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Saturday, May 20, 201705/20/2017

Vaya Con Muñoz 5.20.17

In Vaya Con Muñoz

Filmmaker Larry Hott recommends a podcast called “S-Town”.Link here: stownpodcast.org/. Listening to it, you will see a maginifent film created by your imagination based the true story of an Alabama man.
En español, la curadora Waleska Santiago comparte su perspectiva sobre la pintura “Ataúd abierto”, por la pintora blanca alemana Dana Shutz, de Emmett Till, un muchacho negro de 14 años que fue golpeado y ahorcado en 1955 por racistas en Mississippi.
Laura Lovett, U.S. women’s history professor at UMass, and Maurianne Adams, retired social justice professor at UMass, and journalist Marla Goldberg (amherstspectator.com) on the push to create a new historic dsitrict in Amherst based the people who lived in the North Prospect-Lincoln-Sunset area.
Santana sings us out with “Everything’s Going Our Way.”
Image by Natalia Muñoz Google Maps

Saturday, May 20, 201705/20/2017

Western Mass Business Show 5.20.17

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Ira talks with Dr. Lynn Charles about her chiropractic practice and how she helps to heal naturally.

Friday, May 19, 201705/19/2017

Impeach Donald Trump…When?

In Bill Newman

5/19: Impeach Trump? Impeach Trump! with attorney John Bonifaz; then, Mikey Sweet and “Bad Dog Gospel.”

Thursday, May 18, 201705/18/2017

Passing On The Torch

In Bill Newman

5/18: The People Win! Smith College professor Andrew Zimbalist, author of “No Boston Olympics: How and Why Smart Cities are Passing on the Torch.”

Wednesday, May 17, 201705/17/2017

I Want To Ride My Bicycle

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5/17: The Big Bicycle Breakfast! Live from the Court House lawn with Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz, Weatherperson Brian Lapis, Smith College professor James Lowenthal and other bike luminaries.

Tuesday, May 16, 201705/16/2017

Scibak In The U.S.S.R.

In Bill Newman

5/16: Representative John Scibak on Your State U. with host Max Page; our monthly “Comedy Quiz” with contestants Pam Victor and Laura Patrick of the Ha Has and Monte Belmonte and Quiz Master Kevin McVeigh. This is about either capitals or capitols. Newman keeps score—sort of.

Monday, May 15, 201705/15/2017

Sen. Warren & Newman in Amherst

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5/15: Sen Elizabeth Warren on Republicans and Donald Trump; best-selling author Dennis Lehane on ”Since We Fell;” Franklin County Continuing the Political Revolution with Paul Jablon, Doug Selwyn and David Greenberg; “Black in the Valley” with Professor Carlie Tartakov, Rev.-Dr. Jacquelyn Smith-Crooks, and Dr. Marcus Ware, Chair, Sojourner Truth Memorial Committee.

Saturday, May 13, 201705/13/2017

Western Mass Business Show 5.13.17

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Amy Cahillane from the Downtown Northampton Association talks with Jane Merril from Silverscape Design.

Friday, May 12, 201705/12/2017

Vaya Con Muñoz 5.13.17

In Vaya Con Muñoz

For a still mysterious reason, UMass-Boston was about to award the Chancellor’s Medal to Puerto Rico former Gov. Pedro Rossell_ó, whose administration is considered by historians and political observers as the most corrupt in the island’s history. Dozens of his administrators and Cabinet secretaries were imprisoned for stealing millions of dollars from the departments of health, education, public works and others. More than 1,400 academics from UMass, many of them Puerto Rican, denounced the award. Under pressure by its own community and in social media, UMass-Boston rescinded the award. But they haven’t answered why Rosselló was considered in the first place — and for a second award.
From the corrupt to the clean: We also check in with state Rep. José Tosado of Springfield on some of the projects he has been working on to benefit his community.
Filmmaker Larry Hott on filmmaking in the age of Trump.
We are sun out by Chamber and Jarabe de Palo, “Déjame Vivir.:
Photo of email sent by UMass-Boston to Natalia Muñoz.

Friday, May 12, 201705/12/2017

Still Talking To The Wal

In Bill Newman

5/12: Sprawl Busters founder Al Norman, filmmaker Steve Alves & attorney Tom Lesser on the fight against Walmart setting up in Greenfield –the 25 year saga continues! Then, John Bonifaz, nationwide leader on the demand for an impeachment investigation on Trump.

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