Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Monday, June 5, 201706/05/2017

Listen!

In Bill Newman

6/5: Leda Schubert, author of “Listen! How Pete Seeger got America Singing;” Dr. Marty Wohl and Lisa Papademitriou preview the Northampton Education Foundation Show Case; climate change and social justice on “Black in the Valley” with Rev-Dr. Jacquelyn Smith-Crooks and Professor Carlie Tartakov.

Saturday, June 3, 201706/03/2017

Western Mass Business Show 6.3.17

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Martha Salem talks about the past, present and future of Salem Cross Inn

Friday, June 2, 201706/02/2017

Kill It To Save It.

In Bill Newman

6/2: Corey Dolgon, author of “Kill It to Save It: An Autopsy of Capitalism’s Triumph Over Democracy;” a special edition of “Inside/Out.”

Friday, June 2, 201706/02/2017

Vaya Con Muñoz 6.3.17

In Vaya Con Muñoz

Liz Roberts, chief exceutive officer at The Springfield-based Valley Venture Mentors, which supports innovative startups, talks about the 12 startups that were awarded a total of $150,000 in prize money last week.Among the winners:
• Genoverde Biosciences, Incorporated: Engineering trees with increased CO2 (carbon dioxide) capture capabilities to combat global climate change. $25,000
• New England Breath Technologies: Pain-Free Diabetic Monitoring; Just a Breath Away $25,000
• MEANS Database: Waste less, feed more. Nonprofit tech devoted to business-friendly food recovery. $22,500
• Ernest Pharmaceuticals: Programmed bacteria to treat metastatic breast cancer $12,500
• M1 Tapes: The M1 SmartScribe is the best tape measure in the world. Measure and mark 3X faster, no pencil needed! $12,500
• Lumme: Cracking the code to beat addictive behavior $10,000
A complete list, and more information about VMM, here: valleyventurementors.org/news/
Also, Brooke Mead, executive director of the Berkshire Immigrant Center in Pittsfield talks about its fund-raiser this month and the work it does to help about 800 immigrants and refugees a year. More info here: BerkshireIC.com.
At the beginning and end I rant on sexism and how it played a role in the 2016 presidential election. Unfortunately, sexism never gets old.
We are sung out by Concha Buika, “Mi Niña Lola.”
Image of Berkshire Immigrant Center by the center.

Thursday, June 1, 201706/01/2017

Will We Always Have Paris (Climate Accords)?

In Bill Newman

6/1: Dr. Martha Nathan on Trump and the Paris Climate Accord; Rev. Peter Ives and weatherperson Brian Lapis; funny person Jordan Carlos.

Wednesday, May 31, 201705/31/2017

Who Framed Roger Stone?

In Bill Newman

5/31: Republican party operatives—reviews and previews by Emmy Award-winning Filmmaker Larry Hott; then “You Don’t Know Jack” with Jack Golden and Linda McInerney.

Tuesday, May 30, 201705/30/2017

What Does The Trump Budget Mean for Massachusetts?

In Bill Newman

5/30: State Senate President Stan Rosenberg; Greenfield Community College President Bob Pura.

Friday, May 26, 201705/26/2017

Vaya Con Muñoz 5.27.17

In Vaya Con Muñoz

Larry Hott reviews “Risk,” a documentary by Laura Poitras, who most famopusly directed “Citizenfour” (2014) about Edward Snowden, the former CIA contrator who leaked classified information about surveillance programs on average American citizens and people abroad. “Risk” is about Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who recently beat rape charges against him by Sweden by staying safely out of reach esconsed in the Ecuadoran Embassy in London. Trailer here: youtube.com/watch?v=g7icupYSOJ8
Ariadna Goenaga celebra la genialidad del director austriáco-norteamericano Billy Wilder, y tres de sus películas: “Some Like It Hot,” “Sunset Boulevard” y “The Apartment.”
David Silva, executive director of the Puerto Rico Culture Center (prccmass.com) updates us on cultural events. He also talks about being Puerto Rican in the United States.
Gricel Ocasio Martínez, founder and publisher of the largest LGBTQ publication in New England, on the awesome support she has received over its 10 years of existence, thorugh thick and thin. Read online here: therainbowtimesmass.com
Shakira sings us out with “Lo hecho está hecho.”
Image of “Risk” from official trailer video

Friday, May 26, 201705/26/2017

You May Have Already Won $5 Trillion Dollars

In Bill Newman

5/26: Joel Solomon, author of “The Clean Money Revolution: Reinventing Power, Purpose, and Capitalism.”

Friday, May 26, 201705/26/2017

A Vegetarian’s Guide To Eating Meat

In Bill Newman

5/25: Marissa Landrigan, author of “The Vegetarian’s Guide to Eating Meat: a Young Woman’s Search for Ethical Food.”

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