud. Check it out here:covenanthousenola.org/shelter-documentary/
We also get an update from Larry and Deb Krivoy, director of the 13th Annual Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival. Watch trailers and get film times here: pvjff.org
Arlene Akavian, professor emeritus and one of the founders of the Womens’ Studies Program at the Universty of Masachusetts at Amherst, on the #metoo movement.
Lillian Torres, la ponceña por excelencia, habla de los retos que enfrentan los boricuas al llegar a los EEUU a raíz del huracán María.
“Algún día volveré” by Natalia Muñoz

Friday, March 23, 201803/23/2018

LGBTQ in the era of T-R-U-M-P

In Bill Newman

3/23: Professor Lisa Stulberg, author of “LGBTQ Social Movements;” Olivia Dreier, Director of the Amherst-based Karuna Center for Peacebuilding –on the Center’s reconciliation program in Rwanda, featured in this month’s
National Geographic.

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