Friday, December 30, 201612/30/2016

Vaya Con Muñoz 12.31.16

In Vaya Con Muñoz

Liz Román from Masslive.com and El Pueblo Latino shares the stories that had special resonance, including the launch of the television proram “Presencia” on WGBY Public Television, a bilingual talk show; improvements finally on cpurse for the Juan Gerena Elementary School in Springfield and the astounding power and kindness of a boy and his baseball cards. Filmmaker Larry Hott reviews “Tower,” about the 1966 shooting at the University of Texas. It is one of the best films he’s seen. Watch the trailer here: http://www.towerdocumentary.com/ And for the last day of 2016, Juan Luis Guerra y 440 sings us out with,“Si tú te vas.”Picture from “Presencia” on WGBY Public Television

Thursday, December 29, 201612/29/2016

First Night Party

In Bill Newman

12.29.16 Natalia Muñoz guest hosts and talks to the Happier Valley Family folks, The Fawns and Nerissa Nields about First Night and how to navigate the New Year.

Thursday, December 29, 201612/29/2016

Western Mass Business Show 12.31.16

In The Western Mass. Business Show

12.31.16 Tim O’Brien from the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce talks with Jeff Kravitz, Ecomoic Development Director of Amherst

Wednesday, December 28, 201612/28/2016

The Godfather of Valley Rock & Roll

In Bill Newman

12.28.16 Buz Eisenberg guest hosts and talks with Ray Mason about music and First Night and with Harris Freeman

Tuesday, December 27, 201612/27/2016

On The Money (12/28/16)

https://soundcloud.com/whmp-onthemoney/on-the-money-122816

Tuesday, December 27, 201612/27/2016

Come Back, July!

In Bill Newman

12.27.16 Natalia guest hosts and talks with First Night performers F. Alex Johnson from Colorway and the Ha-has.

Saturday, December 24, 201612/24/2016

Western Mass Business Show 12.24.16

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Ira speaks with Charlie Epstein, the 401(k) coach, about Engagement Multiplier

Saturday, December 24, 201612/24/2016

Vaya Con Muñoz 12.24.16

In Vaya Con Muñoz

We talk with Senior Lecturer on Journalism Ethics at Western New England University Marie Grady about how best the press should cover the Twitter-loving incoming president.
Also, Lawrence Hott, esteemed film critic on WHMP, talks about his documentary, “Rising Voices/Hotȟaŋiŋpi.” It is the story of a passionate, dedicated and diverse group of people – members of the Lakota community and Linguists from outside of the community who are working together to save the Lakota language and restore it to its rightful place in Lakota, and American, culture. Told through the voices of a wide range of Lakota people who share their feelings about their language and the myriad challenges facing their community, the film also incorporates four short films created for Rising Voices by Lakota filmmakers and artists, each one giving a perspective on how finding one’s authentic “language” connects a person to a deeper sense of culture.
Rising Voices offers a snapshot into a day-to-day struggle of one of the biggest Native American nations, and illuminates the devastating problem of ancestral language loss to Native American people. Watch it here: https://vimeo.com/64583470
And we are sung out by Wilkins singing a festive Puerto Rican medley of Christmas songs, “Cantares de Navidad.”

Friday, December 23, 201612/23/2016

Rant Locally. Rant Globally

In Bill Newman

12.23.16 Natalia Muñoz guest hosts and laments the state of the globe. And Max Paige talks about the future of higher ed.

Thursday, December 22, 201612/22/2016

Do Right

In Bill Newman

12.22.16 Buz guests hosts and talks with Li’l Bee Dee from The Do-Rights and a very special edition of The Reverend & The Rabbi