Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Wednesday, September 6, 201709/06/2017

Western Mass Business Show 9.2.17

In The Western Mass. Business Show

9.2.17 George O’Brien talks with Alex Dixon the new GM from MGM Springfield

Tuesday, September 5, 201709/05/2017

UMass Football Loses Again

In Bill Newman

9/5: Max Page on two big punts: the UMass. football program and Commonwealth Commitment-so called—to making higher ed. affordable; Hampshire College President and astronomer Salman Hameed on the eclipse, the Voyager, and new climate-change denier head of NASA; Ricky Greenwald, founder and director of Northampton based Trauma Institute.

Friday, September 1, 201709/01/2017

A Constitutional Lesson On Impeachment

In Bill Newman

MHC professor of government Christopher Pyle explores presidential pardons, impeachment, and removal.

Friday, September 1, 201709/01/2017

Vaya Con Muñoz 9.2.17

In Vaya Con Muñoz

Florence resident and award-winning filmmaker Larry Hott on the free speech issues raised by the documentary “Nobody Speaks,” about the Hulk Hogan sex tape lawsuit against Gawker.com, which resulted in the website closing down.
La crítica de cine Ariadna Goenaga nos reseña “Dunkirk” por el director Christopher Nolan. Corto aquí: youtube.com/watch?v=F-eMt3SrfFU
Matt Szafranski, founder and editor of Western Mass Politics and Insight (wmasspi.com) on the Springfield Police Department response to an officer’s crude posting in the aftermth of the Charlottesville protests in which a young woman was killed by the white supremacist. Also, the answer to the question: Where is Congressman Richie Neal?
La Lupe from Cuba sings us out with “No me quieras tanto.”
Image of director Christopher Nolan on the set of “Dunkirk.”

Thursday, August 31, 201708/31/2017

The Lord Spoke

In Bill Newman

8/31: Three reverends and a rabbi walk into a radio statio (ok, one reverend by phone) and decide to bless bicycles, and one revered says to another—you’ll want to hear what—with Rev. Peter Ives, Rabbi Justin David, Rev. Laura Everett, and Rev. Sarah Buteux. Also, a second wave of the Northampton Renaissance? Goggins Real Estate CEO Pat Goggins tells us how and why.

Wednesday, August 30, 201708/30/2017

Happy Valley Guitar Orchestra Moves Into Their New Home

In Bill Newman

8/30: Happy Valley Guitar Orchestra founder and director Peter Blanchette returns to our studio. (We only want to do once in our lives something as stupendous as Peter playng his archguitar.)

Tuesday, August 29, 201708/29/2017

How Diverse Is UMass Amherst?

In Bill Newman

8/29: PHENOM (Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts) founder Professor Max Page discusses the new report on how and why affirmative action has failed to make the grade — at UMass and across the country.

Monday, August 28, 201708/28/2017

How Bad Will Trumps Trans-Ban Get?

In Bill Newman

8/28: The LGBTJPJM Sorrell analyzes Trump’s trans ban; author Joan Brady, discusses “Alger Hiss: Framed: A New Look at the Case That Made Nixon Famous” and draws disturbing parallels to propaganda from Washington today.

Friday, August 25, 201708/25/2017

Vaya Con Muñoz 8.25.17

In Vaya Con Muñoz

The rants: On Hillary Clinton haters, Mexican-American history in Tucson’s public schools, having fun at the air show in Westfield and what happens when your name is Robert Lee means and you are a sports announcer.
Filmmaker Larry Hott reviews “Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press,” about the Hulk Hogan lawsuit that closed down Gawker.com for showing a sex tape. Trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=PHow1B32WZw
Ariadna Goenaga reviews en español “Get Me Roger Stone.” Corto aquí: youtube.com/watch?v=5IPyv4KgTAA
Rosemary Woods, director of Art for the Soul Gallery, and Dean Nimmer, one of the artists featured inthe exhibit “Coming Togeher: An Artist Collective” that runs through the end of October. Gallery is on second floor of Tower Square, Main Street, Springfield.
Sung out by “The Fight Song,” Clinton’s campaign song.
Image of Art for The Soul Gallery in Springfield.

Friday, August 25, 201708/25/2017

Potholes, The Planet & Plutocracy

In Bill Newman

8.25.17 Represent.US CEO Josh Silver guest hosts and talks with Hamp Councilor Ryan O’Donnell, UMass Climate Researcher Michael Rollins, and author Matt Stoler on the problem of monopoly. Plus Inside/Out with Betsy Stone.

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