Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Wednesday, January 18, 201701/18/2017

In These Dark Times…We Laugh

In Bill Newman

1/17: Jane Yolen with Rich Michelson on “Before the Election/After (the Election);” Sheryl Stoodley and Robin Doty from Serious Play and acclaimed poet Doug Anderson on “In These Dark Times, Let There Be Song;” and the Comedy Quiz Show with the Ha Has Laura Patrick & Pam Victor and Quizmaster Heidi Nortonsmith.

Tuesday, January 17, 201701/17/2017

On The Money (1/18/17)

https://soundcloud.com/whmp-onthemoney/on-the-money-11817 Coming up this week on “On the Money” with Gary Thomas Will multiple interest rate hikes this year send…

Monday, January 16, 201701/16/2017

Still Standing with Standing Rock

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1/16: On MLK Day: Stand with Standing Rock with Laurie Leyshon, Rhonda Anderson, Anthony Metting Tallow and Kandi Mosset; a special edition of Black in the Valley with Carlie Tartakov, Jacquelyn Smith-Crooks, and Irma McCluarin.

Saturday, January 14, 201701/14/2017

Western Mass Business Show 1.14.17

In The Western Mass. Business Show

George O’Brien from Business West with Nate Costa from The Springfield Thunderbirds

Saturday, January 14, 201701/14/2017

Vaya Con Muñoz 1.14.16

In Vaya Con Muñoz

The journalist Marla Goldberg shares her perspectives on Dinald Trump’s first press conference, and what constitutes fake news rather than information we may not like knowing about.
Filmmaker Larry Hott reviews “13th,” about the 13th amendment that banned slavery in 1865. Mass encarceration of mostly blacks and Latinos challenges whether the amendment truly eradicated slavery. See trailer here:youtube.com/watch?v=V66F3WU2CKk
And we are sung out by Danny Rivera singing “Madrigal,” the love song that my mamita linda requested that we sing to her at her burial. Today in 1992 we had the sad duty to honor her request. But what a beautiful song of love! <3
Photo courtesy of Netflix.

Friday, January 13, 201701/13/2017

Driving Around A Divided America

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1/13: Sarah Van Gelder, author of “The Revolution where You Live;” Jeff Napolitano, Director of the Western Massachusetts Office of the American Friends Service Committee.

Thursday, January 12, 201701/12/2017

Remembering MLK

In Bill Newman

1/12: Reverends Peter Ives, Jacquelyne Smith-Crooks, and Barbara Headley, and Rabbi, Justin David reflect on the legacy and importance today of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.; Sai Suryanarayanan, author of “Vanishing Bees: Science, Politics, and Honeybee Health.”

Wednesday, January 11, 201701/11/2017

Race in America

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1/11: We preview “After Orlando” with Egg Tooth Productions producer Linda McInerney, director Josh Platt, & actors Kent Alexander and Rachel Katz; filmmaker Larry Hott on the O.J. Simpson trial documentary; Natalia Munoz on Obama and Puerto Rico.

Tuesday, January 10, 201701/10/2017

On The Money (1/11/17)

Dow 30k or Dow 3k? Who are you supposed to believe? Who makes the financial decisions in the house? The…

Tuesday, January 10, 201701/10/2017

In It Together

In Bill Newman

1/10: Paul Newlin and Dr. Martha Nathan on the Markham-Nathan Fund and the upcoming Watermelon Wednesdays confab and fundraiser at the Academy of Music; Max Page, founder of PHENOM, Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts on Trump and DeVos and the threat to public education.

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