Podcasts
Podcasts
Thursday, August 24, 201708/24/2017
The End of Alzheimer’s?
In Bill Newman
8/23: Dr. Dale Bredesen, author of “The End of Alzheimer’s: The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline;” Cassandra Holden and Sophia Dawson on “Art & Activism” and the extraordinary show upcoming at Millpond Live, which includes Sweet Honey In the Rock; Vaya con (Natalia) Munoz; Sports, Man! Scott Coen on the Red Sox’ race.
Tuesday, August 22, 201708/22/2017
Folk!
In Bill Newman
Eclipse review with Hampshire College’s Dr. Salman Hameed, a preview of the Chester Theater Company’s presentation of “Folk”, and UMass Prof Max Page on tearing down monuments
Monday, August 21, 201708/21/2017
Boston Responds To White Supremacy
In Bill Newman
8/21: Newman and the CEO of Represent.US, Josh Silver, take on Trump’s popularity, fake news, and the promise of the First Amendment; then a special edition of “Black in the Valley.”
Saturday, August 19, 201708/19/2017
Vaya Con Muñoz 8.19.17
The Rant: How about Republicans stop distancing themselves from Trump one day and then the next praising his policies?
Filmmaker Larry Hott reviews “LA 92,” a documetary about the 1992 uprising following the beating Rodney King, a black man, by white police officers in Los Angeles. There is a thick thread that connects that time to this time. Trailer here: youtube.com/watch?v=DcFuY_lPwh8
No tinc por: No tinc por is Catalan for I am not afraid. Our film critic, the Catalan Ariadna Goenaga of Barcelona, tells us about how the country is responding to the terrorists attacks this week in Las Ramblas promenade in dowbtown Barcelona. More than 130,000 people marched against terrorism in Barcelona on Friday. En español.
We are sung out by Ariadna’s compatriot singer/composer Joan Manuel Serrta, singing a poem by Puerto Rican poet Juan Antonio Corretjer, “En la Vida Todo es Ir.”
Image from “LA 92.”
Friday, August 18, 201708/18/2017
Francis Crowe-Private Eye
In Bill Newman
8/18: The indomitable peace activist Francis Crowe and the Raging Granny, psychologist and novelist Dusty Miller team up again; “Zero Hour” is here and also at the Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center — with the Clementine Collective.
Thursday, August 17, 201708/17/2017
The Pedagogy of Anti-Racism
In Bill Newman
8/17: Dr. Ira Helfand, Co-President of Int’l Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War, on Trump, Korea, and the possibility of nuclear war; Sam Rush, Producing Director of New Century Theater, on this week’s “39 Steps;” a special mash-up of the “Reverend and the Rabbi” and “Your State U” with Rabbi Justin David, Professor Max Page, UCC Minister Vanessa Cardinale, and MTA President candidate Merrie Najimy.
Wednesday, August 16, 201708/16/2017
Will Greenfield Become a Safe City?
In Bill Newman
8.16.17 Monte pinch hits for Newman and talks with the Amy Proietti about Safe Cities Greenfield, folks from the Institute for Musical Arts in Goshen and Word Nerd Emily Brewster from Merriam Webster. Plus Vaya Con Muñoz.
Tuesday, August 15, 201708/15/2017
Fotos de Havana
In Bill Newman
8.15 Larry Hott guest hosts and talks with Jackie Hayden about her many years of photographing Old Havana, Cuba for Hampshire College. Plus the Comedy Quiz: Shakespeare Edition.
Monday, August 14, 201708/14/2017
The Eclipse
In Bill Newman
8.14.17 Buz Eisenberg guest hosts and talks the impending eclipse. Also Buz’s treatise on the circumstantial evidence surround Trump and white supremacists.
Saturday, August 12, 201708/12/2017
Western Mass Business Show 8.12.17
In The Western Mass. Business Show
8.12.17 Ira talks with Janet Callahan of Palmer Paving, a WMass family business building roads since 1955
