Podcasts
Podcasts
Friday, August 19, 201608/19/2016
Nuestra Comida
In Bill Newman
8/19: CEO of MassPLAN (PipeLine Awareness Network) and PLAN-NE, Katy Eisman, discusses this week’s Supreme Judicial Court decision that says NO to pipeline companies’ demand that Massachusetts electrical customers pay to build their pipelines and the future of the Berkshire Gas’s moratorium in the Valley; Neftali Duran, Program Director of Nuestra Comida of Nuestra Raices in Holyoke and UMass professor and co-director of Holyoke Visible project in that city on upcoming celebrations of food ,language, and culture; The Mountain Top at the Chester Theatre –our conversation with director Colette Robert; actor (the role of MLK) Jordan Mahome and Chester Theatre’s Producing Artistic Director Daniel Elihu Kramer; Gleason, the just-released film that mesmerized the Sundance Film Festival, now at the Amherst Cinema—our conversation with producer Mary Rohlich (who is from Northampton) and director J. Clay Tweel.
Thursday, August 18, 201608/18/2016
A View of Vira
In Bill Newman
8/18: Vira Douangmnay Cage, Amherst School committee member and candidate for the state House of Representatives (Ellen Story’s seat) on the $300K+settlement with the school superintendent and the race for the House; Lydia Pyne, author of “Seven Skeletons: The Evolution of the World’s Most Famous Human Fossils;” also a preview of upcoming Easthampton concert series—totally cool.
Wednesday, August 17, 201608/17/2016
Stan’s Informal Session
In Bill Newman
8/17: Massachusetts State Senate President Stan Rosenberg; then, Barry Werth, author of the award-winning “The Scarlet Professor”—the gay scandal that rocked Smith College– along with Amherst College professor and composer Eric Sawyer and UMass professor and librettist Harley Erdman—previewing this weekend workshop performance of their opera based on Werth’s book; Vaya con Munoz with Natalia Munoz.
Tuesday, August 16, 201608/16/2016
Playful History
In Bill Newman
8/16: Actors Court Dorsey & Melissa Redwin preview Enchanted Circle’s “A Fiery and Still Voice: William Cullen Bryant at Home” being performed at the Bryant Homestead in Cummington – with Trustees’ GM Tom Por; Hampshire College professor and astronomer Salman Hameed on a weird star in our galaxy getting even weirder; The Royal Comedy Quiz with the Ha Has Pam Victor, Laura Patrick, Quizmaster Rich Vaden, and ringer Joan Holliday.
Monday, August 15, 201608/15/2016
Josh Silver’s Gold
In Bill Newman
8/15: Josh Silver, in for Bill Newman, interviews Northampton Community Arts Trust President, Richard Wagner & Board Member Bob Cilman; Roger Salloom stops by with a song ahead of his free concert at Look Park on Thursday; author and Politico journalist Ken Vogel on big money in politics; plus regular segment Black in the Valley featuring Hampshire County Sheriff’s candidate Kavern Lewis.
Monday, August 15, 201608/15/2016
On The Money (8/17/16)
Warren Buffet talks about what it REALLY takes to be a successful investor How does the US stack up compared…
Saturday, August 13, 201608/13/2016
Vaya Con Muñoz 8.13.16
Former New York Congressman Andrew Weiner was a powerhouse for the liberal wing of the Democratic Party. But then he used his Twitter account to show young women photos of his privates and just like that, another charismatic political force was toppled by his own making.
Larry Hott reviews the documentary “Weiner.” Trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCoI3DdstZw
Rosemary Tracy Woods walks us through her Art for The Soul Gallery at 1500 Main Street in Springfield (second floor inside Tower Square) to talk about “Tango: Contemporary Art from Argentina,” an exhibit with 14 artists showcasing multi-media. Info here: www.art4thesoul.org/exhibitions/
And in appreciation that it rained finally, we are sung out by Juan Luis Guerra y 440 singing “Ojalá Que Llueva Café.”
Friday, August 12, 201608/12/2016
Governor’s Council Candidates with Natalia Muñoz
In Bill Newman
8/12: Natalia Muñoz, in for Bill Newman, speaks with Governor’s Council candidates Mary Hurley and Jeff Morneau. She is also joined by LGBTQ JP JM Sorrell and Arts Correspondent Betsy Stone.
Thursday, August 11, 201608/11/2016
Good Ad-Vice
In Bill Newman
8/11: Robert Evans of “Cracked” and author of “A (Brief) History of Vice: How Bad Behavior Built Civilization;” Professor Karlos K. Hill, author of “Beyond the Rope: The Impact of Lynching on Black Culture and Memory;” “Your State U.” with Professor Max Page; and Julie Rosier, Coordinator, Easthampton Arts Council.
Thursday, August 11, 201608/11/2016
The Slave’s Cause
In Bill Newman
8/10: Professor Manisha Sinha, author of “The Slave’s Cause: A History of Abolition;” Cool Films with Larry Hott” on “Eat That Question”—about Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention; Vaya con Munoz—with Natalia Munoz, who returned from Puerto Rico last night.
