Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Thursday, October 13, 201610/13/2016

It’s All Over Now, Question Two

In Bill Newman

10/13: Mass. Teachers Ass’n President Barbara Madeloni – Save Our Public Schools, NO on question 2; Nicholson Baker, author of “Substitute: Going to School with a Thousand Kids.” A special edition of “The Reverend and the Rabbi.” (Oh, and we had just found out Dylan won the Noble Prize)

Wednesday, October 12, 201610/12/2016

Stems & Seeds & Steves

In Bill Newman

10/12: The fabulous Rick Steves-Yes on Question 4; Sheryl Stoodley and Robin Doty on” White Rabbi, Red Rabbit.” A special edition of “Vaya con Munoz.”

Tuesday, October 11, 201610/11/2016

On The Money (10/12/16)

Should you “park your money” until after the election? What happens does your first appoint look like at the Wealth…

Tuesday, October 11, 201610/11/2016

Faux Mayor

In Bill Newman

10/11: Breaking news: Silas Kopf faux Mayor; Chuck Collins, author of “Born on Third Base,” on wealth inequality and how it makes us all poorer.

Monday, October 10, 201610/10/2016

Campaign Spending: The Silver Dollar

In Bill Newman

10/10: Josh Silver, CEO of Represent.US, analyzes the Clinton-Trump debate and the state of the presidential race; Robert Meeropol, founder of the Rosenberg Fund for Children, tells us about the ongoing fight for decent medical treatment for prisoners in the United States suffering from hepatitis c, including Mumia Abu Jamal.

Saturday, October 8, 201610/08/2016

Western Mass Business Show 10.8.16

In The Western Mass. Business Show

Ira talks with Chris Amato of Knectar

Saturday, October 8, 201610/08/2016

Vaya Con Muñoz 10.8.16

In Vaya Con Muñoz

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.

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FEMA acting chief David Richardson departs after six months on the job

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College football coach John Beam from ‘Last Chance U’ has died after being shot, Oakland police say

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Ohtani is unanimous MVP for 4th time in winning NL honor as Judge edges Raleigh for 3rd AL accolade

Shohei Ohtani likes winning Most Valuable Player awards. He loves winning the World Series even more. The two-way Japanese star did both for a second season in a row for the Los Angeles Dodgers, earning his fourth career MVP on Thursday night while unanimously earning the National League honor.