Friday, May 18, 201805/18/2018

If Fought The Law

In Bill Newman

5/18: Law professor Howard Goldman on minimum standards for the police in theoretically progressive Massachusetts; Netfa Freeman, from the Institute for Policy Studies, and Rev. Andrea Ayvazian on organizing civilian control of law enforcement.

Thursday, May 17, 201805/17/2018

What a Difference a D.A. Makes

In Bill Newman

5/17: Andrea Harrington, candidate for Berkshire County District Attorney, on her fight and her platform for smart justice; then, the votes are counted and the result is MAX! Newly- elected progressive Vice President of the Massachusetts Teachers Ass’n., Max Page on the fight for the Fair Share Amendment; followed by, The BEIT AHAVERSARY! Rev. Peter Ives, Rabbi Justin David, and Rabbi Riqi Kosovske celebrate the 20th anniversary of Northampton’s reform Jewish congregation Beit Ahavah and share their perspectives on religious institutions leading the fight for social justice in the Valley

Wednesday, May 16, 201805/16/2018

Is St. Mary’s The Bishop’s Pawn?

In Bill Newman

5/16: The fight –and the committee — to save St. Mary’s: Michele Atkinson, Janice Ruszczyk, and Thomas McGee with architect Tris Metcalfe; then our celebration of Bike Week at the Bike Commute Breakfast—this was really fun!

Tuesday, May 15, 201805/15/2018

A Look At Their Work In The World

In Bill Newman

5/15: Hillary Clinton for President (and previously, President Obama’s) Communications Director and author of “ Dear Madam President: An Open Letter to the Women Who Will Run the World” Jennifer Palmieri; from the Polus Center Steven Petegorsky, photographer and Board member, and Michael Lundquist, Executive Director on coffee, calamity and prosthetics; and then the Comedy Quiz with contestants from the Ha Has improv group Laura Patrick and Pam Victor and from the studio Monte Belmonte and from UMass, Quizmaster Laura Fattaruso –the subject is local geology—oh the things we don’t know!

Monday, May 14, 201805/14/2018

Jewish Voices For Peace

In Bill Newman

5/14: Attorney and western Massachusetts Jewish Voice for Peace organizer Rachel Weber on Nakba and the recent shootings and killings in Gaza; “The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds”– four NHS students give us a preview of the play and a magnificent performance on this segment; Paul Ehrlich, author of “The Population Bomb” on this, the 50th, anniversary of the publication of that seminal book and his new one.

Saturday, May 12, 201805/12/2018

Western Mass Business Show 5.12.18

In The Western Mass. Business Show

This Saturday, May 12th, at 11am, hear Ira speak with

POSITRONIC DAVE CAPUTO & IRENE MASSE who are about to enter the new world of cultivating recreational marijuana at Positronic Farms. We will discuss his decision to locate his growing facility in Holyoke, the competitive advantage of “green grown green,” the support of Mayor Alex Morse, their search for funding, the market for RecMed cannabis that could do good without the medical claims, how his model evades some problems other cannabis growers will face, and his view of how legal cannabis will affect business and society.

Saturday, May 12, 201805/12/2018

Vaya Con Muñoz 5.12.18

In Vaya Con Muñoz

Filmmaker Larry Hott reviews a six-part documentary series about a 1980s cult, “Wild, Wild Country.” Trailer here: youtube.com/watch?v=hBLS_OM6Puk
Hablamos con Lillian Torres y Emma Febosobre lo último en nuestro Puerto Rico.
Matt Szafranski, founder and editor of Western Mass. Politics and Insight [wmasspi.com], on the rise and fall of state Sen. Stan Rosenberg, and the races for state seats representing WMass.

Friday, May 11, 201805/11/2018

This Whole Thing Is Gonna Blow!

In Bill Newman

5/11: From the Northampton Survival Center: Diane Drochon, Volunteer Coordinator and Bill Mullen, Pantry Coordinator, on the Post Office Food Drive;
Hampshire College professor and scientist Salman Hameed on dangerous orange things exploding—one in Hawaii, the other in Washington, D.C.

Thursday, May 10, 201805/10/2018

Hamp Heroes

In Bill Newman

5/10: Social activist heroes: Rabbi Justin David, Rev. Peter Ives, and homeless advocate Yvonne Freccero; Josh Zakim, candidate for Massachusetts Secretary of State; Jim Levy for SOS and the NEF.

Wednesday, May 9, 201805/09/2018

The New President of Hampshire College

In Bill Newman

5/9: Miriam Nelson, incoming President of Hamsphire College, on her vision for the future of liberal arts education.