Podcasts
Podcasts
Tuesday, December 5, 201712/05/2017
This Little Light Of Mine
In Bill Newman
12/5: Eveline MacDougall, founder of Amandla Chorus and Fire Pond (with Douglas Reid), and Northfield resident Magda Ponce-Castro preview Sunday’s double-bill concert to benefit Maricao, Puerto Rico; Max Page discusses the travails of State Senate President Stan Rosenberg; Jeremy Lent, author of “The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity’s Search for Meaning.”
Monday, December 4, 201712/04/2017
The Next Governor of Massachusetts?
In Bill Newman
12/4: Bob Massie, candidate for Democratic nomination for Governor; MIT professor and labor expert Tom Kochan, author of “Shaping the Future of Work: A Handbook for Action and a New Social Contract.”
Saturday, December 2, 201712/02/2017
Western Mass Business Show 12.2.17
In The Western Mass. Business Show
12.2.17 Ira talks with Skip Matthews from Lewis and Clark Drug
Saturday, December 2, 201712/02/2017
Vaya Con Muñoz 12.2.17
We hear a recording of Koko Taylor’s “I;m a Woman,” apt for this new era of sexual harassment finally being part of the public conversation about women and respect.
Florence-based filmmaker Larry reviews “Tickling Giants,” which Larry sums up as a compelling statement on “humor to power.” Trailer here: http://www.ticklinggiants.com/
Matt Szafranski, founder and edtor of Western Mass. Politics and Insight online, draws one of the most interesting political threads when he interwines MGM, Las Vegas, Nevada Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, Unions and Springfield. Whoaaaa!
We hear a snippet from Stephen Colbert’s interview with San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz this week. She lists some organizations that are helping Puyerto Ricans, half of whom still do not have electricty 2+ months after Hurricane María ripped through the island.
Shakira sings us out with “Hips Don’t Lie.”
Friday, December 1, 201712/01/2017
Tickling Giants
In Bill Newman
11.30.17 A discussion of the seemingly never ending list of powerful men who have done horrible things to women. A review of the film “Tickling Giants” by Flollywood’s Larry Hott. Talking birds with Jane Yolen and Heidi Stemple. And congratulating our Rabbi, Justin David on his humanitarian award.
Tuesday, November 28, 201711/28/2017
Will Massachusetts Put Higher Ed on Higher Ground?
In Bill Newman
11.28 Max Paige guest hosts with State Senate President Stan Rosenberg and another installment of the Comedy Quiz on body language.
Monday, November 27, 201711/27/2017
Is There Finally A Cultural Shift Going On?
In Bill Newman
11.27.17 Natalia Muñoz guest hosts and talks Trump, Northampton’s inclusivity problems and the paradigm shift.
Tuesday, November 21, 201711/21/2017
Western Mass Business Show 11.25.17
In The Western Mass. Business Show
Ira speaks w Lennie Applequist from Cider House Media about how his LA movie industry background helps him tell people’s stories online
