Podcasts
Podcasts
Saturday, October 8, 201610/08/2016
Vaya Con Muñoz 10.8.16
This week filmmaker Larry Hott and I talk about the implications of empty movie theaters as more people favor solitary movie-going experiences on mobile phones, virtual reality devices, online subscriptions and computers. Oh, and I go on a rant about the protest vote in the presidential elections. We are sung out by Juan Luis Guerra & 440 of the Dominican Republic singing, “A Pedir Su Mano,” a fast merengue with a joyful horn section
Friday, October 7, 201610/07/2016
It Ain’t Over…
In Bill Newman
10/7: Longtime sports commentator Scott Coen on the Red Sox; Professor Eric Reeves on the ongoing genocide in Darfur and Sudan; author Micah Perks on “What Becomes Us”; Tinky Weisblat on this weekend’s Gentlemen’s Pie and Tart Extravaganza.
Friday, October 7, 201610/07/2016
Should Marijuana Be Legal in The Bay State?: A Question Four Forum
How will you vote on Question 4?
A YES VOTE would allow the use, cultivation, possession and distribution of recreational marijuana for those 21 and up.
A NO VOTE opposes recreational marijuana, keeping only medical use legal.
Listen to the podcast of our panel of experts including Northwestern District Attorney David E. Sullivan, Opioid Task Force director Paul McNeil, Attorney Dick Evans, and Will Luzier, campaign manager for Massachusetts Marijuana Initiative 2016.
Forum recorded at Cohn Family Dining Commons at Greenfield Community College Thursday October 6, 2016
Thursday, October 6, 201610/06/2016
Willing & Able
In Bill Newman
10/6: We fishwrap the new polls on the charter schools and marijuana ballot questions; then, The United ARC—you want to hear this; followed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Larry Hott on “Gleason” and ALS films, Natalia Munoz on the righteousness of voting for HRC, and CBI rabbi Justin David on the Days of Awe.
Wednesday, October 5, 201610/05/2016
What is Question 1, Anyway?
In Bill Newman
10/5: State Senate President Stan Rosenberg explains the import and effect of November’s ballot questions; Larry Kudlow, Reagan and Trump economic adviser, TV show host and author, explains why be thinks Trump not paying taxes is good policy.
Tuesday, October 4, 201610/04/2016
Because of Sex
In Bill Newman
10/4: Gillian Thomas, Senior staff attorney at the ACLU’s Women’s Rights Project, previews her talk at Smith College tonight (and at Harvard and Porter Square Books on Thursday) and discusses her new book, “Because of Sex: One Law, Ten Cases, and Fifty Years that Changed American Women’s Lives at Work.”
Monday, October 3, 201610/03/2016
On The Money (10/5/16)
Mark Cuban says the market will tank if Trump gets elected People seldom work to their planned retirement age Is…
Monday, October 3, 201610/03/2016
Honoring Elementary School Teachers
In Bill Newman
10/3: A special edition of Black in the Valley with Prof. Carlie Tartakov and Rev.-Dr. Jacquelyn Smith-Crooks: Andrea Battle and Roger Wallace reveal the recipient of this year’s Roger L. Baldwin Excellence in Teaching Award; People’s Law Office founder, attorney Flint Taylor, previews his upcoming talk at UMass. about police brutality, torture. homicides and cover-ups; UMass. prof. Bruce Baird tells us about this week’s performance of Butoh at Bowker; &; improv and spoken word artist Seth Lepore gives us a peek into “The Trump Card.”
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Friday, September 30, 201609/30/2016
Max Page Takes To The Page
In Bill Newman
9/30: UMass prof. Max Page on “Why Preservation Matters” and whether Massachusetts will move towards free public higher education; Michael Ableman, author of “Street Farm: Growing Food, Jobs, and Hope on the Urban Frontier.”
Thursday, September 29, 201609/29/2016
Polish Pride
In Bill Newman
9/29: Jerry Budgar, co-chair of the Pulaski Day Parade and John Skibiksi, local historian and member of the Polish Heritage Committee, on Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski and the upcoming parade in his honor; Rev. Peter Ives, Rabbi Justin David, and activist (just released from jail—again!) Paki Wieland on the relationship between spiritual belief and political action.
